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About face: Vaccinated NBA coaches can unmask
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Saturday, 22 May 2021 10:55
Just in time for the playoffs, the NBA told its head coaches Saturday they can work without masks during games if they have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.Assistant coaches and players will still be required to wear masks in the bench area. Head coaches may choose to go without masks after pregame introductions through halftime, then again after halftime…
Oladipo could be cleared for full contact in Nov.
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Saturday, 22 May 2021 10:55
After a second surgery in 28 months to repair his right quadriceps tendon, Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo could be cleared to return to full contact basketball as soon as November, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jonathan Glashow told ESPN.Glashow performed the procedure on May 13, and expressed surprise that Oladipo had been even able to play NBA basketball with the previous…
Green: Warriors 'a ways away' from contending
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Saturday, 22 May 2021 01:52
SAN FRANCISCO -- After the Golden State Warriors failed to qualify for the postseason for the second consecutive season, forward Draymond Green acknowledged the organization is "a ways away" from getting back into title contention after a disappointing 117-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in the final play-in game for the eighth seed in the Western Conference."We're…
Ja, Grizz into playoffs after ousting Warriors in OT
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Friday, 21 May 2021 22:32
As Ja Morant responded to a question during his postgame virtual media availability Friday night, Dillon Brooks, seated to Morant's right, punctuated one of his Memphis Grizzlies backcourt partner's answers with two words."Top five," Brooks blurted, a reference to Morant's recent declaration that he ranked among the NBA's five best point guards.Morant's performance Friday in a 117-112 overtime victory over…
Social media responds to Morant's heroics
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Friday, 21 May 2021 23:53
Ja Morant was "on his grizzly" as he led the Memphis Grizzlies to the first round of the NBA playoffs with a win over league MVP finalist Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors.Read more: Lessons from the wildest NBA season on record The 21-year-old put on an electric 35-point performance to secure the 8-seed. His clutch-time scoring was key…
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