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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 15, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In a meeting with the NBA’s Competition Committee on Tuesday, the league office outlined an increased officiating focus on offensive players hunting out fouls and veering off pathways to the basket into defenders — and how those points of emphasis have impacted a decrease
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMar 14, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers are planning to sign former Charlotte Hornets first-round pick Kai Jones to a 10-day contract Friday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Jones, 23, was the 19th pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the Hornets, who traded a future first-rounder to
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ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2024, 10:45 PM ET Toronto Raptors guard RJ Barrett is mourning the death of his younger brother, Nathan Barrett. The Barrett family said in a statement that Nathan died Tuesday. The statement, released Thursday by the Raptors and Canada Basketball, did not disclose a cause of death or Nathan’s age.
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Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 04:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ben Simmons has had back surgery for the second time in three years, with he and the Brooklyn Nets hoping this procedure will provide the relief he needs to complete a full season. The Nets said Simmons had a microscopic partial
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Mar 14, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will not play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, one day after he exited a 109-99 win over the Golden State Warriors early because of left hamstring soreness. Doncic will not travel with the Mavericks for the second game of
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Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 12:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Donovan Mitchell returned from a seven-game absence and the Cleveland Cavaliers stemmed a two-game slide with style and on the road against an opponent that has been hard to beat lately. Mitchell scored 14 points, Darius Garland had 27 points and
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 11:09 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic‘s streak of seven straight triple-doubles was snapped Wednesday, when he exited a 109-99 win over the
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — What a difference a player makes — and, specifically, OG Anunoby for the New York Knicks. After the Knicks scored the fewest points in an NBA game in over three years without him Sunday in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMar 12, 2024, 11:38 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Amid a considerable franchise turnaround, Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley has agreed to a four-year contract extension that will take him through the 2027-28 season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday morning. Mosley, 45, has overseen a Magic revival that has delivered the franchise’s young
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ESPN News Services Mar 12, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Luka Doncic came through with yet another triple-double. About the only thing he didn’t do was keep his record streak going. Doncic had 27 points, recording another triple-double — but doing so without scoring 30 for the first time in seven games —
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Mar 11, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey has cleared the NBA’s concussion protocol and will return against the Knicks in New York on Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Maxey has missed four straight games while in the protocol. Editor’s Picks Maxey suffered the concussion in
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ESPN News Services Mar 10, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings on Sunday but lost leading scorer Alperen Sengun to injury. The star big man hurt his right knee injury when he landed awkwardly while challenging a shot by the Kings’ Domantas Sabonis with under a minute
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ESPN News Services Mar 10, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA on Sunday fined Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert $100,000 for making a money gesture at an official and criticizing officiating on Friday night. NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars announced that “… the fine takes into
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ESPN News Services Mar 9, 2024, 10:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Luka Doncic became the first NBA player to record six consecutive 30-point triple-doubles as the Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the second half and beat the Detroit Pistons 142-124 on Saturday night. Doncic finished with 39 points, 10 assists and 10
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