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Morant aggravates tissue, to be game-time call
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Tuesday, 18 April 2023 13:53
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Grizzlies All-Star point guard Ja Morant will be a game-time decision for Wednesday's Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers because of bruising in his right hand, coach Taylor Jenkins said Tuesday.X-rays after the Grizzlies' loss in Game 1 on Sunday were negative. An MRI on Monday revealed an aggravation of soft tissue bruising in Morant's hand.…
Giannis doesn't practice; Bucks still optimistic
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Tuesday, 18 April 2023 13:53
MILWAUKEE -- Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) did not practice Tuesday, but coach Mike Budenholzer said the team was still feeling optimistic about his status for Game 2 on Wednesday night."We have 24-plus hours before game time," Budenholzer said Tuesday. "He'll get treatment, we'll see how he feels. There's been a lot of progress and hopefully there's more in the…
Combine to be required for NBA draft selection
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Tuesday, 18 April 2023 13:53
Major changes to the NBA draft landscape are coming in the new collective bargaining agreement, mutually agreed on by the NBA and the players' association this month.A 91-page jointly written memo sent out by the NBA and National Basketball Players Association to teams and players Monday and obtained by ESPN highlights two significant changes to the NBA draft process, the…
Inside Cleveland's first LeBron-less playoff run since the '90s
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Tuesday, 18 April 2023 13:20
AS THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS play in their first playoffs since LeBron James skipped town for the second time in 2018, they do so knowing the impact the franchise icon created for the organization. They know they are writing a chapter in the history book James authored so much in.The shadow is always there.But the roars inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse are…
China basketball teams DQ'd for match-fixing
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Tuesday, 18 April 2023 08:32
China's top basketball league has disqualified two teams from its postseason amid allegations of match-fixing.The ruling came after the Chinese Basketball Association determined that the Shanghai Sharks and Jiangsu Dragons engaged in unsportsmanlike conduct during a playoff series last week.The league said in a statement Monday that the Sharks and Dragons showed a "lack of competitive effort" and were "negative…
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