Mavericks’ Jaden Hardy emerges with another 20-point effort

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Dallas Mavericks rookie Jaden Hardy continued a hot month of March on Wednesday and put up another 20-point performance in a loss to the Golden State Warriors. Hardy produced 27 points, five rebounds, one assist, one steal and one blocked shot in 25 minutes of work off the bench. He went 10-of-18 from the field, … Read more

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How Immanuel Quickley has inserted himself into the Sixth Man of the Year race

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NEW YORK — There’s a rhythm in Immanuel Quickley’s step. His grooving gate is easy to spot even as Quickley’s big brown eyes hide under the hood of his sweatsuit for pregame warmups. He’s just a dancer. He cranks his shoulders when he finishes in the paint with the whistle. He pumps his fists, flashing … Read more

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The story behind Anthony Davis’ ‘dominant’ third quarter in Lakers’ win over Suns

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Anthony Davis celebrates after a dunk in front of Phoenix’s Torrey Craig (0) and Jock Landale during the Lakers’ 122-111 win over the Suns on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The explanation for why Anthony Davis was so much more of a force in the third quarter than he had … Read more

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PG13’s sprained knee, the red-hot 76ers & MJ selling the Hornets

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Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie In the very first episode of No Cap Room, Jake Fischer and Dan Devine have lots of fun talking about the NBA news of the day and previewing the last few weeks of the season. The show kicks off with news that Paul George’s leg injury is a knee sprain … Read more

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Monty Williams fumes over free-throw disparity after Suns’ loss to Lakers

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LOS ANGELES – Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams is so done with the fouling, free throw disparity and talking about all the above. After his team was called for 31 fouls for a second straight game, Williams went off on a 90-second rant that ended with him leaving the press room in complete disgust following … Read more

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Sixers expect James Harden to return for road matchup with Warriors

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The Philadelphia 76ers are in the midst of a tough stretch as they wind down the regular season and prepare for the playoffs. They are at the beginning of a four-game road trip that began on Wednesday with an easy 116-91 win over the Chicago Bulls. The Sixers were able to win that game despite … Read more

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NBA Twitter reacts to Sixers beating Bulls despite Joel Embiid’s injury

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The Philadelphia 76ers were able to pick up a rather easy 116-91 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night to begin a four-game road trip. They jumped out to a 23-1 lead as they had the right mindset entering the contest. The Bulls really couldn’t match up as Philadelphia led by as many as … Read more

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Boston Celtics alumnus Nate Robinson

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Former Boston Celtics floor general Nate Robinson has never been shy about being in the public eye, using his mixture of class clown humor and otherworldly hops to capture the attention of fans throughout the course of his NBA career. Now retired from the game, Robinson has made some sporadic public appearances but has largely … Read more

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Cowens drafted; Hollins signed; Hayward, Forte, Judkins born

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On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics All-Star forward Gordon Daniel Hayward was born in 1990 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He would play his college basketball for the Butler Bulldogs under his coach for the Celtics — Brad Stevens — and would be drafted ninth overall by the Utah Jazz in 2010. He would … Read more

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Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart KG Certified interview part 2

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By now, fans of the Boston Celtics have likely heard the updated version of the infamous so-called “wheelchair game” from Paul Pierce in a recent interview for the Showtime Basketball “KG Certified” podcast that saw Pierce explain he’d sprained his MCL in Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers to … Read more

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