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NBA playoffs debate: East favorites and new NBA title predictions
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Sunday, 30 August 2020 09:00
As we move into the second round of the 2020 NBA playoffs, Sunday brings the first postseason matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors (ESPN and the ESPN app, 1 p.m. ET).The Eastern Conference semifinals continue Monday with Game 1 of the Miami Heat-Milwaukee Bucks series, another compelling matchup.We asked our experts what they'll be watching for and…
Blake Sr.: Bucks' call 'touched me so deeply'
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Sunday, 30 August 2020 01:46
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- As Jacob Blake Sr. remembers it, barely any time had passed from the time the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to play their game Wednesday in protest of the shooting of his son by the police to when his phone rang and the Bucks were on the line.He had just left the hospital after visiting his…
Melo eyes Blazers return: 'Think I found a home'
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Saturday, 29 August 2020 23:25
Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony isn't done yet.The 36-year-old Anthony, who had spent more than a year out of the NBA -- after sour endings in Oklahoma City and Houston -- before signing with the Trail Blazers last season, expects to return to the league next season."In my mind, I'll be right back in the fray of things when…
Hill: 'Trickle effect' led Bucks to protest as a team
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Saturday, 29 August 2020 19:31
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill said the team's decision to not play Wednesday's playoff game against the Orlando Magic "woke the world up" to the changes that he and the rest of the NBA players believe need to be made."What we did was nothing to get notoriety for," Hill said after scoring 11 points to…
Giannis: Protesting shooting bigger than game
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Saturday, 29 August 2020 19:31
News of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday didn't reach reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo until days later, with the Milwaukee Bucks star on a social media blackout for the NBA postseason.Once he became informed that Blake, who is Black, was shot seven times by police, Antetokounmpo was in full support of his teammates choosing not…
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