Tag: Basketball

North Carolina A&T’s Landon Glasper named CAA Player of the Week

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Courtesy of Miles McQuiggan of the CAA RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 22, 2024) – North Carolina A&T sophomore Landon Glasper and Towson freshman Tyler Tejada are the weekly award winners in CAA men’s basketball for the week ending January 21. Glasper is a weekly award winner for the second time this season, while Tejada collects Rookie of the Week honors for the third time this year and second-consecutive week. PLAYER OF THE WEEKLandon Glasper, North Carolina A&TSophomore | Guard | Fayetteville, Ark. / FayettevilleGlasper powered N.C. A&T to a 3-0 week with his performances in wins…

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Who Will, Who Might and Who Won’t : 24 January 2024 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS EST. RETURN DATE STATUS COMMENT Vit Krejci G Jan 24 Out Jan 21: Krejci (shoulder) won’t play in Monday’s game against the Kings, Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Wesley Matthews SG Jan 24 Out Jan 21: Matthews (calf) has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Kings, Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. De’Andre Hunter SF Jan 24 Out Jan 21: Hunter (knee) has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Kings, Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution…

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Who will, Who might and Who won’t: 21 January 2024 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS EST. RETURN DATE STATUS COMMENT Trae Young PG Jan 24 Out Jan 21: Young suffered a concussion in Saturday’s loss to Cleveland and will not play Monday against Sacramento, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports. De’Andre Hunter SF Jan 22 Out Jan 20: Hunter (knee) won’t play Saturday against the Cavaliers, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks’ official site reports. Vit Krejci G Jan 22 Out Jan 20: Krejci (shoulder) won’t play in Saturday’s game versus the Cavaliers, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks’ official…

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20 January 2024 NBA StatCap

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Jan 20, 2024 Top Performers PTS RB AST Damian LillardMIL @ DET 45 6 11   16-16 ft A. ŞengünHOU vs. UTA 37 14 6 Jalen BrunsonNYK vs. TOR 38 5 9 Alec BurksDET vs. MIL 33 7 6   7-14 3-pt G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ DET 31 10 9   11-22 ft S. Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ MIN 33 2 6   12-13 ft Joel EmbiidPHI @ CHO 33 10 5   11-12 ft Jordan ClarksonUTA @ HOU 33 12 4 Jeremy SochanSAS @ WAS 23 4 3   2 blk Brook LopezMIL @ DET 19 10 4…

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19 January 2024 NBA StatCap

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Player Spotlight – Devin Booker Last night against the New Orleans Pelicans Devin Booker dropped 52 points, connecting on 18-30 field goals, including 6-11 from downtown in the Suns 123-109 win. On the season the three-time All-Star is averaging 27.0 points, 7.7 assists, and 4.8 rebounds per contest on .489/.380/.892 splits. Jan 19, 2024 Top Performers pt rb ast Devin BookerPHO @ NOP 52 4 5   6-11 3-pt Joel EmbiidPHI @ ORL 36 7 2   11-11 ft Anthony DavisLAL vs. BRK 26 12 6   3 stl , 2 blk Nikola…

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Who Will, Who Might and Who Won’t: 16 January 2024 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS EST. RETURN DATE STATUS COMMENT Wesley Matthews SG Jan 17 Out Jan 14: Matthews (calf) will not play Monday against San Antonio, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports. Vit Krejci G Jan 17 Out Jan 14: Krejci (shoulder) has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Spurs, Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. De’Andre Hunter SF Jan 19 Out Jan 9: Hunter will be re-evaluated this week prior to ramping up physical activity amid recovery from a non-surgical procedure to…

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January 15, 2024 NBA StatCap

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Jan 15, 2024 Top Performers pt rb ast Joel EmbiidPHI vs. HOU 41 10 3   16-17 ft Trae YoungATL vs. SAS 36 6 13   6-11 3-pt Kyrie IrvingDAL vs. NOP 42 7 7   13-15 ft Jimmy ButlerMIA @ BRK 31 5 4   15-16 ft D. MitchellCLE vs. CHI 34 3 7   2 stl  Lauri MarkkanenUTA vs. IND 32 10 3   10-10 ft T. HardawayDAL vs. NOP 41 2 2   9-15 3-pt Anthony DavisLAL vs. OKC 27 15 5   2 stl  Alec BurksDET @ WAS 34 2 2   8-12 3-pt V.…

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Bronny James wears “USC” Nike Kobe VIII Protro

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in a recent game, USC freshman Bronny James was wearing the “USC” iteration of the Kobe Protro VIII, which shouldn’t be too much of a shock, as he is a member of the basketball team. The white-based colorway features USC branding on the left tongue with maroon showing up on the side Swooshes, heel counter and inner. Gold can be seen the tongue branding, as well as the Kobe logo on the rear wheel. Underneath resides a white midsole and maroon rubber outsole. As it currently stands, there is no…

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Ja Morant to miss remainder of season with torn labrum

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The Memphis Grizzlies played the first 25 game without superstar guard Ja Morant and they will have to reaclimate themselves for life sans Morant for the remaining 46 contests. The high-flying guard will miss the rest of the season after he will undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum, according to an announcement from the Grizzlies Monday. Morant appeared in 9 games this season, averaging 25.1 points, 8.1 assists and 5.6 rebounds on .471/275/.813. Memphis was 6-3 in the games in which Morant played. He is expected to make a…

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Jalen Brown wears Kobe VI Protro honoring Kobe and Gigi Bryant

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In a recent game, Jalen Brown took the court wearing a commemorative pair of “Reverse Grinch” Kobe VI Protro. On the sides that are normally occupied by black Swooshes sport murals of Kobe and Gigi on the lateral sides, while reading “In Loving Memory of” “Kobe and Gigi” on the medial side of each respective shoe. A Jaylen logo on the heel completes this aesthetic.

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