Новости за 22.10.2021

Marc Stein: NBA vet Lance Stephenson will be a featured name in Saturday’s @nbagleague draft and there is a growing belief, sources say, that Stephenson is likely to land with the Denver @Nuggets’ affiliate in Grand Rapids. More tomorrow via This Week In Basketball: marcstein.Substack.com
Source: Twitter @TheSteinLine

At the final buzzer – after 58 minutes – an exhausted Randle tossed the ball into the frenzied Garden crowd. The NBA fined him for the act Thursday night. Randle said he may fight it. “We’ll see what happens,’’ Randle said at Friday’s morning shootaround in Orlando. “I didn’t know it was a thing, but it’s fine. That’s really all it was – more celebrating.”
Source: Marc Berman @ New York Post

Rod Beard: #Pistons Dwane Casey said Cade Cunningham will stay in Detroit and won’t make the coming three-game road trip.
Source: Twitter @detnewsRodBeard

Tobias Harris: And we’ll respect his privacy and space during this time. When he’s ready, we will embrace our brother with love and handle our business on the court. That’s it, that’s all.
Source: Twitter @tobias31

First off, Cleveland could also risk possibly losing him to another team in free agency as well. There aren’t many teams out there who have the salary cap space that makes sense for Sexton other than the Detroit Pistons, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans that could outbid Cleveland in free agency. Of those aforementioned teams, the Thunder could be a legitimate threat since, according to sources, Oklahoma City is intrigued by the pairing of Sexton alongside budding superstar... Читать дальше...

Shams Charania: Sources: Ben Simmons spoke to Doc Rivers, Joel Embiid and entire 76ers team today and accepted everyone needs to take responsibility, including himself — but Simmons informed them all that he’s not mentally ready to play yet and needs time.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

Richard Jefferson: I’ll not discuss who should be off but I do want to discuss that DWIGHT HOWARD has been disrespected and should be on!!!!
Source: Twitter

One notable snub was Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, who reacted to the news with a pointed message on Instagram. “Maybe I’m just naive in my ability to play basketball, but in my head I’m top 75 all time,” wrote Thompson. “PERIOD. #fuelforthefire #NBA75”
Source: Larry Brown Sports

The Los Angeles Clippers (0-0) play against the Golden State Warriors (0-0) at Chase Center

The NBA announced forward Julius Randle was fined $15,000 for throwing the game ball into the stands in celebration after the Knicks beat the Celtics, 138-134, in double overtime at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
Source: Joseph Staszewski @ New York Post

The Milwaukee Bucks (1-0) play against the Miami Heat (0-0) at FTX Arena

The Dallas Mavericks (0-1) play against the Atlanta Hawks (0-0) at State Farm Arena

As part of the NBA’s 75th-anniversary festivities, the league has officially unveiled its list of the 75 greatest players to ever play.

Brad Townsend: “People inside of Atlanta are talking about a championship. People outside of Atlanta haven’t said a word about us.” — Nate McMillian on expectations one season after Hawks made the Eastern Conference final.

Kyle Goon: Frank Vogel says Kendrick Nunn now has a bone bruise in his knee that will be reevaluated in two to three weeks.
Source: Twitter @kylegoon