Basketball
Why the NBA MVP race just got closer than ever
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Thursday, 16 March 2023 16:59
Exactly one month ago, ESPN released its second of three straw polls tracking the NBA's Most Valuable Player race for the 2022-23 season, and it had a very clear result: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic as the heavy favorite to claim his third straight award.Thursday saw Las Vegas tell a different tale, as Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has joined…
Sources: Hawks extend Bogdanovic four years
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Thursday, 16 March 2023 14:58
Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic has agreed to a four-year, $68 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Thursday.Bogdanovic declined his $18 million player option for the 2023-24 season and replaces it with a new long-term deal, sources said.Bogdanovic's representatives at Wasserman finalized the deal with Hawks general manager Landry Fields this week, sources said.At 30, Bogdanovic is averaging 14…
Sources: Bulls' Ball to have third knee surgery
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Thursday, 16 March 2023 14:58
Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball will undergo a third surgical procedure on his left knee in 14 months and concerns persist about his eventual ability to resume his career, sources told ESPN on Thursday.The third surgery could cost him most -- if not all -- of the 2023-24 season, sources said.Ball -- who hasn't appeared in an NBA game since…
Embiid catches Jokic as favorite for NBA MVP
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Thursday, 16 March 2023 10:28
The betting odds to win MVP of the NBA regular season moved dramatically this week at sportsbooks, with 76ers star Joel Embiid catching Denver's Nikola Jokic, the longtime favorite, in what's turning out to be a close race.Embiid moved from a 2-1 underdog to an odds-on favorite Wednesday. Jokic had been the clear-cut favorite since Feb. 1 at sportsbooks and,…
Lakers 'running out of time,' fall to lowly Rockets
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Wednesday, 15 March 2023 23:07
HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets came into Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers tied with the Detroit Pistons for fewest wins in the NBA this season with 16. They proceeded to go up by as many as 18 points in the first half en route to a 114-110 victory."We've talked about it and I've said it before games,…
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