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Giddey apos;s Double-double Not Enough For OKC

2022-12-22T22:53:58Z

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Josh Giddey has racked up another double-double but it was not enough to prevent Oklahoma City Thunder suffering a 123-102 road loss to a Ja Morant-inspired Memphis. Australian second-year talent Giddey had 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and a steal, but could have done more damage. He shot the ball at just 31 per cent from the field as star teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up 26 points for the Thunder. "We had a chance to win it," said guard Giddey. "We just let it kind of get out too far going into the fourth." Morant had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists as the Grizzlies rode a second-half flurry to their season-best fourth straight win. It was Morant's second triple-double of the season and seventh of his career, while Dillon Brooks (24 points) and Brandon Clarke (17) were also important. In Brooklyn, injured Ben Simmons (calf) was sidelined and veteran guard Patty Mills rode the bench again throughout the Nets' 122-116 home win over Charlotte. Kyrie Irving (33 points) and Kevin Durant (29) did most of the damage for the Nets, who won for the fifth time in six games, while Seth Curry added 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting. Matthew Dellavedova did not bother the statisticians in little more than one minute of action in Sacramento's 126-113 road loss to Milwaukee, who scored a 13th consecutive victory over the Kings. Giannis Antetokounmpo (35 points) and Jrue Holiday (31) were in hot form for the Bucks as they improved to 18-6. Australian rookie Dyson Daniels had six points, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] three rebounds and a front row seat to the Zion Williamson show in New Orleans' 104-98 home win over Detroit. Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds to fire the Pelicans to their fifth straight win, and 10th in 12 games. Trey Murphy III, a 2021 first-round draft choice starting because of Brandon Ingram's left-foot injury, hit four triples and had 20 points for New Orleans. Elsewhere, Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto routed a short-handed Los Angeles team playing without LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (illness). Julius Randle had 34 points and 17 rebounds in New York's 113-89 win over Atlanta. D'Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Anthony Edwards scored 26 points as Minnesota held on to beat Indiana 121-115. Rookie Pablo Banchero scored 10 of his 23 points in overtime as Orlando beat Los Angeles 116-111 to snap a nine-game losing streak. The Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 125-98, with Aussie Jock Landale contributing three rebounds, two assists and two points in his 14 minutes on court for the losing hosts. In Salt Lake City, rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points. - with AP adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Simmons Injured As Durant Stars For Nets

2022-12-22T22:53:45Z

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Ben Simmons' return to form has been set back by a recurring knee injury that ended his night early before Kevin Durant led Brooklyn to a seven-point NBA defeat of Orlando. Durant scored a season-high 45 points, carrying the Nets to a 109-102 victory over the Magic on Monday night that got them back to 11-11 this season. Durant shot 19-of-24 from the field and added seven rebounds and five assists, playing 39 minutes on the second night of back-to-back games. Kyrie Irving had 20 points and Nic Claxton 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Nets, after Simmons (four points, four assists) lasted just 11 minutes. He is a day-to-day prospect according to coach Jacque Vaughn. "Health is the number one priority, so we want him to be at his best," Irving said of Simmons. "When he's not out there, we don't have our point forward, our point guard being able to initiate easy opportunities, push the ball in transition. So we'll definitely miss him in the line-up. "Hopefully, he comes back next game, but if he's dealing with it, we just want him to get as healthy as possible, and we'll figure it out."" Simmons had a back injury that required surgery in the off-season and has already missed games this season with a swollen knee. "He hasn't had this amount of accumulation of games over a period of a long time," Vaughn said. "We were warned about that just as these games start to add up. It's really stretching him the amount of games we've just had, with the minutes he's played." In New Orleans, Dyson Daniels won bragging rights over fellow emerging Australian talent Josh Giddey, adding eight points, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] five rebounds, two assists and two steals in the Pelicans' four-point win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Giddey (seven points, five rebounds) and Daniels both played 28 minutes, Zion Williamson (23 points, eight rebounds, eight assists) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 points, six rebounds, four assists) led their respective teams. Another Aussie in Matisse Thybulle had four points and a steal in seven minutes as the Philadelphia 76ers, led by Joel Embiid with 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, beat the Atlanta Hawks 104-101. And Boomers centre Jock Landale was again sparingly used in the Phoenix Suns' 122-117 defeat of the Sacramento Kings. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Mills Thrills For Undermanned Nets In NBA

2022-12-22T22:52:58Z

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Patty Mills has guided the decimated Brooklyn Nets to a memorable 136-133 NBA defeat of Indiana on his return from the basketball wilderness. Australia's Olympic basketball captain has had his minutes cut significantly this season. Prior to Saturday night (Sunday AEDT) he had averaged only 11 compared to 29 last campaign and had not seen any time on the floor in the Nets' past seven hit-outs. But with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, compatriot Ben Simmons, Nic Claxton, Joe Harris, Royce O'Neale, Seth Curry and TJ Warren all unavailable in Indianapolis, Mills started for the first time this season and rose to the challenge set by new coach Jacque Vaughn. The 34-year-old finished with 24 points - the second-most of any Net - to go with his six assists and six rebounds. The 227 three-pointers Mills hit last campaign were the second-most in a campaign for Brooklyn and he showed his flair from deep again with three shots made. Most notably, he hit an open look beyond the arc in the final three minutes to extend the Nets' lead to four points and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] force a Pacers timeout. Indiana never led again after that point. Cam Thomas pitched in a career-high 33 points off the bench as Brooklyn (16-12) surged to a sixth win from seven outings and consolidated fourth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Vaughn explained a tight turnaround between games had led him to take a conservative approach to his players' fitness. "When you have two or three guys, rotational guys out, it puts a strain and a stress on two or three more guys and then we're really not in a position of taking care of the team in total," Vaughn said. "We think, how does it affect everyone else so we can get to a place where, next week we're looking at ourselves in the mirror with pretty good health mentally and physically." Elsewhere, Josh Giddey's tenth double-double of the season was not enough to secure victory for Oklahoma City, who went down 110-102 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Giddey was typically busy under the ring, pulling down 13 rebounds - the second-most of any player on the court - and led his teammates for assists (six), while also scoring 17 points. But Evan Mobley, Caris LaVert and Jarrett Allen combined for 64 points to ensure the Thunder never led at any point in the game. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Celtics Put Away Nets In First Meeting Since Playoff Sweep

2022-12-22T22:52:35Z

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Jaylen Brown totaled 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Boston Celtics struggled at times in the second half before pulling away in the final minutes for a 103-92 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night in New York. Brown dominated during the first meeting between the teams since Boston completed a four-game sweep in the first round on April 25. Brown scored 17 straight points and 20 in the opening quarter after Boston started slowly, then added eight more in the fourth. Jayson Tatum bounced back from being held to a season-low 14 points in Friday's overtime loss to Miami and added 29 points to go along with 11 rebounds. He scored 12 points in the final quarter after the Celtics were held to 13 in the third and also had four of Boston's 11 steals. Malcolm Brogdon added 13 points, eight boards and eight assists while Grant Williams chipped in 10 points as the Celtics shot 43.2 percent. Kevin Durant scored 31 points but also committed four of his eight turnovers in the fourth quarter as the Nets saw a four-game winning streak and a six-game home winning streak stopped. Kyrie Irving added 18 points but shot 7 of 21 as the Nets shot 40.5 percent and missed 17 of 26 3-point tries. Brown scored 17 straight Boston points in a span of 5:10 as the Celtics hit eight 3-pointers and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] took a 35-27 lead. After Joe Harris hit a 3-pointer for a 48-all deadlock with 4:09 remaining, Tatum scored the final seven points of a 14-2 run to push Boston's lead to 62-50. The Celtics survived missing 13 of 17 shots and committing eight turnovers in the third and held a 75-69 lead into the fourth. Brooklyn was within 78-76 when Tatum was called for goaltending on Harris' shot attempt with 7:22 remaining, but Al Horford hit a 3 and Brown had consecutive baskets for an 85-76 lead a little over a minute later. Two free throws by Tatum upped the lead to 90-79 with 5:07 left. After the Nets were within 90-85 on Durant's three-point play, Boston finished it off with four free throws by Brown and seven straight points by Tatum, whose 3-pointer opened a 101-85 lead with 1:43 remaining. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

A Little Humbler Celtics Visit Nets

2022-12-22T22:52:23Z

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A little over seven months ago, the Boston Celtics completed a four-game sweep of the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs to start their run to the 2022 NBA Finals. After falling short in their bid for an 18th championship, the Celtics now own the best record and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] the league's top scoring offense. Meanwhile the Nets endured a turbulent summer, a tumultuous start to the season, and only now are starting to find their footing. When the teams get together Sunday in Brooklyn, the Celtics will be attempting to avoid their second losing streak of the season while the Nets seek their fifth consecutive victory. The teams are meeting for the first time since April 25 last season when Jayson Tatum averaged 29.2 points a game in Boston's first-round sweep. The Celtics also won the last three matchups of the regular season. Tatum is averaging 30.8 points but is coming off his least productive showing of the season. He was held to a season-low 14 points Friday in a 120-116 overtime loss to Miami -- shooting 5-of-18, including 0-of-7 from 3-point range -- as the Celtics committed a season-worst 20 turnovers. That came two nights after Tatum scored a season-high 49 points and hit eight 3-pointers in a 134-121 win over the visiting Miami Heat. "It keeps us humble in a sense," Boston's Grant Williams said. "It keeps us understanding that we're not some perfect juggernaut that can't get knocked off." Tatum's performance ended Boston's five-game winning streak though the Celtics nearly pulled out the game thanks to 37 points from Jaylen Brown, who hit the tying 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in regulation. "This isn't going to be the last game like this," Boston guard Marcus Smart said. "There's going to be other games. For us to be able to learn this lesson early, figure it out and to be able to go watch this film and have something to look back on and say, `We've been here before. We know what to do now.'" The Nets head into Sunday on an upswing after setting season highs for points in a first quarter (41) and a first half (72) in Friday's 114-105 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors. Brooklyn led by as many 36 in the second quarter and improved to 4-0 on its season-high seven-game homestand. Brooklyn is 11-5 in its past 16 games following a 2-6 start that featured coach Steve Nash getting fired on Nov. 1 and replaced by Jacque Vaughn, who often calls quick timeouts. Friday was mostly a stress-free outing, even though the Raptors got as close as seven in the final minute. Kyrie Irving scored 27 points and is averaging 24 points over his past seven games. "(We're) just playing with a lot more confidence, everybody's accepting their role," Irving said. "We just want to keep it going." Irving's showing was part of a night when the Nets placed had six players score in double figures, including Kevin Durant, who finished with 17 points. Joe Harris added 17 and is shooting 55.1 percent (16-of-29) in his past three games. "We're learning," Durant said. "As time goes on, we're trying to figure out how to play off of each other through different defenses and it's been working so far, but we've got a long way to go." And the Nets are figuring it out just in time to face the Celtics, who held Durant to 38.6 percent from the field in the playoffs last spring. "We gotta be solid, be ready to play," Durant said. "I'm excited about it." --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Basketball-LeBron Sees Media Double Standard In Coverage Of Jerry...

2022-12-22T22:51:56Z

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By Amy Tennery Dec 1 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James questioned the media on Wednesday for not asking him about a resurfaced 1957 photo of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones standing in a crowd blocking Black students from entering an Arkansas high school, suggesting there was a double standard at work. The image, which the Washington Post published in a report last month, shows a then-teenage Jones standing in the crowd near the group of Black students, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] who were attempting to integrate North Little Rock High School. Speaking to reporters after the Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 on Wednesday night, James said he saw a double standard in how the media covered controversies involving white versus Black public figures. "I was wondering why I haven't gotten a question from you guys abut the Jerry Jones photo," James, an 18-time National Basketball Association All-Star said. "But when the Kyrie (Irving) thing was going on, you guys were quick to ask us questions about that." Irving, a seven-times All-Star guard for the Brooklyn Nets, recently returned to the court after a team-imposed, eight-game suspension for sharing anti-Semitic content on social media. The incident prompted widespread media coverage and Irving apologized, saying he is not anti-Semitic. "I feel like as a Black man, as a Black athlete, as someone with power and a platform, when we do something wrong or something that people don't agree with it's on every single tabloid, every single news coverage," said James. "The whole Jerry Jones situation, the photo - and I know it was years and years ago and we all make mistakes, I get it - but it seems like it's just been buried." Jones addressed the photo controversy after his team defeated the New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day last Thursday. "That was 65 years ago," he told reporters. "I had no idea when I walked up there what I was doing, just a reminder to me how to improve and do things the right way." The Dallas Cowboys did not immediately respond to a request for a response to James' comments. (Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Bill Berkrot) adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Kyrie Irving Tapes Message Over Nike Sneakers During Nets Win

2022-12-22T22:51:32Z

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star Kyrie Irving claimed he was 'free' in a message taped over his Nike shoes Wednesday night as he scored 33 points after the brand terminated its partnership with him. in the aftermath of an anti-Semitic storm, which began after the former Cavalier posted a link to an Amazon documentary on his social media. Nike brought an immediate halt to its partnership with Irving this week following the actions and optics surrounding the NBA star. Kyrie Irvingused his Nike sneakers to send a message after the brand ended its partnership Irving taped over a pair of Nike sneakers during the Brooklyn's narrow victory over Charlotte RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share 23 shares On Wednesday night at the Barclays Center, taped a message of liberty and spirituality across his shoe, in favor of the signature swoosh. 'I AM FREE Thank you God … I AM,' was emblazoned on one side of the kicks, while the other side had a more simplistic and cheeky message; 'logo here.' Strangely, Irving changed his shoes at half in the win over Charlotte, but chose not to cover up the Nike logo on a ocean blue pair. A month prior to the termination of Irving's relationship with the Oregon-based company, . Irving began the game with the taped shoes before switching to blue Nike's in the second half Irving was also suspended by the Nets for initially refusing to apologize for [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] posting a link to the Amazon page of a film based on a book, which has been described as 'venomously anti-Semitic.' The one-time NBA champion has played 10 games since his reinstatement vs. Memphis on November 20. He is averaging 23.3 points across that timespan. Irving has since apologized for sharing a link to the Amazon documentary, 2 Brooklyn has gone 7-3 following Irving's return and currently sit third in the Eastern Conference at 14-12. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Mills Thrills For Undermanned Nets In NBA

2022-12-22T22:51:20Z

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Patty Mills has guided the decimated Brooklyn Nets to a memorable 136-133 NBA defeat of Indiana on his return from the basketball wilderness. Australia's Olympic basketball captain has had his minutes cut significantly this season. Prior to Saturday night (Sunday AEDT) he had averaged only 11 compared to 29 last campaign and had not seen any time on the floor in the Nets' past seven hit-outs. But with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, compatriot Ben Simmons, Nic Claxton, Joe Harris, Royce O'Neale, Seth Curry and TJ Warren all unavailable in Indianapolis, Mills started for the first time this season and rose to the challenge set by new coach Jacque Vaughn. The 34-year-old finished with 24 points - the second-most of any Net - to go with his six assists and six rebounds. The 227 three-pointers Mills hit last campaign were the second-most in a campaign for Brooklyn and he showed his flair from deep again with three shots made. Most notably, he hit an open look beyond the arc in the final three minutes to extend the Nets' lead to four points and force a Pacers timeout. Indiana never led again after that point. Cam Thomas pitched in a career-high 33 points off the bench as Brooklyn (16-12) surged to a sixth win from seven outings and consolidated fourth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Vaughn explained a tight turnaround between games had led him to take a conservative approach to his players' fitness. "When you have two or three guys, rotational guys out, it puts a strain and a stress on two or three more guys and then we're really not in a position of taking care of the team in total," Vaughn said. "We think, how does it affect everyone else so we can get to a place where, next week we're looking at ourselves in the mirror with pretty good health mentally and physically." Elsewhere, Josh Giddey's tenth double-double of the season was not enough to secure victory for Oklahoma City, who went down 110-102 to the Cleveland [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] Cavaliers. Giddey was typically busy under the ring, pulling down 13 rebounds - the second-most of any player on the court - and led his teammates for assists (six), while also scoring 17 points. But Evan Mobley, Caris LaVert and Jarrett Allen combined for 64 points to ensure the Thunder never led at any point in the game. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Mills Thrills For Undermanned Nets In NBA

2022-12-22T22:51:03Z

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Patty Mills has guided the decimated Brooklyn Nets to a memorable 136-133 NBA defeat of Indiana on his return from the basketball wilderness. Australia's Olympic basketball captain has had his minutes cut significantly this season. Prior to Saturday night (Sunday AEDT) he had averaged only 11 compared to 29 last campaign and had not seen any time on the floor in the Nets' past seven hit-outs. But with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, compatriot Ben Simmons, Nic Claxton, Joe Harris, Royce O'Neale, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] Seth Curry and TJ Warren all unavailable in Indianapolis, Mills started for the first time this season and rose to the challenge set by new coach Jacque Vaughn. The 34-year-old finished with 24 points - the second-most of any Net - to go with his six assists and six rebounds. The 227 three-pointers Mills hit last campaign were the second-most in a campaign for Brooklyn and he showed his flair from deep again with three shots made. Most notably, he hit an open look beyond the arc in the final three minutes to extend the Nets' lead to four points and force a Pacers timeout. Indiana never led again after that point. Cam Thomas pitched in a career-high 33 points off the bench as Brooklyn (16-12) surged to a sixth win from seven outings and consolidated fourth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Vaughn explained a tight turnaround between games had led him to take a conservative approach to his players' fitness. "When you have two or three guys, rotational guys out, it puts a strain and a stress on two or three more guys and then we're really not in a position of taking care of the team in total," Vaughn said. "We think, how does it affect everyone else so we can get to a place where, next week we're looking at ourselves in the mirror with pretty good health mentally and physically." Elsewhere, Josh Giddey's tenth double-double of the season was not enough to secure victory for Oklahoma City, who went down 110-102 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Giddey was typically busy under the ring, pulling down 13 rebounds - the second-most of any player on the court - and led his teammates for assists (six), while also scoring 17 points. But Evan Mobley, Caris LaVert and Jarrett Allen combined for 64 points to ensure the Thunder never led at any point in the game. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Kyrie Irving apos;s 27 Points Help Nets Defeat Raptors For 6th Straight...

