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Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard has missed all of the season, star wing Paul George has missed most of it and key newcomer Norman Powell is still sidelined due to injuries. There is hope from Lue that all three could return for the Western Conference postseason. The Clippers are currently in position to qualify as one of four teams for the play-in tournament. “Special. If all three guys are back then, we can definitely be special,” Lue told Andscape on March 21. “And that’s for sure. With the... Читать дальше...

Marc J. Spears: Mavs say Trey Burke (health & safety protocols) will miss tonight’s game against the Lakers.
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Seth Curry is not planning to undergo surgery on his ailing left ankle at the end of this season. He is, however, planning to give it a month of rest – a month he doesn’t have now in the middle of the Nets’ late push for an NBA championship.
Source: Kristian Winfield @ New York Daily News

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Take a look at the evolution of LeBron James in basketball video games since he was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers almost 20 years ago.

“Russell Westbrook’s career and legacy is undeniable,” Lillard said. “That’s just the bottom line. The player, the career he’s had, what he’s accomplished, the things that he’s done — nobody else has been able to do it. With all these triple-doubles, I don’t care if you stat chasing or whatever people wanna say. If I try to go every game and get a triple-double for a whole season, I can’t do it. And there’s a lot of other people that can’t do it either. That’s hard in itself to actually do it, whether you’re trying to do it or not.”
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Brian Lewis: The always-affable Andre Drummond was vexed at this morning’s shootaround, saying his quotes on Nic Claxton’s status & his own unrestricted free agency were misrepresented. Adds he wants to stay with the #Nets and was merely acknowledging nobody knows what’ll happen this summer. Brooklyn’s @AndreDrummond on narrative around last Wednesday’s comments: “Would I love to be here? Absolutely. Can I control that right now? No. I can only control what’s happening right now. We know that. Читать дальше...

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Evan Mobley on Monday was ruled out of returning versus the Orlando Magic due to a sprained left ankle, the team announced. Mobley suffered the injury midway through the second quarter. His left ankle appeared to land on the foot of Magic rookie Franz Wagner after attempting to contest his shot. He looked to be in immediate pain and eventually hobbled off the court.
Source: Cody Taylor @ The Rookie Wire

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Losing can spark wandering eyes. If Philadelphia had not been able to unload Ben Simmons, Brown would have been near the top of the Sixers’ wish list. Atlanta and Miami were often mentioned by league figures as hopeful Brown suitors, too.
Source: Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report

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As the 2021-22 regular season winds down, it appears Jokic has the inside track to repeat. After Jokic finished just behind Embiid in the previous edition in mid-February, the four-time All-Star claimed 62 of 100 first-place votes in the third and final iteration of ESPN’s MVP straw poll, giving Jokic a clear — though narrow — lead over Embiid and Milwaukee Bucks forward and most recent back-to-back MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Source: Tim Bontemps @ ESPN

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Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Evan Mobley on Monday was ruled out of returning versus the Orlando Magic due to a sprained left ankle, the team announced. Mobley suffered the injury midway through the second quarter. His left ankle appeared to land on the foot of Magic rookie Franz Wagner after attempting to contest his shot. He looked to be in immediate pain and eventually hobbled off the court.
Source: Cody Taylor @ The Rookie Wire

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Joel Embiid: It was a tough situation to navigate and go through (with Simmons). Even to this day, I don’t have any hard feelings towards everything that happened. But being in my position, having to answer questions about that whole thing every single day, it was kind of draining. And I’m sure it was draining for my teammates. So the drama was pretty crazy, but my whole thing going into the season was to come in and try to be a better leader. In the past, I was trying to lead on the court, by my play... Читать дальше...

But the 26-year-old Canadian guard/forward still doesn’t like the three-time NBA champion, and he made it very clear after the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Warriors 123-95 at FedExForum on Monday night. “We all had the vision,” Brooks told reporters in Memphis after the game. “He didn’t, which is perfect. Send him back to the Warriors and let him do his thing over there.”
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Retired NBA star Pau Gasol claimed that he is working with the Golden State Warriors for a possible role within the franchise. Joining fellow former player J.J. Reddick in its ‘The Old Man & The Three’ podcast, the Spanish sports icon revealed that the Warriors welcomed him with open arms for a possible partnership. “I’m exploring a potential role with a team,” Gasol said. “I’ve been going a little bit under the radar with the Warriors, and they’ve kind of opened their doors for me to come in and be part of meetings... Читать дальше...

The Utah Jazz (45-30) play against the Los Angeles Clippers (36-39) at STAPLES Center

The Los Angeles Lakers (31-43) play against the Dallas Mavericks (46-29) at American Airlines Center

The Detroit Pistons (20-55) play against the Brooklyn Nets (39-36) at Barclays Center

The Chicago Bulls (43-32) play against the Washington Wizards (32-42) at Capital One Arena

The Milwaukee Bucks (46-28) play against the Philadelphia 76ers (46-28) at Wells Fargo Center

The Oklahoma City Thunder (22-53) play against the Portland Trail Blazers (48-48) at Moda Center

Game Time: 10:00 PM EDT on Monday March 28, 2022

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Trail Blazers are signing F Reggie Perry to a 10-day hardship deal, sources tell ESPN. Perry played two games earlier this season for Portland on a 10-day deal.
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Joe Mussatto: Mark Daigneault just announced that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will miss the rest of the season.
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Kelsey Russo: #Cavs rookie Evan Mobley has a left ankle sprain and will not return to tonight’s game.
Source: Twitter @kelseyyrusso

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Christian Wood, Eric Gordon and Dennis Schröder were declared out before the game, as they likely will be for the balance of the season. The injuries were not invented. At this stage of the season, most players who have been playing regularly have something tight or sore.
Source: Jonathan Feigen @ Houston Chronicle

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The Golden State Warriors (48-28) play against the Memphis Grizzlies (23-23) at FedExForum

Game Time: 8:00 PM EDT on Monday March 28, 2022

The Boston Celtics (47-28) play against the Toronto Raptors (32-32) at Scotiabank Arena

Game Time: 7:30 PM EDT on Monday March 28, 2022