#NBA Christmas Day preview, breakdown: COVID takes big toll

#NBA Christmas Day preview, breakdown: COVID takes big toll

“#NBA Christmas Day preview, breakdown: COVID takes big toll” The annual slate of Christmas games always is one of the first-half highlights of every NBA season, a marquee viewing event for fans and a privilege for the league’s coaches and players who get to participate.  The league-wide COVID-19 outbreak has ravaged multiple rosters and knocked…

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#Dennis Schroder signs one-year, .9 million deal with Celtics

#Dennis Schroder signs one-year, $5.9 million deal with Celtics

“#Dennis Schroder signs one-year, $5.9 million deal with Celtics” From $84 million to $5.9 million. Dennis Schroder signed a one-year, $5.9 million contract with the Celtics Tuesday afternoon after turning down a four-year, $84 million contract extension from the Lakers in March. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported the signing and Schroder later confirmed it on his Instagram…

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#Kevin Durant issues ‘problems’ warning to Celtics at Olympics

#Kevin Durant issues ‘problems’ warning to Celtics at Olympics

“#Kevin Durant issues ‘problems’ warning to Celtics at Olympics” Kevin Durant has offered a friendly warning to the Celtics, for it seems last season’s first-round playoff victory was only the beginning. After Australia won the bronze medal following Patty Mills’ 42-point explosion on Saturday, Durant began filming a video with Team USA assistant coach Ime…

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#Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes honor late Terrence Clarke

#Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes honor late Terrence Clarke

“#Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes honor late Terrence Clarke” Gone, but not forgotten. When asked about this year’s NBA draft class, several players brought up the memory of Terrence Clarke unprompted. Clarke, after one year at Kentucky, was a projected first-round pick who tragically lost his life in a car accident on April 22 in Los…

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#Why Jayson Tatum missed  million in All-NBA team voting

#Why Jayson Tatum missed $33 million in All-NBA team voting

“#Why Jayson Tatum missed $33 million in All-NBA team voting” That’s a boatload of money lost. Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum could’ve been $33 million richer if he made one of three 2020-21 All-NBA teams, which were announced Tuesday. An All-NBA selection is part of some player’s contractual bonus. Tatum, who made All-NBA Third Team last…

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#Kevin Garnett blasts Kyrie Irving amid Celtics fiasco

#Kevin Garnett blasts Kyrie Irving amid Celtics fiasco

“#Kevin Garnett blasts Kyrie Irving amid Celtics fiasco” Celtics fans weren’t the only ones angry with Kyrie Irving for stomping on Boston’s center-court logo featuring “Lucky the Leprechaun” on Sunday, a moment that took a backseat to a fan later throwing a water bottle at the Nets star. “So nobody going to say anything about…

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#Suspected Kyrie Irving bottle-thrower identified, charged

#Suspected Kyrie Irving bottle-thrower identified, charged

“#Suspected Kyrie Irving bottle-thrower identified, charged” The knucklehead fan accused of hurling a water bottle at Nets star Kyrie Irving after Sunday’s playoff game against the Boston Celtics will be arraigned Tuesday on one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to multiple reports. Boston police said 21-year-old Cole Buckley of Braintree…

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