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Law Murray: *Interruption from brief hiatus* Elijah Harkless will join LA Clippers for training camp in an Exhibit 10, source tells @TheAthletic If you saw Harkless this summer, you know why. Alright enjoy y’all week … [Read more...] about
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Kevin Durant in theory could have missed the first game of the Olympics. However, not only he did appear but he was the best player on the floor, taking the credit by none other than LeBron James. The King, who was also spectacular, explained why the performance of his teammate was not a surprise: “If you’re watching the practice, everything that he does in practice, it was no … [Read more...] about
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One phone call changed everything. USA Basketball informed White that forward Kawhi Leonard was withdrawing from the Paris Olympics due to concerns about his surgically repaired right knee, and they wanted White to replace him. “I just had to change plans really quickly,” White told the Globe on Saturday. “I was super excited. Once I got that call, I changed my focus. It’s … [Read more...] about
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Donatas Urbonas: Rui Hachimura on Japan basketball growth: “It’s going up. I see more kids, and I see everybody talking about basketball. I’m one of the guys leading the whole basketball “boom”, but we also talk about that as a team. We got to be the guys who show how basketball is.” … [Read more...] about
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From the San Antonio Spurs to Les Bleus, Wembanyama was a commanding figure to overcome a slow start and avoid a stunning upset in the opening game. Stuffing the stat sheet in his Olympics debut, he registered 19 points with 7/13 field goals, nine rebounds, four steals, three blocks, and two assists. Nicolas Batum shared a game-high 19 points to go with five rebounds, two … [Read more...] about