2022-12-22T22:50:27Z

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Kyrie Irving scored 27 points as the Brooklyn Nets took control early and recorded a wire-to-wire 114-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors Friday night. Brooklyn won its sixth straight home game, improved to 4-0 on its season-long seven-game homestand that continues with Sunday's visit against the NBA-best Boston Celtics. The Nets also won for the 11th time in 16 games after losing six of their first eight contests. Brooklyn survived a shaky second half to record its third win this season against Toronto by setting season highs for points in an opening quarter (41) and first half (72). The Nets led by double-digits for most of the final 42-plus minutes before letting the lead slip to seven in the final minute. Irving, who scored at least 20 points for the seventh straight game, made 10 of 17 shots in 39 minutes. Kevin Durant added 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Nets needed to play him for 38 minutes because of their shaky final 24 minutes. Joe Harris also contributed 17 and Nic Claxton finished with 15 and nine rebounds as the Nets shot 53.7 percent. Royce O'Neale added 11 points and eight rebounds and reserve T.J. Warren chipped in 10 during his first appearance since Dec. 29, 2020 due to foot injuries. Pascal Siakam, who recorded a triple-double in his last trip to Brooklyn Oct. 21, scored 24 points but the Raptors could not overcome missing 14 of their first 16 shots and fell to .500 for the sixth time this year. O.G. Anunoby added 21 and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] Scottie Barnes contributed 17 for the Raptors, who shot 43.7 percent. Claxton's layup gave the Nets their first double-digit lead at 21-10 with 6:38 remaining and Brooklyn opened a 30-10 lead on a basket by Durant with 4:10 left and held a 41-17 after one. Brooklyn took its largest lead when Warren's jumper made it 67-31 with about 5 1/2 minutes left and the Nets held a 72-49 lead by halftime. Toronto got the lead under 20 when Barnes hit a layup to make it 74-55 with 9:19 remaining. The Nets carried a 93-72 lead into the fourth and sank four free throws in the final 37.8 seconds after a dunk by Barnes got Toronto within 110-103. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

NBA: Boston Belts The Suns Kyrie Irving Outduels The Hornets

2022-12-22T22:49:45Z

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The utterly embarrassed the 125-98 on Wednesday night. An expected showdown between two of the league´s top teams never materialized with the Celtics leading by 45 points at one juncture. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 25 points, Malcolm Brodgon added 16 off the bench for Boston. The Celtics won for the eighth time in nine games, improving their NBA-best record to 21-5. Meanwhile, the Suns - who came into the game with the best record in a crowded Western Conference race - lost for the third time in four games. Jayson Tatum was in a league of his own as the Celtics thoroughly outclassed Phoenix 125-98 RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share RAPTORS 126, LAKERS 113 Pascal Siakam (R) hugged fellow star Fred VanVleet (L) during the Lakers postgame interview A short-handed Lakers team playing without LeBron James and Anthony Davis were no match for Pascal Siakam and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] his Toronto Raptors in Canada. Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors routed Los Angeles 126-113. James sat out because of a sore left ankle, one night after playing 36 minutes in a 116-102 loss at Cleveland. Meanwhile, Davis missed after finishing up after one quarter Tuesday night because of an illness. Guard Patrick Beverley (right knee) and forward Wenyen Gabriel (left shoulder) also were out for the Lakers, who came in having won six of eight. Fred VanVleet scored 25 points and O.G. Anunoby had 23 as Toronto led from wire-to-wire, improving to 10-3 at home. NETS 122, HORNETS 116 Kyrie Irving dropped 33 points - 12 in the fourth - while Kevin Durant had 29 in the Nets win Kyrie Irving scored 33 points - 12 in the fourth - while Kevin Durant had 29 as the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Charlotte Hornets 122-116 at the Barclays Center. Seth Curry added 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting to help the Nets win for the fifth time in six games. For the struggling Hornets, Terry Rozier scored 29 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 28 for Charlotte. The defeat in New York means Charlotte have lost three straight, and seven of the last 10. JAZZ 124, WARRIORS 123 Simone Fontechio was celebrated postgame after a last-second, game-winning dunk Rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk just after Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points in a game in which both teams were missing key players. The late rally began with the 3-pointer from Beasley with 7.8 seconds to go. Nickeil Alexander-Walker then gave the Jazz life with 4.3 seconds remaining by stealing the ball from Poole in a frantic moment. The ball was advanced to Beasley, who connected with Fontecchio for the game-winning bucket with 1.4 seconds left. KNICKS 113, HAWKS 89 New York continued its impressive form Wednesday after disposing of the Cavs on Sunday New York rolled to a win over undermanned Atlanta behind Julius Randle, who posted a double-double and scored 19 points in the third quarter for the hosts. Randle finished with 34 points, two shy of his season high, and pulled down a season-best 17 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 15 points while Mitchell Robinson put up eight points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks. Quentin Grimes contributed a season-high 23 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range for the Knicks, who have won two straight. MAGIC 116, CLIPPERS 111 Admiral Schofield was hyped up as the Orlando Magic won for the first time since November 18 Orlando snapped a long losing skid with a shock overtime defeat of the visiting Los Angeles Clippers. Moritz Wagner went for a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds, Bol Bol scored another 20 points, and Paolo Banchero sank six free throws down the stretch to cap his game-high 23-point effort. Ivica Zubac and Nicolas Batum each scored 16 points in the Clipper loss, with Zubac also grabbing 13 rebounds. Leonard finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Prior to Wednesday night, the Magic's last win was on November 18. BUCKS 126, KINGS 113 Milwaukee beat Sacramento 126-113 behind another dominant Giannis Antetokounmpo game Milwaukee beat Sacramento 126-113 on Wednesday night for the Bucks´ 13th consecutive victory over the Kings. The streak is Milwaukee´s longest active streak against an opponent. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points while Jrue Holiday added 31 for the home squad. Brook Lopez had 17 points and nine rebounds and Khris Middleton added 14 points for the Bucks. They won their third straight to improve to 18-6. Sacramento, which scored 61 points in the first half, managed just 19 in the fourth quarter. Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Kings, who had won their last three. Harrison Barnes had 20 points, and Malik Monk added 16. BULLS 115, WIZARDS 111 DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points - 21 of them in the final two quarters - vs. the WAS Wizards DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine carried the load for host Chicago, which ended a three-game losing streak by beating Washington. DeRozan scored 27 points - 21 of them in the second half - to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Vucevic and LaVine tallied 25 points apiece, with the former adding 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. Kristaps Porzingis carried Washington with 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Kyle Kuzma added 21 points and five boards, and Monte Morris contributed 17 points and eight assists. TIMBERWOLVES 121, PACERS 115 Anthony Edwards (R) and D'Angelo Russell (L) celebrate the Timberwolves' win over the Pacers D´Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves staved off the Indiana Pacers 121-115. Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 20 rebounds for the T-Wolves, who blew a 23-point lead and had to overcome an eight-point deficit to win. Minnesota - who had 23 turnovers - won for just the second time in six games. Buddy Hield scored 26 points and hit 7/11 from 3-point territory for Indiana, who have now lost four of five, unable to back up a victory Monday night in Golden State. PELICANS 104, PISTONS 98 Zion Williamson was at his ferocious best on Wednesday night - dropping 29pts with 10 rebs Zion Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds as New Orleans held off the Pistons 104-98 for their fifth straight victory. 2021 first-round draft choice Trey Murphy III hit four 3s and finished with 20 points for New Orleans. The victory continued a hot streak for the Louisiana franchise, who have now won for the 10th time in 12 games. Jonas Valanciunas had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Pels. Naji Marshall added 17 points, including a put-back that made it 100-94 with 29 seconds left. CJ McCollum and Murphy each hit free two throws in the last 18 seconds to help seal the victory. Saddiq Bey scored 25 points for Detroit, who sit second-from-bottom in the Eastern Conference. GRIZZLIES 123, THUNDER 102 A second-half flurry was central to the Memphis Grizzlies' 123-102 win over Oklahoma City A second-half flurry was central to the Memphis Grizzlies' 123-102 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Naturally, Ja Morant had a big game, with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Morant´s triple-double was his second this season and the seventh of his career, while his 13 rebounds tied a career high. Dillon Brooks added 24 points and Brandon Clarke finished with 17 points and eight rebounds as the Grizzlies won their season-best fourth straight. Morant surpassed Marc Gasol for the most triple-doubles in franchise history. Memphis pulled ahead in the second half, outscoring the Thunder 66-50, including 29-15 in the fourth quarter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 26 points but was 4 of 14 from the field and 1 of 4 from outside the arc. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Nike apos;ENDS Its Partnership With Kyrie Irving apos; After Anti-Semitism Row

2022-12-22T22:49:09Z

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guard Kyrie Irving is no longer a Nike athlete after the sportwear giant ended its relationship with the star. The two sides have parted ways one month after with Irving in the wake of the player's anti-Semitism row, according to Shams Charania. Irving faced criticism and backlash after sharing a link to the Amazon page for [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] the 2018 film 'Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America' which contained anti-Semitic tropes. Nike cut its ties with Irving in November after he initially refused to apologize for his controversial tweet. In a statement, the company said it was 'deeply saddened and disappointed by the situation'. The brand also said it would not launch the Kyrie 8s - the shoe designed by the player and company - which were set to be released later in November. Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving is no longer a Nike athlete after anti-Semitism scandal Irving signed with Nike in 2011 and has had a signature line of shoes since 2014 RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share 89 shares Irving signed with Nike in 2011 and has had a signature line of shoes since 2014, with his annual endorsement deal believed to be worth at least $11 million. Irving has one of the most popular signature shoes in the NBA and is now a sneaker free agent. He has continued to wear Nike shoes since returning to the court, despite the brand suspending its partnership. Nike co-founder and chairman soon after the suspension if the partnership that the relationship between the brand and Irving was 'likely over.' The Brooklyn Nets guard has continued to wear Nike shoes since returning to the court The Brooklyn Nets star caught the attention for publicizing the 2018 film which is based on a book of the same name that has been described as 'venomously anti-Semitic' 'I would doubt that we go back. But, I don't know for sure,' Knight said in an interview with CNBC. 'Kyrie stepped over the line. It's kind of that simple. He made some statements that we just can't abide by, and that's why we ended the relationship. And, I was fine with that.' Irving had also been suspended by the Nets after he initially failed to apologize for the controversial tweet. Irving was suspended by the team on November 3 for a minimum of five games, hours after he refused to say he had no anti-Semitic beliefs when meeting with reporters at the Nets' practice facility. Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight had suggested the relationship was 'likely over' Irving offered a belated apology following his suspension, but only after several contentious exchanges with the media. In one instance, he told reporters: 'I'm not going to stand down on anything I believe in.' Irving missed eight games through suspension before apologizing again on November 20 to anyone who felt threatened or hurt when he posted the link to the documentary with anti-Semitic material, clearing the way to finally play again for the Nets. However, he appeared to hint that he could for the suspension. 'I've got to leave that to my legal team and leave it to the warriors I have around me,' Irving said Sunday after returning from his eight-game suspension, as quoted by The . 'I have strong people, men and women around me that are going to do everything possible to make sure that I am protected and my family is protected and we protect one another. Irving finally apologized for his actions Thursday - after the Nets suspended him from the team 'So you know, I'm sure some things will be done in the future. There's no timetable on that right now.' Since then, Irving's former Boston Celtics teammate, NBPA vice president Jaylen Brown, hinted that the players' union is displeased over his punishment, which included a number of requirements, including a sit-down meeting with Jewish leaders. At issue, Brown told the Boston Globe, is that the NBA's collective-bargaining agreement does not offer any guidance on player punishments for posting on social media. 'There is an interesting distinction between what somebody says verbally and what somebody posts as a link on a platform with no description behind it,' Brown last month. 'Some people will argue there's no difference and some people will argue there is a difference. There's no language in our CBA. There's no rules against it. This is uncharted territory for everybody, and everybody is trying to figure out the difference between the two.' The franchise said he was 'unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets' when it suspended him. But the Nets praised Irving before his return for the steps he has since taken, though it's unclear what those entailed. 'Kyrie took ownership of this journey and had conversations with several members of the Jewish community,' the team said in a statement. 'We are pleased that he is going about the process in a meaningful way.' adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Nike Cuts Ties With Brooklyn Nets apos; Kyrie Irving

2022-12-22T22:47:34Z

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Dec 5 (Reuters) - Nike Inc said on Monday it has cut ties with Kyrie Irving, a month after suspending its relationship with the Brooklyn Nets star in the aftermath of his promotion of an anti-Semitic documentary. Irving faced heavy criticism after he posted a link to the 2018 documentary film on Twitter in late October and later defended the post. The seven-time All Star has since deleted the post and apologized. Irving could not be immediately reached for comment on Monday. The sportswear giant in November canceled its next Irving-branded shoe release. Several media outlets have reported the sneaker deal to be worth $11 million, but Reuters could not confirm that. Adidas AG also ended its high-profile partnership with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] in late October after a series of anti-Semitic remarks from the rapper. Irving returned to play for The Nets last month, ending a team-imposed eight-game suspension after the player said he had been on a "learning journey" and was not anti-Semitic. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) said it supported Irving's return to the court. Last year saw the largest number of anti-Semitic incidents, including murder, physical assaults, harassment and vandalism, in the U.S. since the Anti-Defamation League began collecting records 40 years ago, the racism watchdog said in its most recent annual audit. The White House will address rising anti-Semitism in a roundtable event with Jewish leaders on Wednesday. (Reporting by Deborah Sophia and Uday Sampath in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Krishna Chandra Eluri) adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

NBA Roundup: Jazz Top Warriors On Last-second Dunk

2022-12-22T22:47:21Z

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Rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk just after Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points in a game in which both teams were missing key players. Poole made 1 of 2 free throws with 13.3 seconds remaining to give the Warriors a seemingly safe four-point lead after they trailed by 11 early in the fourth quarter, but the Jazz then pulled off a win with a wild ending. The late rally began with the 3-pointer from Beasley with 7.8 seconds to go. Nickeil Alexander-Walker then gave the Jazz life with 4.3 seconds remaining by stealing the ball from Poole in a frantic moment. The ball was advanced to Beasley, who connected with Fontecchio for the game-winning bucket with 1.4 seconds left. Grizzlies 123, Thunder 102 Ja Morant had 26 points, a career-high-tying 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Memphis to an easy win over visiting Oklahoma City, the Grizzlies' fourth straight and sixth in their last seven games. Morant took over in the third quarter after Oklahoma City trimmed the Memphis lead to 75-73 with 5:37 left. He scored seven consecutive points, in a variety of ways. Morant got to the free-throw line, drained a 3-pointer and hit a finger roll as the Grizzlies stretched their lead to nine, their biggest of the game at the time. Morant clinched the triple-double with a steal and feed to Brandon Clarke for a dunk with just more than three minutes remaining. The triple-double was the second of the season and sixth of Morant's career, setting the Grizzlies' all-time mark since the franchise moved to Memphis. Bucks 126, Kings 113 Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in a game-high 35 points, Jrue Holiday was nearly as productive with 31 and Milwaukee pulled away late to defeat visiting Sacramento. All five starters scored in double figures as the Bucks won their third straight in their first meeting of the season with the Kings. It was the second time this season Antetokounmpo and Holiday each eclipsed 30 points in the same game. Domantas Sabonis had a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double for Sacramento, which got within a point with 10:27 to play but could not catch the hosts. Nets 122, Hornets 116 Kyrie Irving collected 33 points and nine assists as Brooklyn took a big lead in the first half and held on for a victory over Charlotte in New York. Kevin Durant added 29 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Nets set a season high for points in the first half (73), improved to 5-1 on their season-high seven-game homestand and rebounded from Sunday's 11-point loss to the Boston Celtics. Durant and Irving combined for Brooklyn's final 15 points. Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 11 of his 29 points in the fourth. Kelly Oubre added 28, but despite shooting 53.4 percent, Charlotte lost for the fourth time in five games. Rozier got by Irving and Seth Curry for a layup to make it 118-116 with 67 seconds left. Following a Charlotte deflection that left six on the shot clock, Irving hit two free throws with 44.3 seconds left and a floater in the lane with 13.7 left for the game's final points. Magic 116, Clippers 111 (OT) Moritz Wagner went for a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds, Bol Bol scored another 20 points, and Paolo Banchero sank six free throws down the stretch to cap his game-high 23-point effort as Orlando snapped a long losing skid with an overtime defeat of visiting Los Angeles. Ivica Zubac and Nicolas Batum each scored 16 points in the loss, with Zubac also grabbing 13 rebounds. Leonard finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Cole Anthony came off the bench to score 13 points for Orlando, which last won on Nov. 18. Raptors 126, Lakers 113 Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Fred VanVleet had 25 points and had seven assists as host Toronto defeated depleted Los Angeles. The Lakers were without their two stars LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (illness). O.G. Anunoby scored 23 points for Toronto, which led by 23 at the half and never looked back. Gary Trent Jr. chipped in with 18 points, Chris Boucher had 16 points and Scottie Barnes had 13 points and a career-matching 17 rebounds. Dennis Schroder scored 18 points for the Lakers. Russell Westbrook added 16 points and nine rebounds, Thomas Bryant had 16 points, Kendrick Nunn had 15 points, Lonnie Walker IV scored 12 points and Austin Reaves had 10 points. Bulls 115, Wizards 111 DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine carried the load for host Chicago, which ended a three-game losing streak by beating Washington. DeRozan scored 27 points -- 21 of them in the second half -- to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Vucevic and LaVine tallied 25 points apiece, with the former adding 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. LaVine chipped in seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Kristaps Porzingis carried Washington with a full stat line of his own: 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Kyle Kuzma added 21 points and five boards, and Monte Morris contributed 17 points and eight assists. Pelicans 104, Pistons 98 Zion Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas each had a double-double and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] New Orleans won its fifth consecutive game by holding off visiting Detroit. Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Valanciunas added 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Pelicans won for the 10th time in 12 games. Trey Murphy III scored 20 points and Naji Marshall added 17 off the New Orleans bench. Saddiq Bey scored 25 while Killian Hayes had 17 points and 12 assists to lead the Pistons, who were completing a back-to-back after winning 116-96 at Miami on Tuesday. Knicks 113, Hawks 89 Julius Randle posted a double-double and scored 19 points in the third quarter for host New York, which rolled to a win over undermanned Atlanta. Randle finished with 34 points, two shy of his season high, and pulled down a season-best 17 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 15 points while Mitchell Robinson put up eight points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks. Quentin Grimes contributed a season-high 23 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range for the Knicks, who have won two straight. New York, which beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-81 on Sunday, hadn't previously held an opponent under 100 points this campaign. Timberwolves 121, Pacers 115 D'Angelo Russell scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Anthony Edwards added 26 on the night as Minnesota scored the game's final six points in a win over Indiana in Minneapolis. Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 21 rebounds for the Timberwolves, which led by as many as 23 in the second quarter before the Pacers pulled within two at the half. Jaylen Nowell chipped in 14 points and Jaden McDaniels had 12 for the winners. Buddy Hield made seven 3-pointers and finished with 26 points for Indiana, while Tyrese Haliburton had 26 points and 15 assists, Myles Turner had 23 points, and Bennedict Mathurin added 14. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Simmons Back In Nets apos; NBA Win Over Hawks

