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Sources: NBA talks fewer games, in-season event
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 09:35
The NBA is formally exploring how it might use its 75th anniversary season as an opportunity to test some of its bolder initiatives -- not only a mid-season cup and postseason play-in tournament, but also a reduction in the 82-game regular season schedule.On a June 17 conference call, a committee that consists of approximately a dozen top team executives from…
Sources: Durant declines $31.5M player option
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 13:42
Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant has declined his $31.5 million player option and will become an unrestricted free agent, league sources told ESPN.Durant's business manager, Rich Kleiman, informed Warriors general manager Bob Myers of the decision in recent days.Durant and Kleiman are together in New York, where they've been mulling Durant's free-agency options. So far, it has been a…
Celtics' Smart optimistic about state of franchise
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Tuesday, 25 June 2019 14:08
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Things haven't exactly gone according to plan for the Boston Celtics.And yet, as the start of free agency approaches this weekend, Marcus Smart remains optimistic about the state of the franchise -- even as both Kyrie Irving and Al Horford appear headed elsewhere next month."I'm excited," Smart said Tuesday afternoon at his annual basketball camp at Brandeis…
Brees 'passes torch' to Zion with signed jersey
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Tuesday, 25 June 2019 13:11
Drew Brees welcomed Zion Williamson to New Orleans with a framed jersey from the quarterback on which he wrote, "Passing the torch to you!"The New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday tweeted video of Williamson's reaction to receiving the gift that was waiting for him when he arrived in New Orleans."Wow, passing the torch. Am I ready to take that on? The…
Ujiri to stay in Toronto, 'confident' about Kawhi
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Tuesday, 25 June 2019 09:56
Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri says he's staying with the team he helped build into an NBA champion.Ujiri made the announcement to reporters during his season-ending media availability."I love it here. My family loves it here. My wife loves it here, which is very important. My kids are Canadians. You want to win more. ... In my…
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