Basketball
Lakers 'still not finished' after finally hitting .500
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Saturday, 25 March 2023 00:55
LOS ANGELES -- The Lakers' 116-111 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday brought their record to .500 for the first time all season, needing 74 games to get even after a 2-10 start."Now it's time, instead of constantly facing a deficit, we get to try to create a surplus, create a cushion between the wins and losses," Lakers…
Kidd blasts Mavs' effort, says fans' boos deserved
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Saturday, 25 March 2023 00:55
DALLAS -- The home crowd loudly booed at the American Airlines Center during a timeout midway through the third quarter Friday night, when the Dallas Mavericks trailed the Charlotte Hornets by 18 points."We probably should have been booed in the first quarter," Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said after a 117-109 loss to an undermanned Charlotte team that dropped Dallas (36-38)…
Doncic fined for gesture; Mavericks issue protest
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Friday, 24 March 2023 12:55
DALLAS -- Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has been fined $35,000 for "directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official," the NBA announced Friday.Doncic rubbed his fingers together, in an apparent reference to money, while staring down a referee with 1.7 seconds remaining in Wednesday's 127-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors.Doncic, who expressed frustration with several no-calls on…
Suns coach Williams fined $20K for ref criticism
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Friday, 24 March 2023 11:24
Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams' complaints about the free throw margin in Wednesday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers have proved costly.Williams was fined $20,000 on Friday for public criticism of the officiating, the NBA announced.The fine stems from Williams' comments ripping game officials and describing what he sees as a pattern of unfair officiating against his team in recent…
Anthony Davis finds comfort in Lakers, LeBron, his health
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Friday, 24 March 2023 08:14
ANTHONY DAVIS SAT in the corner of his bedroom closet, overwhelmed.It was a couple days after another injury threatened to derail yet another season for him, and the Los Angeles Lakers big man was at his breaking point."I'm like, shaking," Davis told ESPN last week, jittering his hand to illustrate his state on that day in December. "I'm just so…
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