Basketball
Riley fined for tampering over LeBron comments
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Wednesday, 09 June 2021 12:47
Miami Heat president Pat Riley was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for violating the league's anti-tampering rule.Riley was fined for comments made during a June 4 radio interview regarding Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who played for the Heat from 2010 to 2014 before returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers."I would leave the key under the doormat if…
Source: LeBron to wear jersey No. 6 next season
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Wednesday, 09 June 2021 12:47
LeBron James plans to change his Los Angeles Lakers jersey number to No. 6 next season, a source confirmed to ESPN.James had worn No. 23 during his first three seasons with the Lakers. The number change was first reported Wednesday by The Athletic.Fellow Lakers star Anthony Davis will keep his No. 3, a source told ESPN.
Sources: Bjorkgren fired by Pacers after 1 year
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Wednesday, 09 June 2021 10:33
After one tumultuous season, the Indiana Pacers fired coach Nate Bjorkgren on Wednesday, sources told ESPN.Pacers management met with Bjorkgren on Tuesday to discuss his future and ultimately decided that the disconnect between him and a veteran locker room with playoff aspirations had created an insurmountable gulf, sources said. Bjorkgren had one guaranteed year left on his original three-year contract,…
PG welcomes 'Playoff P' taunts, vows better play
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Wednesday, 09 June 2021 01:30
SALT LAKE CITY -- As LA Clippers forward Paul George stood at the line with 10 minutes, 11 seconds remaining in Tuesday night's second-round Game 1, Utah Jazz fans serenaded him with chants of "Playoff P!"And with 1:37 left, the taunt of choice, and the loudest of the night, was an "overrated" chant that many of the 18,007 fans echoed…
Mitchell takes over, scores 45 to spark Jazz rally
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Wednesday, 09 June 2021 01:30
Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell didn't feel well at halftime of Tuesday's Game 1 against the visiting LA Clippers. He was a bit under the weather, feeling nauseated and a little light-headed. And he really felt sick about his performance in the first half."Yeah, I was definitely feeling it a little bit, but sometimes you've just got to dig deep…
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