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• Pacific Notes: Beal, Durant, LeBron, Lakers, Huerter
Kevin Durant and Jusuf Nurkic both returned Friday night, but the Suns may have a new injury concern, writes Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. Bradley Beal was a late scratch for the game at Utah with swelling in his right knee. Coach Mike Budenholzer said he was added to the injury report after the […]...2024
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• Kevin Durant Probable For Friday Game Versus Jazz

Kevin Durant was listed as probable for the Phoenix Suns' matchup on Friday night against the Utah Jazz. Durant sprained his ankle last Tuesday. Jusuf Nurkic, Ryan Dunn and Grayson Allen are not listed on the injury report....2024
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• Nurkic ruled out vs. Jazz with ankle soreness
Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was ruled out of Tuesday night's game at the Utah Jazz because of left ankle soreness....2024
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• Nurkic comes through in another 'tight' Suns win
Jusuf Nurkic delivered five points in the final 58 seconds to lift the Phoenix Suns to a 114-113 victory over the Dallas Mavericks and a 7-0 record in games that are within five points in the final five minutes....2024
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• Suns Notes: Nurkic, Durant, Dunn, Allen
Jusuf Nurkic could be the most important variable for the Suns this season, according to Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports. With so many reliable pieces in place, the veteran center’s performance on a night-to-night basis might determine how successful Phoenix can be. Bourguet notes that he had trouble staying on the court in the first […]...2024
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• The NBA’s 6 most desperate teams entering 2024-25 season, ranked

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images These are the NBA teams facing the most pressure this season. Not every team can realistically dream about winning the NBA championship entering the new season, but some organizations are feeling more pressure than others. A year ago, the Boston Celtics went ‘all-in’ after a string of playoff failures by acquiring Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. The...2024
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• Pacific Notes: Beal, Durant, LeBron, Lakers, Huerter
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• Kevin Durant Probable For Friday Game Versus Jazz
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• Reload or Rebuild? What will the Suns, Lakers and every other first-round loser do now?

Original photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Suns, Lakers, Sixers and every other team to lose in the first round of the NBA playoffs are facing big decisions this summer. LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton. Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Paul George and Russell Westbrook.Joel Embiid a...2024
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• Warriors Notes: Green, Thompson, Financials
During exit interviews, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gave his lengthiest response when asked about where the franchise stands with Draymond Green, who was given a lengthy suspension this season after striking Suns center Jusuf Nurkic. According to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, Kerr was emphatic that the franchise was going to support him, but establish […]...2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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• Why Zach Edey is first round pick on our 2024 NBA Draft board

Let’s dive into Zach Edey’s NBA Draft projection, scouting report, and best team fits for the Purdue center Zach Edey was never supposed to be a generational college basketball star. For most of his life, he didn’t even want to play the sport. Edey played hockey and baseball growing up in Toronto. By the time he graduated eighth grade, he was already 6’10. To that point in his life, he had never p...2024
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• Emotional Draymond Green Wants to Make Things Right Before It’s Too Late
Many think that Draymond Green will never change after countless violent incidents and suspensions throughout his career, but he’s opened up about why things will be different this time. Green’s suspensions this season for striking Jusuf Nurkic and putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold were a major wake up call for the Warriors forward. He […] The post Emotional Draymond Green Wants...2024
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• Suns' Nurkić trolls Draymond taking elbow in Warriors-Clippers

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic reacted to Draymond Green taking an elbow to the chin during the Warriors-Clippers game on Wednesday....2024
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• Draymond Green calls Jusuf Nurkic, Kevin Durant 'cowardly' following contentious Warriors win over Suns

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• How Nikola Jokic became the best basketball player in the world
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Nikola Jokic’s hard journey to becoming the best basketball player in the world fully paid off. Putting a label on Nikola Jokic’s game has long been a nearly impossible challenge for evaluators. Jokic himself might be the only person to effectively do it. As he was leaving home in the northern part of Serbia to enter the 2014 NBA Draft, Jo...2023
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"Draymond Green calls Jusuf Nurkic, Kevin Durant 'cowardly' following contentious Warriors win over Suns"

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"Draymond Green ejection: Warriors star tossed for hitting Suns' Jusuf Nurkic, who says Green 'needs help'"

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"Trail Blazers' Jusuf Nurkic fined $40,000 by NBA after throwing fan's phone into stands"

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"Kristaps Porzingis, Jusuf Nurkic, DeAndre Hunter among eight other pivotal players"

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"NBA scrimmage takeaways: Dion Waiters is for real, Jusuf Nurkic is back and the Pacers are finally shooting"

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"Portland has been impacted by several injuries, including those to big men Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins."

