Category: Basketball

Young and Jokic named NBA POYs

Brandon King

Monday afternoon the NBA announced their Players of the Week for games played March 28-April 3.Trae Young was named Eastern Conference Player f he Week and Nikola Jokic Western Conference Player of the Week. Western Conference POY, Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets It was another stellar week of play for Nuggets, leading his squad to an 3-1 week and averaged 34.8 points, a whopping 17.3 rebounds and an incredible 8.5 assists. With is play this season, Jokic has firmly entrenched himself in the MVP race, averaging 26.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: April 4, 2022 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT John Collins PF Mar 31 Out Collins (finger, foot) is yet to return to any running or agility work, Brad Rowland of Locked On Hawks reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Robert Williams III C Mar 30 Out Williams is expected to return within 4-to-6 weeks after he underwent surgery Wednesday to address a torn meniscus in his left knee, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Ben Simmons PG Apr 3 Out Simmons (back) will…

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April 3, 2022 NBA StatCap: Another big afternoon for big men

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight – Nikola Jokic NIkola Jokic dropped 38 points and 18 rebounds in a win over the floundering Los Angeles Lakers that may have put the nail in the coffin of the Lakers play-in aspirations. The 2020-21 MVP is once again contending to add a second such award to his trophy case, averaging 26.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and a mind-blowing 8.0 assists per contest. pt rb ast Joel EmbiidPHI @ CLE 44 17 3   17-20 ft Nikola JokićDEN @ LAL 38 18 6   3 stl…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: April 3, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT John Collins PF Mar 31 Out Collins (finger, foot) is yet to return to any running or agility work, Brad Rowland of Locked On Hawks reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Robert Williams III C Mar 30 Out Williams is expected to return within 4-to-6 weeks after he underwent surgery Wednesday to address a torn meniscus in his left knee, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Seth Curry SG Apr 3 Day-To-Day Bruce Brown SF…

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April 2, 2022 NBA StatCap: Klay pushes Dubs past Jazz

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight – Klay Thompson Klay Thompson scored 36 points in helping to lead the Warriors to a come from behind 111-107 win over the Utah Jazz that helped the Warriors avoid losing their third seed in the Western Conference standings. It was Thompson’s fourth 30-point game of the season. pt rb ast Kevin DurantBRK @ ATL 55 7 3   8-10 3-pt Trae YoungATL vs. BRK 36 6 10   12-14 ft Joel EmbiidPHI vs. CHO 29 14 6   12-16 fg Zach LaVineCHI vs. MIA 33 5…

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April 1, 2022 NBA StatCap: big night for TSU man

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Robert Covington Against the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks Robert Covington scored 43 points, tying his career-high. The Tennessee State product connected on 15 of his 24 field goal attempts, including 11 of 18 from the land of three. Covington also grabbed 8 rebounds and dished of a pair assists in the Clippers 153-119 donkey-klcking of the Milwaukee Bucks, sans Giannis. pt rb ast Nikola JokićDEN vs. MIN 38 19 8   10-12 ft R. CovingtonLAC @ MIL 43 8 2   11-18 3-pt Amir CoffeyLAC @…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: April 1, 2022 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Lou Williams SG Apr 1 Day-To-Day John Collins PF Mar 31 Out Collins (finger, foot) is yet to return to any running or agility work, Brad Rowland of Locked On Hawks reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Robert Williams III C Mar 30 Out Williams is expected to return within 4-to-6 weeks after he underwent surgery Wednesday to address a torn meniscus in his left knee, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Ben Simmons PG…

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March 31, 2022 NCAA StatCap: Xavier is 2022 NIT Champs

Brandon King

Top Performers Performers pt rb ast Jack NungeXavier vs. Texas A&M 15 11 4   2 stl  Quenton JacksonTexas A&M vs. Xavier 23 6 0   12-14 ft Colby JonesXavier vs. Texas A&M 21 4 3   3 stl  Dwon OdomXavier vs. Texas A&M 18 3 2 Henry ColemanTexas A&M vs. Xavier 7 9 0 Hassan DiarraTexas A&M vs. Xavier 12 2 3 Tyrece RadfordTexas A&M vs. Xavier 15 7 1 Manny ObasekiTexas A&M vs. Xavier 6 0 0 Zach FreemantleXavier vs. Texas A&M 6 8 3 Nate JohnsonXavier vs. Texas A&M 7…

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March 31, 2022 NBA StatCap: Big nights for Deebo and Giannis

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight Giannis Antetokounmpo and DeMar DeRozan DeMar DeRozan and Giannis Antetokounmpo both cam through with big games that both of their teams needed. The Bulls have been in a semi-free fall in the Eastern Conference, potentially flirting with the play-in and needed a win against the Clippers, with Zach LaVine struggling , only shooting 4-15 on the evening, DeRozan picked up the slack, dropping 50 points, including making 2/3 free-throws to send the game to OT and then scoring ten more in the extra frame…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: March 31, 2022 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Lou Williams SG Mar 31 Out Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Mar 31 Day-To-Day Bogdanovic is listed questionable for Thursday’s game against the Cavs. Danilo Gallinari PF Mar 31 Day-To-Day Gallinari (elbow) is questionable for Thursday’s game against the Cavaliers, Mike Conti of the Atlanta Hawks Radio Network reports. John Collins PF Mar 18 Out Collins received an anti-inflammatory injection for his sprained right ring finger Thursday and is scheduled to undergo a non-surgical procedure to address his strained right foot within the next couple…

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