The Philadelphia 76ers have admitted they dropped the ball and are anxious to correct their mistake. The club refused to allow singer Sevyn Streeter to sing the National Anthem at the last minute during the home opener, objecting to her outfit. Streeter wore a shirt that said “We Matter” which was an obvious reference to …
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden State Warriors and TNT will begin the season with a tribute to sideline reporter Craig Sager, who is battling leukemia. TNT will unveil a T-shirt during its Tuesday night studio show that was inspired by the suit Sager wore while receiving the Jimmy Valvano Award at this year’s ESPY …
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Julius Randle is in the lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers against the New Orleans Pelicans following a three-game absence. Randle has been sidelined by a hip pointer that occurred in practice a little more than a week ago. He briefly tried to play through it before missing several games. Lakers …
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MOSCOW (AP) — Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has told Russian media he’s selling a 49 percent stake in the NBA club. The Russian billionaire announced his intention to sell a minority stake in December, and now says “49 percent of the Brooklyn shares are up for sale,” in comments reported by R-Sport. He adds …
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No. 1: Otto Porter Jr. got game from mom — One of the Washington Wizards’ promising young players was named after his father but got his game from his mother. In short time, Porter has become of the NBA’s best 3-point shooters, and it’s a credit to the woman in the house who taught her …
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After reports surfaced that the Atlanta Hawks would be parting ways with their general manager Wes Wilcox, the team released a statement stating there are no changes to announce at this time. “Hawks leadership is undergoing a period of evaluation and looking at how basketball operations works best. There are no changes to report at …
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MEMPHIS — It does get a bit repetitious, doesn’t it? This MVP, best-player talk. It’ll all be settled soon at the NBA Awards Show on TNT come June 26. You say James Harden, someone else says Russell Westbrook, a know-it-all says LeBron James. And on and on. What say one of the greatest coaches in …
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BOSTON — Is the truth ready to emerge? The No. 1-seeded Boston Celtics lost the first two games at home while mourning the death of Isaiah Thomas’ sister. The No. 8-seeded Chicago Bulls lost the next two at home in the absence of point guard Rajon Rondo. With Game 5 here Wednesday (8:30 p.m. ET, …
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HOUSTON — There are nights when the 3-pointers practically fall right out of the sky and find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. When every crazy Euro-step drive through the traffic in the lane ends with the ball creeping up over the rim to find a place to cuddle in at …
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After missing all but 11 seconds of the first round, Rudy Gobert was declared good to go for Game 4 against the Clippers. The Jazz center came up lame on the very first play of Game 1 with a hyper-extended knee and missed the next two games, both of which the Jazz lost. But Gobert’s …
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