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One G League team's season three years ago offers a glimpse into games without fans
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Friday, 10 April 2020 08:43
CHRIS MCCULLOUGH GLIDED through the air for a two-handed stuff at the rim. It was Jan. 12, 2017, and the Long Island Nets' momentum was mounting.Inside Barclays Center -- the Brooklyn Nets' G League affiliate also called the arena home during its inaugural season -- Long Island was amid a fourth-quarter comeback against the Greensboro Swarm.Normally, fans would go wild,…
Lowe: Five NBA things I like and don't like, including a Milwaukee mystery
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Thursday, 09 April 2020 07:39
As we approach the one-month mark since the night the NBA stopped, let's look back on some of the good and bad of the 2019-20 season so far:1. The state of the SpursI found it -- the precise moment the Spurs' defensive backslide hit its nadir: The Gregg Popovich we know and love -- the version coaching a team with…
Suns, Clippers fill the field for NBA 2K semifinals
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Thursday, 09 April 2020 22:28
The semifinals for the NBA 2K Players Tournament are set for Saturday, and each will feature a player from the Phoenix Suns and the LA Clippers in the two head-to-head matchups.After quarterfinal action Thursday on ESPN2, four players came out victorious in NBA 2K20 play: Suns guard Devin Booker, Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell, Phoenix center Deandre Ayton and Clippers…
Pelicans' VP: Team's 'best basketball' yet to come
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Thursday, 09 April 2020 19:11
New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin said his team's "best basketball" was ahead of it when the NBA season was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.On a conference call with reporters on Thursday, Griffin pointed out that the Pelicans were rounding into shape at a time when the team was making a push for the…
NBA says players to get full paychecks April 15
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Thursday, 09 April 2020 11:22
NBA players will receive their full checks when the next payday for most of them arrives on April 15, even though no games will have been played for more than a month at that point.The NBA gave teams the directive on Thursday in a memo that was obtained by ESPN.The league and the National Basketball Players Association have been in…
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