* Tonight on NBA TV: Magic vs. Raptors (6 ET) Wrapping up the top spot in the Eastern Conference standings and heading into the postseason with home court advantage all the way to the conference finals is supposed to be cause for celebration. And it probably would be everywhere else but Toronto, where the finest …
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* Tonight on NBA TV: Magic vs. Raptors (6 ET) Wrapping up the top spot in the Eastern Conference standings and heading into the postseason with home court advantage all the way to the conference finals is supposed to be cause for celebration. And it probably would be everywhere else but Toronto, where the finest …
Read more “Toronto Raptors determined to learn from previous letdowns in NBA playoffs”
So much for everybody “eating” in Washington without All-Star point guard John Wall healthy and in the lineup. The Wizards aren’t rolling like they were weeks ago, when they found a sweet spot as a group without their leader and floor general in the lineup due to injury. They’ve come back down from that temporary …
Read more “Bradley Beal blasts Washington Wizards' effort after loss to New York Knicks”
So much for everybody “eating” in Washington without All-Star point guard John Wall healthy and in the lineup. The Wizards aren’t rolling like they were weeks ago, when they found a sweet spot as a group without their leader and floor general in the lineup due to injury. They’ve come back down from that temporary …
Read more “Bradley Beal blasts Washington Wizards' effort after loss to New York Knicks”
Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox left Wednesday’s game in Houston during the final minute after hitting his head on the floor as part of scary fall. Fox was noticeably in pain bleeding and headed to the locker room where he received stitches above his right eye and chin, according to the team. De'Aaron Fox is …
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Rajon Rondo made his displeasure known about Isaiah Thomas being up for a video tribute with the Boston Celtics this season. On Wednesday night, according to Thomas, Rondo let Thomas know about that right in his face. In the first quarter of Wednesday night’s Lakers-Pelicans game in New Orleans, both Rondo and Thomas were ejected …
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On Interstate 480, just south of Cleveland, some billboards cropped up that are attempting to persuade LeBron James to join the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency this summer. What James does between now and the opening of free agency in July is unknown. He is, if nothing else, flattered by the gesture. The sequence of …
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The San Antonio Spurs are, as of this morning, out of the playoff race in the Western Conference. There is still time, however, for them to climb from that No. 10 spot they hold and, perhaps, soon make a playoff run with a familiar face in the mix. After last night’s 109-93 loss to the …
Read more “Reports: Kawhi Leonard will not return on Thursday”
The San Antonio Spurs are, as of this morning, out of the playoff race in the Western Conference. There is still time, however, for them to climb from that No. 10 spot they hold and, perhaps, soon make a playoff run with a familiar face in the mix. After last night’s 109-93 loss to the …
Read more “Reports: Kawhi Leonard will not return on Thursday”
The San Antonio Spurs are, as of this morning, out of the playoff race in the Western Conference. There is still time, however, for them to climb from that No. 10 spot they hold and, perhaps, soon make a playoff run with a familiar face in the mix. After last night’s 109-93 loss to the …
Read more “Reports: Kawhi Leonard will not return on Thursday”
