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Forget Ohtani and MLB: NBA may have its own gambling problem

Yahoo Sports Top sleeper prospects in the NFL Draft & the rise of Spencer Rattler with Jordan Reid | The Exempt List Charles McDonald is joined by ESPN NFL Draft Expert Jordan Reid to dive into the 2024 NFL Draft, new rule changes and more. Charles and Jordan start with giving their favorite sleeper prospects

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March 26, 2024 by 0 Comments

Why no lead — not even 30 points — is safe in the NBA anymore

Andrew Lopez, ESPNMar 11, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VICTOR WEMBANYAMA TOOK his seat behind a small table inside the Phoenix Suns visiting media room. The San Antonio Spurs had just given up a 27-point lead to the Suns before Wembanyama himself led a furious effort in the final four minutes to secure

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March 26, 2024 by 0 Comments

CELTICS at HAWKS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | March 25, 2024

Never miss a moment with the latest news, trending stories and highlights to bring you closer to your favorite players and teams. Download now: https://link.nba.com/NBAYouTube The Atlanta Hawks mount the largest comeback by any team this season as they overcome a 30-point deficit and defeat the Boston Celtics, 120-118. De’Andre Hunter led the way for

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March 26, 2024 by 0 Comments

The Playlist: Week 22 fantasy basketball waiver pickups and lineup advice for 2nd week of playoffs

Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out

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March 25, 2024 by 0 Comments

Rockets’ Smith, Jazz’s Dunn tossed for fighting

ESPN News Services Mar 24, 2024, 12:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. and Utah Jazz guard Kris Dunn were ejected after throwing punches five seconds into the second quarter of Houston’s 147-119 win on Saturday night. The fight happened after the pair got tangled up while the ball

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March 24, 2024 by 0 Comments

Bruno Fernando Drops Career-High 25 Points in Win over Hornets

Bruno Fernando scores 25 points on 11-14 shooting in our 132-91 Win over Charlotte, setting a new career high. Subscribe to our channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/c/ATLHawks #TrueToAtlanta Hawks Homepage: https://www.nba.com/hawks/ Hawks Shop: https://www.hawksshop.com Hawks Tickets: https://www.nba.com/hawks/tickets Hawks + State Farm Arena App: https://www.nba.com/hawks/app Follow us on: Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/atlhawks Instagram – https://instagram.com/atlhawks TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@atlhawks Facebook

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March 24, 2024 by 0 Comments

Clippers guard Russell Westbrook is reportedly expected back next week

Russell Westbrook is set to return after less than a month away from basketball. According to ESPN, the Los Angeles Clippers guard will rejoin the lineup next week, and even as early as Monday. Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook is expected to return to the lineup next week — perhaps as soon as Monday

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March 22, 2024 by 0 Comments

The five most interesting things about the NBA’s worst teams

With less than a month left in the 2023-24 NBA regular season, most of us have trained our attention toward the top of the standings: who will take the No. 1 spot in the West (and, with it, maybe the MVP?), which teams will secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, and

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March 22, 2024 by 0 Comments

Fact or Fiction: Does the 65-game rule help or hurt?

Each week during the 2023-24 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: Can the Oklahoma City Thunder win it all without playoff scars?] This week’s topic: The 65-game

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March 22, 2024 by 0 Comments

Fired Wolves employee given supervised release

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterMar 21, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions An ex-Minnesota Timberwolves employee is out of

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March 22, 2024 by 0 Comments

‘It’s hard to get back’: How Dante Exum returned to the NBA and found success with Luka Dončić and the Mavs

Dante Exum still shoots it the same. He’s like an action figure standing there in the opposite corner, knees bent into a strong base, his motion after the catch still compact like he was barely taken out of the box back in Utah. His jumper looks nearly identical to when Exum joined the Jazz as

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March 21, 2024 by 0 Comments

NBA Power Rankings: The Warriors hold on to play-in hopes as the Magic ascend in the East

Mar 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With less than a month remaining in the regular season, teams are beginning to punch their tickets to the postseason while simultaneously fighting fatigue to prepare for a potential deep playoff run. The dominant Boston Celtics became the first team to clinch a playoff spot last

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March 20, 2024 by 0 Comments

This season, the Buck stops with … Damian Lillard

Yahoo Sports Is the ACC headed for implosion? + Coaches that need a serious run in March Madness Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast by reacting to the latest Clemson lawsuit that is yet another sign of a potential implosion of the ACC. Wetzel is bothered by the timing

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March 20, 2024 by 0 Comments

Did the Sacramento Kings get worse or did the West get better? | Devine Intervention

Yahoo Sports How free agency is changing the 2024 draft with Nate Tice | The Exempt List Charles McDonald is joined by Nate Tice to give their thoughts on the latest free agency moves and dive into how free agency has affected the 2024 NFL Draft so far before answering questions from listeners. The duo

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March 19, 2024 by 0 Comments

Did Ant-Man deliver the dunk of the year? No doubt about it

The dunk of the year belongs to Anthony Edwards. The Minnesota Timberwolves star threw down an absolutely ridiculous dunk in the second half of their 114-104 win over the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center on Monday night. Edwards rose up on a fast break and didn’t flinch while putting Jazz forward John Collins on

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March 19, 2024 by 0 Comments

Kyrie wows Mavs with lefty hook to sink Nuggets

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 08:43 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 — One detail about the second game-winning buzzer-beater of Kyrie Irving‘s career caught the eight-time All-Star guard by surprise. “I thought

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March 18, 2024 by 0 Comments

A playoff path for the Lakers & Warriors, Kyrie’s game-winner and All-NBA talk | Good Word with Goodwill

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill talks about Kyrie Irving’s game-winner against the Nuggets, the playoff paths of the Lakers & Warriors, and explains why he has a problem with All-NBA this year. This embedded content is not available in your region. On this episode of the Good Word

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March 18, 2024 by 0 Comments

Lakers vs. Warriors has NBA intrigue, but let’s be real

The NBA would love seven games of this, but will have to settle for one … and change, if there’s a repeat of whatever clock malfeasance occurred in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Another footnote of the LeBron James-Stephen Curry book was entered, with the Warriors coming away with a 128-121 victory, and it’s likely

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March 17, 2024 by 0 Comments