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Raptors' Ujiri tests positive for COVID after gala
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Thursday, 09 December 2021 16:46
Toronto Raptors vice-chairman and president Masai Ujiri has tested positive for COVID-19, he said in a statement released by the team Thursday.Ujiri said he is fully vaccinated and has received a booster shot.He was present at a Giants of Africa event Sunday and later learned of "positive COVID-19 tests among our guests." Ujiri said the gala was in compliance with…
Pelicans G Lewis suffers ACL tear, out for season
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Thursday, 09 December 2021 11:46
METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Pelicans guard Kira Lewis has torn the ACL and suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Thursday.The injury occurred in the Pelicans' 120-114 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. With 8:14 left in the second quarter, Lewis went…
Jones Jr. becomes 5th on Bulls to enter protocols
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Thursday, 09 December 2021 11:46
Chicago Bulls forward Derrick Jones Jr. entered the NBA's health and safety protocols on Thursday, making him the fifth Bulls player sidelined during what has become a teamwide COVID-19 outbreak.Jones joins DeMar DeRozan, Matt Thomas, Coby White and Javonte Green all entering the league's protocols in a nine-day span. White and Green are the only two positives confirmed by the…
Pacers, Raptors practices off; Carlisle in protocols
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Thursday, 09 December 2021 09:53
The Pacers and Raptors both canceled practice Thursday out of "an abundance of caution," with sources telling ESPN that Indiana coach Rick Carlisle has been placed in the NBA's health and safety protocols.Carlisle entered the protocols after having a positive result on a rapid test for COVID-19 following Wednesday's 122-102 win over the New York Knicks, sources said. Carlisle took…
Why the Lakers' success this season will depend on LeBron and Russ
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Thursday, 09 December 2021 09:04
Evidence exists that this works: For a span of 1 minute, 39 seconds, LeBron James and Russell Westbrook flashed that they can be the two-headed, turbocharging, floor-commanding, do-everything duo that motivated the Los Angeles Lakers to overhaul their roster in the offseason.Trailing the Cleveland Cavaliers late in the second quarter on a Friday night in October, Kent Bazemore grabbed a…
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Thursday, 09 December 2021 06:31
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