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2022-03-28
Boston Celtics big man Robert Williams has suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee and will minimally miss several weeks, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Further evaluation today will help provide a timetable, per the announcement. Boston (47-28) moved into first place in Eastern Conference on Sunday. Williams has been an immense part of the NBA's best defense as the starting center this ...
2022-03-28
Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner, who remains out since mid-January with a left foot stress reaction, will miss the rest of the season, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Turner has made good progress in his recovery, via the report. However, the Pacers (25-50) have only seven games left and will miss the playoffs. The two-time blocks champion led the NBA in that category again this season ...
2022-03-28
The Oscars each year get a significant amount of attention. However, this year it was different. The Academy Awards ceremony received as much attention as probably ever. Why? Will Smith punched Chris Rock on live air. Stand-up comedian Chris Rock was the host of the ceremony and, as a result, cracked various jokes throughout the evening. He was presenting an award when he made a joke about Smith's ...
2022-03-28
One is a legend, one is a future legend, but both have made a short documentary about one other legend. Shaquille O'Neal and Stephen Curry won the Academy Award for a short subject documentary on Sunday for a film they produced - "The Queen of Basketball". The movie follows the story of Lusia Harris, the first and only woman to be officially drafted into the NBA. In 1977, then-New Orleans Jazz, ...
2022-03-28
Besides losing to New Orleans Pelicans and inching closer to missing the play-in tournament, Los Angeles Lakers fans have one more issue to handle. The superstar of the team, LeBron James, turned his ankle during the second quarter of the match, and his future is currently uncertain. "I mean, I have no idea how I finished the game, to be honest, after watching that replay," James said after ...
2022-03-28
The Golden State Warriors have lost five out of their last six matches. After missing two months of action due to a left calf injury, Draymond Green came back on the court two weeks ago, and the Warriors lost all but two games with him in the active roster. Asked about his current state and the way he feels, Green was honest. "I feel terrible. I feel healthy, I feel terrible, but it'll come. I'm ...
2022-03-28
Brandon Ingram returned from a 10-game absence to score 26 points and the host New Orleans Pelicans (32-43) overcame a 23-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers (31-43) 116-108 (23-31, 26-38, 41-25, 26-14) on Sunday night. The Lakers (31-43) led by 23 in the second quarter and by 20 at halftime, but rookie Trey Murphy III, who finished with 21 points, led a third-quarter comeback before ...
2022-03-28
LaMelo Ball scored 33 points and handed out nine assists, leading the Charlotte Hornets (39-36) to a 119-110 (26-32, 30-28, 37-28, 26-21) victory over the Brooklyn Nets (39-36) on Sunday night to spoil Kyrie Irving's first home game of the season. Ball scored 18 points and hit five of his seven 3-pointers during the third quarter when the Hornets (39-36) outscored the Nets 37-29 after trailing by ...
2022-03-28
Luka Doncic scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Jalen Brunson added another double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks (46-29) took over fourth place in the Western Conference and handed the visiting Utah Jazz (45-30) their fourth consecutive loss, 114-110 (21-29, 37-30, 32-20, 24-21) on Sunday. After trailing for almost the entire first half and by as many as 11 ...
2022-03-28
Rookie Corey Kispert shot 6-of-9 from 3-point range and scored a career-high 25 points to help the Washington Wizards (32-42) past the Golden State Warriors (48-27), 123-115 (28-24, 31-27, 33-30, 31-34), on Sunday. Kispert's six 3-pointers -- also a career-high -- nearly matched Golden State's output from beyond the arc as a team. With Stephen Curry sidelined for the fifth consecutive game due to ...
2022-03-28
Devin Booker scored 35 points, Chris Paul added 19 points and 14 assists, and the Phoenix Suns (61-14) extended their winning streak to eight games with a 114-104 (37-39, 23-25, 31-22, 23-18) victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers (46-28) on Sunday. Deandre Ayton had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Phoenix (61-14), which has won its last six meetings against Philadelphia. Landry Shamet scored ...
2022-03-28
Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and Jaylen Brown added 31 points and 10 rebounds to lift the host Boston Celtics to a 134-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Tatum, who scored 17 points in the third quarter, made five 3-pointers to send the Celtics (47-28) to their sixth straight win and 24th in their last 28 games. Boston, which outscored Minnesota by a 38-19 margin in the second ...
2022-03-27
RJ Barrett had 21 points and nine rebounds, and the visiting New York Knicks extended their winning streak to three games with a 104-102 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. Julius Randle, returning after a three-game absence due to a quad injury, had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists for New York (33-42). Alec Burks and Immanuel Quickley supplied 18 points apiece, Evan Fournier ...
2022-03-27
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Sunday for an obscene gesture made during Friday's game against the Dallas Mavericks.Prince, who had 14 points in the 116-95 victory over the Mavericks, made the objectionable gesture at the end of the third quarter.Prince, a sixth-year player who is in his first season in Minnesota, has averaged 7.2 points with 2.5 ...
2022-03-27
The New Orleans Pelicans' playoff pursuit could get a major boost Sunday after the team listed forward Brandon Ingram as probable for a key matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Ingram, 24, has missed the Pelicans' last ten games because of a right hamstring problem. The former No. 2 overall selection in the 2016 draft played his first three seasons with the Lakers. An All-Star in 2019-20, ...
2022-03-27
Center Greg Monroe will change uniforms yet again as the veteran of 10 NBA seasons agreed to a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz, The Athletic reported Sunday. The stop at Utah will be the fourth NBA team Monroe has joined this season. The 31-year-old Georgetown product also has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Wizards, and Milwaukee Bucks this season. In addition, he also spent ...
2022-03-27
New York Knicks rookie guard Quentin Grimes has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the host Detroit Pistons because of a sore right knee. Grimes, 21, has appeared in each of New York's past five games since returning from a knee injury. The Knicks (32-42) return home to host the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Grimes has averaged 6.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 45 games (six starts) this ...
2022-03-27
The Oklahoma City Thunder shut down rookie guard Josh Giddey for the rest of the season with hip soreness. The 19-year-old Australian hasn't played since Feb. 24. Picked sixth overall in the 2021 NBA Draft, Giddey averaged 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.4 assists in 54 games (all starts). He was the Western Conference's Rookie of the Month in November, December, January, and February. "It's a ...
2022-03-27
Portland Trail Blazers forward Trendon Watford will be sidelined for at least a week with a leg injury. The team said the 21-year-old rookie hyperextended his left knee with 3:01 left in the fourth quarter of Saturday's 115-98 loss to the visiting Houston Rockets. An MRI revealed a bone contusion to his left femur. Watford will be re-evaluated in one week, meaning he will miss at least three ...
2022-03-27
Joel Embiid and James Harden are the two brightest superstars in the Philadelphia 76ers team. Although brilliant scorers, both players often get various remarks about getting favorable calls from the referees and getting to the free-throw line too often. According to Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue, Harden and Embiid wouldn't be the players that they are without their ability to get to ...
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