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Heat down Butler, Pels down Zion: What to know about Friday's play-in games
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Friday, 19 April 2024 14:31
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe NBA play-in tournament has already taken its toll on the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and New Orleans Pelicans, all of whom suffered significant injuries earlier this week.The Heat will be without star Jimmy Butler, who led them to the NBA Finals a year ago but suffered an MCL injury that is expected to keep him out for…
Coban Porter, brother of Nuggets star, sentenced
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Friday, 19 April 2024 14:13
EmailPrintCoban Porter, the younger brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., has been sentenced to six years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in Colorado last year.Porter was sentenced Friday for the January 2023 crash in Denver that killed Kathy Limon Rothman and seriously injured her passenger. Porter, who caused the crash after he…
Brunson using season-ending turnover as fuel
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Friday, 19 April 2024 14:13
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsGREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Ahead of the New York Knicks opening up the playoffs Saturday night at Madison Square Garden against the Philadelphia 76ers, Knicks star Jalen Brunson admitted he spent all summer thinking about his turnover in the closing moments of New York's Game 6 loss to the Miami Heat last spring."A lot more than you would think,"…
Bulls' Caruso (ankle) expects to play vs. Heat
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Friday, 19 April 2024 10:30
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMIAMI -- Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso says he expects to play in Friday's play-in game against the Heat, he told ESPN following shootaround Friday morning.Caruso sustained a left ankle injury on Wednesday night when center Andre Drummond stepped on his right foot during the Bulls' victory over the Atlanta Hawks in the play-in tournament. After colliding with…
Celtics title faves, but Boston-Denver Finals close
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Friday, 19 April 2024 11:16
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Boston Celtics, with home-court advantage throughout the playoffs and a perceived easier path to the Finals, are the consensus betting favorites to win the NBA title at sportsbooks around the nation. But oddsmakers say a Finals rematch with the defending champion Denver Nuggets would be nearly a toss-up.The Celtics are the title favorites at +145 at ESPN…
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