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Suns’ Kevin Durant moves toward potential return Wednesday vs. the Timberwolves: Sources
Without a setback, Kevin Durant is moving toward a possible return to action on Wednesday when the Phoenix Suns host the Minnesota Timberwolves, league sources said, after spraining his left ankle earlier this month. the athlete. Here’s what you need to know: The 13-time All-Star suffered an injury prior to the Suns’ March 8 game against the Thunder. He was ruled out prior to Phoenix’s 132-101 win after slipping on the court during the pre-game warm-up. League sources said the Suns and Durant were hopeful of returning after two weeks…
Read MoreThe Mavericks’ Luka Doncic was fined for a gesture towards an official during the Warriors’ loss
Mavericks guard Luka Doncic was fined $35,000 by the NBA for “making an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official” on Wednesday in a loss to the Warriors. Here’s what you need to know: The play occurred in the last seconds of the match, when Dončić made a gesture with his left hand indicating that the referees had been paid. Dončić, who was not given any technical expertise on the play, has 15 technicians a season and will issue an automatic one-game suspension after the next technicality. The Mavericks…
Read MorePaul George’s injury comes at a sore point that could seriously affect the Clippers’ future
LOS ANGELES – Paul George is just starting to feel like himself again. The last time George missed a game was on January 29 in Cleveland, the second night of a consecutive game and 12 days after George missed five straight games due to a sore right hamstring. Prior to that, George missed two games in December due to right knee soreness, and seven straight games after injuring his right hamstring on November 19. February. But after a win over the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this month that snapped a five-game…
Read MoreNBA Hall of Famer, Knicks legend Willis Reed dies at 80
Willis Reed has passed away in the NBA Hall of Fame at the age of 80, the Knicks announced Tuesday. Reed, who was drafted in 1982, spent his 10-year career with the Knicks from 1964 to 1974. The Hico, Los Angeles native began his football career at Grambling State before being selected by New York in the second round of the 1964 draft. The 6-foot-10 Reid averaged 18.7 points and 12.9 rebounds per contest. He was a seven-time All-Star, NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year in 1965 and NBA…
Read MoreIf RSNs like Bally Sports go dark, what happens to the non-major sports they broadcast?
On Saturday morning at Michigan State’s Breslin Center, Maple City Glen Lake won its first girls state high school basketball championship since 1978. The game, a 60-43 win over Baraga Junior/Senior High School, aired statewide live on Bally Sports Detroit, the regional sports network (RSN) that broadcasts the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s championships in football and boys and girls basketball. How much longer that broadcast arrangement lasts remains uncertain — a reality faced by teams and sports from the professional major leagues to the minors, colleges, high school, amateur,…
Read MoreJames Harden struggles as the Bulls grind the Sixers offense to a halt
Philadelphia – After De’Anthony Melton caught a steal, Doc Rivers didn’t call timeout. So, with the game on the line, Joel Embiid did what you’d expect from him: He pointed at James Harden and ran in a small run. The ball found Therese Maxie’s hands and the third-year guard had a chance to play hero at the end of regulation. Milton might have been open in the corner but Maxie hit a 26 tail-up. It was a reasonable decision but Maxi made a mistake. The game went into overtime. “I…
Read MoreThe Warriors win in Houston, and set up a high-stakes game in Dallas on Wednesday
Despite the upheaval of the regular season for the Warriors, they never had a problem with the Rockets. Four games, four relatively easy wins. The season sweep was completed Monday night in Houston – a final 121-108 – snapping the Warriors’ 11-game road losing streak, the franchise’s longest since 2010. It was not a clean performance. The Warriors converted it more than 14 times in the first half and 20 times in total. They let the Rockets 18-53 stick deep in the third. Draymond Green described their initial level of…
Read MoreThe Knicks’ Julius Randle kicked off with a career-high 57 points in a loss against the Timberwolves
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle scored a career-high 57 points in a 140-134 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden on Monday. Here’s what you need to know: Randle set a Knicks franchise record for points in a single quarter with 26 in the third quarter. His 57 points tied for the third-highest scoring total in franchise history, and was the first 50-point game by a Knicks player since Carmelo Anthony scored 62 points in 2014. Randle finished 19-for-29 from the field and 8-of-14 from three, adding…
Read MoreThrowback: The NBA should let us script its Play-In
Want this content straight to your inbox every day for free? Register here. The NBA should let us write its Play-In script. Sixers rush Philadelphia is the best team in the NBA Don’t look now, but the 76ers haven’t lost in over two weeks. Philadelphia snapped an eight-game winning streak — its best of the season — after beating Charlotte and Indiana by 59 consecutive points this weekend. Six of those eight consecutive victories have been achieved on the road, And the Sixers beat Milwaukee, Minnesota, and Cleveland during that…
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