2022-12-22T22:47:03Z

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Ben Simmons has returned to NBA action after just under a fortnight out with injury to help Brooklyn to a 120-116 home win over Atlanta. Having missed four matches with a calf complaint, the Australian was back in the Nets' starting five at centre on Friday night in New York and played just shy of 21 minutes for six points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Brooklyn were led by Kevin Durant with 34 points and a double-double from Kyrie Irving (33 points, 11 rebounds) to improve their season record to 15-12 and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] fifth in the Eastern Conference. "We know we've got a long way to go," Simmons said. "A lot of guys have been in and out of the rotation obviously so it's changing a lot, but we're just staying focused and we're building day by day." Trae Young top-scored with 33 points for the Hawks while Bogdan Bogdanovic had 31, including 7-of-9 from three-point range. In New Orleans, the Pelicans won the battle of Western Conference big guns against Phoenix 128-117. Zion Williamson scored 35 points, Jose Alvarado added 20 off the bench and the Pels (17-8) had another four players in double figures for scoring to cement their sixth straight victory and 10th in 12 games. Aussies Jock Landale (nine points) and Dyson Daniels (four points) had quiet nights and will face off against each other again on Sunday. Compatriot Josh Green scored eight points and Luka Doncic 33 as the Dallas Mavericks fell 106-105 at home to the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks (19-6). Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 10 boards, but a Brook Lopez alley-oop sealed the win with 7.8 seconds left. A thrilling finish also in Philadelphia with the hosts dramatically pushed to overtime by the Los Angeles Lakers before prevailing 133-122. The Sixers led by 18 points in the fourth quarter and by nine with 30 seconds of regulation remaining, but it ended level at 120. "We will take the win," 76ers coach Doc Rivers said. "Usually when you give up a lead like that, to gather yourself and play well in overtime is rare." Joel Embiid had a game-high 38 points and 12 boards and De'Anthony Melton scored a career-high 33 points off the bench on 8-of-12 from beyond the arc. Boomers star Matisse Thybulle's first three buckets were slam dunks on his way to nine points in 14 minutes. Russell Westbrook had a triple-double (12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) and Anthony Davis a double-double (31 points, 12 rebounds) for LA, while Austin Reaves and LeBron James combined for 48. Elsewhere there were wins for New York, Minnesota, Indiana, Orlando, Memphis and Sacramento. With agencies. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

US Jews Battle New apos;mainstreamed apos; Anti-Semitism

2022-12-22T22:46:52Z

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President Donald Trump meets with rapper Kanye West in the White House Oval Office in 2018 President Joe Biden's emphatic condemnation of anti-Semitism Friday was driven by an alarming normalization of anti-Jewish tropes and hate speech by influential public figures and on social media, experts said. One day after hip-hop and fashion mogul Kanye West voiced a "love" for Nazis and 10 days after ex-president Donald Trump dined with West and white supremacist Nick Fuentes, Biden blasted a message about open anti-Semitism on Twitter. "Silence is complicity," Biden said. "The Holocaust happened. Hitler was a demonic figure. And instead of giving it a platform, our political leaders should be calling out and rejecting anti-Semitism wherever it hides." Experts said the most recent controversies underscore a difficult new-generation fight against bigoted memes and conspiracy theories about Jews entering the mainstream. Some of the new anti-Semitism has been propelled through Trump's MAGA movement and the parallel QAnon conspiracy community. Some has also been advanced through youth and African American communities by influential celebrities like West and basketball star Kyrie Irving, boosted by largely uncensored social media platforms. West capped weeks of stoking anti-Semitic fires on Thursday when, in a podcast joined by Fuentes and extremist Alex Jones, he praised Hitler and then posted online a Nazi swastika interlaced with a Star of David. - Trump factor - The Tree Of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where an anti-Semitic extremist killed 11 people on in 2018 Oren Segal of ADL, which fights anti-Semitism, said the trend has been building for some time, with more people, intentionally or unintentionally, spreading anti-Semitic ideas. "When you have celebrities who are promoting classic anti-Semitism like Kanye West, who has more followers on Twitter than there are Jews on the planet Earth, that is going to make that part of the public discussion," Segal told AFP. Aside from Trump dining with West and Fuentes, Segal noted, several Republican elected officials readily attended a pro-Trump conference organized by Fuentes earlier this year. "That normalisation is not something that just began when Kanye lost his mind. It's something that we have seen in the public, frankly, for a long time," Segal. Trumpism is an important factor, he added. "If Trumpism is understood as normalising disinformation and conspiracy theories, the normalisation of anti-Semitism is not far behind," he said. That has real consequences, he said, pointing to the deadly extremist attacks on synagogues in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Poway, California in 2018 and 2019. - Fringe ideas hit the mainstream - The fact that West and Irving are both Black raised concerns about a surge of anti-Semitism among African Americans and young minorities. But Cheryl Greenberg, a professor at Trinity College, said they reflected general trends in their communities. "What I think it is, is the trend of mainstreaming otherwise fringe ideas." For example, she said, Irving highlighted an old video by the Black Hebrew Israelites, who are critical of Jews. "They've been preaching the same stuff for decades," Greenberg said. "What's unusual, I think, or what's new, is that they've managed to move from New York street corners and elsewhere into the mainstream." A big reason for that is social media, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] which makes it easier to preserve and share anything, including hate. Elon Musk's haphazard takeover of Twitter showed how fast objectionable material of any kind -- against Jews or others -- can return if a platform is not extremely diligent. Segal said bigger problems are the "ecosystem" of algorithm-based video hosts like TikTok and mostly uncensored messaging and discussion boards like Telegram and Reddit, where virtual, global communities are built around anti-Semitism. "It's just a toxic online environment, where the most vulnerable people are getting their worldview, where I think we're starting to see the consequences," said Segal. - Alliances unraveled - Greenberg said another problem is that anti-Semitism's importance has dissipated among younger Americans who are less knowledgeable about the Holocaust and are focused on the issues of other marginalized or oppressed groups, whether ethnic minorities or LGBTQ. "The ways the Jews have made anti-Semitism a primary issue has made it much more difficult to engage with the many groups," said Greenberg. She said the 1950-60s alliance between African Americans and Jews for civil rights has mostly unraveled. A younger generation of Blacks and other minorities today don't see Jews as "fellow sufferers," in part because they consider Jews as successful whites, Greenberg said. "There are many groups out there, it is not just about Jews, it's about lots of people," she said. Greenberg said the only answer is to work more closely with other groups -- even those critical of Israel -- to keep the issue of anti-Semitism in the mix. "It's never-ending because as soon as people forget, we fall off the radar," she said. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Celtics Put Away Nets In First Meeting Since Playoff Sweep

2022-12-22T22:46:30Z

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Jaylen Brown totaled 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Boston Celtics struggled at times in the second half before pulling away in the final minutes for a 103-92 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night in New York. Brown dominated during the first meeting between the teams since Boston completed a four-game sweep in the first round on April 25. Brown scored 17 straight points and 20 in the opening quarter after Boston started slowly, then added eight more in the fourth. Jayson Tatum bounced back from being held to a season-low 14 points in Friday's overtime loss to Miami and added 29 points to go along with 11 rebounds. He scored 12 points in the final quarter after the Celtics were held to 13 in the third and also had four of Boston's 11 steals. Malcolm Brogdon added 13 points, eight boards and eight assists while Grant Williams chipped in 10 points as the Celtics shot 43.2 percent. Kevin Durant scored 31 points but also committed four of his eight turnovers in the fourth quarter as the Nets saw a four-game winning streak and a six-game home winning streak stopped. Kyrie Irving added 18 points but shot 7 of 21 as the Nets shot 40.5 percent and missed 17 of 26 3-point tries. Brown scored 17 straight Boston points in a span of 5:10 as the Celtics hit eight 3-pointers and took a 35-27 lead. After Joe Harris hit a 3-pointer for a 48-all deadlock with 4:09 remaining, Tatum scored the final seven points of a 14-2 run to push Boston's lead to 62-50. The Celtics survived missing 13 of 17 shots and committing eight turnovers in the third and held a 75-69 lead into the fourth. Brooklyn was within 78-76 when Tatum was called for goaltending on Harris' shot attempt with 7:22 remaining, but Al Horford hit a 3 and Brown had consecutive baskets for an 85-76 lead a little over a minute later. Two free throws by Tatum upped the lead to 90-79 with 5:07 left. After the Nets were within 90-85 on Durant's three-point play, Boston finished it off with four free throws by Brown and seven straight points by Tatum, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] whose 3-pointer opened a 101-85 lead with 1:43 remaining. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Nets Look To Rebound At Home Take On Hornets

2022-12-22T22:46:19Z

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The Brooklyn Nets were dreaming of a perfect homestand [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] until their offense ran into the Boston Celtics. Now the Nets hold designs on finishing their season-high seven-game homestand with two more wins, starting with Wednesday's visit from the struggling Charlotte Hornets. The Nets won the first four games of their homestand with victories over the Portland Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors to push their home winning streak to six games. On Sunday, however, Brooklyn took its first home loss since Nov. 1, in coach Jacque Vaughn's first game, by falling 103-92 to the Celtics. "We had plenty of opportunities in the first quarter," said Vaughn, who saw his team take an early nine-point lead and allow just 41 points in the second half. "A little bit of everything. But that team had 103 points and we didn't play our best." The Nets fell to 12-3 when allowing less than 110 points, mostly because their offense could not do enough against the NBA-best Celtics. Brooklyn dropped to 1-4 when being held under 100 points after shooting 40.5 percent, marking the team's third-poorest shooting performance of the season. Kevin Durant, who was named Eastern Conference player of the week, scored 31 points but also committed four of his eight turnovers in the fourth quarter when he faced frequent double teams. Durant also had little help at times. Kyrie Irving was held to 18 points and shot 7 of 21 (33.3 percent), marking his worst shooting performance since returning from his eight-game suspension on Nov. 20. The Nets played a third straight game without Ben Simmons, who tweaked his calf in the second quarter on Nov. 28. Simmons is expected to sit again Wednesday and would be replaced in the starting lineup by Joe Harris, who is shooting 53.8 percent (21 of 39) over his past four games Charlotte has lost three of four, with losses to Boston, the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers while playing without LaMelo Ball (high ankle sprain) and Gordon Hayward (shoulder). On Monday, the Hornets took a 119-117 loss to the Clippers when they could not stop Kawhi Leonard on the final two possessions. The Hornets could not secure a defensive rebound as Leonard hit the tying putback with 39.7 seconds left and then hit the game-winning 18-footer with 1.4 seconds left. "It's just one rebound that decided the game," Charlotte forward Kelly Oubre Jr. said. "It's been the same story for a couple of nights. Just one rebound. We get this one rebound and we secure possession of the ball and the game is in our hands." Charlotte finished with a 49-47 rebounding margin but also allowed 25 second-chance points and 13 offensive boards. "The biggest possession of the game, the ball's right there," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford added. "That's the game. It's our biggest problem. The nights where we're physical, we're fine. The nights where we're not physical, it doesn't work." Oubre scored 28 points, marking the fifth straight time he scored at least 20. P.J. Washington added 26 after going 0 of 13 on Saturday against Milwaukee. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Basketball-LeBron Sees Media Double Standard In Coverage Of Jerry...

2022-12-22T22:45:49Z

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By Amy Tennery Dec 1 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James questioned the media on Wednesday for not asking him about a resurfaced 1957 photo of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones standing in a crowd blocking Black students from entering an Arkansas high school, suggesting there was a double standard at work. The image, which the Washington Post published in a report last month, shows a then-teenage Jones standing in the crowd near the group of Black students, who were attempting to integrate North Little Rock High School. Speaking to reporters after the Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 on Wednesday night, James said he saw a double standard in how the media covered controversies involving white versus Black public figures. "I was wondering why I haven't gotten a question from you guys abut the Jerry Jones photo," James, an 18-time National Basketball Association All-Star said. "But when the Kyrie (Irving) thing was going on, you guys were quick to ask us questions about that." Irving, a seven-times All-Star guard for the Brooklyn Nets, recently returned to the court after a team-imposed, eight-game suspension for sharing anti-Semitic content on social media. The incident prompted widespread media coverage and Irving apologized, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] saying he is not anti-Semitic. "I feel like as a Black man, as a Black athlete, as someone with power and a platform, when we do something wrong or something that people don't agree with it's on every single tabloid, every single news coverage," said James. "The whole Jerry Jones situation, the photo - and I know it was years and years ago and we all make mistakes, I get it - but it seems like it's just been buried." Jones addressed the photo controversy after his team defeated the New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day last Thursday. "That was 65 years ago," he told reporters. "I had no idea when I walked up there what I was doing, just a reminder to me how to improve and do things the right way." The Dallas Cowboys did not immediately respond to a request for a response to James' comments. (Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Bill Berkrot) adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

NBA: Boston Belts The Suns Kyrie Irving Outduels The Hornets

2022-12-22T22:45:12Z

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The utterly embarrassed the 125-98 on Wednesday night. An expected showdown between two of the league´s top teams never materialized with the Celtics leading by 45 points at one juncture. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 25 points, Malcolm Brodgon added 16 off the bench for Boston. The Celtics won for the eighth time in nine games, improving their NBA-best record to 21-5. Meanwhile, the Suns - who came into the game with the best record in a crowded Western Conference race - lost for the third time in four games. Jayson Tatum was in a league of his own as the Celtics thoroughly outclassed Phoenix 125-98 RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share RAPTORS 126, LAKERS 113 Pascal Siakam (R) hugged fellow star Fred VanVleet (L) during the Lakers postgame interview A short-handed Lakers team playing without LeBron James and Anthony Davis were no match for Pascal Siakam and his Toronto Raptors in Canada. Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors routed Los Angeles 126-113. James sat out because of a sore left ankle, one night after playing 36 minutes in a 116-102 loss at Cleveland. Meanwhile, Davis missed after finishing up after one quarter Tuesday night because of an illness. Guard Patrick Beverley (right knee) and forward Wenyen Gabriel (left shoulder) also were out for the Lakers, who came in having won six of eight. Fred VanVleet scored 25 points and O.G. Anunoby had 23 as Toronto led from wire-to-wire, improving to 10-3 at home. NETS 122, HORNETS 116 Kyrie Irving dropped 33 points - 12 in the fourth - while Kevin Durant had 29 in the Nets win Kyrie Irving scored 33 points - 12 in the fourth - while Kevin Durant had 29 as the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Charlotte Hornets 122-116 at the Barclays Center. Seth Curry added 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting to help the Nets win for the fifth time in six games. For the struggling Hornets, Terry Rozier scored 29 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 28 for Charlotte. The defeat in New York means Charlotte have lost three straight, and seven of the last 10. JAZZ 124, WARRIORS 123 Simone Fontechio was celebrated postgame after a last-second, game-winning dunk Rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk just after Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points in a game in which both teams were missing key players. The late rally began with the 3-pointer from Beasley with 7.8 seconds to go. Nickeil Alexander-Walker then gave the Jazz life with 4.3 seconds remaining by stealing the ball from Poole in a frantic moment. The ball was advanced to Beasley, who connected with Fontecchio for the game-winning bucket with 1.4 seconds left. KNICKS 113, HAWKS 89 New York continued its impressive form Wednesday after disposing of the Cavs on Sunday New York rolled to a win over undermanned Atlanta behind Julius Randle, who posted a double-double and scored 19 points in the third quarter for the hosts. Randle finished with 34 points, two shy of his season high, and pulled down a season-best 17 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 15 points while Mitchell Robinson put up eight points and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] 10 rebounds for the Knicks. Quentin Grimes contributed a season-high 23 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range for the Knicks, who have won two straight. MAGIC 116, CLIPPERS 111 Admiral Schofield was hyped up as the Orlando Magic won for the first time since November 18 Orlando snapped a long losing skid with a shock overtime defeat of the visiting Los Angeles Clippers. Moritz Wagner went for a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds, Bol Bol scored another 20 points, and Paolo Banchero sank six free throws down the stretch to cap his game-high 23-point effort. Ivica Zubac and Nicolas Batum each scored 16 points in the Clipper loss, with Zubac also grabbing 13 rebounds. Leonard finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Prior to Wednesday night, the Magic's last win was on November 18. BUCKS 126, KINGS 113 Milwaukee beat Sacramento 126-113 behind another dominant Giannis Antetokounmpo game Milwaukee beat Sacramento 126-113 on Wednesday night for the Bucks´ 13th consecutive victory over the Kings. The streak is Milwaukee´s longest active streak against an opponent. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points while Jrue Holiday added 31 for the home squad. Brook Lopez had 17 points and nine rebounds and Khris Middleton added 14 points for the Bucks. They won their third straight to improve to 18-6. Sacramento, which scored 61 points in the first half, managed just 19 in the fourth quarter. Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Kings, who had won their last three. Harrison Barnes had 20 points, and Malik Monk added 16. BULLS 115, WIZARDS 111 DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points - 21 of them in the final two quarters - vs. the WAS Wizards DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine carried the load for host Chicago, which ended a three-game losing streak by beating Washington. DeRozan scored 27 points - 21 of them in the second half - to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Vucevic and LaVine tallied 25 points apiece, with the former adding 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. Kristaps Porzingis carried Washington with 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Kyle Kuzma added 21 points and five boards, and Monte Morris contributed 17 points and eight assists. TIMBERWOLVES 121, PACERS 115 Anthony Edwards (R) and D'Angelo Russell (L) celebrate the Timberwolves' win over the Pacers D´Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves staved off the Indiana Pacers 121-115. Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 20 rebounds for the T-Wolves, who blew a 23-point lead and had to overcome an eight-point deficit to win. Minnesota - who had 23 turnovers - won for just the second time in six games. Buddy Hield scored 26 points and hit 7/11 from 3-point territory for Indiana, who have now lost four of five, unable to back up a victory Monday night in Golden State. PELICANS 104, PISTONS 98 Zion Williamson was at his ferocious best on Wednesday night - dropping 29pts with 10 rebs Zion Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds as New Orleans held off the Pistons 104-98 for their fifth straight victory. 2021 first-round draft choice Trey Murphy III hit four 3s and finished with 20 points for New Orleans. The victory continued a hot streak for the Louisiana franchise, who have now won for the 10th time in 12 games. Jonas Valanciunas had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Pels. Naji Marshall added 17 points, including a put-back that made it 100-94 with 29 seconds left. CJ McCollum and Murphy each hit free two throws in the last 18 seconds to help seal the victory. Saddiq Bey scored 25 points for Detroit, who sit second-from-bottom in the Eastern Conference. GRIZZLIES 123, THUNDER 102 A second-half flurry was central to the Memphis Grizzlies' 123-102 win over Oklahoma City A second-half flurry was central to the Memphis Grizzlies' 123-102 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Naturally, Ja Morant had a big game, with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Morant´s triple-double was his second this season and the seventh of his career, while his 13 rebounds tied a career high. Dillon Brooks added 24 points and Brandon Clarke finished with 17 points and eight rebounds as the Grizzlies won their season-best fourth straight. Morant surpassed Marc Gasol for the most triple-doubles in franchise history. Memphis pulled ahead in the second half, outscoring the Thunder 66-50, including 29-15 in the fourth quarter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 26 points but was 4 of 14 from the field and 1 of 4 from outside the arc. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Nike Cuts Ties With Brooklyn Nets apos; Kyrie Irving

