Lakers guard Lonzo Ball is expected to miss four to six weeks after an MRI revealed he suffered a Grade 3 left ankle sprain. Ball sustained the injury in the third quarter of Saturday’s loss to the Houston Rockets and had to be carried off the court by his teammates after colliding with Rockets James [...]
January 21, 2019
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LeBron James did not agree with the call against Lonzo Ball. And, in the end, neither did the refs. The referees admitted that a shooting foul called on Lonzo Ball Thursday night against the OkC Thunder should not have been called. Ultimately, the bad call didn’t matter as the Lakers went on to win in [...]
January 18, 2019
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Gregg Popovich, the San Antonio Spurs head coach has yet to determine whether he’ll coach the San Antonio Spurs for the 2019-20 season. The 69 year-old coach has led the Spurs to 5 NBA championships yet he could be close to calling it quits. Should he decide to continue coaching, Popovich would become the fourth [...]
January 18, 2019
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As his season is about to debut with the Golden State Warriors, DeMarcus Cousins said in a recent interview that his new team was the “most hated team in sports.” Cousins signed a one year deal with the Warriors, but has not played since late January of 2018 after being sidelined by an Achilles injury [...]
January 17, 2019
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It’s been more than a year since Kyrie Irving decided to move on from LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, but now that the Celtics are struggling, Kyrie is finally beginning to empathize with his former teammate. According to ESPN, Kyrie called LeBron James after last Saturday’s loss to the Orlando Magic and apologized for [...]
January 17, 2019
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The Golden State Warriors went up against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday and lit it up. The Warriors scored 51 points in the first quarter, the most points any NBA team has scored in an opening quarter. Their 10 3-pointers also marked a franchise record for the most treys in one quarter. There is no [...]
January 17, 2019
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The Turkish government is seeking an international arrest warrant for New York Knicks’ Enes Kanter, accusing him of being part of a terror organization. Sabah, a Turkish newspaper, stated that prosecutors in the country have prepared an extradition request for Kanter. Kanter has been an outspoken critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the extradition [...]
January 16, 2019
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After Monday nights win, Sacramento Kings’ Iman Shumpert was stopped by security from entering the visiting Portland Trail Blazers’ locker room in an attempt to confront Jusuf Nurkic. According to Shumpert, he wasn’t looking for a fight, just a discussion about a few plays that took place during the game. The two exchanged a few [...]
January 15, 2019
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Bobby Portis of the Chicago Bulls thinks Warriors’ Kevin Durant injured him on purpose during the Bulls’ 146-109 loss on Friday. Durant and Portis got tangled up on a screen which resulted in Portis spraining his elbow, which according to him, was not accident. He believes Durant pulled his right arm on purpose with the [...]
January 14, 2019
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According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the Chicago Bulls will not negotiate a buyout with Robin Lopez despite the player’s representatives engaging the front office about an exit strategy since December. The Bulls are exploring trade options for Lopez’s expiring $14.4-million contract, as opposed to losing the 7-footer for nothing. Haynes reports that Lopez [...]
January 14, 2019
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