Tag: NBA basketball

Sacramento Kings fined $50k

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Thursday evening the NBA announced that the Sacramento Kings had been fined $50,000 for a violation of rules that prevents team owners and executive from interacting with score table personnel during games. The release from the league specifies that the infraction occurred during a timeout early in the third quarter of the Kings January 2nd game against the Miami Heat when Assistant GM Wes Wilcox spoke to personnel at the scorers table about a timing issue during a jump ball. It ended up being a double-whammy for the Kings- they…

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January 6, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Trae Young PG Jan 6 Day-To-Day Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Jan 5 Out Bogdanovic cleared the COVID-19 protocols but won’t play Wednesday against the Kings, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Cameron Oliver F Jan 5 Out Oliver was placed in the league’s health and safety protocols Wednesday, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. John Collins PF Jan 5 Out Collins has cleared the league’s health and safety protocols but won’t play Wednesday against the Kings, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Gorgui…

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January 5, 2022 NBA StatCap: Guess who’s back

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Kyrie Returns Kyrie Irving made his season debut last night and looked like he’d been there all season, scoring 22 points on 9-17 from the floor in helping the Nets defeat the Indians Pacers 129-121. Irving will appear in all road contests but cannot play in home games due to New York City’s vaccine mandate. Who Got it Done Top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Kevin DurantBRK @ IND 39 8 7 B. BogdanovićUTA @ DEN 36 13 4   11-13 ft D. SabonisIND vs. BRK 32 12 10   Triple-double…

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January 5, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Trae Young PG Jan 4 Day-To-Day Cam Reddish SF Jan 4 Day-To-Day Reddish (ankle) is questionable for Wednesday’s action against the Kings, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. Malik Ellison G Dec 28 Out Ellison was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Gorgui Dieng C Dec 28 Out Dieng was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Dec 28 Out Bogdanovic was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19…

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January 4, 2022 NBA StatCap: Another big night for VanVleet, 0 turnovers for Russ

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Who Got It Done Fred Van Vleet poured in 33 points in leading the Toronto Raptors to a 129-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. It was his third consecutive 30-plus point performance for the Wichita State product, all of which were Raptor victories. On the season Van Vleet is averaging 21.3 points , 6.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds per contests, which are all career-highs. Russell Westbrook played 33 minutes yesterday and did not commit a turnover, snapping his record streak of most consecutive games with at least 1 turnover: Player…

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January 4, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Cam Reddish SF Jan 4 Day-To-Day Malik Ellison G Dec 28 Out Ellison was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Gorgui Dieng C Dec 28 Out Dieng was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Dec 28 Out Bogdanovic was placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Jalen Johnson SF Dec 26 Out Johnson entered the league’s COVID-19 protocols Sunday, Adrian…

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January 3, 2022 NBA StatCap: Bulls win again

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Who Got it Done The Chicago Bulls, the best team no one is talking about With all the Lakers-centric focus of the corporate sports media, the play of other teams have bee put on the back burner. While many have not been paying attention, the Bulls have won eight straight games, and current sit atop the Eastern Conference with a 25-10 record. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Trae YoungATL @ POR 56 4 14   7-12 3-pt Anfernee SimonsPOR vs. ATL 43 3 7   9-16 3-pt Joel EmbiidPHI vs.…

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January 2, 2022 NBA StatCap: Jaylen Brown was cooking

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Who Got it Done top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Jaylen BrownBOS vs. ORL 50 11 4   5-10 3-pt Fred VanVleetTOR vs. NYK 35 5 5   7-13 3-pt D. SabonisIND @ CLE 32 13 7 Terrence RossORL @ BOS 33 5 0   3 stl  LeBron JamesLAL vs. MIN 26 7 5   3 stl  Josh GiddeyOKC vs. DAL 17 13 14   Triple-double De’Aaron FoxSAC vs. MIA 24 6 6   14-15 ft Omer YurtsevenMIA @ SAC 22 16 0 Buddy HieldSAC vs. MIA 26 6 3   7-14 3-pt Obi ToppinNYK @…

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January 2, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Cam Reddish SF Jan 1 Day-To-Day Delon Wright SG Jan 1 Out Wright (COVID-19 protocols) is no longer in protocols ahead of Monday’s game against the Trail Blazers. Onyeka Okongwu PF Jan 1 Out Okongwu (COVID-19 protocols) has exited protocols ahead of Monday’s game against the Trail Blazers. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot SG Jan 1 Out Luwawu-Cabarrot (COVID-19 protocols) is no longer in protocols and will join the team in Portland for Monday’s game. Kevin Huerter SG Jan 1 Out Huerter (COVID-19 protocols) is no…

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January 1, 2022 NBA StatCap: DeMar does it again

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Who Got it Done The Chicago Bulls were down by 2 when DeMar DeRozan made another game-winning buzzer-beater last night, following up his similar feat from December 31. He is the first player to make game-winning buzzer-beaters in consecutive games since Larry Bird in 1985. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. NOP 35 16 10   Triple-double James HardenBRK vs. LAC 34 12 13   Triple-double Bradley BealWAS vs. CHI 27 2 17   11-13 ft F. CampazzoDEN @ HOU 22 4 12   5 stl , 2 blk Hamidou…

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