2022-12-22T22:44:58Z

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Dec 5 (Reuters) - Nike Inc said on Monday it has cut ties with Kyrie Irving, a month after suspending its relationship with the Brooklyn Nets star in the aftermath of his promotion of an anti-Semitic documentary. Irving faced heavy criticism after he posted a link to the 2018 documentary film on Twitter in late October and later defended the post. The seven-time All Star has since deleted the post and apologized. Irving could not be immediately reached for comment on Monday. The sportswear giant in November canceled its next Irving-branded shoe release. Several media outlets have reported the sneaker deal to be worth $11 million, but Reuters could not confirm that. Adidas AG also ended its high-profile partnership with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, in late October after a series of anti-Semitic remarks from the rapper. Irving returned to play for [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] The Nets last month, ending a team-imposed eight-game suspension after the player said he had been on a "learning journey" and was not anti-Semitic. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) said it supported Irving's return to the court. Last year saw the largest number of anti-Semitic incidents, including murder, physical assaults, harassment and vandalism, in the U.S. since the Anti-Defamation League began collecting records 40 years ago, the racism watchdog said in its most recent annual audit. The White House will address rising anti-Semitism in a roundtable event with Jewish leaders on Wednesday. (Reporting by Deborah Sophia and Uday Sampath in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Krishna Chandra Eluri) adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Monday apos;s Sports In Brief

2022-12-22T22:44:46Z

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NFL TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tom Brady threw a pair of touchdown passes in the final three minutes, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rally from a 13-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Saints 17-16 and tighten their grip on first place in the weak NFC South. The seven-time Super Bowl champion tossed a one-yard TD pass to rookie Cade Otton, finishing a 91-yard drive to pull within 16-10 with exactly three minutes remaining. He got the ball back with 2:29 to go, then won it with a 6-yard throw to another rookie, Rachaad White, with 3 seconds left. Andy Dalton threw for 225 yards and a touchdown without an interception for New Orleans, but the Saints ultimately paid for having to settle for three field goals by Wil Lutz on drives deep into Bucs territory. The Bucs (6-6) extended their division lead over the Atlanta Falcons to 1 1/2 games. The last-place Saints (4-9) missed out on opportunity to pull into a tie for second with the Falcons. None of the four teams in the NFC South has a winning record. Brady, who before the game exchanged greetings with the biggest prize on this winter´s baseball free agent market AL MVP Aaron Judge, finished 36 of 54 for 281 yards and two touchdowns. OWING MILLS, Md. (AP) - Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh sounded doubtful about Lamar Jackson´s availability for this weekend´s game at Pittsburgh. Jackson left Sunday´s 10-9 win over Denver with a knee injury. Harbaugh said after the game that it was not a season-ending type of injury. On Monday, he provided an update, saying Jackson was "kind of week to week." Jackson left the game after taking a sack on the final play of the first quarter. This is around the same point in the season when he injured his ankle last year. He wasn´t able to return from that, and Baltimore´s late-season slide left the team out of the playoffs. Backup Tyler Huntley threw for 187 yards with an interception. He led a 91-yard drive late in the fourth quarter for the game´s only touchdown. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The short-lived Baker Mayfield era is over in Carolina. The Panthers waived the struggling quarterback after the 2018 No. 1 draft pick asked for his release. Mayfield would be subject to waivers and become a free agent if he goes unclaimed. The move does not come as a surprise, because Sam Darnold replaced Mayfield after his failed second stint as starting quarterback, and the Panthers like what they have in backup P.J. Walker. The move gives Mayfield a chance to potentially land with a team that needs quarterback help. San Francisco´s Jimmy Garoppolo, Jacksonville´s Trevor Lawrence and Baltimore´s Lamar Jackson all suffered injuries over the weekend. Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks said Mayfield asked for his release once he informed the quarterbacks that Darnold would be the team´s starter and Walker would be the backup this Sunday at Seattle. BASEBALL SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies landed Trea Turner, agreeing to a $300 million, 11-year contract with the dynamic shortstop. The deal includes a no-trade clause, according to a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there was no immediate announcement. Turner joins a Philadelphia team that made it to the World Series this year before losing to the Houston Astros. He also reunites with slugger Bryce Harper after the two played together with the Washington Nationals from 2015-18. Turner was terrific in his first full season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, batting .298 with 21 homers and a career-high 100 RBIs for the 2022 NL West champions. He also swiped 27 bases and scored 101 runs. SAN DIEGO (AP) - Justin Verlander agreed to an $86.7 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets, reuniting the AL Cy Young Award winner with Max Scherzer and giving the team a high-profile replacement for Jacob deGrom. The contract is worth $43,333,333 per season and includes a vesting player option for 2025 at $35 million, according to a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there was no immediate announcement. Verlander, who turns 40 in February, leaves World Series champion Houston to step in for deGrom, who left New York after nine seasons when he agreed to a $185 million, five-year contract with Texas last week. It also puts Verlander on the same team as Scherzer after they played together with the Detroit Tigers from 2010-14. Depending on the final details, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] it appears Verlander´s deal matches Scherzer´s for baseball´s record for highest average annual salary. Scherzer finalized a $130 million, three-year deal with New York a year ago. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Clayton Kershaw needed only a few days to make up his mind to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023. After the Dodgers had an MLB-leading 111 victories during the regular season only to get ousted by the San Diego Padres in the NL Division Series, the star pitcher returned to his offseason home outside Dallas. He and his wife, Ellen, talked things over and the Dodgers won out again. Kershaw re-signed for one year at $20 million with the NL West champions. The deal includes a $5 million signing bonus payable on June 30, a salary of $15 million and a hotel suite on road trips. For the second straight year, the Dodgers didn´t extend a qualifying offer to the three-time Cy Young Award winner. Instead, they gave him additional time to mull his future, and he once again decided to stay with the only franchise he´s ever played for during his 15-year major league career. SAN DIEGO (AP) - Brian Cashman is staying with the New York Yankees, signing a four-year contract to remain the team´s senior vice president and general manager. Cashman, New York´s GM since 1998, had been working on a handshake agreement with Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner since early November, when his five-year contract expired. The Yankees were swept by four games in the AL Championship Series and haven´t reached the World Series since winning in 2009. It is the franchise´s longest title drought since an 18-year gap between 1978-96. Cashman´s main goal during the offseason is trying to re-sign AL MVP Aaron Judge. Judge hit an American League-record 62 homers this season with a .311 batting average and 131 RBIs. He turned down the Yankees´ offer on the eve of opening day of a seven-year contract that would have paid $213.5 million from 2023-29. While Judge remains on the market, Cashman was able to re-sign Anthony Rizzo on Nov. 15 to a two-year contract worth $40 million after turning down a $16 million player option. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Quarterbacks Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Caleb Williams of Southern California were announced as finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The award given to the outstanding player in college football, determined by a vote of more than 900 sports journalists and past winners, will be presented Saturday at the Lincoln Center in New York. Conspicuously absent from the list of finalists is Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker, who was the leader of the nation´s No. 1 offense before his season ended Nov. 19 because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Bennett had been a bit under the radar as a Heisman candidate and perhaps a mild surprise to be one of the top four vote-getters for no reason other than that his statistics don´t jump off the page. NBA Kyrie Irving´s relationship with Nike is officially over, the shoe and athletic apparel maker said, a move that came a month after the company suspended the Brooklyn guard as part of the fallout over his tweeting a link to a film containing antisemitic material. It was not a surprise breakup, especially after Nike co-founder Phil Knight said in the days after the company suspended Irving that he had doubts there would be any reconciliation. Irving´s agent and stepmother, Shetellia Riley Irving, told The New York Times that the sides "mutually decided to part ways and we just wish Nike all the best." Irving, without mentioning Nike by name, appeared to address the matter on his Twitter account Monday afternoon. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Behind Cam Thomas Nets Storm Back To Edge Pacers

2022-12-22T22:44:21Z

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Cam Thomas scored 21 of his career-high 33 points in the fourth quarter as the undermanned Brooklyn Nets rallied down the stretch for a 136-133 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night in Indianapolis. Playing their first back-to-back in nearly two weeks, the Nets were without stars Kevin Durant (rest) and Kyrie Irving (adductor). Brooklyn also rested Ben Simmons after he returned from a four-game absence because of a calf injury and sat T.J. Warren (injury management), Seth Curry (left ankle), Nic Claxton (hamstring) and Royce O'Neale (personal). Thomas entered averaging 6.1 points but seized the opportunity to play major minutes. He made 13 of 20 shots and 8 of 11 in the fourth when the Nets scored 41 points and shot 75 percent (15 of 20). Patty Mills added a season-best 24 points after sitting for seven straight games, Edmond Sumner added 21 and Day'Ron Sharpe contributed 20 along with 12 rebounds as the Nets shot 52 percent and grabbed 59 rebounds, including 29 offensive boards. Tyrese Haliburton collected 35 points and nine assists, but Indiana was unable to expand its 14-point lead midway through the third. Buddy Hield added 17 points and Myles Turner contributed 16 as the Pacers shot 55.3 percent. Thomas helped the Nets end their seventh win in eight games on a 28-16 run. He hit a basket that forged a 122-122 deadlock with 3:09 remaining and sunk two more short jumpers as Brooklyn took a 132-124 lead with 53.7 seconds remaining. Despite appearing to secure the game on Thomas' final shot, the Nets held on in the final minute. Sumner fouled Haliburton on a 3-point try with 27.3 seconds left. After officials ruled Sumner did not commit a reckless closeout, Haliburton made three free throws to make it 134-130. Mills split a pair at the foul line for a 135-130 lead with 20.3 seconds left and Hield's 3-pointer made it a two-point game with 15.2 seconds to go. After officials confirmed Hield's foot was behind the line, Sumner split two free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining and the game ended when Andrew Nembhard missed a 3-point try over Thomas just before the horn. After Indiana held a 76-69 lead at halftime, Haliburton's 3 opened a 94-80 lead with 6:26 left in the third, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] but the Pacers settled for a 100-95 edge going into the fourth. The Nets forged a 105-105 deadlock a little over two minutes into the fourth and the Pacers countered with a 12-3 run for a 117-108 lead on Turner's trey with 7:14 left before Brooklyn stormed back. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Giddey apos;s Double-double Not Enough For OKC

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Josh Giddey has racked up another double-double but it was not enough to prevent Oklahoma City Thunder suffering a 123-102 road loss to a Ja Morant-inspired Memphis. Australian second-year talent Giddey had 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and a steal, but could have done more damage. He shot the ball at just 31 per cent from the field as star teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up 26 points for [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] the Thunder. "We had a chance to win it," said guard Giddey. "We just let it kind of get out too far going into the fourth." Morant had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists as the Grizzlies rode a second-half flurry to their season-best fourth straight win. It was Morant's second triple-double of the season and seventh of his career, while Dillon Brooks (24 points) and Brandon Clarke (17) were also important. In Brooklyn, injured Ben Simmons (calf) was sidelined and veteran guard Patty Mills rode the bench again throughout the Nets' 122-116 home win over Charlotte. Kyrie Irving (33 points) and Kevin Durant (29) did most of the damage for the Nets, who won for the fifth time in six games, while Seth Curry added 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting. Matthew Dellavedova did not bother the statisticians in little more than one minute of action in Sacramento's 126-113 road loss to Milwaukee, who scored a 13th consecutive victory over the Kings. Giannis Antetokounmpo (35 points) and Jrue Holiday (31) were in hot form for the Bucks as they improved to 18-6. Australian rookie Dyson Daniels had six points, three rebounds and a front row seat to the Zion Williamson show in New Orleans' 104-98 home win over Detroit. Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds to fire the Pelicans to their fifth straight win, and 10th in 12 games. Trey Murphy III, a 2021 first-round draft choice starting because of Brandon Ingram's left-foot injury, hit four triples and had 20 points for New Orleans. Elsewhere, Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto routed a short-handed Los Angeles team playing without LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (illness). Julius Randle had 34 points and 17 rebounds in New York's 113-89 win over Atlanta. D'Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Anthony Edwards scored 26 points as Minnesota held on to beat Indiana 121-115. Rookie Pablo Banchero scored 10 of his 23 points in overtime as Orlando beat Los Angeles 116-111 to snap a nine-game losing streak. The Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 125-98, with Aussie Jock Landale contributing three rebounds, two assists and two points in his 14 minutes on court for the losing hosts. In Salt Lake City, rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points. - with AP adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

NBA Roundup: Jazz Top Warriors On Last-second Dunk

2022-12-22T22:43:21Z

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Rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk just after Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points in a game in which both teams were missing key players. Poole made 1 of 2 free throws with 13.3 seconds remaining to give the Warriors a seemingly safe four-point lead after they trailed by 11 early in the fourth quarter, but the Jazz then pulled off a win with a wild ending. The late rally began with the 3-pointer from Beasley with 7.8 seconds to go. Nickeil Alexander-Walker then gave the Jazz life with 4.3 seconds remaining by stealing the ball from Poole in a frantic moment. The ball was advanced to Beasley, who connected with Fontecchio for the game-winning bucket with 1.4 seconds left. Grizzlies 123, Thunder 102 Ja Morant had 26 points, a career-high-tying 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Memphis to an easy win over visiting Oklahoma City, the Grizzlies' fourth straight and sixth in their last seven games. Morant took over in the third quarter after Oklahoma City trimmed the Memphis lead to 75-73 with 5:37 left. He scored seven consecutive points, in a variety of ways. Morant got to the free-throw line, drained a 3-pointer and hit a finger roll as the Grizzlies stretched their lead to nine, their biggest of the game at the time. Morant clinched the triple-double with a steal and feed to Brandon Clarke for a dunk with just more than three minutes remaining. The triple-double was the second of the season and sixth of Morant's career, setting the Grizzlies' all-time mark since the franchise moved to Memphis. Bucks 126, Kings 113 Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in a game-high 35 points, Jrue Holiday was nearly as productive with 31 and Milwaukee pulled away late to defeat visiting Sacramento. All five starters scored in double figures as the Bucks won their third straight in their first meeting of the season with the Kings. It was the second time this season Antetokounmpo and Holiday each eclipsed 30 points in the same game. Domantas Sabonis had a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double for Sacramento, which got within a point with 10:27 to play but could not catch the hosts. Nets 122, Hornets 116 Kyrie Irving collected 33 points and nine assists as Brooklyn took a big lead in the first half and held on for a victory over Charlotte in New York. Kevin Durant added 29 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Nets set a season high for points in the first half (73), improved to 5-1 on their season-high seven-game homestand and rebounded from Sunday's 11-point loss to the Boston Celtics. Durant and Irving combined for Brooklyn's final 15 points. Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 11 of his 29 points in the fourth. Kelly Oubre added 28, but despite shooting 53.4 percent, Charlotte lost for the fourth time in five games. Rozier got by Irving and Seth Curry for a layup to make it 118-116 with 67 seconds left. Following a Charlotte deflection that left six on the shot clock, Irving hit two free throws with 44.3 seconds left and a floater in the lane with 13.7 left for the game's final points. Magic 116, Clippers 111 (OT) Moritz Wagner went for a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds, Bol Bol scored another 20 points, and Paolo Banchero sank six free throws down the stretch to cap his game-high 23-point effort as Orlando snapped a long losing skid with an overtime defeat of visiting Los Angeles. Ivica Zubac and Nicolas Batum each scored 16 points in the loss, with Zubac also grabbing 13 rebounds. Leonard finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Cole Anthony came off the bench to score 13 points for Orlando, which last won on Nov. 18. Raptors 126, Lakers 113 Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Fred VanVleet had 25 points and had seven assists as host Toronto defeated depleted Los Angeles. The Lakers were without their two stars LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (illness). O.G. Anunoby scored 23 points for Toronto, which led by 23 at the half and never looked back. Gary Trent Jr. chipped in with 18 points, Chris Boucher had 16 points and Scottie Barnes had 13 points and a career-matching 17 rebounds. Dennis Schroder scored 18 points for the Lakers. Russell Westbrook added 16 points and nine rebounds, Thomas Bryant had 16 points, Kendrick Nunn had 15 points, Lonnie Walker IV scored 12 points and Austin Reaves had 10 points. Bulls 115, Wizards 111 DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine carried the load for host Chicago, which ended a three-game losing streak by beating Washington. DeRozan scored 27 points -- 21 of them in the second half -- to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Vucevic and LaVine tallied 25 points apiece, with the former adding 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. LaVine chipped in seven rebounds, five assists and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] two steals. Kristaps Porzingis carried Washington with a full stat line of his own: 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Kyle Kuzma added 21 points and five boards, and Monte Morris contributed 17 points and eight assists. Pelicans 104, Pistons 98 Zion Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas each had a double-double and New Orleans won its fifth consecutive game by holding off visiting Detroit. Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Valanciunas added 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Pelicans won for the 10th time in 12 games. Trey Murphy III scored 20 points and Naji Marshall added 17 off the New Orleans bench. Saddiq Bey scored 25 while Killian Hayes had 17 points and 12 assists to lead the Pistons, who were completing a back-to-back after winning 116-96 at Miami on Tuesday. Knicks 113, Hawks 89 Julius Randle posted a double-double and scored 19 points in the third quarter for host New York, which rolled to a win over undermanned Atlanta. Randle finished with 34 points, two shy of his season high, and pulled down a season-best 17 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 15 points while Mitchell Robinson put up eight points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks. Quentin Grimes contributed a season-high 23 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range for the Knicks, who have won two straight. New York, which beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-81 on Sunday, hadn't previously held an opponent under 100 points this campaign. Timberwolves 121, Pacers 115 D'Angelo Russell scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Anthony Edwards added 26 on the night as Minnesota scored the game's final six points in a win over Indiana in Minneapolis. Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 21 rebounds for the Timberwolves, which led by as many as 23 in the second quarter before the Pacers pulled within two at the half. Jaylen Nowell chipped in 14 points and Jaden McDaniels had 12 for the winners. Buddy Hield made seven 3-pointers and finished with 26 points for Indiana, while Tyrese Haliburton had 26 points and 15 assists, Myles Turner had 23 points, and Bennedict Mathurin added 14. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Basketball-LeBron Sees Media Double Standard In Coverage Of Jerry...

