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Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic says he’ll sign 5-year supermax extension “if offer’s on the table” – The Denver Post

SAN FRANCISCO – In the aftermath of Wednesday’s season-ending loss to the Warriors, Nikola Jokic said he intended to sign a supermax deal with the Nuggets this offseason if the organization was to offer it. On the verge of a potential second consecutive MVP, the Nuggets have no reason not to ensure the best player the franchise has ever known […]

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Nuggets journal: Facing 3-0 deficit, Denver’s Game 4 approach all about pride

Monte Morris was five minutes into his news conference with media members when a jubilant scream erupted from the Nuggets’ practice court. Team president Tim Connelly had drained an underhanded shot on a side hoop some 50 feet away to cause the commotion. Amid the reaction, Connelly was dismayed that his improbable bucket wasn’t caught on camera. Facing elimination heading into […]

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Trae: Not ‘any doubt’ clutch floater would sink

Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. ATLANTA — Trae Young got his last shot to bounce in, Jimmy Butler missed his final heave and the Hawks beat the Miami Heat 111-110 to draw within 2-1 in their first-round […]

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Doncic feeling no pain, questionable for Game 4

Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM SALT LAKE CITY — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic, who has yet to play in the Western Conference first-round series against the Utah Jazz due to a strained left calf, is listed as questionable for Saturday’s Game 4. Doncic has been […]

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Sources: Booker has Grade 1 hamstring strain

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has suffered a Grade 1 right hamstring strain, sources told ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on Thursday. The injury typically requires 2-3 weeks of recovery, but the Pelicans are preparing as if Booker will be back sooner than the standard timetable. Sources told ESPN on Wednesday that Booker would likely miss Games 3 and 4 against the […]

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Sources: Sharpe, 0 mins. at UK, to stay in draft

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Elite guard Shaedon Sharpe plans to stay in the NBA draft and not return to Kentucky, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Sharpe announced earlier this month that he was entering the draft but maintaining his college eligibility. Despite having until June 1 to withdraw from the draft, Sharpe […]

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KD cold again in G2 loss: ‘On me to figure it out’

Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. BOSTON — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant endured the worst statistical half of his career during Wednesday’s 114-107 Game 2 loss to the Boston […]

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