Category: Sports

April 18, 2021 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT De’Andre Hunter SF Apr 17 Out Hunter (knee) is out Sunday against the Pacers, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Kris Dunn PG Apr 17 Out Dunn (ankle) is out Sunday against the Pacers, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Tony Snell SF Apr 17 Out Snell (ankle) is out Sunday against the Pacers, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Danilo Gallinari PF Apr 17 Out Gallinari (foot) is out Sunday against the Pacers, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Cam Reddish SF Apr 13 Out Reddish…

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NBA cautions teams to be on alert of implications from Chauvin verdict

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From Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN The NBA has instructed teams to be vigilant about the impact of a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial for the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis this week, including the possibility of game postponements, sources told ESPN. The looming specter of possible protests, civil unrest and team reactions in the aftermath of a court verdict has the league office preparing for the prospect that a night or two of league games could be halted this week, sources said. Final arguments are expected Monday in…

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April 17, 2021 NBA Recap

Brandon King

pt rb ast Jayson TatumBOS vs. GSW 44 10 3   5-9 3-pt Stephen CurryGSW @ BOS 47 7 3   11-19 3-pt Bradley BealWAS vs. DET 37 3 3   2 stl Andre DrummondLAL vs. UTA 27 8 3   2 stl G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. MEM 28 11 8 N. VučevićCHI vs. CLE 25 7 5   2 stl Grayson AllenMEM @ MIL 26 4 1   7-10 3-pt Joe InglesUTA @ LAL 20 3 14   6-12 3-pt K. Caldwell-PopeLAL vs. UTA 25 5 2   2 stl D. SchröderLAL vs. UTA 25 6 8   2…

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Raptors slapped with $250k fine

Brandon King

The NBA fined the Toronto Raptors $250,000 for violations of rules pertaining to the rest of players and reporting of injuries. At this juncture no specifics have been offered on what rested player(s) and reporting triggered the fine.

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April 17, 2021 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Danilo Gallinari PF Apr 15 Out De’Andre Hunter SF Apr 14 Out Hunter (knee) is out Thursday against the Bucks, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Kris Dunn PG Apr 14 Out Dunn (ankle) is out Thursday against the Bucks, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Tony Snell SF Apr 14 Out Snell (ankle) will not play Thursday against the Bucks. Cam Reddish SF Apr 13 Out Reddish (Achilles) will miss at least two more weeks as he recovers from a right Achilles injury, Mark…

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April 16, 2021 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Danilo Gallinari PF Apr 15 Out De’Andre Hunter SF Apr 14 Out Hunter (knee) is out Thursday against the Bucks, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Kris Dunn PG Apr 14 Out Dunn (ankle) is out Thursday against the Bucks, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Tony Snell SF Apr 14 Out Snell (ankle) will not play Thursday against the Bucks. Cam Reddish SF Apr 13 Out Reddish (Achilles) will miss at least two more weeks as he recovers from a right Achilles injury, Mark…

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April 15, 2021 NBA Recap

Brandon King

LaMarcus Aldridge announced his retirement yesterday after experiencing an irregular heartbeat during his last NBA appearance on Saturday with the Brooklyn Nets. Who Got It Done pt rb ast Jaylen BrownBOS @ LAL 40 9 3   17-20 fg Deandre AytonPHO vs. SAC 26 11 0   10-11 fg B. BogdanovićATL vs. MIL 28 6 7   6-12 3-pt J. Toscano-AndersonGSW @ CLE 20 7 3 Collin SextonCLE vs. GSW 30 4 2 Stephen CurryGSW @ CLE 33 4 5   2 blk Jrue HolidayMIL @ ATL 23 4 7 T. Horton-TuckerLAL vs. BOS 19…

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April 14, 2021 NBA Recap

Brandon King

pt rb ast Stephen CurryGSW @ OKC 42 6 8   11-16 3-pt Kyrie IrvingBRK @ PHI 37 3 9   10-10 ft Joel EmbiidPHI vs. BRK 39 13 2   10-11 ft De’Aaron FoxSAC vs. WAS 33 5 6   6 stl Khris MiddletonMIL @ MIN 27 8 7 N. VučevićCHI vs. ORL 29 11 1   5-8 3-pt Christian WoodHOU vs. IND 25 13 2   3 blk Malcolm BrogdonIND @ HOU 23 14 9 Luka DončićDAL @ MEM 29 5 9   2 stl R. WestbrookWAS @ SAC 25 15 11   Triple-double Oh and…

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Breaking News: LaMarcus Aldridge retiring due to heart condition

Brandon King

Recent and now former Brooklyn Nets forward LaMarcus Aldridge announced Thursday morning that he is retiring from the NBA due to an irregular heartbeat. Aldridge made the shocking announcement via social media, saying “For 15 years, I’ve put basketball first, and now, it’s time to put my health and family first.” The 7x All-Star was signed by the Nets in late March after reaching a buyout agreement with the San Antonio Spurs. In the five games he played with the Nets he’d averaged 12.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 26.0 minutes…

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Ja Morant has a bit of smoke for some Grizzlies fans

Brandon King

Sports fans are passionate about their teams. After all the term fan is short for “fanatic.” This passion for their favorite ball club can spill out in a variety of ways- cheering, booing and frustration, to name a few. Sometimes that fervor for their team can come out in a negative way and the advent of social media has given the ability to publicly voice sentiments, many are certainly things they would never say within a mile of that particular athletes. Apparently there were some Grizzlies fans whose fingers got…

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