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After missing two key free throws, Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard takes some jabs on social media from short-handed Clippers
After watching Damian Lillard shockingly miss two free throws with a chance to put the Portland Trail Blazers up one with 18.6 seconds left, Patrick Beverley celebrated on the LA Clippers’ bench by imitating Lillard’s trademark Dame Time celebration by pointing to his wrist before later waving goodbye at Lillard and the Blazers. When told […]
Continue readingNBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]
Continue readingNBA restart: Rosters, schedules and standings projections for every team
With scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]
Continue readingHow the Heat and Raptors uncover hidden talent
“I had to make sure nobody was looking over my shoulder reading my texts,” agent Adam Pensack said. “Several of the teams I was texting with were sitting near me and I didn’t want them to see the conversations I was having about TD. It was a very unique situation.” Brian Windhorst and guests break […]
Continue readingLou Williams (calf) out for short-handed Clippers
The Sixth Man of the Year has a sore right calf and is considered day-to-day. The Clippers play against the Timberwolves on Friday and then at Chicago on Saturday night. Head coach Doc Rivers said at the Friday morning shootaround that Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are available to play against the Timberwolves. The Clippers […]
Continue readingKawhi Leonard out vs. Pacers; Paul George says he’ll play vs. former team
The All-Star LA Clippers forward will miss the second of a back-to-back set with the official description on the injury report as “Injury/Illness — Left Knee; Injury Management — Left Knee Soreness.” The Clippers will also be without Landry Shamet (high left ankle sprain), JaMychal Green (bruised tailbone) and Rodney McGruder (right hamstring strain). All-Star […]
Continue readingLA Clippers’ Patrick Beverley ruled out Friday at Timberwolves with concussion
Beverley ran into a Marc Gasol screen and took an inadvertent elbow to the head. He left with 9:36 remaining in the third quarter, then was evaluated and ruled out by the Clippers. The Clippers, who won 112-92, were already banged up before Beverley’s injury. They played the Raptors without shooting guard Landry Shamet (ankle), […]
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