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• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Explains Why He Never Coached in the NBA
Reputation Over Resume Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most accomplished players in NBA history, but he never became an NBA head coach. The six-time MVP believes his reputation as a difficult personality played a major role in that outcome. “When I first tried to do some coaching, I was approaching 50,” Abdul-Jabbar told Harvard […] The post Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Explains Why He Never Coache...2025
• Oscar Tshiebwe Re-Signs With Jazz On Two-Way Contract

The Utah Jazz have re-signed center Oscar Tshiebwe to a Two-Way contract following his record-breaking 2024-25 G League season. The 25-year-old Kentucky product led the G League in all rebounding categories with the Salt Lake City Stars. Tshiebwe spent last season with Utah on a Two-Way deal, appearing in 14 games with one start for the NBA club. Tshiebwe dominated the G League, averaging 19.0 tot...2025
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• Lakers To Unveil Pat Riley Statue On February 22

The Los Angeles Lakers will honor Pat Riley with the unveiling of a statue during a ceremony on February 22. The Lakers are scheduled to play the Celtics that night. Riley will join the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant with a bronze statue in Star Plaza. Riley won four NBA titles while coaching the Lakers from 1981 to 1990 during their "Showtime" era. Riley had a record...2025
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• Lakers to Unveil Pat Riley Statue at Star Plaza
A Legendary Coach ImmortalizedThe Los Angeles Lakers will honor Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley with a statue unveiled on Feb. 22, the team announced. The bronze figure joins basketball legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and Kobe Bryant outside the arena in Star Plaza. Golden Era GloryRiley coached the Lakers from 1981 to 1990, leading […] The post Lakers to Unveil Pat Riley Statue at ...2025
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• Victor Wembanyama Receives Medical Clearance Following Shoulder Thrombosis

Victor Wembanyama has been medically cleared to return to basketball after recovering from deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder that limited him to 46 games last season. The San Antonio Spurs star announced his clearance to French newspaper L'Equipe, with a league source confirming the team's approval. The 21-year-old center received clearance from the Spurs' medical staff on Friday, ahead o...2025
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• Ranking the 10 best No. 1 draft picks in NBA history
LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson were all No. 1 NBA draft picks, but who was the best player to ever be taken first overall?...2025
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• Victor Wembanyama Receives Medical Clearance Following Shoulder Thrombosis
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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class

BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Thunder drafted Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams in the 2022 lottery. Is it the best NBA Draft team class ever? The idea of the Oklahoma City Thunder winning their first ever NBA championship seemed like an impossible dream as the franchise entered the 2022 NBA Draft. The Thunder were coming off a 24-58 season that followed a 22-60 season. ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: When you don’t wish upon a star

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Paul Skenes is a superstar and are the Pirates are wasting him? Players off to a hot start. Are hitters catching up to pitching? And other news from around MLB. Good morning. It’s 1:20 on Friday somewhere. Jeff Passan has the story of Pirates ace Paul Skenes’ road to becoming a superstar. R.J. Anderson believes that the Pirates are wasting Skenes’ t...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What necessitates a coaching change? A look at Rockies history

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 In this modern era of baseball, teams have become less callous when it comes to coaching changes during the season. Since 2018, only three managers have been dismissed before the All-Star game, all of which came in 2022. Last season, two managers were dismissed in August, and the other late ...2025
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• The All Oft-Injured Team

Photo by Dave Kaup/Getty Images A major dis from Sir Charles During the 1961-62 baseball season, the great Wilt Chamberlain averaged, AVERAGED, 48.5 minutes per game while playing in a league leading 80 games. Since an NBA game is only 48 minutes long, you must be asking if this is a misprint. No, it is not. Wilt played every minute of every game, plus most of the overtime minutes. In fact...2025
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the big Luka Doncic, Anthony trade between the Lakers and Mavs. It’s still hard to believe the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks is real. Trades like this only happen in fantasy basketball or NBA 2K dynasties; in the real world, 25-year-olds with five First-Team ...2025
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• LeBron James has proven he’s definitively better than Michael Jordan in one specific way

