Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson, left Game 2 of the NBA Finals with left hamstring tightness and did not return, but luckily for the Warriors he thinks he will be good to go for Game 3 on Wednesday. “No, I don’t see myself missing Game 3,” Thompson told Haynes. Thompson will undergo an MRI today [...]
A Game 1 loss in the NBA Finals may be forcing the Warriors to speed up Kevin Durant’s rehab. On Wednesday, Steve Kerr said that Durant was cleared to take part in individual on-court basketball activities, but the 10-time All-Star actually began his on-court basketball workouts earlier this week. Now some members within the Warriors’ [...]
It seems like everyone is behind the Raptors. Not only do they have the overwhelming support of Canada as they take on the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals but apparently they also have the United States. And Warriors star Draymond Green has a theory as to why that is. “People in the [...]
As recently as January we heard whispers that people close to LeBron James had their doubts about former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton. Well today a report surfaced today stating that LeBron James’ camp wanted the organization to fire now-former head coach Luke Walton and even went to commissioner Silver to raise the [...]
May 28, 2019
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It seems that there is a lot more than we thought when it comes to Kristaps Porzingis’ exit from New York. According to Knicks president Steve Mills, Porzingis gave the front office an ultimatum before he was acquired by the Mavericks in a seven-player blockbuster deal prior to the trade deadline. “(Porzingis) walked into my [...]
May 23, 2019
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Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer has had enough of Drake and wants him to tone it down. Drake made his presence felt during Game 3 and 4 in Toronto as he teased Giannis Antetokounmpo for a missed free throw. He even gave Raptors head coach Nick Nurse a quick shoulder rub during the fourth quarter. [...]
May 23, 2019
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All-Star point guard Damian Lillard is expected to sign a four-year, $191 million supermax extension with the Portland Trail Blazers this summer. Lillard would be eligible for the supermax if he is named to one of the three All-NBA teams which is likely to happen since he averaged 25.8 points and 6.9 assists in the [...]
May 21, 2019
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The Golden State Warriors have swept the Portland Trail Blazers and are on their way to a fifth straight NBA Finals. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green both finished with triple-doubles, the first teammates to ever do so in a playoff game. Curry finished with 37 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists while Green concluded the [...]
May 21, 2019
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Indiana Pacers’ Tyreke Evans has been banned from the NBA for violating terms of the league’s anti-drug program. The Pacers released the folowing statement about the NBA’s decision: Evans, who was set to become a free agent this summer, will now have to sit out two seasons, after which he can apply for reinstatement with [...]
May 18, 2019
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Golden State Warriors’ general manager announced that Kevin Durant won’t travel to Portland for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference finals. Durant has now sat ou for three games since injuring his right calf in Game 5 of the conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets. Unfortunately for Durant, he is “not close” to [...]
May 17, 2019
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