Kevin Durant seen running at Nets practice

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant was seen running at Nets practice. Durant is eight months out from surgery to repair his torn right Achilles’ tendon that occurred in Game Six of the most recent NBA Finals. Could we see Durant on an NBA court before the season comes to a close? Although KD has ruled it out, it does remain a tantalizing possibility for both Nets and Durant fans. video via Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News :

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February 3, NBA Recap

Top Performances pt rb ast Jimmy ButlerMIA vs. PHI 38 7 2   3 stl Bradley BealWAS vs. GSW 43 2 6   10-10 ft K. PorziņģisDAL @ IND 38 12 0   12-12 ft Kevin LoveCLE vs. NYK 33 13 6    J. ValančiūnasMEM vs. DET 26 17 2   4 blk D. SabonisIND vs. DAL 26 12 9    Joel EmbiidPHI @ MIA 29 12 2    L. AldridgeSAS @ LAC 27 9 5   2 blk Goran DragićMIA vs. PHI 24 3 6    Alec BurksGSW @ WAS 30 3 2   5-10…

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Pelicans’ Jahlil Okafor latest to give up no. 8 jersey

Since the tragic death of NBA all-timer Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash Sunday morning, many tributes have played out across the nba. One of them is players have been wearing one of two numbers, 8 and 24, Bryant sported through his career, or those Jwho have been wearing 8 giving up the number. Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie switched from 8 to 26, while Orlando Magic wing changed from 8 to 31. The latest to give up the number 8 will be New Orleans…

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January 28, 2012 NBA Recap

It has been a tough 72 hours not only in the NBA world but basketball as a whole as it is still reeling from the untimely death of Kobe Bryant. Top Performances Big night for the Bucks’ Khris Middleton, as he scored a career-high 51 points. pt rb ast Khris MiddletonMIL vs. WAS 51 10 6   7-10 3-pt Bradley BealWAS @ MIL 47 0 6   17-18 ft Eric BledsoeMIL vs. WAS 34 6 10   10-10 ft Jrue HolidayNOP @ CLE 28 2 8   3 stl , 4 blk Devin BookerPHO…

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Kobe Bryant: Shock, Awe and Pieces Left to Pick Up

Things were so different just 36 hours ago.  A little over thirty-six hours ago, things for the most part, were right in the basketball world. We were in the midst of celebrating another accomplishment in the career of all-time great Lebron James, who had just passed fellow all-timer Kobe Bryant on the NBA career scoring list, which reinvigorated the Lebron/Kobe debate. The talk of the Association were potential trade talks, what players would round out the All-Star rosters and who would compete in the Slam Dunk competition.  In California, there…

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January 25,2020 NBA Recap

Top Performances pt rb ast Zach LaVineCHI @ CLE 44 10 8    Kyrie IrvingBRK @ DET 45 6 7   10-10 ft K. TownsMIN vs. OKC 37 8 6   2 stl , 2 blk Ben SimmonsPHI vs. LAL 28 10 8   12-15 fg Rudy GobertUTA vs. DAL 22 17 2   5 blk Chris PaulOKC @ MIN 25 4 10   2 stl T. SatoranskýCHI @ CLE 19 6 6   3 stl Derrick RoseDET vs. BRK 27 4 6   2 stl Jarrett AllenBRK @ DET 20 15 1   4 blk Anthony DavisLAL…

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Trae Young available tonight against Thunder

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young will be available for the club when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday night, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Sarah K. Spencer. The recently announced first-time NBA All-Star missed the previous game with a right thigh contusion. No word yet on if there will be any minutes restriction for Young.

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January 23, 2020 NBA Recap

Top Performances pt rb ast Damian LillardPOR vs. DAL 47 6 8   8-15 3-pt Bradley BealWAS @ CLE 36 2 8    LeBron JamesLAL @ BRK 27 12 10   Triple-double Collin SextonCLE vs. WAS 29 4 4   2 stl Larry Nance Jr.CLE vs. WAS 22 12 3    Trevor ArizaPOR vs. DAL 21 7 2   2 stl Luka DončićDAL @ POR 27 6 9   2 stl Gary Trent Jr.POR vs. DAL 20 2 1   6-7 3-pt K. PorziņģisDAL @ POR 20 5 1   2 blk Dwight HowardLAL @ BRK 14…

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