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Zion added to Team USA's prospective roster
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Thursday, 11 March 2021 13:56
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson was placed on Team USA's prospective roster for the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, one of 15 names added as the team prepares for roster uncertainty as it heads into an unprecedented summer.The New York Knicks' Julius Randle and Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine, both first-time All-Stars this season like Williamson, were among those added to…
'I'm not going to be perfect': The lessons Tom Thibodeau took to New York
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Thursday, 11 March 2021 06:57
One of the many criticisms about New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau was that he would be unable to adapt his eat-breathe-sleep basketball ways to a new wave of young players. But after being fired by the Minnesota Timberwolves in January 2019, Thibodeau is at the start of a third basketball act that many thought wasn't possible.New York wasn't…
Heat's Leonard fined $50K, suspended for week
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Thursday, 11 March 2021 08:39
The NBA fined Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard $50,000 and suspended him from the team facility and all its activities for one week on Thursday after he used an anti-Semitic slur during a video game livestream earlier this week.Leonard will also be required to take part in a cultural diversity program, the league said."Meyers Leonard's comment was inexcusable and hurtful…
Wiseman 'just forgot' COVID-19 test, irking Kerr
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Wednesday, 10 March 2021 20:38
Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman missed a COVID-19 test during the All-Star break that forced him to miss Wednesday's practice, putting his status for Thursday's game against the LA Clippers in jeopardy."It was a mistake," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after Wednesday's practice in Los Angeles. "He just forgot. So it's disappointing because he could have used the practice…
Lowry: Future in air, but want to retire a Raptor
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Wednesday, 10 March 2021 20:38
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry doesn't know where his future lies after this season or even after this year's trade deadline. But he is sure of one thing: Whenever his career comes to an end, he will be retiring in a Raptors uniform."Let me say this: I will retire as a Toronto Raptor," Lowry said after the team practiced Wednesday…
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