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9:15 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN MILWAUKEE — Every member of the Boston Celtics inside Fiserv Forum on Saturday afternoon was incredulous. With the clock ticking down and the Celtics trailing by three, Boston’s Jaylen Brown handed the ball off to Marcus Smart on the perimeter. Immediately, Smart attempted to get his shot off with Milwaukee
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1:23 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Memphis Grizzlies are concerned about star point guard Ja Morant, who limped off the court with more than five minutes remaining in a blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors after Jordan Poole grabbed Morant’s right knee during a trap near half court. Morant left without talking to
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May 6, 2022 The Los Angeles Lakers interviewed former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts for the franchise’s coaching job on Friday, sources told ESPN. Stotts joins the Lakers’ search process as a candidate with a history of playoff consistency, offensive creativity and an ability to build relationships with his star players. Before his dismissal
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7:32 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — The NBA announced Saturday night that the Philadelphia 76ers have been fined $50,000 for violating league injury reporting rules for their handling of Joel Embiid in the lead-up to the club’s 99-79 Game 3 victory over the Miami Heat Friday. The NBA said the 76ers “failed to disclose
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May 5, 2022 LA Clippers forward Robert Covington has agreed to a two-year, $24 million contract extension, his agent, Andrew Morrison of CAA Sports, told ESPN on Thursday. Covington, who will avoid a summer free-agency marketplace that is limited in salary-cap space, returns to a loaded Clippers roster that will start the season among the
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2:58 PM ET Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for his flagrant foul on Gary Payton II in Game 2 of Memphis’ semifinal playoff series against the Golden State Warriors. Meanwhile, Memphis center Steven Adams has cleared the league’s health and safety protocols and could be available
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1:37 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN BOSTON — On Thursday afternoon after practice, Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka took a question about how his team played without Marcus Smart, the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, in their Game 2 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Udoka looked up and noticed Smart’s green-tipped hair standing behind a
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