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If there’s anyone who can appreciate the basketball beauty in this, it’s KD. I feel like Kobe was like this, too.
The transition of power is never peaceful.
Doc Rivers, near tears: "We’ve been hung. We’ve been shot. And you hear about is (police) fear. It’s amazing. We keep loving this country. And this country doesn’t love us back."
The league will play the dunk on all its in-house highlight packages, capitalizing off all the emotion of the moment…yet dishing out a tech because of the emotion
Of all Jimmy Butler’s former franchises, the one that has to feel the worst is the Bulls. He wanted to stay and help build that thing into a winner. They didn’t even try
Funny story: Dennis Rodman told his tailor in Detroit, days before he was traded that he didn’t want to be traded, that he loved Detroit.
The tailor? My dad
The wait is over for Ben Wallace. The four time Defensive Player of the year will be in the 2021 class for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, a source tells
@YahooSports
Should Big Ben Wallace be in the Hall Of Fame? 🤔
▫️ 6x All-Defensive
▫️ 4x Defensive Player of the Year
▫️ 5x All-NBA
▫️ 2x Rebounding Champ
▫️ NBA Champion (2003-04)
▫️ Blocks Champ (2001-02)
On this day, 1989: The Bad Boys had business on their minds as they looked to eliminate the Bulls. An exhausted, frustrated Michael Jordan scored 32, but just 2 of those came in the last 10 minutes.
Isiah Thomas scored 17 of his 33 in the 4th quarter to close it out:
A word to the wise: Gobert tested positive first. It doesn’t mean he was the actual first player with it. We don’t know where this originated, hence the precautions all the way around
League source tells Yahoo Sports Kenny Atkinson wasn’t keen on coaching KD and Kyrie next season: “Kenny pushed for the parting just as much, if not more than Brooklyn.”
You could make the case—and the numbers are there—that Dwyane Wade was the best player in basketball starting from the 08 Olympics and for the next two seasons
Steve Kerr opens with condolences on the death of Adreian Payne. “Draymond is crushed. They were the best of friends. We’re thinking of them today. Feeling a lot of grief.”
Boston, Dallas, Toronto have also registered interest in Andre Drummond, according to sources. Drummond has relationships with Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Lowry
LeBron’s excellence doesn’t have to be compared to Jordan at every turn. It’s reductive, short-sighted and honestly, insecurity at its finest. He deserves to be viewed as a 1 of 1. Enjoy that for him, period
Dame on Tyrese: “As many times as I’ve done it…when you dish it out, you gotta be willing to take it.”
He added: “when you’re having your moment it’s important to be careful. Be humble. You never know when the tables turn.”
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Beating Boston and LA, not because they figured it out and got better, because they had a private plane? Not everybody needs a podcast
Giannis, in tears, talked about his parents sacrifices: “I saw it every day. My mom, she never pressured me. This is for my dad. For my significant other. She makes me better.”
Steve Nash, new Brooklyn Nets coach: "I have benefitted from white privilege. Our society has a lot of ground to make up... I’m not sure this is an example that purely fits that conversation."
Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups, in addition to Jason Kidd and Lloyd Pierce (via
@ChrisBHaynes
), expected to as a candidate for Celtics HC, sources tell
@YahooSports
. Billups has connections with players on Celtics roster, will be hot candidate this offseason
Clint Capela on Trae: “I've been on the stage, it's my second time. And I've seen a lot of players just retreat whenever they get on the stage. What I see (from Trae) is so much confidence...” No scare in Trae or these Hawks. For
@YahooSports
Bradley Beal and Zach LaVine have been hot names around the league, according to league sources. Philadelphia has been one among many, but the Wizards and Bulls have rebuffed overtures.
Sekou was good to me for no reason. He welcomed me into the fraternity of beat writers when I was very young and very green. We could talk about Michigan football, the league, life, anything. I’ll miss him dearly. Tough day, man
The Philadelphia 76ers are not a preferred destination for Damian Lillard, sources tell Yahoo Sports. Miami and Brooklyn are the only teams on his list
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg was diagnosed with the common cold, influenza A. He texted with me and said he was cleared to coach tonight by the doctor before the game. He said he’s doing well.
Source to
@YahooSports
: NBA Owner call just ended. 30 day shutdown then everything will be re-assessed. Some suggested every player will be tested for COVID-19 in the meantime
Brad Stevens, six of the seven best players on the floor. Home court in a game 7. Opposing team's second best player was Jeff Green...how about some credit for Ty Lue?
Warriors GM Bob Myers to
@YahooSports
on if the luxury tax will prevent them from keeping Jordan Poole: “No...You don’t need me to tell you what our payroll is. It’s pretty high. We’ve kept all the players we want to keep, so I don’t see that changing.”
Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, and Stockton are great players. But any list that has them over Isiah Thomas needs to be re-evaluated. The criteria should start by watching basketball
Sources to
@YahooSports
: Board of governors meeting scheduled for 11 AM ET. So the Clippers and Lakers power move is giving the owners a timeline on a plan
The plan is for teams to continue their schedule as planned, with the next 8 games. If team is scheduled to play Hawks/Bulls/Pistons, it moves onto the next game on schedule, league sources tell Yahoo Sports