Category: Basketball

X-ray on Kyrie Irving’s injured ankle comes back clean, more testing and treatment to come

Brandon King

And then there was one. The Brooklyn Nets were already down one star with James Harden injuring his hamstring just 43 seconds into Game 1 of their second round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. They could now be staring at entering a critical Game 5 without another star, Kyrie Irving. The guard injured his right ankle with 6:04 to goin the second when he landed on the foot of Giannis Antetokounmpo after making a layup. Irving would stay on the ground for a few moments before receiving assistance getting…

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June 13, 2021 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 9 Out Hunter (knee) will miss the remainder of the season and undergo meniscus surgery, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Cam Reddish SF Jun 6 Out Coach Nate McMillan said Sunday that Reddish has been doing “nothing with the team” and has been mainly shooting as he works his way back from Achilles soreness, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brandon Goodwin PG May 18 Out Goodwin will miss the remainder of the season due to…

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June 12, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap : Clippers will not get swept

Brandon King

Who Got It Done : Kawhi’s 34 helps get Clippers somewhat back in the series against Jazz Paul George with a very strong 31-point performance in Clips’ Game 3 win Donovan Mitchell goes over 30 again in Jazz loss pt rb ast Kawhi LeonardLAC vs. UTA 34 12 5   2 stl D. MitchellUTA @ LAC 30 5 4   5-9 3-pt Paul GeorgeLAC vs. UTA 31 3 5   6-10 3-pt Joe InglesUTA @ LAC 19 4 2   5-8 3-pt Nicolas BatumLAC vs. UTA 17 7 2 Reggie JacksonLAC vs. UTA 17…

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Clippers stay alive in series with 132-106 Game 3 win

Staff

from Joe Reedy , AP Sports Wrier Leonard, George help Clippers beat Jazz, cut deficit to 2-1 LOS ANGELES (AP) Kawhi Leonard had 34 points and 12 rebounds, Paul George added 31 points and the Los Angeles Clippers got back into their second-round series against the Utah Jazz with a 132-106 victory in Game 3 on Saturday night. Leonard and George each scored at least 30 in the same playoff game for the second time to help the Clippers cut Utah’s series lead to 2-1. George shot only 34.3% from…

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Danny Green out 2-3 weeks with right calf strain

Brandon King

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without Danny Green for the remainder of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series with the Atlanta Hawks and should they prevail , likely the Conference Finals as well. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Sixers starting two-guard will be out 2-3 weeks with a strained right calf. Green suffered the injury just four minutes into their Game 3 127-111 win over the Hawks. In this postseason Green is averaging 7.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.1 blocks on .438/.378…

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June 12, 2021 WNBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got it Done pt rb ast Brittney GrinerPHO vs. DAL 19 6 2   2 blk Satou SaballyDAL vs. PHO 17 6 4 Breanna StewartSEA vs. ATL 18 13 3 Jewell LoydSEA vs. ATL 20 4 2 Cheyenne ParkerATL vs. SEA 17 4 0 Yesterday’s Scores Seattle Storm (9-2)  86 Atlanta Dream (4-6)  75 PTS J.Loyd-SEA – 20   TRB B.Stewart-SEA – 13   Dallas Wings (5-5)  77 Phoenix Mercury (5-5)  59 PTS A.Ogunbowale-DAL – 20   TRB B.Alarie-DAL – 9 Today’s On Court Docket All times EST Chicago Sky  (3-7)  Indiana Fever  (1-10) Los Angeles Sparks  (4-4) Minnesota Lynx  (3-5)

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June 11, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap

Brandon King

Who Got it Done Nikola Jokic’s 30-20 triple-double not enough to overcome Suns Chris Paul looked very healthy in a 27-point performance pt rb ast Nikola JokićDEN vs. PHO 32 20 10   Triple-double Joel EmbiidPHI @ ATL 27 9 8   12-16 ft Chris PaulPHO @ DEN 27 6 8   3 stl Trae YoungATL vs. PHI 28 0 8   2 stl Monte MorrisDEN vs. PHO 21 0 5 Tobias HarrisPHI @ ATL 22 8 5 Devin BookerPHO @ DEN 28 6 4 John CollinsATL vs. PHI 23 7 0 Ben SimmonsPHI…

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June 12, NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 9 Out Hunter (knee) will miss the remainder of the season and undergo meniscus surgery, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Cam Reddish SF Jun 6 Out Coach Nate McMillan said Sunday that Reddish has been doing “nothing with the team” and has been mainly shooting as he works his way back from Achilles soreness, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brandon Goodwin PG May 18 Out Goodwin will miss the remainder of the season due to…

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Usman Garuba powers Real Madrid to Spanish League Finals

Brandon King

By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid successfully held off Valencia’s comeback effort for an 80-77 win with which the Whites win the Spanish semifinal series 2-1. Despite being down nine points (68-59) early in the fourth quarter, Valencia made it a one-possession game (68-67) thanks to a spark by Nikola Kalinic. However, Real Madrid successfully held them off thanks to big baskets by two youngsters – Carlos Alocen and Usman Garuba – as well as Jaycee Carroll. Garuba’s effort was indeed crucial in holding off Valencia’s comeback run as he scored…

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Pay Gasol leads FC Barcelona to Spanish League Finals

Brandon King

From Johnny Askounis of eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net FC Barcelona overpowered Lenovo Tenerife, 89-72, to clinch a third consecutive ACB Finals berth on Friday. Pau Gasol scored a team-high 15 points powering his side to win the Spanish League Semifinals best-of-three series, 2-1. Brandon Davies and Cory Higgins registered 14 points each, and Nick Calathes had 13 points. Barca built a double-digit separation in the first half but knocked out Tenerife with strong defense in the third quarter. The 15-time ACB champions will move on to face arch-rival Real Madrid in the Finals best-of-three…

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