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Stephen Curry has admitted that there is some curiosity surrounding the possibly lining up alongside LeBron James. The Golden State Warriors point guard shot the idea down after James revealed Curry was the one active player he would like to team up with before his career ends. While Steph claimed to be flattered, he didn’t seem keen on being LeBron’s teammate outside of All-Star games. However, speaking on The Draymond Green Show this week, he conceded curiosity over what it would look like. “Obviously there’s a curiosity,” Curry said. Читать дальше...

Anthony Slater: Steph Curry scrimmaged today. Three 6-minute segments. Kerr: “Felt good. Told me it’s another checkpoint to hit. He’s optimistic he’ll play Saturday.” Warriors not making anything official. But everything clearly remains on track.
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Shams Charania: Cavaliers All-Star Jarrett Allen will attempt to play in Play-In Tournament game vs. Hawks on Friday — he has been listed questionable on injury report. Allen has been out since March 6 due to fractured finger.
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Connor Letourneau: Stephen Curry is “very optimistic” about playing Game 1 on Saturday. We should learn shortly whether he scrimmaged today, which would indicate that he has a very good chance of playing Game 1. sfchronicle.com/sports/article…
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Callie Caplan: Jason Kidd on Luka Doncic today: “He’s progressing. He’s doing good. Didn’t practice, but is in good spirits, and had a good day.” Mavs haven’t ruled Luka Doncic out of playoff opener vs. Jazz as they continue monitoring response to calf strain treatment: dallasnews.com/sports/maveric…
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Rich Hoffman: James Harden on his hamstring: “It’s good, I’ve actually been doing some sprints and some hamstring work. So it’s a really good week to be prepare myself for this first round.” Said this week has been a bit similar to his first week as a Sixer, prior to the Minnesota game.
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Getting this kind of performance from Hunter would go a long way for the Hawks on Friday night in Cleveland. Cavs All-Star center Jarrett Allen could be back from a finger injury. John Collins is still unlikely to play for the Hawks on Friday, a source told The Athletic on Tuesday afternoon. If Allen is back and performing at the level he was before his finger injury, Cleveland is a different team. The Cavs’ frontcourt defense with Allen and rookie Evan Mobley was fearsome when they were on the court together. Читать дальше...

NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady discussed his NBA career and his new Ones Basketball League venture with Michael Scotto on the latest edition of the HoopsHype podcast. McGrady talked about being in trade talks for Bulls star Scottie Pippen, what would’ve happened if he stayed with Vince Carter and the Raptors, if Tim Duncan joined the Magic, playing with Yao Ming, his NBA Top 75 snub, and more.

After Bridges’ camp declined a four-year, $60 million contract offer last fall, sources confirmed, he is expected to command a maximum salary that could total five years, $173 million this summer. League personnel believe the Hornets will match any offer sheet for Bridges. That could either dissuade teams from making an earnest attempt at signing him, unnecessarily tying their hands for 48 hours. Or it may encourage a rival suitor to force Charlotte to pay his full max, as the Brooklyn Nets once did with Washington and Otto Porter. Читать дальше...

The final stretch also provided a glimpse of what Charlotte might look like without Hayward on the roster. The emergence of Bridges, not to mention Ball’s high usage rate, meant fewer playmaking opportunities for Hayward within the Hornets’ offense. Word has circulated amongst rival front offices that the 32-year-old swingman would be interested in a change of scenery this offseason, although a source close to Hayward told B/R he’s primarily focused on recovering from his injured foot.
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The idea of moving Hayward’s $30 million salary and additional contracts—such as Kelly Oubre or Mason Plumlee and a third, smaller deal—to Los Angeles for Russell Westbrook’s expiring contract has taken hold among league executives, as first reported by Marc Stein.
Source: Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report

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Matthew Tynan: Lonnie: “I’m hopeful to be back. It’s up to my agents. I’m gonna take a nice slow vacation with my fiancée, call it a summer and get back into grind mode.” With a relatively dry free-agent pool out there this summer, Lonnie’s restricted free-agency should be interesting.
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Keith Smith: Jayson Tatum on Kyrie Irving: “Obviously we’ve talked and there’s some things that he told me he wish he could do, would’ve done differently.” When asked for details, Tatum said he didn’t want to get into that.
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Zion Williamson has not been ruled out for the entire season, but the New Orleans Pelicans have revealed to Cassidy Hubbarth that “a return to play is not imminent.” There is “no chance” Williamson would not play in a possible play-in against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, or even in a first round series against the Phoenix Suns.
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The San Antonio Spurs (0-1) play against the New Orleans Pelicans (0-0) at Smoothie King Center

Game Time: 9:30 PM EDT on Wednesday April 13, 2022

Chris Kirschner: Hawks beat the Hornets 132-103 and move on to play in Cleveland Friday night for the 8th seed. Winner gets Miami Sunday at 1 p.m. Young: 24/10, 8/24 FG Hunter: 22/7, 9/16 FG Gallinari: 18, 7/12 FG Capela: 15/17, 3 blocks, 2 steals

The Charlotte Hornets (0-0) play against the Atlanta Hawks (0-0) at State Farm Arena

Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Wednesday April 13, 2022

Especially with what’s at stake, how important would All-NBA honors be for you? Trae Young: Yeah, it’s important. I don’t really like talking about individual accolades throughout the regular season. I would rather answer that type of question after the season because I don’t really think about the individual awards like that. But last year, I think I had a good year and we were the fifth seed and I didn’t make All-NBA. So it’s really just up in the air for me. I really just want to focus on my team... Читать дальше...