According to the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler will play Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks. An ankle injury had sidelined Butler for the past two games.
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Michael Porter Jr out for game against Suns
When the Denver Nuggets take the court tonight against the the Phoenix Suns, Michael Porter , Jr. will not be amongst the players taking the court. According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, contact tracing will have MPJ out for several days. The Denver Post’s Mike Singer adds that the team expects Porter Jr. to miss multiple contests. Porter Jr seems poised for a breakout season after really showing some serious flashes in the NBA Bubble, where he averaged 22.0 points and 8.6 rebounds while knocking down 42% of…
Read MoreEuroLeague: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeats Hapoel Jerusalem, 101-80
From Eurohoops.net: It was one of the most anticipated games of the season in the Israeli Winner League and Maccabi Tel Aviv made the most of it getting the 101-80 win over Hapoel Jerusalem. Scottie Wilbekin with 29 points led the charge, while Ante Zizic added 21 points for the winning side, which simply dominated the game. Tamir Blatt scored 21 points for Hapoel, but he was not a real factor in the game as Maccabi got a solid 55-43 halftime lead and never looked back. After this result, Maccabi…
Read MoreWade Baldwin named Round 17 EuroLeague MVP
From Eurohoops.net: Bayern Munich guard Wade Baldwin registered multiple career-highs in the win of his team over Barcelona and was named MVP of Round 17 in the process. Baldwin scored a personal best 29 points, had seven assists, three rebounds and two steals to finish the game with 41 PIR (also a personal record in the competition) en route to winning weekly EuroLeague MVP for the first time in his career. Per EuroLeague Basketball: FC Bayern Munich moved into a tie for third place in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season standings…
Read MoreKyrie Irving pays tuition of nine Lincoln University students
Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving made a difference for nine students at Lincoln University, an HBCU near Oxford, Pennsylvania founded April 29, 1854 that was the nation’s first degree granting Historically Black College and University. Irving paid for the tuition of the nine students as part of his foundation’s “11 days of giving.” To the garbage sports media out there , I issue a challenge that will question your objectivity and integrity, if you are not completely bereft of either. Let us see if this Kyrie Irving story with…
Read MoreLauri Markkanen amongst four Bulls players out for Wizards game due to safety protocol
From the AP: WASHINGTON — Four Chicago Bulls players are in the NBA’s health and safety protocol and are not available for Thursday’s game with the Washington Wizards. Forwards Lauri Markkanen, the team’s second leading scorer and top rebounder, and Chandler Hutchison and guards Ryan Arcidiacono and Tomas Satoransky have been ruled out. “You’ve got to stay flexible,” Chicago coach Billy Donovan said. “A lot of different things can happen. You’ve got to be able to handle them. Obviously, a lot for us to digest and deal with going into this game.” The Bulls play at Milwaukee on Friday night, and Donovan…
Read MoreDecember 30, 2020 NBA Recap
Who Got it Done pt rb ast Jaylen BrownBOS vs. MEM 42 5 4 7-10 3-pt Kevin DurantBRK vs. ATL 33 11 8 G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ MIA 26 13 10 Triple-double Kawhi LeonardLAC vs. POR 28 3 7 3 stl Trae YoungATL @ BRK 30 6 11 14-16 ft Bam AdebayoMIA vs. MIL 22 8 10 2 blk John CollinsATL @ BRK 30 10 1 LaMelo BallCHO @ DAL 22 8 5 Dejounte MurraySAS vs. LAL 29 7 7 Paul GeorgeLAC vs. POR 23 10 7 2 stl Yesterday’s Scores…
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Who Got it Done pt rb ast Nikola VučevićORL @ OKC 28 10 5 Michael Porter Jr.DEN @ SAC 30 10 1 2 blk Joel EmbiidPHI vs. TOR 29 16 4 14-16 ft Jrue HolidayMIL @ MIA 24 3 7 6-10 3-pt De’Aaron FoxSAC vs. DEN 24 3 9 2 stl Tobias HarrisPHI vs. TOR 26 11 3 2 stl , 2 blk OG AnunobyTOR @ PHI 20 6 2 5 stl Jayson TatumBOS @ IND 27 11 4 3 stl Nikola JokićDEN @ SAC 26 11 12 Triple-double Andrew…
Read MoreDecember 29, 2020 NCAA Men’s Basketball Recap
Who Got it Done pt rb ast Keve AlumaVa Tech vs. Miami-Fl 26 6 4 3 blk Cameron ThomasLSU vs. Texas A&M 32 3 1 2 stl Jordan BohannonIowa vs. Northwestern 24 5 5 6-9 3-pt Trevion WilliamsPurdue @ Rutgers 21 12 1 10-12 fg Joel AyayiGonzaga vs. Dixie St. 21 11 6 2 stl KJ JohnsonLipscomb vs. 25 4 3 10-12 fg Montez MathisRutgers vs. Purdue 25 5 1 5-5 3-pt Darius DaysLSU vs. Texas A&M 18 10 0 2 stl Evan MobleyUSC vs. Santa Clara 17 7 0…
Read MoreHeat gets mule-kicking from the Bucks 144-97
From nba,com staff: The Milwaukee Bucks demolished the Miami Heat 144-97 on Tuesday night with the long ball, hitting 29 3-pointers to set an NBA team record for most shots made from beyond the arc. By the time Sam Merrill came off the bench late in the fourth quarter to nail his 3 (his only shot of the night), it was number 28 in the barrage, breaking the record of 27 held by the Houston Rockets. The Bucks went on to add another 3-pointer, and 12 Milwaukee players contributed to the onslaught…
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