Say what the media will , often times pejoratively, about Kyrie Irving, it seems his fellow players in the NBA hold him to a certain level of esteem as he was elected Vice President of the NBA Players Association, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. He replaced Pau Gasol, whose three-year term expired.
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From nbl.com.au : Melbourne United has never quite clicked all of #NBL20, until now, and it took until the very last regular season game for them to beat South East Melbourne Phoenix 109-90 and secure a semi-final berth. Coming off appearing in the past two NBL Grand Finals and adding Shawn Long, Melo Trimble and welcoming back triple championship winner Casey Prather, there were high hopes for Melbourne for this season. But they started off losing three straight, including the season-opener to the Phoenix in the first ever Throwdown, and…
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From nbl.com.au : Finn Delany has signed a two-year extension to keep him contracted to the Sky Sport Breakers until the end of the 2022 NBL season while Tall Blacks Centre Rob Loe has agreed terms to stay at the club until 2023. 28-year-old Loe has come back impressively from his serious skull fracture midseason to average a career high 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds over 20 games. 24-year-old Delany is in the form of his life averaging 12.6 points, at an average of 47 percent from the floor, and…
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Evan Turner is going to workout for the Los Angeles Clippers Saturday, according to a report for from Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. Though Turner is still under contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the club gave him its blessing, as a buyout is in the works. Since being taken with the number two overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft, Turner has played with the 76ers, Pacers, Celtics, Trail Blazers and Hawks and has career averages of 9.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
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It seems the list of people who have been chomping at the bit to dance on Kobe Bryant’s grave is growing. We previously covered the disgrace of a disgraceful family, Abigail Disney, and her racist and irreprehensible statements shortly after the fatal helicopter crash that took the lives of Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others. No-name actress Evan Rachel Wood also had to chime in and spew her hate that would not only appeal to the racists of the world but also that of the hypocritical “me too” crowd.…
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From nbl.com.au : The Sydney Kings celebrated winning their first NBL regular season championship in 12 years by beating a gritty Illawarra Hawks 98-82 at Qudos Bank Arena on Friday night. The Kings, who achieved the rare feat of leading the competition from go to whoa, will finish the season at least one win ahead of second-placed Perth regardless of the result of the Wildcats’ clash against Adelaide on Saturday. It’s the club’s fifth regular season championship and the first time the Kings (20-8) have topped the NBL standings and…
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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Jayson TatumBOS vs. LAC 39 9 1 5-10 3-pt M. HarrellLAC @ BOS 24 13 3 10-14 ft Marcus SmartBOS vs. LAC 31 4 3 4 stl Zion WilliamsonNOP vs. OKC 32 6 1 10-13 ft Lou WilliamsLAC @ BOS 35 6 8 2 blk D. GallinariOKC @ NOP 29 2 1 2 stl Chris PaulOKC @ NOP 14 8 12 2 stl Gordon HaywardBOS vs. LAC 21 13 4 Kawhi LeonardLAC @ BOS 28 11 4 S. Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ NOP…
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From nbl.com.au : Melbourne United took a significant step towards salvaging their season by still reaching the post-season knocking off the finals bound Cairns Taipans in likely their best performance of #NBL20 on Thursday. With 6315 fans screaming like a sold out crowd at Melbourne Arena, United found a way to score their first win over the Taipans in four tries and keep alive their hopes of finishing in fourth place. The loss for the Snakes means they are locked into finishing in third position as their four-game winning streak…
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Who Got It Done pt rb ast T.J. WarrenIND vs. MIL 35 7 1 16-19 fg Aaron GordonORL vs. DET 25 9 9 Andrew WigginsGSW @ PHO 27 4 5 2 stl , 4 blk Luka DončićDAL vs. SAC 33 12 8 10-12 ft K. PorziņģisDAL vs. SAC 27 13 5 3 blk T. ThompsonCLE vs. ATL 27 11 1 Brandon ClarkeMEM vs. POR 27 6 1 12-14 fg LeBron JamesLAL @ DEN 32 12 14 Triple-double Larry Nance Jr.CLE vs. ATL 23 12 2 3 stl ,…
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From Sean T. McGuire of NESN The Boston Celtics will have the opportunity to attend the memorial for former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant at the Staples Center on Feb. 24. The Celtics pushed back their departing flight from Los Angeles so players and staff will be able to attend the memorial, according to The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach. The memorial for Bryant is set for 10 a.m. the morning after the Celtics play the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center at 3:30 p.m. ET. “I knew we’d have a…
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