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Michael Jordan may be 6-0 in the Finals, but LeBron has a far better record than MJ against another opponent: Father Time. Folks, it’s easy to get distracted, here at the end of time. The world is warming at an unsustainable clip, American politics writ large are totally fine and very normal, Timothee Chalamet is trying his hand at playing...2024
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• Should Anthony Davis wear goggles after another eye injury? Laker has worn them before

Anthony Davis left another game after getting poked in the eye again. Will the Laker protect his eyes with goggles like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy did?...2024
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• The Celtics are one of best teams in NBA history, according to the numbers

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The numbers suggest these Celtics are one of the very best teams in NBA history. The Boston Celtics have been playing like the best team in the NBA all season, but over the last month a more dramatic trend has emerged: the Celtics are now playing like one of the best teams in NBA history. The Celtics smashed the Golden State Warriors, 140-88, in perhaps t...2024
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• Victor Wembanyama’s first 50 games show the NBA will never be the same

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Victor Wembanyama’s spectacular first 50 NBA games show a potential all-time great in the making. Victor Wembanyama flirted with the record books on Thursday night against the Sacramento Kings, coming agonizingly close to being the second rookie ever to finish with a hallowed 5x5 stat line. In addition to his 19 points and 13 rebounds, Wembanyama used his...2024
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• Victor Wembanyama Receives Medical Clearance Following Shoulder Thrombosis
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• Finding Lamar Odom: Tracking Down the Elusive and Recently Embattled Former Star
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• Kobe's NBA Twilight Offers Road Map, Potential Detours Facing an Aging LeBron
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"Nikola Jokic is in the NBA’s rarest company on his 30th birthday"

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"Lakers planning Pat Riley statue outside of arena as 'icon' will join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, more"

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"NBA Players React to LeBron James Breaking All-Time Scoring Record"

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"Lakers' LeBron James passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most points in regular season and playoffs combined"

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"Melo wins NBA's 1st Kareem social justice award"

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"Isiah Thomas ranks the five best players he ever competed against, puts Michael Jordan fourth"

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"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Anthony Davis’ team mishandled trade request"

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"Los Angeles Lakers legend Elgin Baylor to receive statue at Staples Center"

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"Fans, Legends and Teammates Gather for Shaq Statue Unveiling"

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"Kobe Becomes Youngest to 30,000 Points"

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• Oscar Tshiebwe Re-Signs With Jazz On Two-Way Contract
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• Ranking the 10 best No. 1 draft picks in NBA history
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• NBA Notes: Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Knicks, East Finals, Sixers, Draft

Bucks The Bucks should shoot down any idea of trading Giannis Antetokounmpo, wrote Rob Peterson of The Athletic. After all, it didn’t go so well for Milwaukee when it traded franchise center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers back in June 1975. “So, I proffer this advice to Bucks: Hold on to the Greek Freak for […] The post NBA Notes: Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Knicks, East Fin...2025
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• Jrue Holiday Named 24-25 NBA Social Justice Champion

The NBA announced that Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday has been named the 2024-25 NBA Social Justice Champion and will receive the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy. The NBA will also donate $100,000 to the Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund (JLH Fund). Holiday was selected from a group of five finalists for pursuing social justice and advancing Abdul-Jabbar's life mission to engage, empower an...2025
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• Outside The Confines: When you don’t wish upon a star
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What necessitates a coaching change? A look at Rockies history
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• WNBA stars reflect on how they are are perceived by the public — for good and for bad

