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• Kevin Love meets young fan holding sign inspired by his mental health essay
Kevin Love bravely shared his experiences with mental health issues in a powerful essay last season, and a young fan who brought a sign to a game inspired by its title got to enjoy a meet-and-greet with the Cleveland Cavaliers star. The Cavs were in Arizona Monday for a late-season showdown with the Phoenix Suns. While Love was held out of the game, he met up with young fan Mase Kuret at some poin...2019
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• LeBron James’ camp reportedly prefers Lakers coaching change
While Lakers owner Jeanie Buss has praised head coach Luke Walton’s performance this season, LeBron James' camp reportedly prefers a coaching change, ESPN scribe Jackie MacMullan said on the "Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective" podcast. “It’s clear to me, and probably to you, Brian, that LeBron’s camp would prefer a coaching change — they’re not too subtle about that,” MacMullan said (via Silv...2019
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• Kevin Love: 'I have a purpose, for the greater good,' beyond basketball
Kevin Love recently addressed how he envisions life after the NBA, specifically related to how his experiences over the past year have opened him up to a greater purpose in life beyond basketball. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward suffered a panic attack on Nov. 5, 2017, in the locker room and later penned a powerful essay for The Players’ Tribune about the incident and its aftermath. Love subsequen...2018
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• Kyrie Irving is ready to prove himself after knee injury
Kyrie Irving is energized as the Celtics prepare for training camp and the preseason. After dealing with a nagging knee injury that ultimately cost him the final month of last season and the playoffs, Irving is ready to prove himself, according to Jackie MacMullan of ESPN.com.“I’m moving completely differently,” Irving said. “I’ve worked on my strength and have a heightened awareness of what my bo...2018
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• Five-part report examines NBA's mental health issues
The mental health of NBA players has become a more frequent topic of conversation over the last year, with stars like DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love speaking out about their own battles with issues like depression and anxiety. ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan is taking a deep dive into the subject this week with a five-part series on mental health and the NBA.The first installment of MacMullan’s series featu...2018
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• Aron Baynes to undergo surgery to repair broken nose
Now that the Celtics’ season is over, Aron Baynes will undergo surgery to repair a broken nose, which he suffered during Game 6 of the team’s series against Cleveland, the big man told reporters today, including Steve Bulpett of The Boston Herald (Twitter link).Meanwhile, Kyrie Irving‘s absence from Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals was also related to a nasal issue — as ESPN’s Chris Forsber...2018
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• Marcus Smart: I'm worth more than $12-14M
In the wake of their Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Cavaliers, the Celtics will face a number of important roster decisions this offseason, with Marcus Smart‘s looming restricted free agency among the issues on the club’s docket. Asked about the possibility that the C’s might not be able – or willing – to pay $12-14M per year to retain him, Smart told ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan that price may ...2018
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• Embiid believes he deserves Rookie of the Year honors
Joel Embiid was poised to have a tremendously successful rookie campaign, but it ended in disappointment. Limited to 31 games before a meniscus tear in his left knee led to arthroscopic surgery, the Philadelphia 76ers budding star was playing remarkably well and deservedly heralded as the unquestioned front-runner to earn Rookie of the Year honors.Some have scoffed at the notion that a player who ...2017
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• Dwight Howard's Altercation with Lakers Heckler Caught on Video
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• Do the Los Angeles Lakers Have the Best Bench in the NBA?
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