NBA
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Anthony Edwards promises no friends in the NBA: Darnell’s mother asks who will defend
Anthony Edwards, the Minnesota Timberwolves star, has warned that opponents should expect no friendly treatment this season, according to BasketNews. LeBron James, for his part, said he had not watched Edwards’s Adidas…
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Micah Nori stops a scrimmage with one word, Martine resets the clock to six minutes
In his first season in charge of the Portland Trail Blazers, Micah Nori wants to get his messages across in as few words as possible. At a messy practice, he stopped a…
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Noah Penda’s dunk comes back out off his face: Darnell’s mother looks for a defender
A dunk by Noah Penda, Orlando’s Frenchman, was disallowed against Cleveland: the ball, not yet fully through, hit his face and popped back out briefly before dropping in again. Penda blocked himself,…
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Noah Penda dunks, the ball goes back through the hoop: two points struck out in red pen
In Orlando’s win over Cleveland, a Noah Penda dunk was ruled out for “basket interference”. Coming down, still hanging from the rim, the ball bounced off his head before it had fully…
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Lakers “went in a different direction” without Smart: Dimitri prepares the announcement
Marcus Smart left the Los Angeles Lakers after one season and signed for two years and $12.4 million with the Houston Rockets. According to Jovan Buha, he took offence at an offer…
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Brown answers Edwards’ ad on Twitch: Darnell’s mother wants to know who won
Jaylen Brown reacted live on his Twitch channel, with V.J. Edgecombe, to Anthony Edwards’ Adidas ad, a fake late-night show in which Edwards calls him “ol’ boy from Boston”. The ad, released…
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The Knicks’ statement on Towns comes down to one “later”: Dimitri wanted a jingle
On Friday, the New York Knicks published a rare statement confirming that contract extension talks with Karl-Anthony Towns are pushed back to later in the 2026-27 season. According to BasketNews, James Dolan…
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Kings owner turns team dinner into a roast: Dimitri would have done the intro
According to Zach Lowe, as reported by BasketNews, Vivek Ranadive, owner of the Sacramento Kings, turned a team dinner into a roast by listing the failures of players, coaches and executives. The…
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander names himself the NBA’s best player: Dimitri wants the mic
In an interview with TIME magazine, picked up by BasketNews, Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander called himself the NBA’s best player and answered fans who accuse him of flopping.
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Sixteen technicals and songs in his head: Doncic tried, and so did the table
Luka Doncic finished the season among the NBA leaders in technical fouls, for dissent, and his 16th in March earned him a one-game suspension. He says he tried singing his favourite songs…
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Caleb Wilson gives himself a “B” for his debut: the scoresheet has no column for that
In his first preseason game with the Chicago Bulls, a win over the Suns, rookie Caleb Wilson finished with 15 points and 4 rebounds, on 6-of-16 shooting and 0-of-4 from three. He…
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War sounds and a military academy at the Celtics: Dimitri still has no blackout
Joe Mazzulla took the Boston Celtics to The Citadel, a military academy in South Carolina, to continue their camp before the preseason opener on October 8. The coach has already used spikeball…