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• James Harden has multiple 40-point games in a season for the first time since 2020-21
Through 27 games in 2024-25, the LA Clippers are 15-12. The team is 5-5 in their last 10 and is coming off a 144-107 win vs. the Jazz. A 15-12 record has the Clippers at ninth in the Western Conference. Against Utah on Monday night, James Harden had a vintage performance. The 35-year-old had 41 […] The post James Harden has multiple 40-point games in a season for the first time since 2020-2...2024
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• James Harden scores 41 as Clippers blow out Jazz amid optimism about Kawhi Leonard

James Harden scores 24 points in the first quarter en route to a 41-point night to spearhead the Clippers' 144-107 victory over the Utah Jazz....2024
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• Rockets Unlikely To Pursue Trade For Jimmy Butler

The Houston Rockets were on the market for a star at last year's trade deadline and again in the offseason, but sources tell Sam Amick of The Athletic that is no longer the case and they want to keep their existing core in tact. The Rockets are highly unlikely to pursue a trade for Jimmy Butler, who has the team on his list of preferred destinations should the Miami Heat eventually decide to move ...2024
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• NBA Cup’s 4 teams still standing, ranked by who can win in-season tournament

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images There are four teams left in the NBA Cup as it heads to Las Vegas. Let’s rank the teams still standing. The NBA Cup is in its second year as a mid-season tournament the league hopes to grow into a coveted secondary trophy. The Los Angeles Lakers won the Cup in its inaugural year, and the competition has elevated to an even greater level this season. The NBA...2024
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• James Harden’s Houston Restaurant Allegedly Overserved Driver in Fatal Crash
Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden is the founder and owner of Thirteen Restaurant by James Harden, an upscale dining restaurant located at 1911 Bagby St. in Houston, TX, that combines traditional flavors with a Japanese flare. Thirteen Restaurant by James Harden, Team Harden LLC are being sued by Taylar Jackson’s family Harden’s restaurant along […] The post James Harden’s ...2024
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• With James Harden and Amir Coffey out, Clippers struggle in loss to Rockets

With James Harden and Amir Coffey out because of injuries, the Clippers can't capitalize coming off a three-day break in a 117-106 loss to Houston....2024
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• With James Harden and Amir Coffey out, Clippers struggle in loss to Rockets
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• Clippers star says team’s selflessness has been key: ’It can be anybody’s night’
After an offseason full of doubts stemming from Paul George’s departure and Kawhi Leonard’s injuries, the Clippers have been defying expectations so far this 2024-25 campaign. Also, James Harden has been proving critics wrong as so many questioned if he could lead the team to success. Now, it seems more clear than ever, especially after […] The post Clippers star says team’...2024
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• James Harden Says Clippers Are 'All Happy For Each Other'

James Harden didn't dwell on the past as the LA Clippers won at the Philadelphia 76ers. Instead, Harden focused on the Clippers figuring out who they are and how much they enjoy playing together. "We're coming around, and we're understanding who we are," Harden said. "Understanding that in order for us to have a chance at anything, we know we have to do it every single night. And that's the most e...2024
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• James Harden reveals how OKC set the ‘blueprint’ for his successful career
Even though the Clippers are enduring a 7-7 start to the campaign, their recent victory against the Warriors on Monday just goes to show they just might have what it takes to make a strong playoff run. Now that Mo Bamba’s back from injury, coach Tyronn Lue is shaping the squad around James Harden and […] The post James Harden reveals how OKC set the ‘blueprint’ for his successful caree...2024
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• 8 NBA teams that need to make a trade (and 1 move they could make)

Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images We ranked eight NBA teams that need to make a move, and took our best shot at coming up with one trade each of them could pull off. It’s fake trade season in the NBA. It’s not actual trade season for a while. Teams don’t buy or sell when they either theoretically liked their roster going into the season or hated it but need teams to get more desperate b...2024
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The NBA Eastern Conference was supposed to be better this season. It’s not. This was supposed to be the season the NBA’s Eastern Conference grew up and joined the big leagues. The East has essentially operated like basketball’s junior varsity from the moment Michael Jordan finished pushing off Bryon Russell, but the moves made this summer indicated ...2024
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• 6 NBA overreactions after 1 game of the 2024-2025 season

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Here are our biggest NBA overreactions after every team has played at least one game this season. Overreacting after the first game of a new season is a right of passage for sports fans. Patience is a virtue, but it’s hard to come by after a long summer without the NBA. Most of the time, fans’ earliest overreactions only serve to confirm their own agend...2024
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• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The start of the NBA season is here, so let’s predict one breakout player from each Western Conference team ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. Editor’s Note: This is the Western Conference edition of our series on breakout player candidates for each NBA team in the 2024-25 season. The Eastern Conference edition can be read here. Every year, each team op...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• James Harden’s Houston Restaurant Allegedly Overserved Driver in Fatal Crash
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• DeMar DeRozan is getting squeezed on NBA free agent market, but Lakers still make sense