2022-12-22T22:42:46Z

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By Amy Tennery Dec 1 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James questioned the media on Wednesday for not asking him about a resurfaced 1957 photo of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones standing in a crowd blocking Black students from entering an Arkansas high school, suggesting there was a double standard at work. The image, which the Washington Post published in a report last month, shows a then-teenage Jones standing in the crowd near the group of Black students, who were attempting to integrate North Little Rock High School. Speaking to reporters after the Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 on Wednesday night, James said he saw a double standard in how the media covered controversies involving white versus Black public figures. "I was wondering why I haven't gotten a question from you guys abut the Jerry Jones photo," James, an 18-time National Basketball Association All-Star said. "But when the Kyrie (Irving) thing was going on, you guys were quick to ask us questions about that." Irving, a seven-times All-Star guard for [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] the Brooklyn Nets, recently returned to the court after a team-imposed, eight-game suspension for sharing anti-Semitic content on social media. The incident prompted widespread media coverage and Irving apologized, saying he is not anti-Semitic. "I feel like as a Black man, as a Black athlete, as someone with power and a platform, when we do something wrong or something that people don't agree with it's on every single tabloid, every single news coverage," said James. "The whole Jerry Jones situation, the photo - and I know it was years and years ago and we all make mistakes, I get it - but it seems like it's just been buried." Jones addressed the photo controversy after his team defeated the New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day last Thursday. "That was 65 years ago," he told reporters. "I had no idea when I walked up there what I was doing, just a reminder to me how to improve and do things the right way." The Dallas Cowboys did not immediately respond to a request for a response to James' comments. (Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Bill Berkrot) adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

NBA: Boston Belts The Suns Kyrie Irving Outduels The Hornets

2022-12-22T22:42:12Z

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The utterly embarrassed the 125-98 on Wednesday night. An expected showdown between two of the league´s top teams never materialized with the Celtics leading by 45 points at one juncture. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 25 points, Malcolm Brodgon added 16 off the bench for Boston. The Celtics won for the eighth time in nine games, improving their NBA-best record to 21-5. Meanwhile, the Suns - who came into the game with the best record in a crowded Western Conference race - lost for the third time in four games. Jayson Tatum was in a league of his own as the Celtics thoroughly outclassed Phoenix 125-98 RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share RAPTORS 126, LAKERS 113 Pascal Siakam (R) hugged fellow star Fred VanVleet (L) during the Lakers postgame interview A short-handed Lakers team playing without LeBron James and Anthony Davis were no match for Pascal Siakam and his Toronto Raptors in Canada. Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors routed Los Angeles 126-113. James sat out because of a sore left ankle, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] one night after playing 36 minutes in a 116-102 loss at Cleveland. Meanwhile, Davis missed after finishing up after one quarter Tuesday night because of an illness. Guard Patrick Beverley (right knee) and forward Wenyen Gabriel (left shoulder) also were out for the Lakers, who came in having won six of eight. Fred VanVleet scored 25 points and O.G. Anunoby had 23 as Toronto led from wire-to-wire, improving to 10-3 at home. NETS 122, HORNETS 116 Kyrie Irving dropped 33 points - 12 in the fourth - while Kevin Durant had 29 in the Nets win Kyrie Irving scored 33 points - 12 in the fourth - while Kevin Durant had 29 as the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Charlotte Hornets 122-116 at the Barclays Center. Seth Curry added 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting to help the Nets win for the fifth time in six games. For the struggling Hornets, Terry Rozier scored 29 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 28 for Charlotte. The defeat in New York means Charlotte have lost three straight, and seven of the last 10. JAZZ 124, WARRIORS 123 Simone Fontechio was celebrated postgame after a last-second, game-winning dunk Rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk just after Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points in a game in which both teams were missing key players. The late rally began with the 3-pointer from Beasley with 7.8 seconds to go. Nickeil Alexander-Walker then gave the Jazz life with 4.3 seconds remaining by stealing the ball from Poole in a frantic moment. The ball was advanced to Beasley, who connected with Fontecchio for the game-winning bucket with 1.4 seconds left. KNICKS 113, HAWKS 89 New York continued its impressive form Wednesday after disposing of the Cavs on Sunday New York rolled to a win over undermanned Atlanta behind Julius Randle, who posted a double-double and scored 19 points in the third quarter for the hosts. Randle finished with 34 points, two shy of his season high, and pulled down a season-best 17 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 15 points while Mitchell Robinson put up eight points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks. Quentin Grimes contributed a season-high 23 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range for the Knicks, who have won two straight. MAGIC 116, CLIPPERS 111 Admiral Schofield was hyped up as the Orlando Magic won for the first time since November 18 Orlando snapped a long losing skid with a shock overtime defeat of the visiting Los Angeles Clippers. Moritz Wagner went for a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds, Bol Bol scored another 20 points, and Paolo Banchero sank six free throws down the stretch to cap his game-high 23-point effort. Ivica Zubac and Nicolas Batum each scored 16 points in the Clipper loss, with Zubac also grabbing 13 rebounds. Leonard finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Prior to Wednesday night, the Magic's last win was on November 18. BUCKS 126, KINGS 113 Milwaukee beat Sacramento 126-113 behind another dominant Giannis Antetokounmpo game Milwaukee beat Sacramento 126-113 on Wednesday night for the Bucks´ 13th consecutive victory over the Kings. The streak is Milwaukee´s longest active streak against an opponent. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points while Jrue Holiday added 31 for the home squad. Brook Lopez had 17 points and nine rebounds and Khris Middleton added 14 points for the Bucks. They won their third straight to improve to 18-6. Sacramento, which scored 61 points in the first half, managed just 19 in the fourth quarter. Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Kings, who had won their last three. Harrison Barnes had 20 points, and Malik Monk added 16. BULLS 115, WIZARDS 111 DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points - 21 of them in the final two quarters - vs. the WAS Wizards DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine carried the load for host Chicago, which ended a three-game losing streak by beating Washington. DeRozan scored 27 points - 21 of them in the second half - to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Vucevic and LaVine tallied 25 points apiece, with the former adding 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. Kristaps Porzingis carried Washington with 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Kyle Kuzma added 21 points and five boards, and Monte Morris contributed 17 points and eight assists. TIMBERWOLVES 121, PACERS 115 Anthony Edwards (R) and D'Angelo Russell (L) celebrate the Timberwolves' win over the Pacers D´Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves staved off the Indiana Pacers 121-115. Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 20 rebounds for the T-Wolves, who blew a 23-point lead and had to overcome an eight-point deficit to win. Minnesota - who had 23 turnovers - won for just the second time in six games. Buddy Hield scored 26 points and hit 7/11 from 3-point territory for Indiana, who have now lost four of five, unable to back up a victory Monday night in Golden State. PELICANS 104, PISTONS 98 Zion Williamson was at his ferocious best on Wednesday night - dropping 29pts with 10 rebs Zion Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds as New Orleans held off the Pistons 104-98 for their fifth straight victory. 2021 first-round draft choice Trey Murphy III hit four 3s and finished with 20 points for New Orleans. The victory continued a hot streak for the Louisiana franchise, who have now won for the 10th time in 12 games. Jonas Valanciunas had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Pels. Naji Marshall added 17 points, including a put-back that made it 100-94 with 29 seconds left. CJ McCollum and Murphy each hit free two throws in the last 18 seconds to help seal the victory. Saddiq Bey scored 25 points for Detroit, who sit second-from-bottom in the Eastern Conference. GRIZZLIES 123, THUNDER 102 A second-half flurry was central to the Memphis Grizzlies' 123-102 win over Oklahoma City A second-half flurry was central to the Memphis Grizzlies' 123-102 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Naturally, Ja Morant had a big game, with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Morant´s triple-double was his second this season and the seventh of his career, while his 13 rebounds tied a career high. Dillon Brooks added 24 points and Brandon Clarke finished with 17 points and eight rebounds as the Grizzlies won their season-best fourth straight. Morant surpassed Marc Gasol for the most triple-doubles in franchise history. Memphis pulled ahead in the second half, outscoring the Thunder 66-50, including 29-15 in the fourth quarter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 26 points but was 4 of 14 from the field and 1 of 4 from outside the arc. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Behind Cam Thomas Nets Storm Back To Edge Pacers

2022-12-22T22:42:00Z

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Cam Thomas scored 21 of his career-high 33 points in the fourth quarter as the undermanned Brooklyn Nets rallied down the stretch for a 136-133 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night in Indianapolis. Playing their first back-to-back in nearly two weeks, the Nets were without stars Kevin Durant (rest) and Kyrie Irving (adductor). Brooklyn also rested Ben Simmons after he returned from a four-game absence because of a calf injury and sat T.J. Warren (injury management), Seth Curry (left ankle), Nic Claxton (hamstring) and Royce O'Neale (personal). Thomas entered averaging 6.1 points but seized the opportunity to play major minutes. He made 13 of 20 shots and 8 of 11 in the fourth when the Nets scored 41 points and shot 75 percent (15 of 20). Patty Mills added a season-best 24 points after sitting for seven straight games, Edmond Sumner added 21 and Day'Ron Sharpe contributed 20 along with 12 rebounds as the Nets shot 52 percent and grabbed 59 rebounds, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] including 29 offensive boards. Tyrese Haliburton collected 35 points and nine assists, but Indiana was unable to expand its 14-point lead midway through the third. Buddy Hield added 17 points and Myles Turner contributed 16 as the Pacers shot 55.3 percent. Thomas helped the Nets end their seventh win in eight games on a 28-16 run. He hit a basket that forged a 122-122 deadlock with 3:09 remaining and sunk two more short jumpers as Brooklyn took a 132-124 lead with 53.7 seconds remaining. Despite appearing to secure the game on Thomas' final shot, the Nets held on in the final minute. Sumner fouled Haliburton on a 3-point try with 27.3 seconds left. After officials ruled Sumner did not commit a reckless closeout, Haliburton made three free throws to make it 134-130. Mills split a pair at the foul line for a 135-130 lead with 20.3 seconds left and Hield's 3-pointer made it a two-point game with 15.2 seconds to go. After officials confirmed Hield's foot was behind the line, Sumner split two free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining and the game ended when Andrew Nembhard missed a 3-point try over Thomas just before the horn. After Indiana held a 76-69 lead at halftime, Haliburton's 3 opened a 94-80 lead with 6:26 left in the third, but the Pacers settled for a 100-95 edge going into the fourth. The Nets forged a 105-105 deadlock a little over two minutes into the fourth and the Pacers countered with a 12-3 run for a 117-108 lead on Turner's trey with 7:14 left before Brooklyn stormed back. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Mills Thrills For Undermanned Nets In NBA

2022-12-22T22:41:06Z

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Patty Mills has guided the decimated Brooklyn Nets to a memorable 136-133 NBA defeat of Indiana on his return from the basketball wilderness. Australia's Olympic basketball captain has had his minutes cut significantly this season. Prior to Saturday night (Sunday AEDT) he had averaged only 11 compared to 29 last campaign and had not seen any time on the floor in the Nets' past seven hit-outs. But with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, compatriot Ben Simmons, Nic Claxton, Joe Harris, Royce O'Neale, Seth Curry and TJ Warren all unavailable in Indianapolis, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] Mills started for the first time this season and rose to the challenge set by new coach Jacque Vaughn. The 34-year-old finished with 24 points - the second-most of any Net - to go with his six assists and six rebounds. The 227 three-pointers Mills hit last campaign were the second-most in a campaign for Brooklyn and he showed his flair from deep again with three shots made. Most notably, he hit an open look beyond the arc in the final three minutes to extend the Nets' lead to four points and force a Pacers timeout. Indiana never led again after that point. Cam Thomas pitched in a career-high 33 points off the bench as Brooklyn (16-12) surged to a sixth win from seven outings and consolidated fourth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Vaughn explained a tight turnaround between games had led him to take a conservative approach to his players' fitness. "When you have two or three guys, rotational guys out, it puts a strain and a stress on two or three more guys and then we're really not in a position of taking care of the team in total," Vaughn said. "We think, how does it affect everyone else so we can get to a place where, next week we're looking at ourselves in the mirror with pretty good health mentally and physically." Elsewhere, Josh Giddey's tenth double-double of the season was not enough to secure victory for Oklahoma City, who went down 110-102 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Giddey was typically busy under the ring, pulling down 13 rebounds - the second-most of any player on the court - and led his teammates for assists (six), while also scoring 17 points. But Evan Mobley, Caris LaVert and Jarrett Allen combined for 64 points to ensure the Thunder never led at any point in the game. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

NBA Roundup: Jazz Top Warriors On Last-second Dunk

2022-12-22T22:40:12Z

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Rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk just after Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points in a game in which both teams were missing key players. Poole made 1 of 2 free throws with 13.3 seconds remaining to give the Warriors a seemingly safe four-point lead after they trailed by 11 early in the fourth quarter, but the Jazz then pulled off a win with a wild ending. The late rally began with the 3-pointer from Beasley with 7.8 seconds to go. Nickeil Alexander-Walker then gave the Jazz life with 4.3 seconds remaining by stealing the ball from Poole in a frantic moment. The ball was advanced to Beasley, who connected with Fontecchio for the game-winning bucket with 1.4 seconds left. Grizzlies 123, Thunder 102 Ja Morant had 26 points, a career-high-tying 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Memphis to an easy win over visiting Oklahoma City, the Grizzlies' fourth straight and sixth in their last seven games. Morant took over in the third quarter after Oklahoma City trimmed the Memphis lead to 75-73 with 5:37 left. He scored seven consecutive points, in a variety of ways. Morant got to the free-throw line, drained a 3-pointer and hit a finger roll as the Grizzlies stretched their lead to nine, their biggest of the game at the time. Morant clinched the triple-double with a steal and feed to Brandon Clarke for a dunk with just more than three minutes remaining. The triple-double was the second of the season and sixth of Morant's career, setting the Grizzlies' all-time mark since the franchise moved to Memphis. Bucks 126, Kings 113 Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in a game-high 35 points, Jrue Holiday was nearly as productive with 31 and Milwaukee pulled away late to defeat visiting Sacramento. All five starters scored in double figures as the Bucks won their third straight in their first meeting of the season with the Kings. It was the second time this season Antetokounmpo and Holiday each eclipsed 30 points in the same game. Domantas Sabonis had a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double for Sacramento, which got within a point with 10:27 to play but could not catch the hosts. Nets 122, Hornets 116 Kyrie Irving collected 33 points and nine assists as Brooklyn took a big lead in the first half and held on for a victory over Charlotte in New York. Kevin Durant added 29 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Nets set a season high for points in the first half (73), improved to 5-1 on their season-high seven-game homestand and rebounded from Sunday's 11-point loss to the Boston Celtics. Durant and Irving combined for Brooklyn's final 15 points. Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 11 of his 29 points in the fourth. Kelly Oubre added 28, but despite shooting 53.4 percent, Charlotte lost for the fourth time in five games. Rozier got by Irving and Seth Curry for a layup to make it 118-116 with 67 seconds left. Following a Charlotte deflection that left six on the shot clock, Irving hit two free throws with 44.3 seconds left and a floater in the lane with 13.7 left for the game's final points. Magic 116, Clippers 111 (OT) Moritz Wagner went for a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds, Bol Bol scored another 20 points, and Paolo Banchero sank six free throws down the stretch to cap his game-high 23-point effort as Orlando snapped a long losing skid with an overtime defeat of visiting Los Angeles. Ivica Zubac and Nicolas Batum each scored 16 points in the loss, with Zubac also grabbing 13 rebounds. Leonard finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Cole Anthony came off the bench to score 13 points for Orlando, which last won on Nov. 18. Raptors 126, Lakers 113 Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Fred VanVleet had 25 points and had seven assists as host Toronto defeated depleted Los Angeles. The Lakers were without their two stars LeBron James (ankle) and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] Anthony Davis (illness). O.G. Anunoby scored 23 points for Toronto, which led by 23 at the half and never looked back. Gary Trent Jr. chipped in with 18 points, Chris Boucher had 16 points and Scottie Barnes had 13 points and a career-matching 17 rebounds. Dennis Schroder scored 18 points for the Lakers. Russell Westbrook added 16 points and nine rebounds, Thomas Bryant had 16 points, Kendrick Nunn had 15 points, Lonnie Walker IV scored 12 points and Austin Reaves had 10 points. Bulls 115, Wizards 111 DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine carried the load for host Chicago, which ended a three-game losing streak by beating Washington. DeRozan scored 27 points -- 21 of them in the second half -- to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Vucevic and LaVine tallied 25 points apiece, with the former adding 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. LaVine chipped in seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Kristaps Porzingis carried Washington with a full stat line of his own: 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Kyle Kuzma added 21 points and five boards, and Monte Morris contributed 17 points and eight assists. Pelicans 104, Pistons 98 Zion Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas each had a double-double and New Orleans won its fifth consecutive game by holding off visiting Detroit. Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Valanciunas added 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Pelicans won for the 10th time in 12 games. Trey Murphy III scored 20 points and Naji Marshall added 17 off the New Orleans bench. Saddiq Bey scored 25 while Killian Hayes had 17 points and 12 assists to lead the Pistons, who were completing a back-to-back after winning 116-96 at Miami on Tuesday. Knicks 113, Hawks 89 Julius Randle posted a double-double and scored 19 points in the third quarter for host New York, which rolled to a win over undermanned Atlanta. Randle finished with 34 points, two shy of his season high, and pulled down a season-best 17 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 15 points while Mitchell Robinson put up eight points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks. Quentin Grimes contributed a season-high 23 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range for the Knicks, who have won two straight. New York, which beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-81 on Sunday, hadn't previously held an opponent under 100 points this campaign. Timberwolves 121, Pacers 115 D'Angelo Russell scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Anthony Edwards added 26 on the night as Minnesota scored the game's final six points in a win over Indiana in Minneapolis. Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 21 rebounds for the Timberwolves, which led by as many as 23 in the second quarter before the Pacers pulled within two at the half. Jaylen Nowell chipped in 14 points and Jaden McDaniels had 12 for the winners. Buddy Hield made seven 3-pointers and finished with 26 points for Indiana, while Tyrese Haliburton had 26 points and 15 assists, Myles Turner had 23 points, and Bennedict Mathurin added 14. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Behind Cam Thomas Nets Storm Back To Edge Pacers

2022-12-22T22:39:39Z

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Cam Thomas scored 21 of his career-high 33 points in the fourth quarter as the undermanned Brooklyn Nets rallied down the stretch for a 136-133 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night in Indianapolis. Playing their first back-to-back in nearly two weeks, the Nets were without stars Kevin Durant (rest) and Kyrie Irving (adductor). Brooklyn also rested Ben Simmons after he returned from a four-game absence because of a calf injury and sat T.J. Warren (injury management), Seth Curry (left ankle), Nic Claxton (hamstring) and Royce O'Neale (personal). Thomas entered averaging 6.1 points but seized the opportunity to play major minutes. He made 13 of 20 shots and 8 of 11 in the fourth when the Nets scored 41 points and shot 75 percent (15 of 20). Patty Mills added a season-best 24 points after sitting for seven straight games, Edmond Sumner added 21 and Day'Ron Sharpe contributed 20 along with 12 rebounds as the Nets shot 52 percent and grabbed 59 rebounds, including 29 offensive boards. Tyrese Haliburton collected 35 points and nine assists, but Indiana was unable to expand its 14-point lead midway through the third. Buddy Hield added 17 points and Myles Turner contributed 16 as the Pacers shot 55.3 percent. Thomas helped the Nets end their seventh win in eight games on a 28-16 run. He hit a basket that forged a 122-122 deadlock with 3:09 remaining and sunk two more short jumpers as Brooklyn took a 132-124 lead with 53.7 seconds remaining. Despite appearing to secure the game on Thomas' final shot, the Nets held on in the final minute. Sumner fouled Haliburton on a 3-point try with 27.3 seconds left. After officials ruled Sumner did not commit a reckless closeout, Haliburton made three free throws to make it 134-130. Mills split a pair at the foul line for a 135-130 lead with 20.3 seconds left and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] Hield's 3-pointer made it a two-point game with 15.2 seconds to go. After officials confirmed Hield's foot was behind the line, Sumner split two free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining and the game ended when Andrew Nembhard missed a 3-point try over Thomas just before the horn. After Indiana held a 76-69 lead at halftime, Haliburton's 3 opened a 94-80 lead with 6:26 left in the third, but the Pacers settled for a 100-95 edge going into the fourth. The Nets forged a 105-105 deadlock a little over two minutes into the fourth and the Pacers countered with a 12-3 run for a 117-108 lead on Turner's trey with 7:14 left before Brooklyn stormed back. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Nets Won apos;t Take Streak For Granted As Raptors Visit

