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NBA All-Star Game: Best dunks, skills and action from Team LeBron vs. Team Durant
It was Team LeBron vs. Team Durant with LeBron James and Kevin Durant serving as captains. They drafted their teams earlier this week. The Utah Jazz, the team with the NBA’s best record, had Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert picked last. Sunday’s festivities started with some drama as Philadelphia 76ers’ All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben […]
Continue readingGolden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry wins NBA 3-point contest; Indiana Pacers’ Domantas Sabonis takes skills challenge
Curry scored 28 points in the final round of the 3-point contest, nailing his last money ball shot (worth two points) to beat Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley‘s total of 27. “I could hear whatever crowd was in here, I could hear the temperature rise a little bit,” Curry said when asked about his final […]
Continue readingLeBron James takes Giannis Antetokounmpo first in 2021 NBA All-Star draft; Utah Jazz stars go last
But this year, with Kevin Durant getting the other captaincy opposite James, he made sure he would be playing alongside the NBA’s two-time reigning Most Valuable Player by taking him with the first overall pick of Thursday night’s All-Star Game draft on TNT. “I just try to pick players that can complement one another,” James […]
Continue readingWhy Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown haven’t been enough for the Boston Celtics this season
One is led by two under-25 All-Stars and carries the expectations of having reached the conference finals in three of the past four seasons. The other has eight players in their first or second year in the NBA, with most having been unable to earn a consistent spot in the team’s rotation. The divide between […]
Continue readingStephen Curry, Devin Booker among stars named to this weekend’s roster for NBA’s annual 3-point contest
The league revealed the 15 players Tuesday who will be taking part in the other on-court events besides the All-Star Game in Atlanta, with the overwhelming majority of them pulling double duty between those competitions and the game itself. Curry, Booker, the Boston duo of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, Chicago’s Zach LaVine and Utah’s […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings: Luka Doncic snaps the Brooklyn Nets’ streak; the Miami Heat stay hot
Backed by three straight wins, the Knicks are one of only four Eastern Conference teams — the Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks are the others — with records greater than .500. But the Miami Heat are on their way to joining that group. Jimmy Butler & Co. have won six straight, are getting […]
Continue readingBoston Celtics back on winning track thanks to Kemba Walker’s big night
BOSTON — The Celtics — already mired in a three-game losing streak, and having lost eight of their past 11 games — found themselves down 18-4 five minutes into Friday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers. It was the kind of performance that, had fans been allowed into TD Garden, would’ve been met with a […]
Continue readingBrooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant remains NBA All-Star Game captain despite not playing
Durant and fellow All-Star Game captain LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers will each draft a roster out of the pool of selected All-Stars. The All-Star draft will air on TNT on March 4. It remained unclear whether Durant will travel to Atlanta for the game on March 7. Durant has missed the Nets’ […]
Continue readingBrooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant out through All-Star break with left hamstring strain
“Well, it sucks to not have Kevin,” Nets coach Steve Nash said. “He’s an amazing, amazing basketball player. And, anytime you have the Lamborghini in the garage, it’s meant to be on the road. So, we’re all disappointed.” Earlier this week, Nash said that Durant would be back for one of the team’s games prior […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Is Gallinari primed for a scoring binge?
Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Prepare with rankings & analysis >> Gallinari had scored just 35 total points across his past four games but erupted for a season-high 38 last night. With Cam Reddish, Bogdan […]
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