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"Salah Mejri threatened to come to Blazers locker room after Jusuf Nurkic tussle"

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"-- The biggest health update as the Warriors and Trail Blazers head into Game 3 tonight does not involve Kevin Durant or Jusuf Nurkic but instead Golden State coach Steve Kerr."

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"In case his move that dropped Jusuf Nurkic didn’t convince you, Joe Johnson banked home the winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to prove he still very much has it."

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"Denver Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic is not amused by your attempts at flopping."

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"JaVale McGee's return to full health combined with the drafting of Jusuf Nurkic provide the Nuggets with enough depth at center that they should maintain a more standard positional outlook."

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• Tyus Jones Took Less Money From Suns To Start For A Contender

When he decided to sign with the Phoenix Suns, Tyus Jones took less money than was offered elsewhere. Jones ultimately decided that the opportunity to start for a contender was worth more than cashing in as a free agent. The New York Knicks had made Jones a two-year, $10 million offer. He also had at least one other offer that was far larger than the Knicks proposal. Jones and his former team, the...2024
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• Mason Plumlee, Suns Agree To One-Year, $3.3M Deal

Mason Plumlee has agreed to a one-year deal with the Phoenix Suns worth $3.3 million. Plumlee is represented by Zach Kurtin and Mark Bartelstein. The Suns were expected to add new depth at center behind Jusuf Nurkic this offseason. In 46 games with the Los Angeles Clippers last season, Plumlee averaged 5.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists....2024
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• Suns To Prioritize Adding Point Guard, Wing, Backup Big In Offseason

The Phoenix Suns are coming off a disappointing season that saw them swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite being over the second apron, and limited in their ability to add outside talent, Phoenix has three priorities this offseason. The Suns want to add a true point guard that can play 20-plus minutes per game. Phoenix went most of last season without a tr...2024
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• Grayson Allen, Suns Agree To Four-Year, $70M Extension

The Phoenix Suns and guard Grayson Allen have agreed to a four-year, $70 million extension. Allen was eligible to extend through June 30, as he was on an expiring contract. Phoenix now locks in a key rotation player, who was a crucial part of the Suns three-guard starting lineup. Allen led the NBA in three-point percentage at a career-high 46.1% on 5.9 three-point attempts per game. He also averag...2024
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• Are the Phoenix Suns NBA championship contenders or pretenders?

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Let’s take a deep dive into the Suns since Bradley Beal returned. When the Phoenix Suns pulled the trigger on a blockbuster deal to land Bradley Beal, they entered the “Super Team” club. They further cemented their status in this category when they inserted themselves in the Damian Lillard deal in order to nab the likes of Jusuf Nurkic and Grayson Allen. Un...2024
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• Draymond Green: Adam Silver Talked Me Out Of Retiring From NBA

During a new podcast episode, Draymond Green claims Adam Silver talked him out of the idea of retiring from the NBA following his hit on Jusuf Nurkic. Green was indefinitely suspended by the NBA following the incident. "I told him, 'Adam this is too much for me. ... This is too much. It's all becoming too much for me -- and I'm going to retire.' And Adam said, 'You're making a very rash decision a...2024
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• Nurkic comes through in another 'tight' Suns win
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• Mason Plumlee, Suns Agree To One-Year, $3.3M Deal
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• Grayson Allen, Suns Agree To Four-Year, $70M Extension
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• Suns Notes: Young, Thomas, Durant, Thunder
Given a rare opportunity to crack the rotation on Wednesday in Denver with Jusuf Nurkic out, Suns forward Thaddeus Young played well, posting six points, nine rebounds, and a +15 mark in 18 minutes of action. However, Young was a DNP-CD again in Oklahoma City on Friday, with head coach Frank Vogel explaining this week […]...2024
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• Jusuf Nurkic Sets Suns’ Franchise Record With 31 Rebounds
Jusuf Nurkic scored 14 points and grabbed a career-high 31 rebounds, setting the Phoenix Suns’ franchise record for most boards in a single game, in Sunday night’s 118-110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Nurkic, 29, broke the Suns’ rebound record of 27 set by Tyson Chandler against the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 23, 2016. […] The post Jusuf Nurkic Sets Suns’ Franchise R...2024
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• Victor Wembanyama’s response to 5x5 game shows why he’s destined for greatness

