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Vanessa Bryant, Kobe estate end run with Nike
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Monday, 19 April 2021 21:39
With Kobe Bryant's five-year, post-retirement endorsement extension with Nike having expired this month, Vanessa Bryant and the Kobe Bryant estate elected not to renew the partnership, she confirmed to ESPN in a statement Monday night."Kobe's Nike contract expired on 4/13/21," Vanessa Bryant, widow of the Lakers legend, told ESPN. "Kobe and Nike have made some of the most beautiful basketball…
Rockets' Sterling Brown recovering from assault
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Monday, 19 April 2021 21:39
Houston Rockets small forward Sterling Brown suffered facial lacerations during an assault Sunday night, the team said.In a statement Monday, the Rockets said Brown "had no prior knowledge of or interaction with the assailants."He is expected to make a full recovery, according to the team.The Rockets are in Miami for a Monday night matchup against the Heat. Brown is with…
Power Rankings: Why the season's final month starts with a new No. 1 team
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Monday, 19 April 2021 06:58
A few quality wins have propelled the Philadelphia 76ers back into our No. 1 spot.Joel Embiid and the 76ers have won four straight, with the past three coming against playoff teams in the LA Clippers, Brooklyn Nets and Dallas Mavericks. The Utah Jazz, meanwhile, have dropped two of their past four games, including a 12-point overtime loss to a Los…
Heat hope Bam's shot to beat Nets sparks run
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Sunday, 18 April 2021 18:05
Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo pulled out his phone, looking to see who had texted him after his game-winning baseline jumper to beat the visiting Brooklyn Nets 109-107 at the buzzer on Sunday."Let's check," he said, scrolling through a pile of messages. "My mommy. Juwan Howard. And all my friends and homeboys. Closest people."With the game tied, the Heat…
SVG: Pels 'deserved to lose' after late mistakes
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Sunday, 18 April 2021 16:52
New Orleans Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy said his team "deserved to lose" after two mistakes at the end of regulation led to a 122-112 overtime loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon.The Pelicans led by three with 7.8 seconds to go at the end of regulation, and the instructions from the bench were to foul whenever the…
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Sunday, 18 April 2021 14:57
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Sunday, 18 April 2021 14:57
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Durant hurts thigh, exits in 1st quarter vs. Heat
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Curry scores 47, matches Kobe with torrid streak
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Tatum scores 44, earns Curry's respect after duel
Saturday, 17 April 2021 16:18
Source: Lakers to skip White House on D.C. trip
Saturday, 17 April 2021 10:01
Butler calls sluggish Heat 'soft,' urges 'bully ball'
Saturday, 17 April 2021 08:11
Sources: MRI clean, but Mitchell to miss games
Saturday, 17 April 2021 00:01
Streaking Knicks cite early faith for winning ways
Friday, 16 April 2021 20:33
Celtics sign former No. 2 overall pick Parker
Friday, 16 April 2021 18:24
Harden 'progressing well,' but return still TBD
Friday, 16 April 2021 18:24
Lillard misses Friday's game with hamstring issue
Friday, 16 April 2021 15:19
Sources: X-rays negative on Jazz star Mitchell
Friday, 16 April 2021 10:23
D-Wade leaps into ownership with stake in Jazz
Friday, 16 April 2021 10:07
USC 7-footer Mobley declares for NBA draft
Thursday, 15 April 2021 07:25
The MVP race has turned into a Nikola Jokic runaway
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GSW: Wiseman surgery a success, back in '21-22
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Lakers' Davis cleared for practice, nearing return
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