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Seth Curry on Barton scuffle: Nuggets are 'sassy'
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Friday, 10 May 2019 01:37
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets are heading toward a Game 7 showdown after things got heated between the teams late in Thursday night's contest.A scuffle broke out midway through the fourth quarter of Portland's 119-108 victory, during which Blazers guard Seth Curry and Denver forward Will Barton shoved each other. As the two were being…
Smart: Blaming Kyrie for Celtics' fall is B.S.
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Thursday, 09 May 2019 13:29
Marcus Smart was adamant Thursday that Kyrie Irving isn't to blame for the Boston Celtics' failure to meet expectations this postseason.The Celtics were eliminated by the Milwaukee Bucks, 116-91 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday night."Bulls---. That's bulls---," Smart said when asked Thursday if Irving's leadership skills were behind the Celtics' lack of chemistry. "Not one…
Silver wants half of new NBA refs to be women
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Thursday, 09 May 2019 16:19
WASHINGTON -- NBA commissioner Adam Silver wants half of all new referees joining the league to be women -- and he would like to see teams hire female coaches, too.In an appearance Thursday for The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., Silver said two of the past five refs added from the developmental G League were women, bringing the total number…
Kerr optimistic KD can return if Warriors advance
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Thursday, 09 May 2019 19:53
HOUSTON -- Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant will not play in the rest of his team's Western Conference semifinals series against the Houston Rockets because of a right calf strain, but Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he is confident Durant will be able to return in the conference finals if Golden State can close out this series."I think it's…
Embiid returns to form for 76ers in 'do-or-die' win
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Friday, 10 May 2019 00:33
PHILADELPHIA -- The Process continues.Facing elimination and an offseason rife with speculation were the Philadelphia 76ers to lose, Joel Embiid bounced back to lead a 112-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night and force a decisive Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.After slogging through Philadelphia's losses in Games 4 and 5 as the Sixers fell behind in…
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