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• LeBron James Shares Heartwarming Moment With NBA Reporter Jeff Zillgitt Following Cancer Surgery
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James shared a heartwarming moment with NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt, who underwent cancer surgery last year. LeBron and Zillgitt developed a relationship in Cleveland. A very cool moment where LeBron James shouts out writer Jeff Zillgitt, who he had previously wished well following cancer surgery. pic.twitter.com/plMCwZGgo9 — Arash Markazi (@Ara...2024
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• Former NBA commissioner David Stern hospitalized after brain memorrhage
Former NBA commissioner David Stern was hospitalized on Thursday after suffering a sudden brain hemorrhage, the league announced (link via Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today). Stern reportedly collapsed at a restaurant in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon and was rushed to a New York City hospital, where he underwent emergency brain surgery. Stern, 77, was named the NBA’s commissioner in 1984 and held the p...2019
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• Wizards trade Otto Porter to Bulls for Bobby Portis, Jabari Parker
The Wizards will send Otto Porter to the Bulls in exchange for Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. Washington will also receive a protected future second-round pick, according to Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today (Twitter link). It shapes up as a cost-cutting move for Washington, which was well into the luxury tax for this season and was in danger of heading there again...2019
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• Report: Jimmy Butler's interest in New York has been overstated
While Jimmy Butler‘s three-team wish list of preferred trade destinations includes the Knicks, his interest in New York has been overstated, per USA Today’s Jeff Zillgitt (Twitter link).Zillgitt notes that Butler’s main goal is to compete sooner than later, and joining a Knicks team in rebuild mode does not accomplish that. Butler’s list also includes the Nets and Clippers, but more teams have sin...2018
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• Tristan Thompson avoids suspension, fined $25K
Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson has been fined $25K for “failing to leave the court in a timely manner” after he was ejected in overtime of the team’s Game 1 loss, the league announced in a press release (via Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports).Thompson was ejected with 2.6 seconds left in overtime after it was deemed he threw an elbow at Warriors guard Shaun Livingston. Thompson was assessed a f...2018
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• Kevin Love will return to action Monday
Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will play on Monday for the first time since breaking a bone in his left hand, Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today tweets.Love has been sidelined since suffering the injury during the first quarter at Detroit on January 30th. He was expected to miss eight weeks, so Love recovered a little quicker than expected. He has missed 21 games.This is welcome news for a team that just lo...2018
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• Paul George: ‘I was in a dark moment’ the first two months of the season
Riding an active six-game winning streak, the Indiana Pacers are playing some great basketball right now, and star forward Paul George can certainly appreciate how much better things are than they were earlier in the season.In an interview with Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports that ran on Monday, George admitted the first two months of the season were a major struggle.“I was in a dark moment, a l...2017
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• NBA Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz on Greg Monroe, Cleveland Cavaliers and More
2016
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• 2016 NBA Free Agency: Everything You Need to Know from Day 3
2016
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• NBA Announces 2016-17 Salary Cap, Luxury Tax and Salary Floor
2016