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The Lakers may be DeMar DeRozan’s last (and best) option in NBA free agency. DeMar DeRozan is still performing at a near NBA All-Star level even after 15 seasons in the league. The veteran wing is coming off three fantastic seasons with the Chicago Bulls where he scored tons of points, produced so many brilliant moments in crunch-time, and rarely turned t...2024
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• Why Oklahoma City Thunder Are the NBA's Most Unsolvable Puzzle
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• Chris Bosh Turned Down Houston Rockets to Avoid More Big 3 Pressure
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"This is the funniest thing to happen this season Throughout his career, Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden has never been known for his defense."

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"76ers guard James Harden and Nets center Nic Claxton were both ejected from Thursday’s Game 3 in Brooklyn."

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"The Nets are trading James Harden to the 76ers for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round draft picks, sources tell ESPN."

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"James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets had a frustrating 2020-21 NBA season."

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"NBA Star Power Index: LeBron James, Anthony Davis peaking for Lakers; James Harden fading in fourth quarters"

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"The Rockets will file a protest of Tuesday's loss to the Spurs due to a James Harden dunk that should've counted, sources told ESPN."

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"Houston's James Harden, Trevor Ariza and Gerald Green pushed into the LA Clippers' locker room Monday night looking to confront Austin Rivers after the Rockets' 113-102 loss, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"The post James Harden And Mario Chalmers Scuffle in Grizzlies Win appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in his third-to-last game, but James Harden responded with 40 to lead Houston past the Lakers."

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" Thompson also said Chicago's Jimmy Butler and Houston's James Harden were in the mix for best shooting guard in the league."

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"Houston Rockets star James Harden needed some help to get past three defenders on the court while blindfolded."

• Rockets Unlikely To Pursue Trade For Jimmy Butler
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• 8 NBA teams that need to make a trade (and 1 move they could make)
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom
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• 6 NBA overreactions after 1 game of the 2024-2025 season
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• The Celtics apocalypse is underway, and the Knicks showed no one else has a chance

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images The Celtics’ ring night was a day of reckoning for the NBA The apocalypse is now for the Eastern Conference. Now ascendant, the Boston Celtics have begun their coercive crackdown on contenders and pretenders alike. The New York Knicks, perhaps the only team in the East with the talent to do something about this, were embarrassed by Boston on opening ni...2024
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• Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The season hasn’t even started, and Kawhi Leonard is already out indefinitely with a knee injury. When the Los Angeles Clippers open the 2024-2025 regular season on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns, they won’t have their best player on the floor. At the moment, no one knows when Kawhi Leonard will return. Leonard is sidelined ‘indefinitely’ with inflammatio...2024
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• Marcus Morris, Knicks Sign Training Camp Deal

The New York Knicks signed forward Marcus Morris to an Exhibit 9 contract. Morris' deal is fully non-guaranteed unless he makes the Knicks opening night roster. Morris split last season between the Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers. The 13-year veteran averaged 6.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in 16.7 minutes per game for both the Sixers and Cavs. Morris was traded twice last season. He was fi...2024
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• Nets Have High Asking Price For Cameron Johnson

The Brooklyn Nets have received lots of trade interest in forward Cameron Johnson. However, Brooklyn GM Sean Marks has put a high asking price on Johnson in trade talks. Until that changes, expect Johnson to remain with the rebuilding Nets. Johnson is in the second year of the four-year, $90 million contract he signed with Brooklyn last offseason. He'll make $23.6 million during the 2024-25 season...2024
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• James Harden scores 41 as Clippers blow out Jazz amid optimism about Kawhi Leonard
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• Pacific Notes: James, Harden, Durant, Kuminga
LeBron James had appeared in all 23 of the Lakers games this season until Sunday. The 39-year-old James missed Los Angeles’ game against the Trail Blazers because of left foot soreness, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reports. James played a season-high 43 minutes on Friday in an overtime loss at the Hawks. He racked up 39 points, […]...2024
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• Norman Powell and James Harden lead Clippers to dominant win over Portland

