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This was the season when NBA team culture combusted
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Saturday, 09 March 2019 07:07
THE NBA REGULAR season is finally over, and if the signals emanating from locker rooms over the past six months offer any indication, the end couldn't come soon enough. The league wasn't without its feel-good stories -- the ascendant Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets, Luka 'n' Trae -- but 2018-19 might be best remembered as the NBA's winter of discontent.The…
KCP: Lakers 'lost themselves' at trade deadline
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 22:29
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Looking into the rearview mirror at a season that went awry, several members of the Los Angeles Lakers spoke openly about the affect trade-deadline rumors surrounding the team's pursuit of Anthony Davis had on the locker room."At the trade deadline, everybody kind of lost themselves," guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said on Wednesday after his exit interview with…
Nuggets clinch No. 2 seed; Rockets 4th seed
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 23:46
LOS ANGELES -- The Golden State Warriors will begin their three-peat quest against an old rival in the LA Clippers, while the Denver Nuggets will look to prove they are legitimate challengers to the champs as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.The West playoff seeding was finalized late Wednesday night when Denver and the Portland Trail Blazers…
Embiid (knee) may miss 76ers' playoff opener
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 19:04
PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid's achy left knee may prevent the All-Star from playing in the Philadelphia 76ers' playoff opener.General manager Elton Brand said Wednesday that Embiid was expected to play in the postseason, but added it was "possible" the 7-foot center wouldn't be ready for the first game. Embiid sat out Wednesday's regular-season finale against Chicago, his fifth absence in…
Durant gets 16th T, but no suspension for Game 1
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 18:50
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant picked up his 16th technical foul during the first quarter of Wednesday's regular-season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies, but he will not be suspended because the amount of technical fouls does not carry over into the postseason.The technical foul was called with 9:39 left in the first quarter, leaving both Durant…
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