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Supporting cast picks up Brunson, N.Y. in opener
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Saturday, 20 April 2024 23:18
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- All season, the New York Knicks have gone as far as Jalen Brunson could carry them.But when Brunson had an uncharacteristically off night against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, his teammates were there to pick up the slack.There was Josh Hart hitting a season-high four 3-pointers, including three in the final…
MPJ: Team 'had my back' after brother's sentencing
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Saturday, 20 April 2024 23:18
EmailPrintDenver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. said his teammates have had his back in recent days following the sentencing of his younger brother Coban Porter to six years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in Colorado last year.The sentencing on Friday came just two days after another of Porter's younger brothers, Jontay Porter, was banned…
No plans to shut down Embiid: 'He's battling'
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Saturday, 20 April 2024 21:07
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- After a second brief injury scare involving superstar center Joel Embiid in just over a week, Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse said after Saturday night's 111-104 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of their best-of-7 first round series that there are no plans to shut the league's reigning…
Edwards drops 33, lets Suns know in decisive win
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Saturday, 20 April 2024 19:14
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMINNEAPOLIS -- With the Target Center pulsating, Anthony Edwards decided to take the temperature of his shooting streak.The Minnesota Timberwolves' dynamic young superstar, dripping with confidence, had already buried a string of jumpers, becoming more animated after each one widened the score. Then, with 48 seconds left in the game-defining third quarter, Edwards drifted toward the left wing…
Bulls VP vows change after disappointing year
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Saturday, 20 April 2024 16:24
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCHICAGO -- Chicago Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas fell on his sword and vowed to make changes after the team he constructed missed the playoffs for the second straight season.He said he takes "full responsibility" and promised to get creative in reworking the roster despite having no salary cap space. He'd like to re-sign…
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