Norman Powell finishes with 30 points and James Harden reaches another career milestone in the Clippers' 127-105 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers....2024
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• Pacific Notes: Harden, Nurkic, Durant, Ighodaro, Dunn, Green, Monk
The Clippers re-signed James Harden on a two-year deal over the summer. It has turned into a wise move, as Harden has dominated games in Kawhi Leonard‘s absence. Harden had 39 points in a 126-122 win against the Nuggets. Last week, he erupted for a season-high 43 points in a road win against the Wizards. […]...2024
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• James Harden Continues Nostalgic Hot Streak With 39-Point Flurry, Joins Steph Curry on Historic NBA Milestone
It was another night of breathtaking points scoring from James Harden, who racked up another 39 points to bring his total across his last three games over 100. James Harden Posts 39 Points Against Denver Nuggets The Clippers stretched their season record to 13-for-9 as they bounced back from an NBA Cup loss to the […] The post James Harden Continues Nostalgic Hot Streak With 39-Point Flurry,...2024
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• James Harden Continues Nostalgic Hot Streak With 39-Point Flurry, Joins Steph Curry on Historic NBA Milestone
It was another night of breathtaking points scoring from James Harden, who racked up another 39 points to bring his total across his last three games over 100. James Harden Posts 39 Points Against Denver Nuggets The Clippers stretched their season record to 13-for-9 as they bounced back from an NBA Cup loss to the […] The post James Harden Continues Nostalgic Hot Streak With 39-Point Flurry,...2024
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• Watch: Clippers' James Harden drops 31 points in first half vs. Wizards

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard James Harden is still a scoring machine....2024
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• James Harden passed Ray Allen and is now second all-time for made three-pointers in a career
On Sunday, the Clippers beat the Jazz 116-105 and are now 7-7. LA was coming off a three-game losing streak but got the win vs. Utah. Iviva Zubac led the Clippers with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard James Harden had 11 assists in his historic night. With a three-pointer in the first quarter, […] The post James Harden passed Ray Allen and is now second all-time for made three-pointer...2024
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• Harden now 2nd on NBA's all-time 3-pointers list
LA Clippers star James Harden passed Ray Allen for second on the NBA's all-time 3-pointers list Sunday night during a 116-105 win over the Utah Jazz, and he finished the victory with 20 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds at Intuit Dome....2024
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• James Harden’s Houston Restaurant Allegedly Overserved Driver in Fatal Crash
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom
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• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition
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• Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images The 2024 NBA Draft lacked excitement from the very start of the cycle due to the absence of a consensus No. 1 overall player. The 2024 class wasn’t terrible, but it always felt more like a role player draft than one with future franchise cornerstones. The fact that this was the draft that immediately followed Victor Wembanyama’s class made it seem...2024
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• How math and video games can fix NBA positions

Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images It’s time for the NBA to get rid of positions — or at least overhaul them. Let’s discuss why (and how). In basketball, there are five positions: Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward, and Center. And it’s time for them to go. Science, logic and enlightened ideas have been challenging outdated concepts since someone came up with th...2024
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• DeMar DeRozan is getting squeezed on NBA free agent market, but Lakers still make sense
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• The Celtics’ 2024 NBA championship just gave James Harden a record no NBA player wants

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Al Horford finally getting a championship with the Celtics just put James Harden in the lead among active NBA players for most playoff games without a ring. In the 186th playoff game of his NBA career, Al Horford won his first NBA championship. The Celtics capturing the 2024 title took Horford off an ignominious list, as Boston coming up short this y...2024
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• Paul George Hasn't Begun Considering Free Agent Decision

The Los Angeles Clippers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs on Friday and enter an uncertain offseason with Paul George and James Harden becoming free agents. While Kawhi Leonard has already signed an extension with the Clippers, he was unavailable or the majority of the series, leaving the team in a diminished state. George was asked whether he sees himself with the Clippers long-...2024
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• Klay Thompson Says He and Steph Curry Are the Best Guards in the NBA
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• 76ers’ James Harden, Nets’ Nic Claxton ejected from Game 3
76ers guard James Harden and Nets center Nic Claxton were both ejected from Thursday’s Game 3 in Brooklyn. Here’s what you need to know: Harden was assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected late in the third quarter after appearing to hit Royce O’Neale in the groin while trying to dribble past him. Claxton received a second technical foul early in the fourth quarter for taunting after c...2023
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• Is Kevin Durant Still the NBA's Second-Best Player Behind LeBron James?
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• Kevin Durant Says He Believes He Is the Best Basketball Player in the World
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• Kevin Durant's Return Is Just What The NBA Needs In 2015-16
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• Stephen Curry Reportedly Wins MVP Award for 2014-15 NBA Season
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• Dwight Howard Reportedly Unhappy Playing Alongside James Harden
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• Kevin Durant Helps Blindfolded James Harden Score in Commercial
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• Bold Predictions for the 2024-24 Fantasy Basketball Season
Joel Bartilotta hands out his bold predictions ahead of the 2024-25 fantasy basketball season, including outlooks on James Harden and Tyrese Haliburton....2024
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• Los Angeles Clippers fantasy basketball season recap

