Daily Archives: June 12, 2024

Kristaps Porzingis’ ‘rare’ injury: Explaining medically what Celtics center is dealing with during NBA Finals

Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis is heading back to the sidelines. Late in the team’s Game 2 win over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals on Sunday, Porzingis suffered a “torn medial retinaculum, allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon” in his left leg. He was ruled out of Wednesday night’s Game 3 about 90 minutes before tip-off in …

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Eye for talent ‘unmatched’: Magic Johnson shares memories of Jerry West

Magic Johnson said he and Jerry West, pictured together in 1979, would meet once a week to critique Johnson’s previous three or four games. “I loved it because I’m getting this knowledge from the great Jerry West,” said Johnson, whose father “idolized” the coach. (Associated Press) When Magic Johnson heard the news that friend Jerry West had died early Wednesday …

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Michael Jordan releases statement on NBA legend Jerry West’s passing

Michael Jordan releases statement on NBA legend Jerry West’s passing originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich Greatness knows greatness. And the depth to Michael Jordan’s statement honoring NBA legend Jerry West following news of West’s passing on Wednesday speaks to the appreciation Jordan owned for his fellow Hall of Famer. West, who rose …

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Arkansas To Play Miami In ACC/SEC Challenge

Head coach John Calipari and the Arkansas basketball team will travel to play at the Miami Hurricanes in the second year of the ACC/SEC Challenge during the 2024-25 season. The game is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec 3, and the tipoff time has yet to be released. All ACC/SEC Challenge games will be broadcast on the ESPN platforms. PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxvY2sgc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxv Y2stLXR3ZWV0Jz4KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nY2VudGVyX3R3ZWV0Jz48YmxvY2tx dW90ZSBjbGFzcz0idHdpdHRlci10d2VldCI+PHAgbGFuZz0iZW4iIGRpcj0i …

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Sources: James Borrego, Kenny Atkinson, Micah Nori advancing in Cavaliers head coaching search

Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego, shown with Zion Williamson, has been a popular name in this year’s coaching cycle. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) The Cavaliers will have at least three candidates in town this week to interview for Cleveland’s head coaching vacancy, league sources told Yahoo Sports. New Orleans Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego completed a visit …

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Arkansas will face Miami in 2024 ACC-SEC Challenge

Another piece of John Calipari’s non-conference basketball schedule came into focus Wednesday afternoon. Veteran college basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported that the Arkansas Razorbacks will face the Miami Hurricanes as part of the 2024 ACC-SEC Challenge, The game will played December 3 at Miami’s Watsco Center. The Razorbacks have played Miami only one other time in school history, a 75-71 …

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2015 NBA Finals: Game 6 Minimovie

For the first time in 40 years, the Golden State Warriors are NBA Champions. Here’s an all-access pass to the Warriors … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMZqOJAVCdU Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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Ball is life, Jerry West its logo

Ball is life. This is what they say on playgrounds across America. Perhaps more than any other team sport, basketball does have a way of drawing its legends back to the game long after their playing days are done — if they ever left at all. Their omnipresence has always tied its future to its present. Nobody embodied this more …

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Kristaps Porzingis injury update: Celtics big man participates in shootaround ahead of Game 3 vs. Mavericks

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is listed as questionable for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, but he was the first player on the court for the team’s shootaround on Wednesday. Porzingis did not appear to be limping and was not wearing a brace, according to multiple reports. The team announced Tuesday afternoon that Porzingis has …

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Duke To Play Auburn In ACC-SEC Challenge

Duke will be at home for the ACC-SEC Challenge this year after going on the road last season. The Blue Devils will play host to Auburn on Dec. 4, the program announced Wednesday afternoon. Other matchups in the second iteration of the cross-conference event can be found here. Auburn is coming off a 27-8 season in which it was upset …

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Remembering Jerry West, an instrumental architect of Warriors’ dynasty

Remembering Jerry West, an instrumental architect of Warriors’ dynasty originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area If you’re a citizen of Dub Nation, you can appreciate Jerry West for securing and retaining the gift of Klay Thompson and whispering profoundly persuasive words into the ear of Kevin Durant. If you live in Lakers Nation, you can thank West for drafting …

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Remembering Jerry West’s impact on the NBA

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill reacts to the news of Jerry West’s passing by talking about all of the ways he has impacted the NBA over the last 60+ years. View more Video Transcript When you think of winning in the NBA, you think of Jerry West, he might be the most decorated figure in league’s history. It’s …

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2024 ACC-SEC Challenge: See all 16 matchups for college basketball event

The 2024-25 college basketball season isn’t tipping off for another five months, but one of the sport’s marquee non-conference events has reportedly been set. Matchups for the second annual ACC-SEC Challenge have been determined, as reported by college basketball insider Jon Rothstein Wednesday, a group of games highlighted by what are expected to be some of the best teams in …

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Kristaps Porzingis injury: Three ways Mavericks can take advantage of big man’s potential NBA Finals absence

News broke on Tuesday that Kristaps Porzingis suffered a “torn medial retinaculum, allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon” in his left leg during Game 2 and is considered “day-to-day” moving forward.  That’s a lot of medical jargon, and the link above tells you what you need to know about what is apparently an extremely rare injury, but for the purposes of …

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Wisconsin basketball hires new director of recruiting and scouting

Wisconsin basketball announced the hire of director of recruiting and scouting Isaac Wodajo on Wednesday. Wodajo was most recently a special assistant to the head coach at Northern Kentucky, that after spending 2022-23 as the head coach at Wabash Valley College (JUCO). The young assistant began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under current Marquette head coach Shaka Smart …

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