2022-12-22T22:38:54Z

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For the first time all season, the Brooklyn Nets own a winning record, and they can attribute it to Kevin Durant's prolific scoring and some improved defensive showings. With a matchup against the NBA-best Boston Celtics looming, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] the Nets will attempt to push their home winning streak to six games Friday night when they host the Toronto Raptors. Brooklyn is 12-11 after earning a 113-107 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday to improve to 3-0 on its season-long seven-game homestand. Similar to Brooklyn's wins over Portland and Orlando to start the home stretch, Durant came up big against Washington, delivering 39 points. That marked his fourth straight game with at least 30 points. "Something to celebrate," Kyrie Irving said of Brooklyn going over .500. "Something definitely not to take for granted. A lot of hard work to get to this point." The Nets are 5-7 when Durant scores at least 30, but half of those games occurred during the turbulent opening weeks when the Nets lost six of their first eight games. Since then, the Nets are 10-5 and allowing 106.3 points in that span. Since being held to 12 points in Brooklyn's 112-98 win at Toronto on Nov. 23, Durant is averaging 37.8 points on 62.1 percent shooting from the field. Durant also has four straight games of 30 points, at least five assists and five rebounds. "I'm just playing carefree basketball," Durant said. "I think that's the best way to play. Sometimes when you want to win too much, you get in your own way. You distract yourself a bit. You're worried about the results too much." Durant also is getting some help of late. Irving added 15 of his 27 in the fourth quarter Wednesday and is averaging 23.5 points in his past six. Joe Harris filled some of the minutes in place of Ben Simmons (left calf) by adding 14 after scoring 17 Monday, and T.J. Warren is expected to make his season debut after missing nearly two years with foot injuries. He last played on Dec. 29, 2020. Toronto heads to Brooklyn attempting to avoid hitting .500 for the sixth time this season, and the Raptors have dropped eight of their first 11 road games, including Wednesday's 126-108 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Toronto allowed 52.3 percent from the field and dropped to 2-9 this season when allowing opponents to shoot at least 50 percent. Toronto trailed by 31 and allowed 74 points in the opening half -- a sharp contrast to the 100 points and 88 points given up in consecutive home wins over the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers, respectively. "It was disappointing we didn't play very good defense all night long, really," Toronto coach Nick Nurse said. Toronto tried its 12th different starting lineup when Thaddeus Young joined Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby in the first five. Gary Trent Jr. led the Raptors with 35 points off the bench and Siakam added 23 but Barnes and VanVleet struggled. VanVleet was held to two points on 1-of-8 shooting before being ejected and is shooting 31.5 percent over his past six games. After not starting Monday against Cleveland, Barnes was held to four points and has been held under 10 points in four of his past nine games and is shooting 39.1 percent over his past 12. In addition to last week's win in Toronto, the Nets earned a 109-105 victory in Brooklyn on Oct. 21 when they withstood Siakam's triple-double (37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists). --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

LeBron James Says Media apos;buried apos; Jerry Jones apos;photo apos; Story

2022-12-22T22:38:41Z

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A recently surfaced photo showing owner Jerry Jones as a 14-year-old during a civil rights clash at his Little Rock high school in 1957 has led Lakers star to accuse media of a racist double standard. Speaking after the Lakers' 128-109 win over the Trail Blazers on Wednesday night, James inquired why he hasn't been asked about Jones, despite fielding questions for much of November about an African-American former teammate, Kyrie Irving, . 'I got one question for you guys before you guys leave,' James said to reporters. 'I was thinking when I was on my way over here, I was wondering why I haven't gotten a question from you guys about the . But when the Kyrie [Irving] thing was going on, you gu A recently surfaced photo showing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as a 14-year-old during a civil rights clash at his Little Rock high school in 1957 has led Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James to accuse media of a racist double standard Defiant white students at Arkansas' North Little Rock High School block the doors of the school, denying access to six African-American students enrolled in the school September 9, 1957. Moments later the African American students were shoved down a flight of stairs and onto the sidewalk, where city police broke up the altercation. CIRCLED: 14-year-old Jerry Jones The 80-year-old billionaire said he looked 'like a little burrhead' in the photo, which was taken amid a wave of civil rights clashes in the Little Rock area. As Jones explained to the Post, his football coach, Jim Albright, had warned players to avoid the widely anticipated scene on the first day of classes at North Little Rock High James, who won a title with Irving in Cleveland in 2016, fielded several questions about Irving (right) during the controversy, but was confused why he hasn't been asked about Jones (left) The Brooklyn Nets star caught the attention for publicizing the 2018 film 'Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America' on social media with a link to its Amazon page RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share In the 65-year-old photo, Jones is seen among white students at Arkansas' North Little Rock High as they blocked six African-American teenagers from entering and integrating the school. Jones has acknowledged to the Washington Post. that that it is, indeed, him in the photograph, although he claims he was there out of curiosity and not any racist intent. Irving sparked controversy last month by sharing an Amazon link to the 2018 film 'Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America.' The movie is based on a 2015 book by the same name, which Rolling Stone described as 'venomously anti-Semitic.' Specifically, it quotes Hitler to convince the audience about the existence of a Jewish plan for world domination. The Nets star has recently returned following an eight-game suspension after apologizing and meeting several other requirements put forth by the team, including a request to meet with Jewish leaders. James, who won a title with Irving in Cleveland in 2016, fielded several questions about Irving during the controversy. 'Me personally, I don't condone any hate to any kind to any race,' James said when asked about Irving on November 5. 'To Jewish communities, to black communities, to Asian communities. You guys know where I stand. I believe what Kyrie did caused some harm to a lot of people. And he has since, over the last -- I think it was today, or yesterday -- he apologized. But he caused some harm, and I think it's unfortunate.' A policeman points to a youth as he stops a group of North Little Rock High School students singing Dixie songs at the school this morning. African American students who tried to enter the school yesterday stayed away on September 10, 1957 in North Little Rock On Wednesday, James suggested that the media was more critical of Irving than Jones. 'I feel like as a black man, as a black athlete, as someone with power and a platform, when we do something wrong, or something that people don't agree with, it's on every single tabloid, every single news coverage, it's on the bottom ticker,' James said Wednesday. 'It's asked about every single day. 'But it seems like to me that the whole Jerry Jones situation, photo -- and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] I know it was years and years ago and we all make mistakes, I get it -- but it seems like it's just been buried under, like, ''Oh, it happened. OK, we just move on.'' And I was just kind of disappointed that I haven't received that question from you guys.' Jones has been asked about the photo, describing himself to reporters as a curious onlooker who was not trying to prevent black students from entering his school. 'I didn't know at the time the monumental event really that was going on,' Jones said. 'I'm sure glad that we're a long way from that. I am. That would remind me [to] just continue to do everything we can to not have those kinds of things happen. Two black students - Richard Richardson, 17, and Harold Smith, 17 - are harassed in Little Rock in 1957 as they attempted to integrate Arkansas' North Little Rock High Despite growing up in Cleveland Browns country, Akron, Ohio, James was a Cowboys fan until recently, when Jones discouraged his players from kneeling during the national anthem in protest to racist police brutality. Jones told 'I had to sit out on the Cowboys, man,' James said recently when asked about his history with the team. 'There's just a lot of things that were going on when guys were kneeling. Guys were having freedom of speech and wanting to do it in a very peaceful manner. ... The organization was like, 'If you do that around here, then you will never play for this franchise again.' I just didn't think that was appropriate.' Jones did object to protests during the 2017 NFL season, when many African-American players took a knee to raise awareness of racist policing practices. He ultimately took a knee with his entire team in September of 2017 in a choreographed demonstration that took place while the national anthem wasn't playing. 'Our players wanted to make a statement about unity and we wanted to make a statement about equality,' Jones said at a postgame press conference in 2017. 'They were very much aware that statement, when made or when attempted to be made in and a part of the recognition of our flag, can not only lead to criticism but also controversy. 'It was real easy for everybody in our organization to see that the message of unity, the message of equality was getting, if you will, pushed aside or diminished by the controversy.' Jones did object to protests during the 2017 NFL season, when many African-American players took a knee to raise awareness of racist policing practices. He ultimately took a knee with his entire team in September of 2017 (pictured) in a choreographed demonstration that took place while the national anthem wasn't playing Jones has not disputed that it was him in the 1957 photo. The 80-year-old billionaire said he looked 'like a little burrhead' in the pic, which was taken amid a wave of civil rights clashes in the Little Rock area. More famously, President Dwight D. Eisenhower dispatched federal troops to Little Rock's Central High in September of 1957 to escort black students to class as they were harassed and spit at by racist, vitriolic protestors. As Jones explained to the Washington Post, his football coach, Jim Albright, had warned players to avoid the widely anticipated scene on the first day of classes at North Little Rock High. Jones disobeyed, but says he did so out of curiosity and not any racist animosity. 'I don't know that I or anybody anticipated or had a background of knowing … what was involved,' he said. 'It was more a curious thing.' But not everyone was standing at the North Little Rock High entrance out of curiosity. As one black student, Richard Lindsey, explained, a white student put his hand on the back of his neck while announcing to the crowd: 'I want to see how a n***** feels.' Jones is not pictured at the front of the pack, but rather behind a group of older-looking students. This view taken from the doors of North Little Rock High School, shows students rushing to stop six African-American boys from attempting to attend the first day of classes, September 9, 1957. The children had enrolled at the school earlier. At the door, white students blocked the entrance and were successful in turning back the black students. The flat-topped teenager was raised in the south in the heyday of the civil rights movement. But while his father was happy to serve black customers at the family's desegregated grocery store, Pat Jones ran for public office on a pro-segregationist platform. 'I stand for states' rights,' Pat said during his campaign for the Arkansas legislature, using a phrase that is a common euphemism for segregation. Jones' grandfather, a cotton farmer named Joe, was a member of the Arkansas branch of the White Citizens' Council. The future owner of the Cowboys would go on to play for an all-white football team at Arkansas, winning a national title in 1964 alongside Dallas' future head coach, Jimmy Johnson, who was also Jones' roommate. He would later hire another former Razorback, Oklahoma head coach Barry Switzer, to replace Johnson. Jones has not been very vocal about racial issues since buying the Cowboys in 1989 for $140 million - money he earned through oil and gas exploration. He has voiced objections to the NFL's Rooney rule, requiring teams to interview at least one outside minority candidate for top jobs, and he has never hired a black head coach or lead executive. (Jones keeps the GM title for himself, and his son, Steven, serves as the Cowboys' chief operating officer/executive vice president/director of player personnel) 'He has a history of being quite dismissive and arrogant towards players in bargaining, but I can't honestly say it's completely race-driven because I've seen it with the black players and white players,' one black player told the Post. 'He's sort of an equal opportunity condescender.' Fans sat courtside at Monday's Nets game wearing T-shirts reading 'Fight anti-Semitism' adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Nevada Quick Trip 2022

2022-12-22T22:38:18Z

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Kevin Durant 31 Points Nets Put Away Blazers Late

2022-12-22T22:37:19Z

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Kevin Durant scored 31 points as the Brooklyn Nets opened a seven-game homestand by pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 111-97 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon. Durant made 12 of 20 shots as the Nets completed its first season sweep of Portland since the 2012-13 season. Unlike their two-point win in Portland decided on Royce O'Neale's tip-in in the final second on Nov. 17, the Nets surged ahead after the game featured 16 lead changes and nine ties through the opening three quarters. Seth Curry helped the Nets pull away by adding 13 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth when the Nets outscored Portland [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] 27-17. He hit three of his seven 3s in the opening 6:45 of the fourth when Durant rested and finished with his most points since being acquired from Philadelphia at last year's trade deadline. Kyrie Irving added 22 as the Nets shot 52.6 percent, made 15 3s and allowed under 100 points for the sixth time this season. Nic Claxton contributed 12 points and seven rebounds while Ben Simmons chipped in 12 rebounds and eight assists. Jerami Grant followed up his career-high 44 points in Friday's overtime win over the Knicks by leading Portland with 29 points. Jusuf Nurkic collected 17 points and 14 rebounds, but Anfernee Simons was held to 15 on 4-of-14 shooting after scoring 38 Friday night as Portland shot 44.3 percent. Brooklyn shot nearly 57 percent and held a 31-24 lead through the opening quarter after Irving hit a 13-footer with 17.6 seconds remaining. Portland began the second with a 16-4 run that gave them a 40-35 lead before Durant returned with 6:14 remaining. Brooklyn took a 58-57 lead at halftime following two free throws by Claxton with 11.4 seconds left. Durant's 12-footer snapped a 74-all tie with 4:03 left and Joe Harris converted a four-point play to make it 80-74 with 3:05 before the Nets took an 84-80 lead into the fourth. Curry's third 3 of the fourth opened a 96-87 lead with 6:45 left and the Nets took their first double-digit lead when Durant's 3 made it 101-90 with 4:20 to go. Brooklyn then finished it off when Durant found Irving for an open corner 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 105-92 with 2:37 remaining. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Nevada Quick Trip 2022

2022-12-22T22:36:33Z

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Kevin Durant 31 Points Nets Put Away Blazers Late

2022-12-22T22:34:17Z

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Kevin Durant scored 31 points as the Brooklyn Nets opened a seven-game homestand [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] by pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 111-97 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon. Durant made 12 of 20 shots as the Nets completed its first season sweep of Portland since the 2012-13 season. Unlike their two-point win in Portland decided on Royce O'Neale's tip-in in the final second on Nov. 17, the Nets surged ahead after the game featured 16 lead changes and nine ties through the opening three quarters. Seth Curry helped the Nets pull away by adding 13 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth when the Nets outscored Portland 27-17. He hit three of his seven 3s in the opening 6:45 of the fourth when Durant rested and finished with his most points since being acquired from Philadelphia at last year's trade deadline. Kyrie Irving added 22 as the Nets shot 52.6 percent, made 15 3s and allowed under 100 points for the sixth time this season. Nic Claxton contributed 12 points and seven rebounds while Ben Simmons chipped in 12 rebounds and eight assists. Jerami Grant followed up his career-high 44 points in Friday's overtime win over the Knicks by leading Portland with 29 points. Jusuf Nurkic collected 17 points and 14 rebounds, but Anfernee Simons was held to 15 on 4-of-14 shooting after scoring 38 Friday night as Portland shot 44.3 percent. Brooklyn shot nearly 57 percent and held a 31-24 lead through the opening quarter after Irving hit a 13-footer with 17.6 seconds remaining. Portland began the second with a 16-4 run that gave them a 40-35 lead before Durant returned with 6:14 remaining. Brooklyn took a 58-57 lead at halftime following two free throws by Claxton with 11.4 seconds left. Durant's 12-footer snapped a 74-all tie with 4:03 left and Joe Harris converted a four-point play to make it 80-74 with 3:05 before the Nets took an 84-80 lead into the fourth. Curry's third 3 of the fourth opened a 96-87 lead with 6:45 left and the Nets took their first double-digit lead when Durant's 3 made it 101-90 with 4:20 to go. Brooklyn then finished it off when Durant found Irving for an open corner 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 105-92 with 2:37 remaining. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Kevin Durant 31 Points Nets Put Away Blazers Late

2022-12-22T22:34:05Z

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Kevin Durant scored 31 points as the Brooklyn Nets opened a seven-game homestand by pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 111-97 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon. Durant made 12 of 20 shots as the Nets completed its first season sweep of Portland since the 2012-13 season. Unlike their two-point win in Portland decided on Royce O'Neale's tip-in in the final second on Nov. 17, the Nets surged ahead after the game featured 16 lead changes and nine ties through the opening three quarters. Seth Curry helped the Nets pull away by adding 13 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth when the Nets outscored Portland 27-17. He hit three of his seven 3s in the opening 6:45 of the fourth when Durant rested and finished with his most points since being acquired from Philadelphia at last year's trade deadline. Kyrie Irving added 22 as the Nets shot 52.6 percent, made 15 3s and allowed under 100 points for [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] the sixth time this season. Nic Claxton contributed 12 points and seven rebounds while Ben Simmons chipped in 12 rebounds and eight assists. Jerami Grant followed up his career-high 44 points in Friday's overtime win over the Knicks by leading Portland with 29 points. Jusuf Nurkic collected 17 points and 14 rebounds, but Anfernee Simons was held to 15 on 4-of-14 shooting after scoring 38 Friday night as Portland shot 44.3 percent. Brooklyn shot nearly 57 percent and held a 31-24 lead through the opening quarter after Irving hit a 13-footer with 17.6 seconds remaining. Portland began the second with a 16-4 run that gave them a 40-35 lead before Durant returned with 6:14 remaining. Brooklyn took a 58-57 lead at halftime following two free throws by Claxton with 11.4 seconds left. Durant's 12-footer snapped a 74-all tie with 4:03 left and Joe Harris converted a four-point play to make it 80-74 with 3:05 before the Nets took an 84-80 lead into the fourth. Curry's third 3 of the fourth opened a 96-87 lead with 6:45 left and the Nets took their first double-digit lead when Durant's 3 made it 101-90 with 4:20 to go. Brooklyn then finished it off when Durant found Irving for an open corner 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 105-92 with 2:37 remaining. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Kyrie Irving apos;s 27 Points Help Nets Defeat Raptors For 6th Straight...

