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Knicks falter in fourth quarter, lose to Cavaliers, 110-104

The Knicks let a second-half lead slip away and lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers, 110-104, on Monday night. Here are the takeaways… -Things got off to a slow start offensively for both teams with neither side able to settle into a groove thanks to some strong defensive play. New York missed its first seven three-point attempts while Cleveland went 1-for-7 …

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5 NBA overreactions: Lakers, Clippers, Thunder & Warriors with J.A. Adande | Good Word with Goodwill

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Good Word with Goodwill On this episode of The Good Word with Goodwill, legendary basketball journalist and columnist J.A. Adande joins the show and tells us about his weekend, where he was honored with the Curt Gowdy Print Media Award and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of …

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Embiid given technical foul for towel waving from sidelines

Embiid given technical foul for towel waving from sidelines originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NBA assessed Joel Embiid a technical foul around 24 hours after the Sixers’ overtime victory over the Pacers. Embiid, meanwhile, has yet to play in his team’s first three games of the regular season. Embiid (left knee injury management) watched Sunday’s game from the …

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Without Steph, Warriors will discover if depth as good as advertised

Without Steph, Warriors will discover if depth as good as advertised originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – After enjoying their full roster for only the first four days of their season, the Warriors are about to discover if the quality of their depth matches the quantity. Franchise player Stephen Curry will miss at least two games …

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Melton out for Warriors-Pelicans back-to-back; Wiggs questionable

Melton out for Warriors-Pelicans back-to-back; Wiggs questionable originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors won’t be at full strength when they host the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Warriors announced Monday that in addition to Steph Curry missing both games due to a left peroneal strain, forward De’Anthony Melton has been ruled out for the …

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Is it Dwyane Wade or Laurence Fishburne? Artist defends statue: ‘We had the same thing with Kobe No. 8’

Former Miami Heat great Dwyane Wade looks at a bronze statue in his image during its unveiling ceremony Sunday outside Kaseya Center in Miami. (Michael Laughlin / Associated Press) Dwyane Wade loves his new statue. “I was just like, ‘Dude, that’s beautiful,'” the Miami Heat legend told reporters Sunday after a 7-foot-3 bronze representation of his image was unveiled outside …

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Steph sustained left peroneal strain, to be re-evaluated Friday

Steph sustained left peroneal strain, to be re-evaluated Friday originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors star Steph Curry sustained a peroneal strain in his left foot, the team announced Monday. Curry will miss the Warriors’ back-to-back with the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday and Wednesday at Chase Center and will be re-evaluated Friday. The Warriors say Steph Curry …

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Tatum named first Eastern Conference Player of the Week of new season

Tatum named first Eastern Conference Player of the Week of new season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2024-25 NBA season is only one week old, and Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum has already earned an award. The NBA announced its first Eastern Conference and Western Conference Player of the Week winners Monday. Tatum won for the East, and …

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First-quarter dominance fueling Celtics’ red-hot start to new season

First-quarter dominance fueling Celtics’ red-hot start to new season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics will host the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden on Monday night in an early-season clash between two of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference. The defending champion Celtics actually have a seven-game regular season home win streak against the Bucks. Milwaukee’s …

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Fantasy Basketball: Week 2 Key Injuries

Week 2 of the fantasy basketball season is here, which means having a full week of games to work with. And there are some significant injuries to navigate as well. The Warriors watched their superstar guard sprain his ankle twice Sunday evening, ultimately exiting during a loss to the Clippers. There are also significant injury concerns in Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and …

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Recap of Fantasy Basketball Week 1: Here’s What You Missed

In this article, we will take a look at the most eye-popping stats, stand-out performances and other must-see news from around the league. Week 1 was filled with a number of huge individual stats, milestones reached and new perspectives regarding what to expect in terms of team’s rotations and player’s roles going forward. To start things off, Jayson Tatum and …

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Watch Dwyane Wade’s statue unveiling in Miami

Dwyane Wade is the greatest Miami Heat player ever — the franchise’s true icon. No player in Heat history deserves a statue outside the Kaseya Center in Miami more than Dwyane Wade — and Sunday night he got it. Wade talked about his dreams, his path to this moment, and gave a big shout out to Heat nation. Wade is …

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Turnovers crush Warriors as they abandon pregame plan vs. Clippers

Turnovers crush Warriors as they abandon pregame plan vs. Clippers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Coach Steve Kerr estimated the Warriors gave away 10 possessions Sunday night at Chase Center, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 112-104 in their first loss of the 2024-25 NBA season after two consecutive blowout victories. “Sure did,” Warriors guard …

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Why Kerr remains committed to Warriors’ deep rotation after loss

Why Kerr remains committed to Warriors’ deep rotation after loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors coach Steve Kerr has fully embraced the idea of going deep into his bench on any given night, a formula that has worked fairly well so far and will be even more important if two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry’s …

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Stephen Curry leaves game with sprained ankle, does not return

Los Angeles Clippers v Golden State Warriors Nothing puts a knot in the pit of the stomach of Warriors fans like watching Stephen Curry limp back to the locker room. That’s what Warriors fans saw — again — in the team’s home opener on Sunday night. Curry tweaked his ankle in the third quarter, tried to stretch it out and …

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