Basketball
'Jokmas,' brother beefs and early signs of stardom: Nikola Jokic's rise to NBA champion
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Monday, 12 June 2023 22:40
DENVER -- Long before Nikola Jokic won his first NBA championship, his first Finals MVP and his back-to-back league MVPs, there was "Jokmas."It was 10 days before Christmas in 2016, and Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was "racking" his brain for solutions to jump-start his team, which was sputtering to a 9-16 start to the 2016-17 season.The Nuggets had been…
Sources: Heat's Herro to attempt return for G5
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Monday, 12 June 2023 11:19
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, who was officially upgraded to questionable Monday, is expected to dress and attempt to play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, sources told ESPN.Herro has been out since April 16, when he broke his right hand in Game 1 of the Heat's first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. He's still experiencing a level of…
Malone wants Nuggets 'desperate,' as if down 3-1
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Sunday, 11 June 2023 18:36
DENVER -- On the eve of the biggest game in Denver Nuggets franchise history, coach Michael Malone had a message for his team.Malone wants the Nuggets to turn the clock back to 2020 -- when they twice overcame a 3-1 series deficit in the Orlando bubble, first to the Utah Jazz in the first round and then to the LA…
A one-finger salute and the deep ties that bond Butler and the Heat
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Monday, 12 June 2023 00:14
AS JIMMY BUTLER and Max Strus prepare for each Miami Heat game in the 2023 NBA Finals, they have a ritual. It's one that Butler has gone out of his way to cultivate with all his teammates. Sometimes, it's a handshake, sometimes it's a series of handshakes -- but in Strus' case, it's just one finger.As Butler and Strus cross…
Love celebrates baby's birth, plans to play in G5
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Sunday, 11 June 2023 14:37
Miami Heat forward Kevin Love missed the team flight to Denver for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, but he had the best possible excuse.Love and his wife, Kate Bock, became parents on Saturday. Love flew to Denver on his own, arriving in time for the team's film session and media responsibilities on Sunday.Game 5 is Monday, with the Nuggets…
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