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Ntilikina, Knicks' top pick in '17, signs with Mavs
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Thursday, 16 September 2021 19:39
DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks signed free agent Frank Ntilikina on Thursday, adding the guard picked one spot before their selection of Dennis Smith Jr. in the top 10 of the 2017 draft.Ntilikina spent four years with the New York Knicks, who drafted him eighth overall four years ago. Smith went ninth to the Mavericks, who traded the point guard…
Giannis' mom, brother get Greek citizenship
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Thursday, 16 September 2021 12:33
ATHENS, Greece -- NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo was in Greece for a meeting with the country's prime minister Thursday and a special ceremony to bestow Greek citizenship on his mother, Veronica, and younger brother Alex.Antetokounmpo, who led the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA championship in July, attended the ceremony at the official residence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.Antetokounmpo, 26, was…
Bucks make landmark announcer hire in Byington
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Wednesday, 15 September 2021 16:46
The Milwaukee Bucks have named Lisa Byington as the team's new television play-by-play announcer on Bally Sports Wisconsin, making her the first woman to handle full-time TV play-by-play duties for a major men's professional sports team.Byington replaces longtime Bucks announcer Jim Paschke, who retired following the 2020-21 season after serving as the team's television play-by-play announcer for the previous 35…
Virus forces Mexico City G League team to Texas
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Tuesday, 14 September 2021 15:18
The NBA G League announced its first Latin American expansion team, the Mexico City Capitanes, will debut this November amid a format change to the competition's schedule.Due to concerns stemming from international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Capitanes will play their home games in Fort Worth, Texas. Last season, the NBA's Toronto Raptors experienced a similar fate, forgoing home…
Sources: NBA players won't have to get vaccine
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Tuesday, 14 September 2021 15:18
NBA players will not be mandated to get vaccinated against COVID-19, league sources tell ESPN.The NBA and NBPA continue to negotiate aspects of COVID-related protocols and procedures for the upcoming 2021-22 campaign, but the NBPA has refused to budge on its demand that players not be required to take the vaccine, sources say, and any proposal that mandates vaccination remains…
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