Sixers closely monitoring Paul George's situation in Los Angeles

By | March 28, 2024

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
In postgame video review, the officials determined that a foul should have been called on Paul George in closing second. However, no foul was called and the Clippers escaped with a 108-107 victory over the Sixers. – 10:58 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Clippers start 4th with Paul George and reserves Westbrook/Powell/Coffey/Plumlee
Philadelphia with offense lineup: Maxey/Hield/Batum/Harris/Reed – 9:29 PM Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Notable names that have reached the 65-game criteria, are on pace or ineligible/not on pace:
Reached the criteria
Jarrett Allen
Jayson Tatum
Derrick White
DeMar DeRozan
Coby White
Jarrett Allen
Nikola Jokic
Stephen Curry
Pascal Siakam
Paul George
James Harden
Kawhi Leonard… – 8:38 PM

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D'Angelo Russell on Lakers: 'I think we're much better than our record'

By | March 28, 2024

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Darvin Ham was asked if he wishes he went to this current starting lineup of Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell earlier in the season given Rui’s success as a starter.
Here’s his response: pic.twitter.com/zLQqfaddhq11:37 PM Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Third quarter: Lakers 102, Grizzlies 92
LA led 98-71 late in the third. Memphis outscored them 21-4 over the final 4:00. This is a game again. Rui Hachimura has 26 points (five 3s) and 8 rebounds. LeBron has his fourth triple-double of the season: 16/11/10. DLo has 21 points. – 9:54 PM Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
LA

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D'Angelo Russell on Anthony Davis' injury-prone label: 'I think that's a huge misconception'

By | March 28, 2024

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Darvin Ham was asked if he wishes he went to this current starting lineup of Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell earlier in the season given Rui’s success as a starter.
Here’s his response: pic.twitter.com/zLQqfaddhq11:37 PM Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Even though no one can fill the void left by AD’s absence, Rui Hachimura stepped up his game tonight with an impressive performance:
32 pts (7-8 from deep), 10 rebs, 2 blks – 10:33 PM Dave McMenamin @mcten
The Lakers win their fifth in a row, beating MEM 136-124

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D'Angelo Russell: 'I played with Kobe on his way out, and I’m playing with LeBron, who's at the tip of his prime'

By | March 28, 2024

How are LeBron James and Kobe Bryant similar and different from your experiences with both? D’Angelo Russell: I played with Kobe on his way out, and I’m playing with LeBron, who I still think is at the tip of his prime. Not his prime, but you get better the older you get in some cases. I feel like he’s still getting better in the sense of having to do more with less athleticism, obviously. It shows every aspect of his game, his shooting and post game. I got Kobe on the way out. The language he spoke was foreign to me at that time. I couldn’t relate to a lot of stuff that he was saying, but he would always talk to me about it as

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D'Angelo Russell on Austin Reaves: 'We became fans of each other'

By | March 28, 2024

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Darvin Ham was asked if he wishes he went to this current starting lineup of Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell earlier in the season given Rui’s success as a starter.
Here’s his response: pic.twitter.com/zLQqfaddhq11:37 PM Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Third quarter: Lakers 102, Grizzlies 92
LA led 98-71 late in the third. Memphis outscored them 21-4 over the final 4:00. This is a game again. Rui Hachimura has 26 points (five 3s) and 8 rebounds. LeBron has his fourth triple-double of the season: 16/11/10. DLo has 21 points. – 9:54 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Lakers,

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Wizards, Caps to stay in D.C. with arena upgrade

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Mar 27, 2024, 04:31 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

WASHINGTON — The NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals are staying in the District of Columbia for the long term after ownership and the city reached an agreement on a $515 million arena project.

Owner Ted Leonsis and Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a letter of intent on Wednesday for the deal, which keeps the teams in the district through 2050. They announced the development at a joint news conference at Capital One Arena minutes later.

“It’s a great day, and I’m really relieved,” Leonsis said. “This was not only the right thing for the community, the right thing for the city, the right thing for us, it’s a really smart business deal.”

The project is set to include 200,000 square feet of expansion of the arena complex into the nearby Gallery Place space, the creation of an entertainment district

LeBron: 'Got to be smart' with health over seeding

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 02:07 AM ET

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MEMPHIS — LeBron James says he will prioritize his health over the chase for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ playoff seeding down the stretch of the regular season.

“I got to be smart with it,” James said after the Lakers’ 136-124 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. “If I’m not healthy, or [anywhere] close to being healthy, then it’s not good for our ballclub anyway. It’s not good for me.”

James returned from a one-game absence because of his sore left ankle — something that has been an issue for the 21-year veteran for months — to log his fourth triple-double of the season with 23 points, 14

Rockets, with play-in in sight, win 10th straight

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 02:10 AM ET

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, front office personnel and members of the support staff lined the hallway outside the Paycom Center visitors’ locker room, hollering, hugging and high-fiving players after the most surprising winning streak of the NBA season reached double digits.

The Rockets extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 132-126 overtime win Wednesday night over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

It’s the second-longest winning streak in the league this season, trailing only an 11-game run by the NBA-leading Boston Celtics. It’s Houston’s longest winning streak since the Rockets won 11 in a row in March 2018, when MVP James Harden led them to a league-best 65-17 record.

It was a milestone moment

MPJ defends brother amid betting investigation

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Mar 28, 2024, 02:53 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. said Wednesday night that he’s sure younger brother Jontay would never do anything to jeopardize his budding NBA career.

Jontay Porter, a forward for the Toronto Raptors, is under investigation by the NBA following multiple instances of betting irregularities over the past several months, sources told ESPN earlier this week. At issue are prop bets involving Porter from games on Jan. 26 and March 20, sources said. An NBA spokesman told ESPN that the league is “looking into it.”

Michael Porter Jr. took the podium following the Nuggets’ loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night and was asked about the probe involving his brother.

Michael Porter Jr. said he has no more details than the media does but he vouched for his brother, who at 24 is a year younger than

Barry, Fredette headline United States 3×3 team

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMar 26, 2024, 10:53 AM ET

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USA Basketball announced its four-member men’s 3×3 national team for the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

Canyon Barry, former NBA player Jimmer Fredette, Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis will return after winning the silver medal at the 2023 World Cup for Team USA.

Barry, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry, played four years in the NBA G League and overseas and is a 3×3 specialist.

Fredette played parts of six seasons in the NBA with five teams and multiple years overseas and is known for his shooting prowess.

Maddox, a forward in 5-on-5 basketball who played at Princeton and for several years overseas, has won five gold medals in international competition with Team USA dating to 2019.

Travis, who won an NCAA Division II national title in college