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Mark Medina: NBA says Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo faces a one-game suspension for Game 1 of Warriors-Nuggets first-round playoff series after “forcefully shoving” Lakers guard Wayne Ellington on Sunday. Ellington also given a $20,000 fine for his threatening comment on his Twitter account
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Brad Townsend: Jason Kidd update on Luka Doncic, not much of one: “In good spirits. Riding stationary bike.”
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Barry Jackson: Haslem makes clear issue with Jimmy Butler is resolved: “Jimmy’s my brother. I love Jimmy”
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Brian Lewis: Jayson Tatum on his #celtics years with Kyrie Irving: “Obviously we’ve talked and there’s some things that he probably told me wish he could do (or) would’ve done differently. But I think that’s just part of life. Nobody’s perfect, and you just move on from it.” #Nets #NBA
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Kyle Neubeck: Niang on Joel Embiid and the MVP battle: “If he doesn’t win it, he’s going to show you why he should have won it”
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Ira Winderman: Erik Spoelstra calls it encouraging having PJ Tucker shooting at practice. “He said he’ll be ready.”
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Now, as the top team in the East, anything less than the Eastern Conference finals would be considered a disappointment from the outside. Inside the Heat, expectations are even higher. “Obviously we want to get to the Finals, and we want a different outcome when we get there,” Bam Adebayo told me. “We don’t want the same outcome, to come up short, ‘a fairy-tale story,’ this, that and the third. “I want to win. I want a championship. I want to see what it feels like to be the last person standing. Читать дальше...

But it isn’t a reflection on Nash’s performance. Just ask Kevin Durant. “I think he’s done a great job. The last two years, he’s been dealt a wild hand,” Durant said last week. “Injuries, trades, disgruntled players, guys in and out of the lineup, stuff that he can’t control. I felt like he’s handled it as best he could (and) I think it’s on us as players to make his job easier. “…. This is his first real opportunity as a coach so I think he’s handled it all perfectly to be honest with you. It’s... Читать дальше...

Cade Cunningham: I think I should be Rookie of the Year because of all the things I’ve been able to do for my team this year. I feel like I helped my team in a lot of different ways that may not have always turned out to be wins. If you watch my game, and watch the way that I play, you could appreciate all the things that I do on the floor. What makes me the Rookie of the Year is me being able to do so many things at such a high level.
Source: Cade Cunningham, Marc J. Spears @ Andscape

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HoopsHype recently talked to Canadian basketball coach Roy Rana, who currently serves as an assistant coach on the Sacramento Kings while also being the head coach for the Egyptian men’s basketball team.

With a thrilling 104-109 win in the play-in tournament over the Los Angeles Clippers, the Minnesota Timberwolves clinched the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference and made the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2018.

JD Shaw: Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley has been fined $25,000 for improper conduct toward a game official when he was ejected against the Bulls on Sunday.
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Ian Begley: Steve Nash says Ben Simmons hasn’t started sprinting and hasn’t progressed beyond 1-0 workouts yet.
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Chris Kirschner: For tomorrow’s game vs. Charlotte: John Collins (right ring finger sprain/right foot strain) is out. Lou Williams (low back discomfort) is out.