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Lakers Injury Update: Luka Doncic Ruled Out Vs. Thunder

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Updated Apr 3, 1:04 PM ET

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that Luka Doncic was ruled out of Thursday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a left hamstring injury Doncic was hobbling for most of the night but seemed to tweak his hamstring early in the third quarter, immediately going down in pain. Once he got up, he […]

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Thunder's 43-point embarrassment of Lakers sends loud reminder about NBA title favorite status

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The Oklahoma City Thunder have been quiet over the past few weeks, but it’s honestly not their fault. The San Antonio Spurs are on a roll right now, and many people have been focusing on Victor Wembanyama’s MVP case after he gave three reasons why he should be in the conversation. The Los Angeles Lakers […] The post Thunder’s 43-point embarrassment of Lakers sends loud reminder about NBA title favorite status appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Wolves Notes: Reid, Dosunmu, DiVincenzo, Garnett

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The Timberwolves lost Thursday night at Detroit, but there’s hope that Naz Reid may have finally broken out of his prolonged slump, writes Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Reid scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in 31 minutes while shooting 4-of-9 from three-point range as Minnesota put up a fight against the East’s top […]

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Clippers' Darius Garland stiffs media after another brutal performance in costly loss to Spurs

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The Los Angeles Clippers are pretty much locked into the Play-In tournament, and at this point, they’re fighting for seeding purposes. They came into their game against the San Antonio Spurs with the No. 8 seed, and after a 118-99 loss and the Portland Trail Blazers defeating the New Orleans Pelicans, they slid down to […] The post Clippers’ Darius Garland stiffs media after another brutal performance in costly loss to Spurs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Maintains Sizable NBA MVP Straw Poll Lead Over Victor Wembanyama

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Updated Apr 3, 12:25 PM ET

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to lead the NBA Most Valuable Player straw poll with 88 first place votes ahead of Victor Wembanyama who has moved up into second place. Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Jaylen Brown round out the top-5 in that order. Wembanyama, who has been openly lobbying to win the award, had 63 second place votes and eight first place votes while appearing on every ballot. Jokic received only three first place votes while Doncic received none in the poll. Ten players receiv...

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