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Celtics’ Jaylen Brown delivers thoughtful statement about Kyrie Irving’s comments, racism in Boston

Kyrie Irving caused a stir ahead of Game 3 between the Nets and Celtics, his first appearance in front of the TD Garden crowd since leaving Boston for Brooklyn during the 2019 free agency period. After the Nets’ Game 2 win on Tuesday, the seven-time All-Star told reporters that he was hoping to avoid any “belligerence or racism” from fans. That sparked a […]

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Clippers’ Ibaka (back) out for Game 3 vs. Mavs

LA Clippers forward Serge Ibaka is out with back soreness for Friday night’s pivotal Game 3 against the Mavericks in Dallas, coach Ty Lue said before the game. Ibaka, 31, was a key offseason acquisition for the Clippers but has been limited this season because of back issues. He missed 30 straight games before returning for the last two of […]

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Austin Rivers buries Blazers with fourth-quarter eruption in Game 3 – The Denver Post

PORTLAND, Ore. – Had Austin Rivers made just one crunch-time 3-pointer, it would’ve been the biggest shot of his Nuggets career. Instead, the journeyman veteran had four such buckets, sinking the Blazers, snatching Game 3 of their first-round playoff series, and wresting homecourt advantage back in Denver’s favor here late Thursday. The Nuggets’ gripping 120-115 win over Portland was yet […]

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Ball Arena’s capacity increases to 10,500 for Nuggets, Avalanche playoff games – The Denver Post

It’s about to get louder at Ball Arena. Capacity for Avalanche and Nuggets playoff home games has increased to 10,500 — or 57.3% of overall venue capacity — after the arena received approval from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment announced Wednesday. “We couldn’t be […]

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Fan gets arena ban for Westbrook popcorn spill

The fan who dumped popcorn on Russell Westbrook has been banned indefinitely from the Wells Fargo Center and has had his Philadelphia 76ers season-ticket membership revoked. The 76ers announced the punishment for the unidentified fan Thursday, one day after the incident took place during Philadelphia’s playoff game against Westbrook and the Washington Wizards. “We apologize to Russell Westbrook and the […]

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The young Suns are shining bright

Even for established All-Stars like Devin Booker, the jump from regular-season basketball to playoff basketball is a big one, especially with LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers on the schedule. Yet with the help of 22-year-old breakout performer and former No. 1 pick Deandre Ayton, Booker and the Phoenix Suns are heading to LA tied 1-1 with […]

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Russell Westbrook restrained after fan throws popcorn while Wizards star was leaving game injured

Washington Wizards superstar Russell Westbrook needed to be restrained after a fan dumped popcorn on his head as he left the floor with an injured ankle during Wednesday night’s game in Philadelphia. Westbrook exited the game in the fourth quarter after stepping on the foot of 76ers guard Furkan Korkmaz and rolling his ankle. Popcorn was dumped on Westbrook’s head […]

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