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Cavs' Markkanen placed in NBA's health protocols
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Wednesday, 03 November 2021 12:01
CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers forward Lauri Markkanen has joined teammate Kevin Love and entered the NBA's health and safety protocols.The team said Markkanen will miss Wednesday's game against Portland and his status will be updated "at the appropriate time."The 7-foot Markkanen is in his first season with Cleveland after being acquired in a trade from Chicago. He's averaging 12.9 points and…
LA County settles with 2 families over leaked pics
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Tuesday, 02 November 2021 17:04
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County agreed Tuesday to pay $2.5 million to two families who lost relatives in last year's helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven other people.The Board of Supervisors approved a settlement of two federal lawsuits filed by the Altobelli and Mauser families alleging they suffered emotional distress over graphic photographs of the…
Bucks' Middleton tests positive for COVID-19
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Tuesday, 02 November 2021 17:04
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton has tested positive for COVID-19, coach Mike Budenholzer revealed before Tuesday's game against the Detroit Pistons.Middleton missed Sunday's game against the Utah Jazz with what the team initially believed was a non-COVID illness, before he entered the NBA's health and safety protocols ahead of Tuesday's game."We thought he just had a head cold or some…
NBA sees progress on 'non-basketball move' front
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Tuesday, 02 November 2021 17:04
Monty McCutchen, the NBA's vice president of referee development and training, said Tuesday afternoon that he's pleased with the league's progress toward eliminating foul calls on non-basketball moves.He added that his officials are still working to strike the right balance between not calling those non-basketball moves and missing some defensive fouls, and that the league is still committed to offensive…
Sources: Simmons refusing 76ers' mental help
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Tuesday, 02 November 2021 15:19
The Philadelphia 76ers are increasingly frustrated with Ben Simmons' refusal to accept organizational assistance to address his mental readiness to play, sources told ESPN.While Simmons has been working with team doctors to treat a back ailment, he has been unwilling to meet with team doctors to discuss his mental readiness, sources said.Instead, sources said, Simmons has worked with mental health…
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