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Edwards lashes out at refs in win: 'Playing 8-on-5'

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Tuesday, 30 January 2024 05:20

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsOKLAHOMA CITY -- Anthony Edwards did not celebrate after driving down the middle of the Oklahoma City Thunder defense and throwing down a ferocious, two-handed dunk in traffic, a critical play in the Minnesota Timberwolves' 107-101 win Monday night with first place in the Western Conference at stake.Edwards instead complained as the Thunder called a timeout after his…

Bucks preach patience after losing Rivers' debut

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Tuesday, 30 January 2024 05:20

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDENVER -- Before Doc Rivers took the sideline for his first game as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night in Denver, he was already emphasizing the need for patience.For the first time in his 25-year coaching career, Rivers is taking over a team midseason, a challenge he said "he wouldn't wish on anybody." Meanwhile, the Bucks…

Nets' Simmons (back) returns on minutes limit

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Monday, 29 January 2024 15:51

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons is set to return to the court for the first time in nearly three months Monday, as he will play on a minutes restriction and come off the bench against the Utah Jazz at Barclays Center."It'll be good to have him back on the floor," Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said…

Sixers' Embiid (knee) to miss 2nd straight game

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Monday, 29 January 2024 15:51

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPhiladelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will miss Monday night's game in Portland with a knee injury, the team announced.It's the second straight game Embiid has missed. He was a late scratch from Saturday's showdown with two-time MVP Nikola Jokic in Denver, which, according to multiple sources, has prompted the league to investigate the circumstances of the team's injury…

Minnesota's sobering reality: Can KAT and the Wolves handle championship expectations?

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Monday, 29 January 2024 05:22

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWASHINGTON -- KARL-ANTHONY Towns had an event to attend at the French Embassy last week, a screening of a documentary about the life of Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Rudy Gobert. He preplanned his look: an all-black ensemble complete with a signature bucket hat for the occasion."I'd already packed for the trip before the game!" Towns explained to his agent,…

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