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Lakers' LeBron James told Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves not to cater to him

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Through LeBron James’ 23-year and counting career, he has had to deal with a never-ending barrage of criticism. Most recently, it stemmed from a perceived notion that James’ presence made Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves worse, a discourse that has since run out of steam considering the Lakers’ form before the recent injuries. Now, James […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James told Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves not to cater to him appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Victor Wembanyama X-rays negative after rib injury

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Spurs star Victor Wembanyama underwent X-rays after suffering a rib injury on Monday, which came back negative, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (via Underdog NBA). He’s expected to undergo additional testing, but the team is optimistic the injury is “nothing major.” Wembanyama exited Monday’s game against Philadelphia after playing 16 minutes in the first half. […] The post Victor Wembanyama X-rays negative after rib injury appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Exclusive: Wizards’ Will Riley makes ‘weight room’ admission amid historic hot streak

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The Washington Wizards have lost 22 of their last 23 games, but this is one of the franchise’s most exciting times in recent memory. That’s partially because of rookie forward Will Riley, who is spinning and shooting his way into becoming a cornerstone piece. The 6-foot-9, 180-pounder followed up his 30-point, five-steal performance in Saturday’s […] The post Exclusive: Wizards’ Will Riley makes ‘weight room’ admission amid historic hot streak appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Why Reggie Miller is still going with Kon Knueppel over Cooper Flagg for Rookie of the Year

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The NBA Rookie of the Year Award seems to be a two-horse race between Charlotte Hornets’ wing Kon Knueppel and Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg. Basketball legend Reggie Miller has claimed before that he thinks Knueppel is more deserving of the award, and stuck to his guns about it with his comments on Tuesday. During […] The post Why Reggie Miller is still going with Kon Knueppel over Cooper Flagg for Rookie of the Year appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Rockets Promoting JD Davison To Standard Roster

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The Rockets have agreed to a two-year contract with guard JD Davison and will promote him to their standard 15-man roster, agent Corey Marcum tells ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). The second year of Davison’s deal will be a team option, add Varun Shankar of The Washington Post (Twitter link). Davison, who previously spent three […]

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Grizzlies Re-Sign Adama Bal To Hardship Deal

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The Grizzlies have re-signed forward Adama Bal following the expiration of his first 10-day contract on Monday night, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link). While Bal’s new deal is referred to by Memphis as a second 10-day contract, there are only technically six days left in the season, so it’ll pay him […]

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