Photo by Zach Barron/NBAE via Getty Images There have been positive changes to the ways WNBA players are viewed over the years, but also plenty of hurdles along the way. I had just settled into my seat on the second night of Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 tournament in February, when suddenly it felt like the wind had been swept out of the room. I looked toward the doorway, curious to know if anyone e...2025
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks
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• Oscar Tshiebwe Re-Signs With Jazz On Two-Way Contract
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• Victor Wembanyama Receives Medical Clearance Following Shoulder Thrombosis
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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Vs. Nikola Jokic: NBA's 28th MVP Vs. Runner-Up Playoff Matchup

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be presented with the NBA's Most Valuable Player award during the Oklahoma City Thunder's second-round playoff series against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, setting up a rare postseason clash between the league's top-two MVP finishers. Historical data compiled by analyst Todd Whitehead's reveals mixed results for MVP winners in playoff matchups against their clos...2025
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• The NBA Media is about to give the MVP to the wrong guy… again

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images The race between Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a clear winner, it’s just not the one NBA media is acting like it is. The MVP race should be over. In fact, it probably is over… for the wrong person. It’s been known for months that this year’s race is between two stars: Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. All available polls, bettin...2025
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• Nikola Jokic is in the NBA’s rarest company on his 30th birthday

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Joker is one of the GOATs. It’s difficult to believe that Nikola Jokic has already been in the NBA for a decade. The 2024-25 season marks his 10th year in the league, and February 19 is his 30th birthday. Seen as the icon of the European takeover of the NBA, Jokic is already cemented as the greatest European player in NBA history — but it’s ea...2025
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• Pacific Notes: Durant, Lakers, Clippers, Harden, Simmons
Facing Memphis on Tuesday, Suns forward Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to surpass the 30,000-point threshold over the course of his career. He entered the game with 26 points to go and accomplished the feat late in the third quarter, finishing the night with 34 points. Durant joined LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, […]...2025
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• Kevin Durant Becomes Eighth Player In NBA History To Score 30,000 Points

Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points on Tuesday night, hitting the mark in the Phoenix Suns' 119-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The 36-year-old forward reached the point total with a free throw in the third quarter. Durant was most recently voted to his 15th All-Star Game. Durant joins LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael J...2025
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• Why is the National Baseball Hall of Fame the most revered among sports?

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images Very well might be a question without an answer. On Tuesday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its newest class of inductees. Here at Royals Review, our writers took a look at the ballot and voted a few weeks ago. That’s just one of—what?—hundreds, if not thousands, of articles across the land about the Hall of Fame and who will get the call. Like...2025
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• As LeBron James Turns 40, Earnings in NBA Exceed $1.5 Billion

LeBron James turned 40 years old on Monday and continues to defy Father Time on the court with a scoring average of 23.5 points per game on 50% shooting. The previous high-water scoring mark for a player in his 40s: 14.6 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the 1987-88 season. James’ off-court game is even stronger, with …...2024
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• Jrue Holiday Named 24-25 NBA Social Justice Champion
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What necessitates a coaching change? A look at Rockies history
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• WNBA stars reflect on how they are are perceived by the public — for good and for bad
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• Conor McGregor sized up Brook Lopez and looked like a child

Ring the bell! Fighters gonna fight, but Connor McGregor might have bitten off more than he can chew when he asked to size up Brook Lopez court side at the Bucks game on Monday night. pic.twitter.com/fIyvJtTskP— ً. (@C0MB4TT) January 28, 2025 The hilarious moment came in the second quarter when McGregor was doing the round and saying hello to everyone. He then stopped at Lopez, exchanged som...2025
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• Why is the National Baseball Hall of Fame the most revered among sports?
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• NBA History: 1977-78 Featured Violence, Record-Breaking Performances, and Washington’s First Title

