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Why James Harden — not Russell Westbrook — should be No. 1

Nobody is going to laugh at you and question the pick. In fact, there’s a good chance many will agree with it. Jim McCormick made a strong case for drafting Westbrook first, and he even found a way to weave the great Oscar Robertson into the story to support his case. More people play on […]

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Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas to see specialists about hip injury

The Celtics announced Saturday that Thomas will not play again this postseason after aggravating a hip ailment. Before Sunday’s 111-108 Game 3 Eastern Conference finals win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Thomas’ coach and teammates marveled at how he played through so much pain to get the Celtics this far. “There were times where you could […]

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First-year coach Clay Helton’s Georgia Southern Eagles ‘got after us,’ stun Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Huskers’ Timmy Bleekrode was wide left with a 52-yard field goal attempt as time ran out, and Georgia Southern players ran onto the field to celebrate the program’s first win in 13 games against Power Five opponents. It was also the third major upset of the day from Sun Belt Conference programs. Before the […]

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NBA eliminating restrictions on recruiting veteran players for G League rosters

Eliminating these restrictions will ease the process for NBA free agents with five years of service or more to join G League teams and be part of COVID-19 testing protocols, allowing them to more quickly be integrated into NBA rosters should the need arise due to a coronavirus outbreak. Over 100 players with NBA experience […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Zion doesn’t disappoint in debut

In a close loss to the Spurs on Wednesday evening, Williamson became the first NBA player — debut or not — to produce 20-plus points and seven rebounds while sinking four 3-pointers in under 20 minutes of play. He played just 18 minutes, but his 22 points marks the most in the shot-clock era (since […]

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Ben McLemore: The NBA lottery pick who lost his way, and his road back

“I was like, ‘Wow!’” McLemore told ESPN last month. “Coming back to the team who drafted me? They believed in me from the jump — a young kid from St. Louis. They are giving me the opportunity to show them why they drafted me in the first place.” But it quickly became clear McLemore was […]

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NBA Power Rankings Week 8: Lakers have most wins, but Bucks’ blowouts keep them No. 1

The win streak of the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t come close to being snapped this week, and they retain the top spot ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers. But here come the Boston Celtics surging right behind them to leap past the LA Clippers to round out the top four. Throughout the regular season, our panel […]

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NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2020 and 2021

Nearly half the league hit free agency in 2019. Plenty of stars changed teams, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker. The 2020 class won’t have the same star power or the same amount of cap space available, but 2021 will be absolutely loaded. Here’s our team-by-team look at all […]

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