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Jazz fined $100K for repeated Markkanen DNPs
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Wednesday, 12 March 2025 20:09
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe NBA on Wednesday fined the Utah Jazz $100,000 for violating its player participation policy.According to the league, the violation occurred when the Jazz failed to make power forward Lauri Markkanen available when Utah took on the host Washington Wizards on March 5, "as well as other recent games."Markkanen is a "star player" under the policy because he…
Plumlee, Adams ejected after first-half skirmish
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Wednesday, 12 March 2025 20:09
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsHOUSTON -- A heavyweight wrestling match broke out Wednesday night at the Toyota Center, resulting in the ejections of a pair of big men: the Houston Rockets' Steven Adams and the Phoenix Suns' Mason Plumlee.Adams and Plumlee got tangled up while battling for rebounding position on a made jumper by Houston's Jalen Green with just over three minutes…
Sources: LeBron returns to L.A. for treatment
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Wednesday, 12 March 2025 20:09
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLakers star forward LeBron James has returned to Los Angeles, per medical recommendation, as he continues to progress well from a strained left groin, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Wednesday.The Lakers have two games remaining on their current four-game road trip: a back-to-back Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks and Friday against the Denver Nuggets.L.A. is 0-2 on…
Zion posts 2nd triple-double in 2 weeks in Pels' win
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Wednesday, 12 March 2025 00:13
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW ORLEANS -- Shortly after Zion Williamson's second triple-double in two weeks, he was asked whether he might be in the best shape of his career, and if he'd really shed as many as 20 pounds from his listed weight of 284.The 6-foot-6 star power forward smiled as he began to deliver his teasing answer."I guess I'm going…
Cavs win 15th straight for 2nd time this season
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Wednesday, 12 March 2025 00:13
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCLEVELAND -- The wins and accomplishments keep piling up for the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers. They've been so frequent that players are having a tough time keeping track."What did we do? Oh, we clinched the Central Division," center Jarrett Allen said, chuckling. "That's something. We had fun tonight. We still celebrate the little things."There was nothing little about the…
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