Category: Basketball

June 11, 2021 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Team InjuriesAtlanta HawksBoston CelticsBrooklyn NetsCharlotte HornetsChicago BullsCleveland CavaliersDallas MavericksDenver NuggetsDetroit PistonsGolden State WarriorsHouston RocketsIndiana PacersLA ClippersLos Angeles LakersMemphis GrizzliesMiami HeatMilwaukee BucksMinnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans PelicansNew York KnicksOklahoma City ThunderOrlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ersPhoenix SunsPortland Trail BlazersSacramento KingsSan Antonio SpursToronto RaptorsUtah JazzWashington WizardsTeam InjuriesAtlanta 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…

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June 10, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done The real Khris Middleton showed up with 35 big points Jrue Holiday’s go-ahead bucket with under 6 second ends to go keeps Bucks’ season alive Donovan Mitchell once again puts the Clippers over his knee with 37 points pt rb ast Khris MiddletonMIL vs. BRK 35 15 1 D. MitchellUTA vs. LAC 37 3 4   6-12 3-pt Kevin DurantBRK @ MIL 30 11 5   4 stl Reggie JacksonLAC @ UTA 29 3 2 Paul GeorgeLAC @ UTA 27 10 6 Joe InglesUTA vs. LAC 19 4…

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Euro club passed over “fat” Nikola Jokic

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Check out this interesting read at EuroHoops.net about how a young Nikola Jokic was overlooked by a club in Belgrade for being fat and no one though the future NBA MVP had any game. From the Eurohoops.net team/ info@eurohoops.net Partizan Belgrade’s former legendary coach Dusko Vujosevic talked about how the club ignored Nikola Jokic back when the current NBA MVP was a youngster because he was considered “fat” and because no one believed in his potential at all. Not even Vujosevic, who has an eye for prospects, himself thought that Jokic…

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CSKA Moscow takes VTB League Finals

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By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net UNICS Kazan put on one last effort to come back but CSKA Moscow didn’t allow it and sealed the deal with an 89-81 win in Game 3 of the VTB United league Finals. CSKA won the series with a 3-0 sweep and has won the VTB league for the 11th time in total and the 9th time straight. Last season was canceled and no champion was named. Daniel Hackett was named MVP of the VTB United League playoffs. Tornike Shengelia brought extra energy to the court and led the way with 19…

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Ioannis Papapetrou and Dinos Mitoglou lead Panathinaikos to the Greek League title

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By Eurohoops team at EuroHoops.net /  info@eurohoops.net Dinos Mitoglou and Ioannis Papapetrou have had a great season with Panathinaikos and they confirmed it with a big performance in the Greek League Final. They led the team to an 82-66 win to close out the series with 3-1 and hand the Greens their 39th domestic league trophy, fifth straight. The team captain Papapetrou logged 24 points, seven rebounds, and five assists while Mitoglou had 23 points and 11 rebounds. They shot 8-13 and 10-14 from the field respectively. Georgios Papagiannis added 14 points…

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June 10, 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. Kris Dunn PG Jun 9 Day-To-Day 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…

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June 9, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Chris PaulPHO vs. DEN 17 5 15 Nikola JokićDEN @ PHO 24 13 6 Devin BookerPHO vs. DEN 18 10 2 Jae CrowderPHO vs. DEN 11 5 0 Torrey CraigPHO vs. DEN 10 4 3 Deandre AytonPHO vs. DEN 15 10 0 Mikal BridgesPHO vs. DEN 16 2 0 Will BartonDEN @ PHO 10 1 3 Paul MillsapDEN @ PHO 11 6 2   2 blk Dario ŠarićPHO vs. DEN 8 4 1 Yesterday’s Scores Denver Nuggets (47-25)  98 Phoenix Suns (51-21)  123 PTS N.Jokić-DEN – 24…

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James Harden ruled out for Game 3

Brandon King

James Harden has logged just one of oncourt action in the Brooklyn Nets Eastern Conference Semifinal playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 2017-18 MVP injured his right hamstring on the first possession of Game 1. Harden exited the game and has been dealing with tightness in the muscle. This is the same injury that gave him issues toward the end of the regular season and it has already cost Harden Game 2 and it will also, unsurprisingly, keep him out for Game 3 as well. Harden’s passing ability and…

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Nate Bjorkgren out as Pacers head coach

Brandon King

For the second time in less than a year, the Indiana Pacers are on the market for a head coach. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Pacers have fired head coach Nate Bjorkgren. While it seems like a quick hook to run a head coach after just one year, this doesn’t come as a shock to many within and close to the organization. Bjorkgren’s abrasive and problematic communication style rubbed many in the Pacers organization and caused him to completely lose the locker room. This disconnect translated into the suboptimal…

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June 9, 2021 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Kris Dunn PG Jun 9 Day-To-Day De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 8 Day-To-Day 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 a minor respiratory condition that requires treatment, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Boston…

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