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Arizona freshman Mannion heads to NBA draft
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Tuesday, 07 April 2020 12:31
Arizona freshman Nico Mannion is entering the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday.Mannion, the No. 14 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, is considered one of the top point guards in this draft class, averaging 14 points and 5.3 assists per game for the Wildcats this season while being named to the All-Pac-12 second team.The 6-foot-3 playmaker was…
Sources: Lakers to ask top brass to defer salary
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Tuesday, 07 April 2020 13:07
In an attempt to shield lesser-income employees from being asked to take a pay cut during the uncertain economic times caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Los Angeles Lakers plan to ask the team's top brass to make a monetary sacrifice, league sources confirmed to ESPN.Lakers ownership, after consulting with the franchise's financial advisers, will ask select members of its…
UCLA forward Smith decides to enter NBA draft
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Tuesday, 07 April 2020 08:32
UCLA junior Chris Smith is entering the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday."I'm 100% committed to the process and am excited to see what the future holds," Smith told ESPN.Smith, the No. 72 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, is coming off a breakout season, earning Pac-12 Most Improved Player and All-Pac-12 first-team honors.The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 13.1…
Australia orders Team USA stadium game refunds
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Tuesday, 07 April 2020 00:55
Around AU$5 million (US$3.08 million) will be refunded to spectators of last year's Boomers vs. Team USA two-game series at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium after the Australian consumer watchdog found that promoter TEG Live made false claims about its seating plan.The 20,000 refunds will be paid out to those who purchased floor-level seating for the games. Despite a mock-up depicting tiered…
Coronavirus has stopped basketball across America
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Monday, 06 April 2020 23:00
IN THE FRONT YARD of Jamal Crawford's Seattle-area home is a concrete half court with a nothing-special hoop that had, for a period of months that stretched into years, remained reserved for a singular purpose: It had been lowered from the regulation 10 feet to 6 feet so that the 19-year NBA veteran's 9-year-old son, JJ, could dunk."We never thought…
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