Who Got It Done Oct 29, 2022 Top Performers pt rb ast S. Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ DAL 38 6 9 2 stl Jrue HolidayMIL vs. ATL 34 2 12 4 stl Trae YoungATL @ MIL 42 6 5 5-10 3-pt G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. ATL 34 17 4 11-19 ft Kyrie IrvingBRK vs. IND 35 2 6 Kevin HuerterSAC vs. MIA 27 3 7 7-8 3-pt T. HaliburtonIND @ BRK 26 6 8 6-10 3-pt Luka DončićDAL vs. OKC 31 16 10 Triple-double Stephen CurryGSW @ CHO 31 11 6 B. MathurinIND…
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In an eye-raising move, the San Antonio Spurs announced Friday that the team waived SG/SF Josh Primo. Primo, was the 12th overall pick in the 2021 is averaging 7.0 points, 4.5 assists and 3.3 rebounds in four games this season. The Spurs and coach Gregg Popovich declined comment. More on this story will be reported as information avails itself.
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Full-time scapegoat Russell Westbrook was absent the Lakers lineup with a hamstring injury. At for one night, free of their alleged anchor, did the Lakers rise to show the level of play that the Lesychophants in the media and delusional Lakers fans have been trying to convince the sport populace they have been held back from? In a word, no. The Lakers dropped to 0-4 on the season as the Denver Nuggets game them a 110-99 kick in the pants Wednesday night. Anthony Davis’ stat line looked good; had 22…
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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Oct 27 Out Bogdanovic (knee) will not play in Friday’s matchup with the Pistons, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks’ official site reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Grant Williams PF Oct 26 Out Williams has been suspended one game for his role in his ejection from Monday’s game against the Bulls. Robert Williams III C Oct 18 Out Williams recently underwent a PRP injection in his surgically repaired left knee and is aiming to return in the second…
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The Los Angeles Clippers are taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder but they will do so without three of their key players. The team is sitting out Paul George (non-COVID illness) , Kawhi Leonard ( right knee injury management) and Marcus Morris ( personal reasons). The Clippers have handled Kawhi , as he is retuning from an ACL injury, with the care of a Faberge egg though the first three games of the season. He came off the bench in the season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, playing 21…
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Monday the NBA announced the Players of the Week for the first week of the season. Jayson Tatum was named Eastern Conference P.O.T.W., while Damian Lillard took honors for the Western Conference. Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers, Western Conference Damian Lillard led the Portland Trail Blazers to a surprising 3-0 opening week. In victories over the Kings, Suns and Lakers, Lillard put 34.0 ppg, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists on .471/.364/.929 splits. Jason Tatum and the Celtics had a 3-0 and the budding superstar was a driving force behind that.…
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The Lakers fell to 0-3, losing 106-104 to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon. There are plenty of reasons that the Lakers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, mostly stagnant, fruitless offensive possessions and non-existent defense down the stretch. However the narrative was, and will be reiterated/forced down the collective throat of basketball fans by mainstream sports media, that this play was why the Lakers lost: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Basketball News (@basketballnews) However they will say very little, if anything about this…
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Magic guard Jalen Suggs has suffered what appears to be a leg injury in their preseason game against the Mavericks . In the first quarter Suggs went to set a screen on Dorian Finney Smith when he collided with Finney-Smith’s leg and appeared to hyperextend his left leg. Suggs had to be helped back to the locker room. This is the latest health mishap to befall Suggs , who was taken fifth overall in the 2021 NBA Draft. He missed 20 games in his rookie campaign with a thumb injury…
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Last season, the media arm of Klutch Sports, led by Shannon Sharpe and Nick Wright convinced a lot of people that Russell Westbrook was one of the worst players in the Association and that he alone was the sole cause of the basketball maelstrom that was the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers. They conveniently ignore the fact the roster was aged, displayed at best an indifference to defense, did not shoot well, and ran no real offensive system, which was the real root causes of why the team was so awful. …
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The NBA season is right around the corner, with training camps set to begin later this week. However the talk around d the league is not about players and teams to watch, potential MVP candidates or potential championship contenders but rather the anti-black and misogynistic behaviour of the Phoenix Suns’ owner Robert Sarver and the environment it created within the organization. Although Baxter Holmes’ hard-hitting expose into Sarver and the cutter he cultivated within the Suns elucidated what was happening in Phoenix to the masses, as with the disgraced former…
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