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Sources: Warriors' Welts to retire after season
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Thursday, 08 April 2021 10:20
Golden State Warriors president and chief operating officer Rick Welts, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, will retire after the 2020-21 NBA season, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday.Welts has spent 46 years working in the NBA and, in 2011, became the most prominent sports executive to acknowledge that he is gay. After beginning his…
KD 'dives right into action,' goes 5-for-5 in return
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Wednesday, 07 April 2021 22:56
After missing almost two months because of a left hamstring strain, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant quieted any lingering doubts about his health as the playoffs near: He looked like the same superstar he has always been.Durant, coming off the bench Wednesday in his return from a 23-game absence, scored 17 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and had…
Paolucci, physician for Pistons' 3 title teams, dies
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Wednesday, 07 April 2021 20:08
DETROIT -- Dr. Benjamin Paolucci, a longtime team physician for the Detroit Pistons who was with the franchise for each of its three NBA championships, has died. He was 84.The Pistons said Paolucci died Wednesday in Florida.Paolucci retired from the organization in 2015 after serving the Pistons' medical needs for more than 40 years. That span included titles in 1989,…
Sources: NBA hopes vaccines lead to full arenas
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Wednesday, 07 April 2021 08:59
With COVID-19 testing becoming more available and more vaccines being administered, the NBA expects all arenas to be at full capacity next season and is hopeful that it can safely welcome additional fans into arenas this season, league sources said.A key aspect toward that effort is the NBA's new multiyear leaguewide partnership with Clear, a biometric screening company known for…
Vols freshman Johnson declares for NBA draft
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Wednesday, 07 April 2021 08:59
Tennessee freshman Keon Johnson will declare for the 2021 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility by hiring an agent, he told ESPN Wednesday.Johnson, the No. 6 prospect in the ESPN 100, was named to the SEC's all-rookie team after averaging 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 25 minutes per game."The NBA has always been my goal,…
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