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The Milwaukee Bucks star said that he feels well after his calf injury and added that qualifying for the Olympics and the thought that his children will see him in Paris is a motivation. The 30-year-old two-time NBA MVP argued that success for Greece translates into being able to inspire children to play basketball for the national team. “I haven’t engaged in practice with … [Read more...] about
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There are rumblings that the Bucks would like to play a more versatile style of defense next season, which raises the question of whether Brook Lopez has a future there. Trading Brook Lopez for Brown is a perfect match of salaries, and then the Raptors could flip Lopez elsewhere. The amount of screening and cutting Brown could do in support of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian … [Read more...] about Brook Lopez odd man out in Milwaukee?
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Fun detail from today’s story: Jayson Tatum’s longtime trainer Drew Hanlen had been in Greece training a “new client” for most of the Finals. I’ll let you guess who that might be…he flew from Athens to Boston Monday morning to make Game 5 … [Read more...] about
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NBA Finals ratings sank to COVID-era levels for the Mavericks’ Game 4 rout of the Celtics. Friday’s Celtics-Mavericks NBA Finals Game 4 averaged 9.62 million viewers on ABC, according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal — marking the least-watched Finals game since Suns-Bucks Game 3 in July 2021 (9.25M) and the least-watched Game 4 since Lakers-Heat in the 2020 “bubble,” … [Read more...] about
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They’ve been together for most of the past decade, with Kidd hiring Sweeney for his stints in Milwaukee and now Dallas. “It’s a great partnership,” Kidd said. In the process, Sweeney, who previously interviewed with the Hornets and Jazz for their head-coaching positions, accumulated quite a Rolodex. While with Brooklyn, he notably earned the respect of Kevin Garnett, who … [Read more...] about