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'For special occasions': Inside the lab where Luka and Kyrie create their wildest moves
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024 19:01
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsGOD SHAMMGOD ENTERS into a defensive stance, the 3-foot long padded extensions strapped to each arm serving as tools against the isolation wizardry of Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic.They're in the middle of one-on-one work inside the Mavs' practice facility, and Shammgod is shading to the left side of Doncic's hip to prevent the superstar from launching into…
Kristaps Porzingis injury: How it impacts both the Celtics and Mavericks
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024 15:01
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDALLAS -- The NBA Finals got a major shakeup the day before Game 3 (Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC) with the Boston Celtics announcing Kristaps Porzingis had suffered a "rare injury," putting his status for Wednesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks -- and the rest of the series -- in doubt.Porzingis has a torn medial retinaculum in…
Kyrie tells 'hermano' Luka: 'I got to play better'
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024 13:23
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDALLAS -- The blame for the Dallas Mavericks being down 2-0 in the NBA Finals begins with Kyrie Irving.Irving made that clear during a conversation with his co-star Luka Doncic in the wake of the Mavs' Game 2 loss Sunday night to the Boston Celtics."It started with me just telling my hermano I got to play better for…
Porzingis has 'rare injury'; G3 status uncertain
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024 13:23
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCeltics center Kristaps Porzingis suffered what the team called a "rare injury" to his left leg and is considered day-to-day for Boston's upcoming games in the NBA Finals.The Celtics announced Tuesday that Porzingis has a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg."It's kind of a random situation," Porzingis said Tuesday. "I…
Sources: Luka had pain-killing shot before Game 2
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024 13:23
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDALLAS -- Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic received a pain-killing injection to numb the area of his thoracic contusion before Dallas' loss to the Boston Celtics in Sunday's Game 2, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.The expectation is that Doncic will receive another injection before Wednesday's Game 3, sources said, as the Mavs attempt to get their first win…
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