2022-12-22T22:32:42Z

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Kyrie Irving scored 27 points as the Brooklyn Nets took control early and recorded a wire-to-wire 114-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors Friday night. Brooklyn won its sixth straight home game, improved to 4-0 on its season-long seven-game homestand that continues with Sunday's visit against the NBA-best Boston Celtics. The Nets also won for the 11th time in 16 games after losing six of their first eight contests. Brooklyn survived a shaky second half to record its third win this season against Toronto by setting season highs for points in an opening quarter (41) and first half (72). The Nets led by double-digits for most of the final 42-plus minutes before letting the lead slip to seven in the final minute. Irving, who scored at least 20 points for [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] the seventh straight game, made 10 of 17 shots in 39 minutes. Kevin Durant added 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Nets needed to play him for 38 minutes because of their shaky final 24 minutes. Joe Harris also contributed 17 and Nic Claxton finished with 15 and nine rebounds as the Nets shot 53.7 percent. Royce O'Neale added 11 points and eight rebounds and reserve T.J. Warren chipped in 10 during his first appearance since Dec. 29, 2020 due to foot injuries. Pascal Siakam, who recorded a triple-double in his last trip to Brooklyn Oct. 21, scored 24 points but the Raptors could not overcome missing 14 of their first 16 shots and fell to .500 for the sixth time this year. O.G. Anunoby added 21 and Scottie Barnes contributed 17 for the Raptors, who shot 43.7 percent. Claxton's layup gave the Nets their first double-digit lead at 21-10 with 6:38 remaining and Brooklyn opened a 30-10 lead on a basket by Durant with 4:10 left and held a 41-17 after one. Brooklyn took its largest lead when Warren's jumper made it 67-31 with about 5 1/2 minutes left and the Nets held a 72-49 lead by halftime. Toronto got the lead under 20 when Barnes hit a layup to make it 74-55 with 9:19 remaining. The Nets carried a 93-72 lead into the fourth and sank four free throws in the final 37.8 seconds after a dunk by Barnes got Toronto within 110-103. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Simmons Back In Nets apos; NBA Win Over Hawks

2022-12-22T22:32:18Z

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Ben Simmons has returned to NBA action after just under a fortnight out with injury to help Brooklyn to a 120-116 home win over Atlanta. Having missed four matches with a calf complaint, the Australian was back in the Nets' starting five at centre on Friday night in New York and played just shy of 21 minutes for six points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Brooklyn were led by Kevin Durant with 34 points and a double-double from Kyrie Irving (33 points, 11 rebounds) to improve their season record to 15-12 and fifth in the Eastern Conference. "We know we've got a long way to go," Simmons said. "A lot of guys have been in and out of the rotation obviously so it's changing a lot, but we're just staying focused and we're building day by day." Trae Young top-scored with 33 points for [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] the Hawks while Bogdan Bogdanovic had 31, including 7-of-9 from three-point range. In New Orleans, the Pelicans won the battle of Western Conference big guns against Phoenix 128-117. Zion Williamson scored 35 points, Jose Alvarado added 20 off the bench and the Pels (17-8) had another four players in double figures for scoring to cement their sixth straight victory and 10th in 12 games. Aussies Jock Landale (nine points) and Dyson Daniels (four points) had quiet nights and will face off against each other again on Sunday. Compatriot Josh Green scored eight points and Luka Doncic 33 as the Dallas Mavericks fell 106-105 at home to the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks (19-6). Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 10 boards, but a Brook Lopez alley-oop sealed the win with 7.8 seconds left. A thrilling finish also in Philadelphia with the hosts dramatically pushed to overtime by the Los Angeles Lakers before prevailing 133-122. The Sixers led by 18 points in the fourth quarter and by nine with 30 seconds of regulation remaining, but it ended level at 120. "We will take the win," 76ers coach Doc Rivers said. "Usually when you give up a lead like that, to gather yourself and play well in overtime is rare." Joel Embiid had a game-high 38 points and 12 boards and De'Anthony Melton scored a career-high 33 points off the bench on 8-of-12 from beyond the arc. Boomers star Matisse Thybulle's first three buckets were slam dunks on his way to nine points in 14 minutes. Russell Westbrook had a triple-double (12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) and Anthony Davis a double-double (31 points, 12 rebounds) for LA, while Austin Reaves and LeBron James combined for 48. Elsewhere there were wins for New York, Minnesota, Indiana, Orlando, Memphis and Sacramento. With agencies. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Nets Look To Rebound At Home Take On Hornets

2022-12-22T22:31:53Z

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The Brooklyn Nets were dreaming of a perfect homestand until their offense ran into the Boston Celtics. Now the Nets hold designs on finishing their season-high seven-game homestand with two more wins, starting with Wednesday's visit from the struggling Charlotte Hornets. The Nets won the first four games of their homestand with victories over the Portland Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors to push their home winning streak to six games. On Sunday, however, Brooklyn took its first home loss since Nov. 1, in coach Jacque Vaughn's first game, by falling 103-92 to the Celtics. "We had plenty of opportunities in the first quarter," said Vaughn, who saw his team take an early nine-point lead and allow just 41 points in the second half. "A little bit of everything. But that team had 103 points and we didn't play our best." The Nets fell to 12-3 when allowing less than 110 points, mostly because their offense could not do enough against the NBA-best Celtics. Brooklyn dropped to 1-4 when being held under 100 points after shooting 40.5 percent, marking the team's third-poorest shooting performance of the season. Kevin Durant, who was named Eastern Conference player of the week, scored 31 points but also committed four of his eight turnovers in the fourth quarter when he faced frequent double teams. Durant also had little help at times. Kyrie Irving was held to 18 points and shot 7 of 21 (33.3 percent), marking his worst shooting performance since returning from his eight-game suspension on Nov. 20. The Nets played a third straight game without Ben Simmons, who tweaked his calf in the second quarter on Nov. 28. Simmons is expected to sit again Wednesday and would be replaced in the starting lineup by Joe Harris, who is shooting 53.8 percent (21 of 39) over his past four games Charlotte has lost three of four, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] with losses to Boston, the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers while playing without LaMelo Ball (high ankle sprain) and Gordon Hayward (shoulder). On Monday, the Hornets took a 119-117 loss to the Clippers when they could not stop Kawhi Leonard on the final two possessions. The Hornets could not secure a defensive rebound as Leonard hit the tying putback with 39.7 seconds left and then hit the game-winning 18-footer with 1.4 seconds left. "It's just one rebound that decided the game," Charlotte forward Kelly Oubre Jr. said. "It's been the same story for a couple of nights. Just one rebound. We get this one rebound and we secure possession of the ball and the game is in our hands." Charlotte finished with a 49-47 rebounding margin but also allowed 25 second-chance points and 13 offensive boards. "The biggest possession of the game, the ball's right there," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford added. "That's the game. It's our biggest problem. The nights where we're physical, we're fine. The nights where we're not physical, it doesn't work." Oubre scored 28 points, marking the fifth straight time he scored at least 20. P.J. Washington added 26 after going 0 of 13 on Saturday against Milwaukee. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

NBA Roundup: Jazz Top Warriors On Last-second Dunk

2022-12-22T22:31:32Z

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Rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk just after Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points in a game in which both teams were missing key players. Poole made 1 of 2 free throws with 13.3 seconds remaining to give the Warriors a seemingly safe four-point lead after they trailed by 11 early in the fourth quarter, but the Jazz then pulled off a win with a wild ending. The late rally began with the 3-pointer from Beasley with 7.8 seconds to go. Nickeil Alexander-Walker then gave the Jazz life with 4.3 seconds remaining by stealing the ball from Poole in a frantic moment. The ball was advanced to Beasley, who connected with Fontecchio for the game-winning bucket with 1.4 seconds left. Grizzlies 123, Thunder 102 Ja Morant had 26 points, a career-high-tying 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Memphis to an easy win over visiting Oklahoma City, the Grizzlies' fourth straight and sixth in their last seven games. Morant took over in the third quarter after Oklahoma City trimmed the Memphis lead to 75-73 with 5:37 left. He scored seven consecutive points, in a variety of ways. Morant got to the free-throw line, drained a 3-pointer and hit a finger roll as the Grizzlies stretched their lead to nine, their biggest of the game at the time. Morant clinched the triple-double with a steal and feed to Brandon Clarke for a dunk with just more than three minutes remaining. The triple-double was the second of the season and sixth of Morant's career, setting the Grizzlies' all-time mark since the franchise moved to Memphis. Bucks 126, Kings 113 Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in a game-high 35 points, Jrue Holiday was nearly as productive with 31 and Milwaukee pulled away late to defeat visiting Sacramento. All five starters scored in double figures as the Bucks won their third straight in their first meeting of the season with the Kings. It was the second time this season Antetokounmpo and Holiday each eclipsed 30 points in the same game. Domantas Sabonis had a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double for Sacramento, which got within a point with 10:27 to play but could not catch the hosts. Nets 122, Hornets 116 Kyrie Irving collected 33 points and nine assists as Brooklyn took a big lead in the first half and held on for a victory over Charlotte in New York. Kevin Durant added 29 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Nets set a season high for points in the first half (73), improved to 5-1 on their season-high seven-game homestand and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] rebounded from Sunday's 11-point loss to the Boston Celtics. Durant and Irving combined for Brooklyn's final 15 points. Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 11 of his 29 points in the fourth. Kelly Oubre added 28, but despite shooting 53.4 percent, Charlotte lost for the fourth time in five games. Rozier got by Irving and Seth Curry for a layup to make it 118-116 with 67 seconds left. Following a Charlotte deflection that left six on the shot clock, Irving hit two free throws with 44.3 seconds left and a floater in the lane with 13.7 left for the game's final points. Magic 116, Clippers 111 (OT) Moritz Wagner went for a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds, Bol Bol scored another 20 points, and Paolo Banchero sank six free throws down the stretch to cap his game-high 23-point effort as Orlando snapped a long losing skid with an overtime defeat of visiting Los Angeles. Ivica Zubac and Nicolas Batum each scored 16 points in the loss, with Zubac also grabbing 13 rebounds. Leonard finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Cole Anthony came off the bench to score 13 points for Orlando, which last won on Nov. 18. Raptors 126, Lakers 113 Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Fred VanVleet had 25 points and had seven assists as host Toronto defeated depleted Los Angeles. The Lakers were without their two stars LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (illness). O.G. Anunoby scored 23 points for Toronto, which led by 23 at the half and never looked back. Gary Trent Jr. chipped in with 18 points, Chris Boucher had 16 points and Scottie Barnes had 13 points and a career-matching 17 rebounds. Dennis Schroder scored 18 points for the Lakers. Russell Westbrook added 16 points and nine rebounds, Thomas Bryant had 16 points, Kendrick Nunn had 15 points, Lonnie Walker IV scored 12 points and Austin Reaves had 10 points. Bulls 115, Wizards 111 DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine carried the load for host Chicago, which ended a three-game losing streak by beating Washington. DeRozan scored 27 points -- 21 of them in the second half -- to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Vucevic and LaVine tallied 25 points apiece, with the former adding 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. LaVine chipped in seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Kristaps Porzingis carried Washington with a full stat line of his own: 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Kyle Kuzma added 21 points and five boards, and Monte Morris contributed 17 points and eight assists. Pelicans 104, Pistons 98 Zion Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas each had a double-double and New Orleans won its fifth consecutive game by holding off visiting Detroit. Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Valanciunas added 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Pelicans won for the 10th time in 12 games. Trey Murphy III scored 20 points and Naji Marshall added 17 off the New Orleans bench. Saddiq Bey scored 25 while Killian Hayes had 17 points and 12 assists to lead the Pistons, who were completing a back-to-back after winning 116-96 at Miami on Tuesday. Knicks 113, Hawks 89 Julius Randle posted a double-double and scored 19 points in the third quarter for host New York, which rolled to a win over undermanned Atlanta. Randle finished with 34 points, two shy of his season high, and pulled down a season-best 17 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 15 points while Mitchell Robinson put up eight points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks. Quentin Grimes contributed a season-high 23 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range for the Knicks, who have won two straight. New York, which beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-81 on Sunday, hadn't previously held an opponent under 100 points this campaign. Timberwolves 121, Pacers 115 D'Angelo Russell scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Anthony Edwards added 26 on the night as Minnesota scored the game's final six points in a win over Indiana in Minneapolis. Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 21 rebounds for the Timberwolves, which led by as many as 23 in the second quarter before the Pacers pulled within two at the half. Jaylen Nowell chipped in 14 points and Jaden McDaniels had 12 for the winners. Buddy Hield made seven 3-pointers and finished with 26 points for Indiana, while Tyrese Haliburton had 26 points and 15 assists, Myles Turner had 23 points, and Bennedict Mathurin added 14. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Nike Cuts Ties With Brooklyn Nets apos; Kyrie Irving

2022-12-22T22:30:43Z

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Dec 5 (Reuters) - Nike Inc said on Monday it has cut ties with Kyrie Irving, a month after suspending its relationship with the Brooklyn Nets star in the aftermath of his promotion of an anti-Semitic documentary. Irving faced heavy criticism after he posted a link to the 2018 documentary film on Twitter in late October and later defended the post. The seven-time All Star has since deleted the post and apologized. Irving could not be immediately reached for comment on Monday. The sportswear giant in November canceled its next Irving-branded shoe release. Several media outlets have reported the sneaker deal to be worth $11 million, but Reuters could not confirm that. Adidas AG also ended its high-profile partnership with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, in late October after a series of anti-Semitic remarks from the rapper. Irving returned to play for The Nets last month, ending a team-imposed eight-game suspension after the player said he had been on a "learning journey" and was not anti-Semitic. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) said it supported Irving's return to the court. Last year saw the largest number of anti-Semitic incidents, including murder, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] physical assaults, harassment and vandalism, in the U.S. since the Anti-Defamation League began collecting records 40 years ago, the racism watchdog said in its most recent annual audit. The White House will address rising anti-Semitism in a roundtable event with Jewish leaders on Wednesday. (Reporting by Deborah Sophia and Uday Sampath in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Krishna Chandra Eluri) adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Simmons Injured As Durant Stars For Nets

2022-12-22T22:30:31Z

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Ben Simmons' return to form has been set back by a recurring knee injury that ended his night early before Kevin Durant led Brooklyn to a seven-point NBA defeat of Orlando. Durant scored a season-high 45 points, carrying the Nets to a 109-102 victory over the Magic on Monday night that got them back to 11-11 this season. Durant shot 19-of-24 from the field and added seven rebounds and five assists, playing 39 minutes on the second night of back-to-back games. Kyrie Irving had 20 points and Nic Claxton 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Nets, after Simmons (four points, four assists) lasted just 11 minutes. He is a day-to-day prospect according to coach Jacque Vaughn. "Health is the number one priority, so we want him to be at his best," Irving said of Simmons. "When he's not out there, we don't have our point forward, our point guard being able to initiate easy opportunities, push the ball in transition. So we'll definitely miss him in the line-up. "Hopefully, he comes back next game, but if he's dealing with it, we just want him to get as healthy as possible, and we'll figure it out."" Simmons had a back injury that required surgery in the off-season and has already missed games this season with a swollen knee. "He hasn't had this amount of accumulation of games over a period of a long time," Vaughn said. "We were warned about that just as these games start to add up. It's really stretching him the amount of games we've just had, with the minutes he's played." In New Orleans, Dyson Daniels won bragging rights over fellow emerging Australian talent Josh Giddey, adding eight points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in the Pelicans' four-point win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Giddey (seven points, five rebounds) and Daniels both played 28 minutes, Zion Williamson (23 points, eight rebounds, eight assists) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 points, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] six rebounds, four assists) led their respective teams. Another Aussie in Matisse Thybulle had four points and a steal in seven minutes as the Philadelphia 76ers, led by Joel Embiid with 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, beat the Atlanta Hawks 104-101. And Boomers centre Jock Landale was again sparingly used in the Phoenix Suns' 122-117 defeat of the Sacramento Kings. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

76ers Top Lakers In Overtime Thriller Durant And Irving Score 30

2022-12-22T22:29:57Z

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De´Anthony Melton was an kid who rooted hard for the Clippers and not that other team in town. Melton sure had more fun beating the Lakers in Philly. Joel Embiid had 38 points and 12 rebounds, Melton scored a career-high 33 points off the bench and the 76ers recovered after blowing a nine-point lead in the final 30 seconds of regulation to beat Los Angeles 133-122 in overtime on Friday night. 'We will take the win,' 76ers coach Doc Rivers said. 'Usually when you give up a lead like that, to gather yourself and play well in overtime is rare.' Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, left, tries to get past Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Anthony Davis had 21 of his 31 points in the fourth and finished with 12 rebounds, while LeBron James scored 23 points for the Lakers. James (sore left ankle) and Davis (illness) both missed a loss in Toronto on Tuesday. James gutted out his injury but made only 9 of 22 shots and missed 7 of 8 3-pointers. Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, joining Magic Johnson as the only Laker with a triple-double off the bench. The Lakers were down 12 with 2 1/2 minutes remaining in regulation but rallied on clutch buckets and costly fouls by the Sixers. James converted a three-point play with a minute left that pulled the Lakers to 115-110. Austin Reaves buried a 3 with 12 seconds left that pulled the Lakers to 119-117 and got a tremendous rise out of the Lakers fans well represented in the crowd. Down 120-117, Reaves was fouled by Matisse Thybulle on a 3-point attempt. He made the first two free throws and missed the third. 'I don´t know anybody that makes two and misses one,' Reaves said. 'It sucks to miss. I'm sure my mom will be frustrated with me for missing a free throw.' Davis then was fouled by Tobias Harris with 3.7 seconds left. Davis missed one of two that made it 120-all and sent the game into OT. 'It hurts, for sure, especially when you make the first one,' Davis said. 'I watched the tape trying to see what I did wrong. Obviously, I left it short.' De'Anthony Melton #8 of the Philadelphia 76ers dribbles the ball the Los Angeles Lakers Melton shoots a three-pointer while being guarded by Lakers guard Russell Westbrook The Lakers made 16 of 20 free throws in the fourth. 'I felt like a football coach when the guy has a field goal,' at the end, Rivers said. 'I hope he misses one of the field goals. He did. We got it to overtime, which is an amazing statement. Really. That should never happen.' The Lakers then missed their first nine shots of OT and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] were outscored 13-2. James Harden scored nine points in overtime and finished with 28 points and 12 assists. Melton had a career game in the third alone with three steals, hit four 3s and he made all six shots in a 16-point quarter. He made eight 3s overall and had seven steals. Embiid highlighted a wild first half with a 20-point first quarter of 8-of-9 shooting overall and two 3-pointers. Embiid actually scored as many points as the Lakers in the quarter when he led the Sixers to a 31-20 lead. Embiid´s eight baskets also matched the Lakers´ total. He closed the quarter with a powerful dunk over poor Thomas Bryant that rattled into the second level of suites. Embiid briefly went to the locker room at the start of the second and that left an opening for the Lakers. The Sixers traditionally struggle when Embiid is off court, not terribly surprising since he is the reigning NBA scoring champion. But this was outing was particularly abysmal. The Lakers went on a 13-2 run with Embiid on the bench, a run that wasn´t steadied until, yes, Embiid returned and hit a 3 for a 36-34 lead. The game then morphed into a 3-point shootout. The Lakers hit four, the 76ers made six and Philly took a 61-59 lead into the break. Who kept the Lakers close in the half? It sure wasn´t James and Davis. Try Reaves, who hit two 3s and scored 15 points that kept the Lakers within striking distance. He finished with 25. Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, left, goes up for a shot against Los Angeles Lakers' Thomas Bryant NETS 120, HAWKS 116 Kevin Durant scored 34 points, Kyrie Irving had 33 points and 11 rebounds and Brooklyn finished a seven-game homestand by beating Atlanta. TJ Warren added 14 points and Ben Simmons returned from a four-game absence with a left calf strain with six points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Nets won for the ninth time in 12 games overall. They hadn´t played seven straight home games since moving to Brooklyn a decade ago and they took advantage, losing only to the NBA-leading Boston Celtics while surging into fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Trae Young had 33 points and nine assists for the Hawks, while Bogdan Bogdanovic rebounded from a miserable game at the Knicks two nights earlier with 31 points. Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets shoots the ball during the game against the Atlanta Hawks PELICANS 128, SUNS 117 Zion Williamson capped a season-high 35-point performance with a 360-degree, one-handed dunk in the final seconds that upset Phoenix players, and New Orleans beat the Suns in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference. Players and coaches from both teams swarmed around one another angrily as officials frantically stepped in to separate them before both teams finally walked off opposite ends of the court, with Williamson gesturing triumphantly to roaring fans before disappearing down the tunnel to the locker room. Jose Alvarado came off the bench to add 20 points for New Orleans, which had to hold on in the opener of a two-game series after the Suns hit 15 of their 22 3-pointers in the second half to erase a 16-point deficit. Deandre Ayton had 25 points and 14 rebounds. The Suns (16-10) lost for the fourth time in five games to fall 1 1/2 games behind New Orleans (17-8) atop the Western Conference standings. New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) completes a dunk against the Phoenix Suns TIMBERWOLVES 118, JAZZ 108 D´Angelo Russell scored 20 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 13 rebounds in his return to Utah and Minnesota beat the Jazz. Rudy Gobert was traded Minnesota over the summer. The French center spent his first nine NBA seasons with the Jazz. Malik Beasley scored 23 points to lead Utah. Jordan Clarkson added 21 points and Mike Conley had 17 points and six assists in his first game back after being sidelined for nine games by a left leg injury. Minnesota Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell (0) takes layup against Utah Jazz KINGS 106, CAVALIERS 95 Harrison Barnes scored 20 points, Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 18 rebounds and Sacramento rallied to beat Cleveland. Kevin Huerter made two 3-pointers in 56 seconds late in the fourth quarter, fueling a 21-2 game-ending run by Sacramento. The Cavaliers had held their largest lead at 93-85 on Caris LeVert´s 3-pointer with 5:40 remaining. LeVert had 22 points, six rebounds and six assists for Cleveland, which had its seven-game home winning streak snapped. Harrison Barnes #40 of the Sacramento Kings shoots a three-pointer against Cleveland KNICKS 121, HORNETS 102 Julius Randle scored 33 points, RJ Barrett added 26 and New York beat Charlotte for its third straight victory. Jalen Brunson had 11 points and 11 assists for the Knicks. They evened their record at 13-13. Terry Rozier scored 24 points for Charlotte. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 22 points on his 27th birthday. Julius Randle #30 of the New York Knicks shoot over Jalen McDaniels #6 of the Hornets GRIZZLIES 114, PISTONS 103 Jaren Jackson Jr. had 20 points and four blocks and Memphis beat Detroit for its fifth straight victory. Brandon Clarke added 17 points for Memphis, missing only one of his eight shots. Dillon Brooks had 16 points, and Ja Morant finished with 15 points and 12 assists. Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pistons with 19 points, Marvin Bagley III scored 14 points, and Kevin Knox II and Isaiah Stewart finished with 13 points each. Memphis Grizzlies Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) reacts after a three pointer against the Detroit Pistons PACERS 121, WIZARDS 111 Buddy Hield scored a season-high 28 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 23 points and 11 assists and Indiana beat Washington. Bennedict Mathurin added 18 points, Oshae Brissett 16 and Myles Turner 14. Kristaps Porzingis led Washington with 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting. Kyle Kuzma added 27 points, and Jordan Goodwin had 19. Buddy Hield #24 of the Indiana Pacers scores layup against the Washington Wizards MAGIC 113, RAPTORS 109 Franz Wagner scored 34 points and Orlando turned to rookie Pablo Banchero in the final minutes to hold off Toronto after the Raptors had wiped out a 20-point deficit in the second half. Banchero finished with 23 points and six rebounds. While Cole Anthony contributed 18 points off the bench. Pascal Siakam had 36 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Raptors. Franz Wagner #22 of the Orlando Magic scores the ball against O.G. Anunoby #3 of the Toronto Raptors BUCKS 106, MAVERICKS 105 The Bucks overcame a 33-point effort from Luka Doncic to inch out a one-point victory in Dallas. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and received some aid from center Brook Lopez who hit the game winning layup on a last second alley-oop that came off an inbound pass. The Bucks win moves them within a game and a half of the Celtics for first place in the NBA Eastern Conference. Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks plays defense on Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"> Read more: DM.later('bundle', function() DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker'); );

