Day: January 16, 2021

James Harden posts big numbers in Nets debut

Staff

From nba.com: James Harden made a strong first impression in his debut with the Brooklyn Nets. In fact, he made history, becoming the first player to post a 30-point triple-double in a team debut. Harden finished with 32 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in Brookyln’s 122-115 victory over the Orlando Magic. The 14 assists were a franchise record for a player making his Nets debut. Amazingly, Harden didn’t score until making a pair of free throws with 6.8 seconds left in the first quarter and didn’t make his first basket until a layup…

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Caris LeVert has mass on kidney, out indefinitely

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From ESPN: Indiana Pacers wing Caris LeVert is out indefinitely after an MRI revealed a small mass on his left kidney, the team announced Saturday. The mass was found during a physical prior to the Pacers finalizing the trade to acquire LeVert. He will undergo further tests. “On behalf of my family and myself, we want to thank the Indiana Pacers for their support and guidance,” LeVert said in a statement. “We are grateful for their extreme thoroughness during the physical process and I am looking forward to joining the team and being…

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James Harden available to play Saturday

Brandon King

The saga of the now most interesting team in the NBA begins Saturday night. Newly acquired James Harden will be available to make his anticipated debut with the Brooklyn Nets Saturday when they take on the Orlando Magic. This comes as not much of a surprise as it had been stated earlier in the week that if things were finalized Harden could be available to start and play Saturday.

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Will James Harden work in Brooklyn?

Brandon King

I was not a fan of the conceptthat the Rockets needed to trade James Harden. The team still had him under contract and there was intrigue and some hope as how the new pieces John Wall, Christian Wood and DeMarcus Cousins. However once Harden “jumped off the cliff”in that now infamous postgame presser , he painted the Rockets in a corner. The only way the team could avoid having their season completely torpedoed was to ,as expeditiously as possible , sever their ties with the disgruntled star. As we know…

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