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Jazz’s latest early playoff exit will ‘eat at’ Mitchell

SALT LAKE CITY — Once again, the Utah Jazz endured a postseason collapse. But making an early exit from the NBA playoffs stung much more this season. The top-seeded Jazz fell to the LA Clippers in six games after blowing a 2-0 series lead. Injuries to All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley, coupled with defensive deficiencies exposed by the Clippers’ […]

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Bucks weather KD’s 48, outlast Nets to make ECF

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Before these NBA playoffs began, Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked if he thought his Milwaukee Bucks were better prepared for the postseason this year, after the disappointments that befell them each of the past two years. “I don’t know if this year is gonna be different,” Antetokounmpo said. “I’m not gonna lie to you. It might be the […]

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Trae Young is on fire early in Game 3 of Hawks-Bucks

One thing you never, ever want to do, under any circumstances, is let a shooter get hot. We’ve all seen it before — a guy hits a few shots in a row and suddenly he can’t miss, dropping long threes from distances that the percentages say would be foolhardy, driving between what seems like eight defenders for a sweet layup, […]

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NBA Twitter roasts ESPN’s Jay Williams for wrong tweet about Celtics coach Ime Udoka

It appeared Jay Williams didn’t do his homework before tweeting about the Celtics hiring Ime Udoka. The ESPN analyst quickly found himself in hot water with a tweet from his verified account that claimed Udoka was “the first head coach of color” for the franchise. Here is the since-deleted tweet: (Screenshot) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/7f/60/jay-williams-tweet_1lcdpe5q05c7q1ctquscqqs5wp.jpg”> Of course, Udoka is not the first head coach of color […]

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Suns Paul probable for Game 3; Clips Kawhi out

Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul is listed by the team as probable for Game 3 against the LA Clippers. Meanwhile, Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out for Thursday’s game in Los Angeles. He hasn’t played since June 14 because of a sprained right knee. Paul has been in the league’s health and safety protocols since last Wednesday and […]

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CP3 happy to be back after COVID-19 absence

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. LOS ANGELES — Returning from a two-game absence because of the league’s health and safety protocols to a 106-92 loss in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, Phoenix Suns point guard […]

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Ben Simmons has his father to blame for everything

Ben Simmons’ reported decision to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics has shocked Australia, but on the other side of the world the conversation is even more severe. Just 24 hours after his Philadelphia team was knocked out of the NBA playoffs in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semi-final series against Atlanta, Simmons is being picked apart by the […]

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