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Kidd did it because he knows he has to with the coach-player relationship under scrutiny in today’s NBA, and Kidd has been on both sides. “That’s my job. My job is to protect him and tell the truth,” Kidd told Yahoo Sports after the game. “I didn’t lie or do anything out of the ordinary. We just went a little too far.” … [Read more...] about
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It was the day of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, and before Mychal Thompson said goodbye to his call-in guest on his ESPN LA 710 radio show in Los Angeles, the former Lakers forward had a request for a special delivery. “If you see Cedric Maxwell,” Thompson said, “tell him I hate him.” Maxwell, the former Celtic and 1981 Finals MVP … [Read more...] about
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Bobby Manning: Luka Doncic at the podium now: “At some point, yeah, I just really want to win. Sometimes, I don’t show it the right way … I gotta do a better job showing it a different way. Go back to playing fun. We talked about how we came back from 20pts in the 4Q, we were having fun.” … [Read more...] about Luka Doncic: I have to do a better job of showing how badly I want to win in a different way, go back to having fun
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He has no doubt about the Celtics beating the Mavericks in the Finals. “Dallas will be sky-high for Game 3 and they may win that one, but I think the Celtics will be on the golf courses of the world by the end of next week,” said Cousy. “I’m saying this series will be four, maybe five games.” … [Read more...] about
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Tim MacMahon: Luka Doncic received a pain-killing injection before Game 2 to numb the area of his thoracic contusion, sources tell @malika_andrews and me. The expectation is that Doncic will get another shot before Game 3. … [Read more...] about Luka Doncic received a pain-killing injection before Game 2, likely to get another shot before Game 3