Basketball
'OK, maybe I'm not done yet': How Nic Batum fought his NBA mortality
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Friday, 02 April 2021 06:01
NICOLAS BATUM FELT the doubt creeping in.He hadn't played a minute of NBA basketball since Jan. 24, 2020, when the Charlotte Hornets decided to embrace a youth movement and send their 31-year-old, $120 million veteran permanently to the bench. That March, he publicly apologized to Hornets fans for not being able to live up to his massive contract. And when…
Auburn's Cooper to go pro with 1st-round hopes
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Friday, 02 April 2021 08:16
Auburn freshman Sharife Cooper will declare for the 2021 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility by hiring an agent, he told ESPN."This season was a roller coaster filled with many ups and some downs," Cooper said. "But I wouldn't trade it for anything, even through the bad times I enjoyed every second at Auburn."Cooper, the No. 17 prospect…
Clippers' George concerned toe injury will linger
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Friday, 02 April 2021 00:36
LOS ANGELES -- Paul George said the toe injury he has in his right foot has flared up again and that the LA Clippers are trying to figure out if it will linger for the remainder of the season.George returned on Thursday after missing two games with what was listed as right foot soreness. The All-Star guard shot 5-for-15 and…
Draymond: Chasing play-in 'doesn't motivate me'
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Friday, 02 April 2021 00:36
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green says that he is not motivated by the NBA's new play-in games, despite the fact that his team currently sits in 9th place in the Western Conference -- squarely on the fringe of the league's reformatted playoff system."To be honest with you, I don't go into these games thinking like, 'Man, we need to…
Sources: Lakers optimistic on Drummond injury
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Thursday, 01 April 2021 19:04
There is optimism within the Los Angeles Lakers organization that newly acquired center Andre Drummond will not miss more than a game or two with the right big toe injury he suffered in his debut for the team, sources told ESPN.Drummond, seen by many as the prize gem of the NBA buyout market, was forced to leave the Lakers' 112-97…
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