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Dwyane Wade discusses trying to push through knee issue that has him playing at less than 100 percent
Jun 1, 2013, 12:01 AM EDT
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There was a time not that long ago when LeBron James wouldn’t even begin to entertain questions about Dwyane Wade‘s ailing knee, or even let his teammate answer any questions about it himself. Things have apparently changed after Wade’s nonexistent Game 5 performance, where he was clearly limited by the knee as much as he’s…
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Clippers, Hawks reportedly interested in David West if he decides to leave the Pacers
May 31, 2013, 10:27 PM EDT
David West was an All-Star power forward twice while playing alongside Chris Paul in New Orleans, but has flown under the radar since then in his time with the Indiana Pacers over the last two seasons. This year, West has approached that level again with averages of 17.1 points and 7.7 rebounds on a team…
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Utah’s Marvin Williams to undergo surgery, expected to be out six months
May 31, 2013, 9:02 PM EDT
Utah Jazz forward Marvin Williams has elected to have surgery to repair his sore right heel/Achilles tendon after several consultations, the team announced on Friday. The estimated recovery time is six months, which would put Williams back in Utah’s lineup sometime after the beginning of December, at the earliest. Williams posted numbers a season ago…
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Heat’s Chris Andersen suspended for Game 6 for shoving Pacers’ Tyler Hansbrough
May 31, 2013, 7:42 PM EDT
Miami Heat forward Chris Andersen has been suspended one game without pay and has had his flagrant one from Game 5 upgraded to a flagrant two, the league announced on Friday. Andersen, who has been on a tear offensively for the Heat in connecting on all 15 of his field goal attempts in the series,…
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Former NBA player Mookie Blaylock on life support after auto accident
May 31, 2013, 7:17 PM EDT
Mookie Blaylock, who had a 13-year NBA career through the 1990s that included one All-Star Game, is on life support in an Atlanta area hospital after a auto accident, reports NBC’s Atlanta affiliate. There are not a lot of details but apparently Blaylock and the passenger in the car are both in critical condition at…
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UPDATE 6:40 pm: The Milwaukee Bucks have confirmed the hiring. “We are pleased to reach an agreement with Larry Drew to become head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks,” said team GM John Hammond. “After a thorough search and interview process, it was clear to us that Larry’s track record in Atlanta, along with his experience…
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Stern tells NBC Sports Radio: Andersen “should have been ejected” for Hansbrough shove
May 31, 2013, 5:55 PM EDT
I’m not sure what the officials in Game 5 were looking at — Chris Andersen body checked Tyler Hansbrough then shoved him. Yet all he got was a Flagrant 1. The precedent here was pretty clear from the Nazr Mohammed shove of LeBron James in the last round — the Birdman should have been ejected.…
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Report: Masai Ujiri leaves Denver to take over Toronto basketball operations
May 31, 2013, 5:41 PM EDT
Nuggets GM and current NBA Executive of the Year Masai Ujiri couldn’t turn down the combination of more money and more power— he is leaving the Denver Nuggets to take over as the guy in charge of basketball operations for the Toronto Raptors. That according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. Masai Ujiri has accepted…
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This news really shouldn’t be a surprise — Nerlens Noel, because of his potential, is on top of everybody’s draft board. Well, not everybody because this time of year some media member is always making the pitch why the No. 2 or No. 3 picks should be taken over the presumptive No. 1. There were…
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We’ve already covered how LeBron James took over the third quarter of Game 5 and got the Heat a key win. Kay Adams and I talk a little about that, then some more about Chris Bosh and what he’s been bringing to the table. Actually, the conversation we have may be more than what he…
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Report: Celtics tried to land Jefferson or Millsap at trade deadline
May 31, 2013, 2:54 PM EDT
There has been buzz that Utah Jazz free agent Paul Millsap is the top off-season target of Danny Ainge and the Celtics. They certainly need help along the front line and Millsap would fit in that way. It’s just that the money thing makes it far more complex. But apparently Ainge was trying to land…
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“If they want to put an opera of all my charges on there or flops or whatever, go for it.” —Shane Battier This is the Internet, you ask for it and you might well get it. Great work by Trey Kerby of The Basketball Jones in creating this “flopera.”
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Remember this number and the next time you hear an NBA owner plead poverty, remind them to include increases in franchise valuation in that matrix. The Sacramento Kings sale closed escrow on Friday with the final sale price equates to a record $534 million that also incudes the Sleep Train Arena, the Maloof family announced.…
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After a few years Bay Area, Stephen Curry says he’s glad he didn’t fall to Knicks
May 31, 2013, 12:05 PM EDT
Stephen Curry was the No. 7 pick in the 2009 draft — behind Hasheem Thabeet, Tyreke Evans and Jonny Flynn (the last one was the David Kahn head scratcher of that draft). And he was taken one spot ahead of the New York Knicks (who took Jordan Hill). At the time, Curry was bummed he…
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LeBron says he ‘went back to his Cleveland days’ during third quarter of Game 5
May 31, 2013, 11:53 AM EDT
LeBron James was spectacular during the third quarter of the Heat’s Game 5 win over the Pacers, and took the game over in large part because he had no choice. During a tight first half, Indiana’s defense stifled Miami’s role players, while James preferred to be more passive in passing up open looks in a…
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If you are going to have a strong playoff run, do it right before you are a free agent — it makes you some extra scratch on your next deal. Indiana’s David West is a free agent this summer and plenty of teams have watched him this playoffs and thought the same things lot of…
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Nerlens Noel, absent another prospect stepping up to usurp his place, has been widely considered the likely No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. Otto Porter (positional fit), Ben McLemore (traditional skillset for his position) and Victor Oladipo (personality) have each garnered support in some corners to be selected by the Cavaliers, but it’s…
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The Knicks expect Jason Kidd will return next season. Kidd said his “plan” is to come back, too. But the guard still hasn’t completely made up his mind. Kidd, via Marc Berman of the New York Post: “I am thinking about it. We’ll see. I have to make a decision. We’ll see what happens. Right…
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Mario Chalmers, Udonis Haslem replace Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh as LeBron’s scoring sidekicks
May 31, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT
Chris Bosh missed the Heat’s first shot, Dwyane Wade missed their second, and Udonis Haslem missed their third. Of those three players, one attempted more shots than each of the other two and also didn’t miss again. Who was it? LeBron James has led the Heat in scoring in all five games of the Eastern…
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Who did you think would win a Roy Hibbert vs. Chris Bosh battle at the rim? Even though they haven’t matched up directly all the time, Hibbert has owned the battle of the centers in this series. It’s not close. Bosh is supposed to provide scoring from the midrange and beyond, pulling the Indiana big…
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Video: Clippers, Celtics discussions 'can't be wrong'
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Video: Elliot looks ahead to Game 6
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Video: If Heat lose, 'all hell will break loose'