Kawhi Leonard and James Harden may have been undervalued to begin the season and with good reason....2024
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• Is Kevin Durant Bound for Golden State? Not If He Remains True to Himself
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• Russell Westbrook Records 10th Triple-Double of Season: Highlights and Reaction
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• Celtics' Jayson Tatum says this former MVP is 'one of the best players of all time'

When speaking to the media on Sunday, shortly after helping the Celtics defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, Tatum pinpointed the threat of James Harden ahead of his matchup vs. the Clippers....2024
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• James Harden’s Admission on Steph Curry’s 3PT Record
James Harden has moved to second on the all-time three-pointers list after surpassing Ray Allen, but he’s not under any illusions about catching Steph Curry in first place. 35-year-old Harden (2,975) trails 36-year-old Curry (3,782) by 807 three’s entering Monday’s matchup. The Beard gave Curry his flowers after breaking Allen’s record against the Jazz, calling […] Th...2024
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• Houston Texans News: Texans sign former SB Winning OT

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Thursday November 14, 2024. Houston Texans News Houston Texans Sign Former Super Bowl Champion Offensive Lineman (Sports Illustrated) Houston Texans cut scrappy former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback (PennLive) 2024 Houston Texans Have Exact Same Record as 2023, So Why D...2024
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• 8 NBA teams that need to make a trade (and 1 move they could make)
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom
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• 6 NBA overreactions after 1 game of the 2024-2025 season
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• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• The Celtics apocalypse is underway, and the Knicks showed no one else has a chance
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• How math and video games can fix NBA positions
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• 5 NBA teams falling behind their rivals after not doing enough this summer

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images 5 NBA teams who haven’t done enough this summer. The first big wave of player movement in the 2024 NBA offseason has come and gone, and a few things are starting to crystalize. The Oklahoma City Thunder look like the class of the West after adding Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso to last year’s No. 1 seed. The Boston Celtics remain a strong favorite...2024
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• The Linc - Eagles among NFL offseason “winners”

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 6/30/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... NFL offseason winners and losers: Bears, Lions bolster NFC North; did Bills or Cowboys improve? - The AthleticWINNERS: Philadelphia Eagles. A highly productive draft — highlighted by steals of defensive backs Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean — followed a strong f...2024
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• Kansas City baseball trivia

Courtesy of Charlie O. Finley. A few weeks ago, I explored some of the strange things that have happened in Major League history. This week, we look at some of the oddball occurrences surrounding the history of Kansas City baseball. Before the Athletics moved to Kansas City, owner Connie Mack had his eye on a pitching prospect named Lou Brissie. Mack and Brissie reached an agreement that Brissie w...2024
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• Possible Trade Destinations for Mikal Bridges
There is plenty of speculation that the Brooklyn Nets are preparing to offload some of their assets. It is time for them to embrace a full rebuilding process after the failed experiment with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden. One player who will garner plenty of interest on the trade market is Mikal Bridges. […] The post Possible Trade Destinations for Mikal Bridges appeared first...2024
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• The Cavs and Clippers both face huge, similar questions in the NBA playoffs

Art via Thilo Latrell Widder, original photos via Getty Images The Cavaliers and Clippers, more alike than you may realize, face similar questions as they enter the NBA playoffs. Before we go anywhere else, I am not comparing Jarrett Allen and Michael Olowakandi, nor Cavaliers Shawn Kemp to Clippers James Harden, but there’s something to be said about how similar the Cavs and Clippers hav...2024
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• 5 NBA trade deadline teams who desperately need to make a deal

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images These the teams who need to make a bold move at the NBA trade deadline. The 2024 NBA trade deadline represents the last chance for teams to reload their rosters ahead of the playoffs, or get an early head start on a rebuild before the offseason. With the deadline quickly approaching on Thursday, Feb. 8, there are a number of teams who should be feeling ...2024
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• Jalen Green Has 'Generated Some Trade Buzz' Ahead Of Deadline

Jalen Green has "generated some trade buzz" leading to the deadline, sources tell ESPN's Zach Lowe. The Houston Rockets are seeking their first playoff berth since trading away James Harden after the 19-20 season. The Rockets are plus picks and have enough good young players that it could be difficult to pay them all long-term. Green is averaging 18.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists this seas...2024
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• Joel Embiid hinted he could be next NBA superstar to request trade with cryptic comments
Joel Embiid put 76ers on clock by hinting at trade request. Joel Embiid is firmly in the prime of his career. The superstar center finally won NBA MVP this past season after consecutive second place finishes. He will turn 30 years old in March. There’s only one thing missing on Embiid’s resume at this point: an NBA championship. Embiid’s lack of success in the NBA Playoffs is hard to ignore. He’s ...2023
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