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NBA changes format of Rising Stars Challenge
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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 13:35
In an attempt by the NBA to spice up one of its All-Star Weekend events -- and give the prospects on its G League Ignite team another opportunity to showcase themselves -- the league announced significant changes to its Rising Stars Challenge.The annual game between top rookies and sophomores in the league, which takes place on Friday night of All-Star…
Sources: Suns to start hotline amid investigation
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Tuesday, 25 January 2022 09:33
As the NBA nears the fourth month of its investigation into the Phoenix Suns and majority owner Robert Sarver, the team is working toward creating a confidential internal hotline in the coming weeks for employees to report complaints, team sources told ESPN.On Monday, a Suns executive explained to colleagues that the reason for creating the internal hotline is because "no…
Bulls get LaVine back as DeRozan takes night off
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Monday, 24 January 2022 17:12
The Chicago Bulls are getting one star back for Monday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, while simultaneously resting another.Zach LaVine is in the starting lineup on Monday night after missing the past five games with a left knee injury. Meanwhile, DeMar DeRozan will not play against the Thunder as he rests on the second night of a back-to-back.LaVine has…
Pelicans' Hayes faces 12 charges after July arrest
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Monday, 24 January 2022 17:12
New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes was formally charged with domestic violence, resisting arrest and battery against a police officer stemming from his arrest last summer in Los Angeles, court records show.Hayes was charged with 12 counts in total, including three counts of inflicting corporal injury to a spouse, two counts of domestic battery, one count of battery against an…
NBA Power Rankings: The Eastern Conference race is getting good
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Monday, 24 January 2022 06:29
The race atop the Eastern Conference is shaping up to be a wild one in the NBA's second half.The Miami Heat are the current leaders after their win over the Los Angeles Lakers combined with the Brooklyn Nets' loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, but plenty of contenders are right behind.Six teams -- Miami, Brooklyn, the Chicago Bulls, the…
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