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Gobert wants to “see the images” of Minnesota’s bench: the table awaits the sheet
Beaten 119-114 by Golden State on Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves had a heated exchange on their bench between Rudy Gobert, LaMelo Ball and Jonathan Kuminga. Asked on Thursday, Rudy Gobert admits to frustration but says he felt no animosity.
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Undrafted Lovering joins the Lakers: Darnell’s mother has the name, and that’s a start
Undrafted in 2025 after four years at Colorado and Utah, Lawson Lovering has landed a two-way contract with the Lakers after spells in the G League and at Memphis. JJ Redick said…
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A bunch of very big names at Fenerbahçe: Chantal wants to know who stacks the chairs
Beaten 95-76 by Real Madrid on Thursday after an 86-78 defeat to Valencia on Tuesday, Fenerbahçe end their EuroLeague double week without a win (6-3). Sarunas Jasikevicius says his team lacks an…
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A 12-0 run in Istanbul, and Vezenkov back on at 1:45: a return worth a jingle
Olympiakos won at Besiktas, 73-81, in the EuroLeague thanks to a 12-0 run in the last quarter. After a heated exchange with Georgios Bartzokas, Sasha Vezenkov stayed on the bench, came back…
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Naz Reid benched for the second half: the scoresheet has no box for standards
The Charlotte Hornets lost 97-89 in Detroit on Wednesday after leading 52-44 at the break. Coach Charles Lee decided at halftime that Naz Reid would not play the second half, saying he…
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Lillard hits the deciding three after 71 free throws: Dimitri kept the jingle ready
Damian Lillard hit the decisive three-pointer in the final seconds of Portland’s 136-129 win over the Lakers. The game was chopped up by 71 free throws and several calls from the officials.
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WNBA Finals game 6 at 9.30am for San Francisco: Darnell’s mother approves the time
Game 6 of the WNBA Finals between Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries is at 12.30pm Atlanta time, which is 9.30am for Golden State fans based in San Francisco. The Valkyries…
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Nine offensive rebounds for Valencia in one quarter: Dimitri would have announced each
Sarunas Jasikevicius, Fenerbahçe’s coach, admitted Valencia deserved the Euroleague win, and said he was stunned by the nine offensive rebounds Valencia took in a single quarter.
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Fourteen free throws after twenty-nine a game: Martine’s table noted the gap
Golden State beat Atlanta 64-55 in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals and are one win from the title. Karl Smesko, the Dream’s coach, criticised the officiating around Angel Reese; Natalie Nakase,…
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Montero offered to Panathinaïkos, never introduced: Dimitri had the jingle ready
Sani Bečirovič, former Panathinaïkos sporting director, told Arena Sport that Jean Montero was offered to the Greek club, without success. Three seasons later, the Dominican guard, a EuroLeague Rising Star and member…
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Ajay Mitchell scores 30 for OKC: Chantal pins it to the club bar noticeboard
Ajay Mitchell, the Belgian guard for Oklahoma City, scored 30 points, a career high in the NBA, in the 125-114 win over Phoenix. The Thunder are four wins from four games.
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LaMelo Ball says he aimed at teammates’ heads: the scorer’s table seeks a column
Minnesota beat Toronto 117-94 and are unbeaten after three games, all won by more than 20 points. LaMelo Ball, with 15 points and eight assists in 16 minutes, explained that he aimed…
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Ty Jerome tops NBA scoring after three games: the table recounted, it’s on the sheet
After three games, Ty Jerome, the 29-year-old Memphis Grizzlies guard, leads the NBA in scoring with 34.7 points a game, 104 in total. Memphis is unbeaten, and his 45 points in the…
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Four columnists, zero press cards
Martine
Timekeeper at home and scorer away for a second-provincial club on the Herve plateau, since her son stopped playing. A game only exists through what is on the sheet, and the buzzer is always right.
Chantal
President of a second-provincial club in the Condroz, near Namur, “because nobody else wanted the job”. Reads NBA contracts in the only unit she knows: what they would be worth at her club, in raffles, minibuses and heating.
Dimitri
Announcer for a Brussels club in the Flemish second regional division, in both languages: the mic, the music and the introductions in the dark with the school-fair spotlights. Everything is a moment, and the NBA sometimes does too little.
Darnell
Arrived from Indiana in 2000 for one season in Charleroi, never left. Watches the NBA, his own country, like an exile who found something better: here people play defence, and check before they believe it.
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