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'Overlooked' Bucks fueled by Christmas Day snub
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Monday, 30 September 2024 16:02
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks will not play on Christmas Day this season, the first time since 2017 the team was not scheduled on, perhaps, the NBA's marquee slate of regular-season games.Their absence from the schedule was taken note of by coach Doc Rivers during the team's media day Monday to emphasize a feeling shared by some of…
'It's kind of nuts': JJ Redick, LeBron and the NBA's next great coaching experiment
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Monday, 30 September 2024 16:02
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsTWO WEEKS BEFORE the start of training camp, JJ Redick sat in a workroom at the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility with his legs crossed, a team-issued quarter-zip up top and Nike Kobe sneakers down below. ("I never wore them when I played," Redick told ESPN, "but now that I'm here, [Lakers GM] Rob [Pelinka] has the hookup.")…
Pistons holding Thompson out of contact drills
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Monday, 30 September 2024 12:17
EmailPrintDETROIT -- Pistons small forward Ausar Thompson is being held out of contact drills at the start of training camp after having a season-ending blood clot during his rookie year.Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon said Thompson is working through a medical process with the NBA and National Basketball Players Association.Thompson said Monday that he feels great, but doesn't…
Heat's Spoelstra: Butler needs me, I need him
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Monday, 30 September 2024 12:17
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsEntering their sixth year together, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra believes a breakthrough in his relationship with Jimmy Butler is imminent.That thesis is based almost entirely on longevity and mutual need."When you get to that many years together, there's a lot of unspoken understanding," Spoelstra said at Miami's media day Monday."He's at a point now where he needs…
Embiid drops '25 to 30' with playoff health as goal
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Monday, 30 September 2024 12:17
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCAMDEN, N.J. -- Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid said he has lost "25 to 30 pounds" this offseason and he's entering his 11th NBA season with one goal -- to have the first fully healthy playoff run of his career."I still got a ways to go. I still want to lose more, but it's a process" Embiid said…
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