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Hawks CEO pushes starting NBA season in Dec.
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Friday, 06 March 2020 17:08
BOSTON -- Atlanta Hawks CEO Steve Koonin has a plan to increase the NBA's ratings: Start and end the season two months later.Koonin spoke Friday afternoon at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston on a panel about possible changes to the league's schedule. The panel was moderated by ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz."Relevance equals revenue," Koonin said. "We've got to…
Towns to miss 2 more weeks as rehab continues
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Friday, 06 March 2020 15:13
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns will miss another two weeks as he continues to recover from a broken left wrist, the team announced Friday.The Timberwolves said Towns is continuing to heal and that surgery is not planned at this time. He will be reevaluated in two weeks, the team said.Towns has not played since Feb. 10, after an MRI revealed…
Draymond to Barkley: Quiet down or I'll take job
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Friday, 06 March 2020 14:55
SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green slammed TNT analyst Charles Barkley for his critical commentary and said the Hall of Famer should be careful what he says."Barkley should stop before I go take his job, though," Green said after Friday's practice. "Because I can do that well, too. He already didn't make enough money playing, so he…
Noah agrees to deal with Clippers, sources say
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Friday, 06 March 2020 14:04
Free-agent center Joakim Noah has agreed to a deal with the LA Clippers, league sources tell ESPN.Noah, 35, will join the Clippers on a 10-day contract next week, but there's optimism that he would finish the season with the team barring any setbacks, league sources said.Noah will fill the franchise's final open roster spot. The Clippers have been monitoring Noah's…
NBA fines Cuban $500K, denies Mavs' protest
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Friday, 06 March 2020 10:51
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been fined $500,000 for "public criticism and detrimental conduct regarding NBA officiating," the league office announced Friday.The NBA also denied the Mavs' protest of their loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 22, after which Cuban confronted the referees on the court and criticized them on Twitter and while speaking to reporters.The NBA said…
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