Wemby’s mentality couldn’t be better. Victor Wembanyama painted a masterpiece in his 51st NBA game. The San Antonio Spurs’ 7’5 rookie supernova became the youngest player in league history to post a 5x5 game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night when he finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, five steals, and five blocks in 31 minutes. Wembanyama went 3-for-8 from three-point...2024
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• Damian Lillard trade has 3 big winners, and 4 real losers

Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Let’s give out winners and losers from the blockbuster Damian Lillard trade. Damian Lillard’s trade request was the NBA storyline that just wouldn’t end. For three months, Lillard’s trade request was stuck at the same crossroads: the superstar guard claimed he only wanted to play for the Miami Heat, but his Portland Trail Blazers had no interest in anyth...2023
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• How Nikola Jokic became the best basketball player in the world
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• Report: Pacers fan allegedly made mother, grandmother remarks at Trail Blazers' Jusuf Nurkic

A courtside confrontation between an Indiana Pacers fan and Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic on Sunday night has gained loads of attention on social media....2022
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• Blazers’ Jusuf Nurkic fined $40,000 for throwing fan’s cell phone in Indiana
Sunday night, the Indiana Pacers destroyed the Portland Trail Blazers in a 129-98 blowout win. Although he didn’t play in the loss, Blazers’ Jusuf Nurkic made headlines Sunday night just moments after the final buzzer. The Portland center was caught on camera confronting a heckling Pacers fan. Nurkic gets very close to the fan before […] The post Blazers’ Jusuf Nurkic fined...2022
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• Jusuf Nurkic swings at Tyler Herro in heated moment during Blazers-Heat
With no Jimmy Butler and Damian Lillard, the stars sat tonight in the Wednesday night tilt between the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers – but there was no shortage of fireworks on the evening. Tyler Herro and Jusuf Nurkic got into it late in the fourth quarter with the game seemingly out of hand. The […] The post Jusuf Nurkic swings at Tyler Herro in heated moment during Blazers-H...2022
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• 3 keys for Damian Lillard to break out of horrific early-season shooting slump
During the third-quarter nadir of the Portland Trail Blazers’ “embarrassing” loss to the LA Clippers, there were a few fleeting moments that made it easy to wonder if everything was alright with Damian Lillard. He’d just airmailed another three-pointer, threw a pocket pass to Jusuf Nurkic’s heel and came up short on a half-contested layup. […] The post 3 keys fo...2021
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• Jusuf Nurkic: ‘I didn’t want to play’ Saturday after grandmother dies

“I didn’t want to play. She made me play, I guess... I think she wanted me to play."...2020

• Nuggets' Jusuf Nurkic Hands Ball to Defender After He Flops, Earns Technical
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• Vince Carter Crosses Over Wilson Chandler, Dunks on Jusuf Nurkic (VIDEO)
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• Denver Nuggets Turn to the Emmanuel Mudiay Era After Dealing Ty Lawson
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• Brian Shaw Reportedly Fired by Nuggets: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• 2015 NBA Rising Stars Challenge Features USA vs. World Format
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• WATCH: Joe Johnson Banks Home Winning 3 at Buzzer
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• Report: Nuggets Counting Down Weeks Remaining in Season During Late-Game Huddle
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• Ailing Steve Kerr could sit out Game 3 of Golden State Warriors' battle at Portland Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The biggest health update as the Warriors and Trail Blazers head into Game 3 tonight does not involve Kevin Durant or Jusuf Nurkic but instead Golden State coach Steve Kerr....2017
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• Enes Kanter enjoys getting a victory in solid debut with Blazers
Enes Kanter made his debut with the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday and asserted himself as the focal point on the team’s second unit. Kanter saw just 20 minutes of action, but was able to get up nine shots and score 18 points. His usage rate ranked fifth on the team and he appeared happy in his new environment. “Last time I got a win I think it was like almost two months (ago),” Kanter said af...2019
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• 1 Reason to Get Excited About Every NBA Lottery-Bound Team's Future
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• Predicting Destinations for the NBA's Top Buyout Candidates
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• Jusuf Nurkic Injury: Updates on Nuggets Star's Ankle and Return
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• Joffrey Lauvergne Injury: Updates on Nuggets Center's Back and Return
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• Arron Afflalo Trade Is Missing Piece to Oklahoma City Thunder Playoff Push
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• Tyus Jones Took Less Money From Suns To Start For A Contender
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• Suns Notes: Playoffs, Outlook, Okogie, Booker
No team has come back from the 3-0 playoff hole the Suns find themselves in, and all of the losses have come in blowout fashion. After making major shakeups to the roster, including acquiring three-time All-Star Bradley Beal, and replacing Deandre Ayton with Jusuf Nurkic, the Suns are at risk of a first-round exit and […]...2024
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• Grayson Allen, Suns Agree To Four-Year, $70M Extension
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• Suns Notes: Nurkic, Booker, Little, Okogie, Playoff Prospects
The Suns were dispatched by the Nuggets pretty easily in last year’s playoffs, but Phoenix’s offseason additions could make a difference if the teams meet again, writes Tony Jones of The Athletic. Jusuf Nurkic isn’t as talented or athletic as Deandre Ayton, but he provides a more physical presence to match up with Nikola Jokic […]...2024
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• The Warriors need bold trade with locker room dysfunction, season on the brink

Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Steve Kerr has lost the Warriors’ young veterans The Golden State Warriors are sinking fast, and the franchise’s dynasty suddenly appears to be on its last legs. Golden State lost to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday after blowing an 18-point lead in the final seven minutes, capped by an absolutely incredible Nikola Jokic three-point heave at the buzzer. The lo...2024
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• Alex Caruso’s genius is being wasted on hopeless Chicago Bulls

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alex Caruso deserves better than the Bulls. It is almost impossible to successfully defend Kevin Durant. Even at 35 years old, the superstar forward has one of the most advanced scoring arsenals in the league, a near 7-footer with deep range and soft touch on his jumper who can shoot over defenders with a hesi pull-up jimbo whenever h...2023
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• Damian Lillard traded to Bucks in blockbuster 3-team deal that shakes NBA

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Damian Lillard is joining forces with Giannis Antetokounmpo after a blockbuster trade to the Bucks. Damian Lillard has finally been traded, and it’s to a destination no one could have seen coming. The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to send the superstar guard to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster three-team trade that immediately reshapes the NBA ...2023
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Not every free agent deal can be a winner for teams. NBA free agency is supposed to be a time of hope and optimism. Even adding a couple decent role players to a team that continues driving down a dead-end road is something to get a little bit excited about, hypothetically speaking. Save the disdain for your team’s first four-game losing streak. It’s all p...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Latest projection with perfect picks for every selection
Photo by Christian Bonin/NBAE via Getty Images Here’s our latest NBA mock draft. There are a few things we know for sure about the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is going No. 1 overall to the San Antonio Spurs. The New Orleans Pelicans want G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson, but they would have to trade into the top-three to get him. Damian Lillard would probably like the Port...2023
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• Damian Lillard picks Heat as trade destination preference, and it’s not as crazy as you think
Damian Lillard ignited another round of trade speculation with his latest podcast appearance. Damian Lillard’s future on the Portland Trail Blazers becomes a point of speculation every offseason. The story usually plays out like this: fans and media members beg Dame to request a trade from the only team he’s ever played for, Lillard appears to toy with the idea early in the summer before eventual...2023
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• Mavs star Luka Doncic breaks silence on shocking loss to Jusuf Nurkic, Bosnia in EuroBasket
Slovenia lost for the first time in the EuroBasket 2022 on Sunday, falling at the hands of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic would have loved to maintain their immaculate record in the tournament, he knew it was just a difficult ask. Speaking with Eurohoops after the loss, Doncic admitted that their […] The post Mavs star Luka Doncic breaks silence on shock...2022
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• Blazers’ Jusuf Nurkic fined $40,000 for throwing fan’s cell phone in Indiana
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• Jusuf Nurkic rips into local Blazers reporter regarding Damian Lillard trade rumors
Damian Lillard and trade rumors: name a more iconic duo. The Portland Trail Blazers star has been the subject of speculation for as long as he’s been with the team. Countless fans and “analysts” have advocated for Lillard to stay with his original or, more popularly, for Lillard to demand a trade. For other members […] The post Jusuf Nurkic rips into local Blazers reporter ...2022
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