Before a game last season, Ricky Rubio had a conversation with his former teammates, Karl-Anthony Towns and Gorgi Dieng. In their pursuit to climb the Western Conference rankings, the Minnesota Timberwolves are welcoming back a point guard from their recent history. Former Timberwolves lottery pick, Ricky Rubio, who served the team from 2011-17, has returned …
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Before a game last season, Ricky Rubio had a conversation with his former teammates, Karl-Anthony Towns and Gorgi Dieng. In their pursuit to climb up the Western Conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves are bringing back a point guard from their recent past. Ricky Rubio, a past Timberwolves lottery pick who was part of the team between …
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Over the next 5 weeks, the Lakers and Dallas are tied for having the most home games in the West. We’ve crossed a little over the midpoint of the first half of the 2020-21 NBA schedule, which continues to evolve. The league wisely arranged for just over half of the proposed 1,080 games for this …
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Over the next 5 weeks, the Lakers and Dallas hold the record for the most home games in the West. We’ve progressed slightly beyond the midpoint of the first half of the 2020-21 NBA schedule, which has been continually evolving. The league’s decision to only schedule just over half of the proposed 1,080 games for …
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Kevin Durant, a forward, and Kyrie Irving, a point guard, will not be playing for the Nets in Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Due to Health & Safety Protocols, Durant was unable to participate in the game on Friday and was also ruled out on Saturday afternoon. However, Coach Steve Nash anticipates that Durant …
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony charge of threats of violence for pointing a rifle at a family outside his home last fall. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced that Beasley can serve his stay in the workhouse after the conclusion of his NBA …
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Reportedly, Dwight Howard is departing from the Lakers for the second time, following his first NBA championship win. Agent Charles Briscoe has informed Shams Charania of The Athletic that Dwight Howard and the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed on a one-year contract. Free agent Dwight Howard has agreed to a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, …
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In the 2020 NBA Finals against Miami, LeBron James had an average of 29.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists. Heat (12-17) at Lakers (22-8) 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC • The Lakers rank fifth in the league in scoring inside the key, averaging 52.3 points in the paint per game. However, Miami excels in protecting …
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NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2021 – Of the 470 players tested for COVID-19 since Feb. 3, one new player has returned a confirmed positive test. People who have tested positive or have been identified as having close contact with an infected individual are isolated or quarantined. They remain so until they meet the clearance criteria …
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Klay Thompson, a guard for the Warriors, hasn’t returned to an NBA court since he walked off with an ACL tear during Game 6 of the 2019 Finals. The enjoyable and glamorous lifestyle was entertaining and thrilling while it lasted, wasn’t it? It managed to lift the basketball gloom that had enveloped the Bay Area …
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