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Pistons secure final East berth; Hornets miss out
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 20:52
Playing without an injured Blake Griffin, the Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 115-89 on Wednesday to secure a playoff berth.The Pistons (41-41) finished in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and will face the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs.Detroit needed to win on the final night of the season to qualify for the…
Banana Boat crew cheers on Wade's triple-double
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 18:49
NEW YORK -- Dwyane Wade's final NBA game also marked something else: a reunion of the Banana Boat Crew, so nicknamed for a photograph that surfaced of the group on vacation in 2015.Moments before Wednesday night's game at Barclays Center between Wade's Miami Heat and the Brooklyn Nets tipped off, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony exited the arena's…
Sources: Bower gets Suns front-office VP job
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 12:57
Former NBA general manager Jeff Bower has agreed to a deal to become the senior vice president of basketball operations with the Phoenix Suns, league sources told ESPN.Suns owner Robert Sarver had discussed with prospective job candidates a senior advising role that would allow interim GM James Jones to continue in a lead front-office capacity with decision-making power, league sources…
Sources: NBA, union talk end to one-and-done
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 10:12
Discussions between the NBA and the players' association to end the one-and-done era and lower the league's minimum age to 18 have resumed in recent weeks, infused with urgency as the clock ticks on the league's preferred target date of the 2022 NBA draft, league sources told ESPN.So far, the NBA's pursuit of NBPA concessions in the areas of mandating…
Duke freshman Barrett declares for NBA draft
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 10:21
Duke Blue Devils guard RJ Barrett, widely projected as a lottery pick, has made the decision to leave after his freshman season to enter the NBA draft, he announced Wednesday on social media."It was amazing to play for Coach K, play for the brotherhood," Barrett said in a video posted to Twitter and Instagram. "It was a dream of mine…
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