Nets Look To Rebound At Home Take On Hornets

2022-12-22T22:29:33Z

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The Brooklyn Nets were dreaming of a perfect homestand until their offense ran into the Boston Celtics. Now the Nets hold designs on finishing their season-high seven-game homestand with two more wins, starting with Wednesday's visit from the struggling Charlotte Hornets. The Nets won the first four games of their homestand with victories over the Portland Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors to push their home winning streak to six games. On Sunday, however, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] Brooklyn took its first home loss since Nov. 1, in coach Jacque Vaughn's first game, by falling 103-92 to the Celtics. "We had plenty of opportunities in the first quarter," said Vaughn, who saw his team take an early nine-point lead and allow just 41 points in the second half. "A little bit of everything. But that team had 103 points and we didn't play our best." The Nets fell to 12-3 when allowing less than 110 points, mostly because their offense could not do enough against the NBA-best Celtics. Brooklyn dropped to 1-4 when being held under 100 points after shooting 40.5 percent, marking the team's third-poorest shooting performance of the season. Kevin Durant, who was named Eastern Conference player of the week, scored 31 points but also committed four of his eight turnovers in the fourth quarter when he faced frequent double teams. Durant also had little help at times. Kyrie Irving was held to 18 points and shot 7 of 21 (33.3 percent), marking his worst shooting performance since returning from his eight-game suspension on Nov. 20. The Nets played a third straight game without Ben Simmons, who tweaked his calf in the second quarter on Nov. 28. Simmons is expected to sit again Wednesday and would be replaced in the starting lineup by Joe Harris, who is shooting 53.8 percent (21 of 39) over his past four games Charlotte has lost three of four, with losses to Boston, the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers while playing without LaMelo Ball (high ankle sprain) and Gordon Hayward (shoulder). On Monday, the Hornets took a 119-117 loss to the Clippers when they could not stop Kawhi Leonard on the final two possessions. The Hornets could not secure a defensive rebound as Leonard hit the tying putback with 39.7 seconds left and then hit the game-winning 18-footer with 1.4 seconds left. "It's just one rebound that decided the game," Charlotte forward Kelly Oubre Jr. said. "It's been the same story for a couple of nights. Just one rebound. We get this one rebound and we secure possession of the ball and the game is in our hands." Charlotte finished with a 49-47 rebounding margin but also allowed 25 second-chance points and 13 offensive boards. "The biggest possession of the game, the ball's right there," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford added. "That's the game. It's our biggest problem. The nights where we're physical, we're fine. The nights where we're not physical, it doesn't work." Oubre scored 28 points, marking the fifth straight time he scored at least 20. P.J. Washington added 26 after going 0 of 13 on Saturday against Milwaukee. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

NBA Roundup: Jazz Top Warriors On Last-second Dunk

2022-12-22T22:29:21Z

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Rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk just after Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points in a game in which both teams were missing key players. Poole made 1 of 2 free throws with 13.3 seconds remaining to give the Warriors a seemingly safe four-point lead after they trailed by 11 early in the fourth quarter, but the Jazz then pulled off a win with a wild ending. The late rally began with the 3-pointer from Beasley with 7.8 seconds to go. Nickeil Alexander-Walker then gave the Jazz life with 4.3 seconds remaining by stealing the ball from Poole in a frantic moment. The ball was advanced to Beasley, who connected with Fontecchio for the game-winning bucket with 1.4 seconds left. Grizzlies 123, Thunder 102 Ja Morant had 26 points, a career-high-tying 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Memphis to an easy win over visiting Oklahoma City, the Grizzlies' fourth straight and sixth in their last seven games. Morant took over in the third quarter after Oklahoma City trimmed the Memphis lead to 75-73 with 5:37 left. He scored seven consecutive points, in a variety of ways. Morant got to the free-throw line, drained a 3-pointer and hit a finger roll as the Grizzlies stretched their lead to nine, their biggest of the game at the time. Morant clinched the triple-double with a steal and feed to Brandon Clarke for a dunk with just more than three minutes remaining. The triple-double was the second of the season and sixth of Morant's career, setting the Grizzlies' all-time mark since the franchise moved to Memphis. Bucks 126, Kings 113 Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in a game-high 35 points, Jrue Holiday was nearly as productive with 31 and Milwaukee pulled away late to defeat visiting Sacramento. All five starters scored in double figures as the Bucks won their third straight in their first meeting of the season with the Kings. It was the second time this season Antetokounmpo and Holiday each eclipsed 30 points in the same game. Domantas Sabonis had a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double for Sacramento, which got within a point with 10:27 to play but could not catch the hosts. Nets 122, Hornets 116 Kyrie Irving collected 33 points and nine assists as Brooklyn took a big lead in the first half and held on for a victory over Charlotte in New York. Kevin Durant added 29 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Nets set a season high for points in the first half (73), improved to 5-1 on their season-high seven-game homestand and rebounded from Sunday's 11-point loss to the Boston Celtics. Durant and Irving combined for Brooklyn's final 15 points. Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 11 of his 29 points in the fourth. Kelly Oubre added 28, but despite shooting 53.4 percent, Charlotte lost for the fourth time in five games. Rozier got by Irving and Seth Curry for a layup to make it 118-116 with 67 seconds left. Following a Charlotte deflection that left six on the shot clock, Irving hit two free throws with 44.3 seconds left and a floater in the lane with 13.7 left for the game's final points. Magic 116, Clippers 111 (OT) Moritz Wagner went for a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds, Bol Bol scored another 20 points, and Paolo Banchero sank six free throws down the stretch to cap his game-high 23-point effort as Orlando snapped a long losing skid with an overtime defeat of visiting Los Angeles. Ivica Zubac and Nicolas Batum each scored 16 points in the loss, with Zubac also grabbing 13 rebounds. Leonard finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Cole Anthony came off the bench to score 13 points for Orlando, [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] which last won on Nov. 18. Raptors 126, Lakers 113 Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Fred VanVleet had 25 points and had seven assists as host Toronto defeated depleted Los Angeles. The Lakers were without their two stars LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (illness). O.G. Anunoby scored 23 points for Toronto, which led by 23 at the half and never looked back. Gary Trent Jr. chipped in with 18 points, Chris Boucher had 16 points and Scottie Barnes had 13 points and a career-matching 17 rebounds. Dennis Schroder scored 18 points for the Lakers. Russell Westbrook added 16 points and nine rebounds, Thomas Bryant had 16 points, Kendrick Nunn had 15 points, Lonnie Walker IV scored 12 points and Austin Reaves had 10 points. Bulls 115, Wizards 111 DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine carried the load for host Chicago, which ended a three-game losing streak by beating Washington. DeRozan scored 27 points -- 21 of them in the second half -- to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Vucevic and LaVine tallied 25 points apiece, with the former adding 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. LaVine chipped in seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Kristaps Porzingis carried Washington with a full stat line of his own: 28 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Kyle Kuzma added 21 points and five boards, and Monte Morris contributed 17 points and eight assists. Pelicans 104, Pistons 98 Zion Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas each had a double-double and New Orleans won its fifth consecutive game by holding off visiting Detroit. Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Valanciunas added 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Pelicans won for the 10th time in 12 games. Trey Murphy III scored 20 points and Naji Marshall added 17 off the New Orleans bench. Saddiq Bey scored 25 while Killian Hayes had 17 points and 12 assists to lead the Pistons, who were completing a back-to-back after winning 116-96 at Miami on Tuesday. Knicks 113, Hawks 89 Julius Randle posted a double-double and scored 19 points in the third quarter for host New York, which rolled to a win over undermanned Atlanta. Randle finished with 34 points, two shy of his season high, and pulled down a season-best 17 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 15 points while Mitchell Robinson put up eight points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks. Quentin Grimes contributed a season-high 23 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range for the Knicks, who have won two straight. New York, which beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-81 on Sunday, hadn't previously held an opponent under 100 points this campaign. Timberwolves 121, Pacers 115 D'Angelo Russell scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Anthony Edwards added 26 on the night as Minnesota scored the game's final six points in a win over Indiana in Minneapolis. Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 21 rebounds for the Timberwolves, which led by as many as 23 in the second quarter before the Pacers pulled within two at the half. Jaylen Nowell chipped in 14 points and Jaden McDaniels had 12 for the winners. Buddy Hield made seven 3-pointers and finished with 26 points for Indiana, while Tyrese Haliburton had 26 points and 15 assists, Myles Turner had 23 points, and Bennedict Mathurin added 14. --Field Level Media adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Mills Thrills For Undermanned Nets In NBA

2022-12-22T22:28:59Z

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Patty Mills has guided the decimated Brooklyn Nets to a memorable 136-133 NBA defeat of Indiana on his return from the basketball wilderness. Australia's Olympic basketball captain has had his minutes cut significantly this season. Prior to Saturday night (Sunday AEDT) he had averaged only 11 compared to 29 last campaign and had not seen any time on the floor in the Nets' past seven hit-outs. But with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, compatriot Ben Simmons, Nic Claxton, Joe Harris, Royce O'Neale, Seth Curry and TJ Warren all unavailable in Indianapolis, Mills started for the first time this season and rose to the challenge set by new coach Jacque Vaughn. The 34-year-old finished with 24 points - the second-most of any Net - to go with his six assists and six rebounds. The 227 three-pointers Mills hit last campaign were the second-most in a campaign for Brooklyn and he showed his flair from deep again with three shots made. Most notably, he hit an open look beyond the arc in the final three minutes to extend the Nets' lead to four points and force a Pacers timeout. Indiana never led again after that point. Cam Thomas pitched in a career-high 33 points off the bench as Brooklyn (16-12) surged to a sixth win from seven outings and consolidated fourth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Vaughn explained a tight turnaround between games had led him to take a conservative approach to his players' fitness. "When you have two or three guys, rotational guys out, it puts a strain and a stress on two or three more guys and then we're really not in a position of taking care of the team in total," Vaughn said. "We think, how does it affect everyone else so we can get to a place where, next week we're looking at ourselves in the mirror with pretty good health mentally and physically." Elsewhere, Josh Giddey's tenth double-double of the season was not enough to secure victory for Oklahoma City, who went down 110-102 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Giddey was typically busy under the ring, pulling down 13 rebounds - the second-most of any player on the court - and led his teammates for assists (six), while also scoring 17 points. But Evan Mobley, Caris LaVert and Jarrett Allen combined for [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ pinfaves.com] 64 points to ensure the Thunder never led at any point in the game. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Giddey apos;s Double-double Not Enough For OKC

2022-12-22T22:28:15Z

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Josh Giddey has racked up another double-double but it was not enough to prevent Oklahoma City Thunder suffering a 123-102 road loss to a Ja Morant-inspired Memphis. Australian second-year talent Giddey had 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] a steal, but could have done more damage. He shot the ball at just 31 per cent from the field as star teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up 26 points for the Thunder. "We had a chance to win it," said guard Giddey. "We just let it kind of get out too far going into the fourth." Morant had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists as the Grizzlies rode a second-half flurry to their season-best fourth straight win. It was Morant's second triple-double of the season and seventh of his career, while Dillon Brooks (24 points) and Brandon Clarke (17) were also important. In Brooklyn, injured Ben Simmons (calf) was sidelined and veteran guard Patty Mills rode the bench again throughout the Nets' 122-116 home win over Charlotte. Kyrie Irving (33 points) and Kevin Durant (29) did most of the damage for the Nets, who won for the fifth time in six games, while Seth Curry added 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting. Matthew Dellavedova did not bother the statisticians in little more than one minute of action in Sacramento's 126-113 road loss to Milwaukee, who scored a 13th consecutive victory over the Kings. Giannis Antetokounmpo (35 points) and Jrue Holiday (31) were in hot form for the Bucks as they improved to 18-6. Australian rookie Dyson Daniels had six points, three rebounds and a front row seat to the Zion Williamson show in New Orleans' 104-98 home win over Detroit. Williamson had 29 points and 10 rebounds to fire the Pelicans to their fifth straight win, and 10th in 12 games. Trey Murphy III, a 2021 first-round draft choice starting because of Brandon Ingram's left-foot injury, hit four triples and had 20 points for New Orleans. Elsewhere, Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto routed a short-handed Los Angeles team playing without LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (illness). Julius Randle had 34 points and 17 rebounds in New York's 113-89 win over Atlanta. D'Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Anthony Edwards scored 26 points as Minnesota held on to beat Indiana 121-115. Rookie Pablo Banchero scored 10 of his 23 points in overtime as Orlando beat Los Angeles 116-111 to snap a nine-game losing streak. The Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 125-98, with Aussie Jock Landale contributing three rebounds, two assists and two points in his 14 minutes on court for the losing hosts. In Salt Lake City, rookie Simone Fontecchio made a last-second, game-winning dunk as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to earn an improbable 124-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Jordan Poole led all scorers with 36 points. - with AP adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement

Simmons Back In Nets apos; NBA Win Over Hawks

2022-12-22T22:28:02Z

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Ben Simmons has returned to NBA action after just under a fortnight out with injury to help Brooklyn to a 120-116 home win over Atlanta. Having missed four matches with a calf complaint, the Australian was back in the Nets' starting five at centre on Friday night in New York and played just shy of 21 minutes for six points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Brooklyn were led by Kevin Durant with 34 points and a double-double from Kyrie Irving (33 points, 11 rebounds) to improve their season record to 15-12 and fifth in the Eastern Conference. "We know we've got a long way to go," Simmons said. "A lot of guys have been in and out of the rotation obviously so it's changing a lot, but we're just staying focused and we're building day by day." Trae Young top-scored with 33 points for the Hawks while Bogdan Bogdanovic had 31, including 7-of-9 from three-point range. In New Orleans, the Pelicans won the battle of Western Conference big guns against Phoenix 128-117. Zion Williamson scored 35 points, Jose Alvarado added 20 off the bench and the Pels (17-8) had another four players in double figures for scoring to cement their sixth straight victory and 10th in 12 games. Aussies Jock Landale (nine points) and [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] Dyson Daniels (four points) had quiet nights and will face off against each other again on Sunday. Compatriot Josh Green scored eight points and Luka Doncic 33 as the Dallas Mavericks fell 106-105 at home to the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks (19-6). Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 10 boards, but a Brook Lopez alley-oop sealed the win with 7.8 seconds left. A thrilling finish also in Philadelphia with the hosts dramatically pushed to overtime by the Los Angeles Lakers before prevailing 133-122. The Sixers led by 18 points in the fourth quarter and by nine with 30 seconds of regulation remaining, but it ended level at 120. "We will take the win," 76ers coach Doc Rivers said. "Usually when you give up a lead like that, to gather yourself and play well in overtime is rare." Joel Embiid had a game-high 38 points and 12 boards and De'Anthony Melton scored a career-high 33 points off the bench on 8-of-12 from beyond the arc. Boomers star Matisse Thybulle's first three buckets were slam dunks on his way to nine points in 14 minutes. Russell Westbrook had a triple-double (12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) and Anthony Davis a double-double (31 points, 12 rebounds) for LA, while Austin Reaves and LeBron James combined for 48. Elsewhere there were wins for New York, Minnesota, Indiana, Orlando, Memphis and Sacramento. With agencies. adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement