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Nets’ Irving out with sore calf after trade request

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. NEW YORK — One day after he requested a trade, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving will not play in Saturday’s game against the Washington Wizards […]

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Source: Nets star guard Irving asks to be traded

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has told the franchise that he wants to be traded ahead of Thursday’s deadline, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Irving had previously requested to be sign-and-traded ahead of the season, sources said, before deciding to opt into the final year of his four-year max contract. He was suspended eight games earlier in the season […]

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Nuggets’ Jamal Murray: “We’re a championship team”

The question was specific, yet Jamal Murray broadened the scope. After Thursday night’s win over Golden State, he was asked whether this iteration of the Nuggets was different, considering that role players such as Vlatko Cancar were willing to sacrifice their individual opportunities for greater team success. Murray’s answer spoke volumes about the state of the Nuggets, who sit atop […]

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Malone, Nuggets staff set to coach Team LeBron

Michael Malone might coach Nikola Jokic in the All-Star Game. He might get the rare chance to coach against him, too. Malone and the staff of the Denver Nuggets have clinched their trip to Salt Lake City for All-Star weekend. Malone will coach Team LeBron — the team that will be drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James — […]

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LeBron’s journey to the NBA scoring record in shot charts

Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) is a professor and an NBA analyst for ESPN. At some point soon — likely sometime next week — LeBron James will sink one of the most historic field goals or free throws in NBA history. As that shot falls through the goal, the 38-year-old superstar will surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the league’s all-time leading scorer. […]

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Russ passes Payton, now 10th in assists all time

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. NEW YORK — LeBron James isn’t the only Los Angeles Lakers player making remarkable moves in the record books while the team remains pedestrian in the standings. Guard Russell Westbrook (8,972) passed […]

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