The 1977-78 NBA season was marked by two violent incidents that cast a long shadow over the league. In one of the most infamous moments, Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, already the league’s dominant force, broke his hand after punching rookie center Kent Benson of the Milwaukee Bucks. The altercation occurred during a game […] The post NBA History: 1977-78 Featured Violenc...2024
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• Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson are linked by more than just triple-doubles Nikola Jokic had already firmly established himself as the best basketball player in the world heading into the 2024-25 season with three NBA MVP trophies, one championship, and one NBA Finals MVP already under his belt before he turned 30 years old. Jokic faced one of ...2024
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• Shaquille O'Neal Says All-Time Lakers Team Would Beat Bulls Legends by 50 Points
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• Kobe Becomes Youngest to 30,000 Points
Kobe Bryant joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone as the only players to scored 33,000 points on Friday....2016
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• Kobe passes MJ for 3rd on NBA's scoring list
Kobe Bryant surpassed Michael Jordan on the NBA's all-time scoring list Sunday and moved into third place behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone....2014
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• Kobe Bryant Gets Standing Ovation After Passing Michael Jordan in Career Points
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• Lakers Announce Shaquille O'Neal Statue to Be Unveiled Next Season
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• Unable to Overcome Ongoing Back Issues, Steve Nash to Miss 2014-15 Season
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• The Case for LeBron James to Win NBA MVP Yet Again
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• Dirk Nowitzki Becomes 7th Player in NBA History to Score 28K Points
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks
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• Stephen Curry Making Mockery of What Could've Been Epic MVP Race
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• Lakers To Unveil Pat Riley Statue On February 22
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• Victor Wembanyama Receives Medical Clearance Following Shoulder Thrombosis
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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Vs. Nikola Jokic: NBA's 28th MVP Vs. Runner-Up Playoff Matchup
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• Luka Dončić’s Playoffs Takeover Continues As Lakers Star Joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Elite Club
Recent reports establish a similarity between Luka Dončić and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar based on their first two playoff games as Lakers....2025
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• Outside The Confines: When you don’t wish upon a star
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• The NBA Media is about to give the MVP to the wrong guy… again
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks
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• LeBron James has proven he’s definitively better than Michael Jordan in one specific way
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• A Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is the only solution to this impending Bucks disaster

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images The Bucks’ contention window is already closed, whether they realize it or not. Trading Giannis is the only way out. No cliché in the English language is as misunderstood as “rock bottom.” It is a historical phrase, not intended for present-tense use — applied retroactively to the lowest moment of a timeline that has already reached its conclusion. But whe...2024
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• Why LeBron James’ retirement threat is a leverage play to get Kyrie Irving to Lakers
Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images LeBron James is using his leverage to get what he wants from the Lakers by threatening retirement this summer. LeBron James doesn’t do anything on accident. After his Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the Western Conference Finals on Monday with another loss to the Denver Nuggets, James dropped some cryptic comments about his future in ...2023
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• Lakers icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fires scathing takedown of Will Smith after Chris Rock blow
Will Smith’s slap seen around the world had the internet buzzing. Count Los Angeles Lakers icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of Smith’s harshest critics. The Lakers legend voiced out his frustrations against what Will Smith did to Chris Rock at The Oscars on his personal Substack. He emphasized that it was an affront against several […] The post Lakers icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fire...2022
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• Jeff Van Gundy outraged over talk of Joel Embiid as 'all-time great'
Jeff Van Gundy was outraged over the suggestion that Joel Embiid could be one of the all-time greats in NBA history. Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 116-95 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night. He was doing everything from making threes and dunks to blocking shots. After Embiid was called for a foul on a block...2019
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• Dell Demps bids farewell to the Pelicans
After being let go by the Pelicans last week, longtime general manager Dell Demps published a letter today thanking fans in New Orleans for supporting the franchise during his time as GM, as The Advocate relays. “Pelican Fans, I will always remember the buzz in the arena during the playoffs when everyone wore red shirts and your passion inspired our team to victory,” Demps’ statement reads, in par...2019
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• Wade-Riley Divorce Shows Loyalty in the NBA Doesn't Mean the Same to Everyone
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• Kobe Bryant's Stats, Highlights, and Reaction from Final NBA Game
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• Is Stephen Curry Having the Best Individual Season in NBA History?
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