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Warriors get delay of game after Young gets ring
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Saturday, 06 April 2019 00:59
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Nick Young smiled from ear to ear when he received his championship ring for the Golden State Warriors' 2017-18 title run in his return to Oracle Arena on Friday. But after the pregame presentation, it was his former teammates and coaches who got a chuckle.Referee Ken Mauer assessed the Warriors a delay of game warning before tipoff…
Westbrook seals 3rd straight triple-double season
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Friday, 05 April 2019 18:37
OKLAHOMA CITY -- With assists on the Thunder's first three baskets in a little more than a minute Friday against the Detroit Pistons, Russell Westbrook clinched averaging a triple-double for the third consecutive season.Westbrook kicked ahead to Jerami Grant in transition for a dunk with 10:27 left in the first quarter giving Westbrook 730 assists on the season. Because he's…
Westphal, Fitch, 'T-Spoon' among Hall inductees
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Saturday, 06 April 2019 11:05
Paul Westphal, Teresa Weatherspoon, Sidney Moncrief, Vlade Divac, Jack Sikma and Bill Fitch were among the 12 inductees named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.Al Attles, Carl Braun, Chuck Cooper, Bobby Jones, the 1957-59 Tennessee A&I team and the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens women's program were also inducted into the Class of 2019 during the announcement…
Wade: Will get therapy to ease void of retirement
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Friday, 05 April 2019 13:22
Dwyane Wade, down to what could be the final four games of his career as the Miami Heat's playoff status remains in flux, says he will seek professional help to deal with life after basketball.In an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols that aired Friday on The Jump, Wade said he has overcome a skeptical attitude and embraced the idea of…
'We Believe,' Vinsanity and Steph from the tunnel: Tales of Oracle Arena
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Sunday, 31 March 2019 20:51
The Warriors franchise has won four NBA titles since moving to the Bay Area, but only three -- 2015, 2017 and 2018 -- have been played inside the walls of Oracle Arena. And for that, we can thank Big Bird.Back in 1975, the booking of the Ice Follies, a skating show starring Sesame Street characters, forced the championship series between…
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