According to the Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving sustained a left side facial fracture after being elbowed during a pickup game at the team’s practice facility Tuesday. He is listed as day to day. The injury happened during one of the final workouts before the team opens training camp. It was less than an hour before [...]
September 26, 2019
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According to ESPN, the Brooklyn Nets have hired former Turner president David Levy as their CEO. The announcement will be made official once Joseph Tsai’s majority ownership is approved at the NBA’s upcoming Board of Governors meeting. Levy left WarnerMedia, which operates NBA.com and NBA Digital, in March of this year after serving as president [...]
September 16, 2019
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The Memphis Grizzlies are refusing to engage in buyout talks with Andre Iguodala and want the veteran to report to training camp. Iguodala landed in Memphis in early July when he was traded by the Golden State Warriors, for whom he had played for since 2013. The Warriors needed to unload his salary to acquire [...]
September 10, 2019
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Brooklyn Nets Wilson Chandler has been suspended 25 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Ipamorelin, a drug that increases the release of growth hormone. The league stated that Chandler’s suspension will begin with the first regular-season game in which he is healthy and eligible to play. “During my injury rehab process, before I signed [...]
August 30, 2019
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According to police, an arrest warrant has been issued for DeMarcus Cousins in Mobile, Alabama on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. The Mobile municipal court lists a charge of third-degree harassing communications but provides no specific details about the alleged incident. The Lakers and the NBA are both investigating Cousins after he was allegedly recorded [...]
August 30, 2019
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According to head coach Nick Nurse and despite a report to the contrary, Cory Joseph will join Team Canada ahead of the tournament in China. Canada is currently in Australia preparing for the World Cup with a series of exhibition games. Canada won against New Zealand 103-100 in overtime on Wednesday. “He’s on a flight, [...]
August 21, 2019
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In a statement released on Monday, former Cleveland Cavaliers and current Olympiacos coach David Blatt was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis earlier this year. The 60-year-old Blatt says he was diagnosed with MS, which attacks the central nervous system, “a few months ago” and has experienced fatigue, weakness in his legs and balance problems. [...]
August 19, 2019
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The 2019-20 NBA season has not even begun and the Lakers may have already suffered their first significant injury. DeMarcus Cousins suffered a possible knee injury during workouts this week in Las Vegas and will undergo further tests on Thursday. The severity of the injury is not known at this time. Cousins, who turned 29 [...]
August 15, 2019
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Looks like the Clippers are about to add a little extra something to the already developing rivalry between both teams. The New York Times’ Marc Stein reports that the Los Angeles Clippers are close to hiring the NBA title-winning coach as the top assistant to Doc Rivers. Lue, 42, had widely been expected to become [...]
August 14, 2019
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Joseph Tsai, the co-founder of Alibaba, is about to sign a record $2.35-billion deal to acquire the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets from Mikhail Prokhorov. Once the deal comes through, he will become the sole owner of the franchise. Tsai purchased 49 percent of the Nets last year for $1 billion and was [...]
August 14, 2019
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