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Rockets unsure of Westbrook's status for playoffs
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Wednesday, 12 August 2020 15:38
Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook's availability for the beginning of the NBA playoffs is uncertain after an MRI revealed a strained muscle in his right quadriceps, the team announced Wednesday.Westbrook will not play in the remainder of the seeding schedule and will be reevaluated before the playoffs begin next week.The team had planned for Westbrook to sit out Wednesday's game…
Giannis suspended 1 game for Wagner head-butt
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Wednesday, 12 August 2020 15:38
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Giannis Antetokounmpo has been suspended for Milwaukee's final game of the regular season, handed a one-game penalty Wednesday for headbutting Washington's Moe Wagner.It's unknown if Antetokounmpo would have played in Thursday's game against Memphis anyway, given that the Bucks have already secured the No. 1 overall seed in the NBA playoffs that start next week.Antetokounmpo…
NBA campus intel: Clippers, Nuggets eager to get back to full strength
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Wednesday, 12 August 2020 14:14
Before LA Clippers practice on Tuesday, coach Doc Rivers allowed himself a brief moment to wonder what it will be like having Montrezl Harrell back with the team.Harrell, who left the bubble last month to tend to a family emergency, is currently in quarantine after returning and could potentially rejoin the team Friday."It would be kind of nice to have…
Kings owner: Bring voting 'up to speed' in U.S.
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Wednesday, 12 August 2020 11:49
Sacramento Kings owner and chairman Vivek Ranadive thinks the way Americans vote in elections is long overdue for a change."Let's make voting as easy as ordering an Uber," Ranadive told ESPN in a phone interview this week. "We're kind of in the digital era right now. I call it Civilization 3.0. You know, 1.0 was kind of the agricultural era.…
NBA players' casual relationships get bubble ban
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Wednesday, 12 August 2020 11:49
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- As the NBA prepares for the arrival of team guests into the bubble for the start of the conference semifinals this month, the league is requiring players to provide proof of "long-standing relationships" with non-family members, according to a memo obtained by ESPN.The NBA and National Basketball Players Association negotiated terms that preclude players from…
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