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- Andrew Wiggins' request for COVID-19 vaccine exemption denied, won't be able to play in Warriors home games
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 09:13 PMAndrew Wiggins won't be able to play in Warriors home games in San Francisco after the NBA denied his request for a religious exemption.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Opinion: How Andrew Wiggins' refusal to receive COVID-19 vaccine seriously compromises Warriors
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 03:46 PMAndrew Wiggins said he will not get vaccinated unless he is "forced." That could throw a big wrinkle into the Warriors' championship aspirations.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - GM Gersson Rosas shockingly fired by T'wolves, and Karl-Anthony Towns responds: 'wtf'
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 04:44 PMGersson Rosas fired as GM just days before NBA training camps open and just days after he posted photos of himself, players and the team's coach.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - JJ Redick calls it a career: 'Last 30 years of basketball have been beyond my wildest dreams'
Tuesday - 09/21/2021 - 10:05 AMJJ Redick began his NBA career as a seldom-used reserve, but as the 3-point shot took on more importance, his minutes increased.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'We're going to get to have our own identity': Steve Ballmer excited for future as Clippers break ground on new arena
Friday - 09/17/2021 - 08:02 AMSteve Ballmer is excited about the future - and present, even with Kawhi Leonard's status unclear - as the Clippers break ground on the Intuit Dome.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Milwaukee Bucks make historic hire of Lisa Byington as TV play-by-play announcer
Wednesday - 09/15/2021 - 07:45 PMByington takes over for Jim Paschke on Bally Sports Wisconsin, making her the first woman play-by-play announcer for a major men's pro sports team.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lakers' Carmelo Anthony solely motivated this season to win his first NBA ring: 'That's it'
Tuesday - 09/14/2021 - 08:01 AMCarmelo Anthony, entering his 19th NBA season, ranks 10th on the league's all-time scoring list with 27,370 points.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michigan AD Warde Manuel says he never apologized to Chris Webber on school's behalf
Friday - 09/10/2021 - 08:56 PMMichigan athletic director Warde Manuel denied that he apologized to Chris Webber on the university's behalf, as the Fab Five member had said he did.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix Suns' Chris Paul teams with Gopuff to assist underrepresented businesses and entrepreneurs
Thursday - 09/09/2021 - 10:21 AMIn his partnership with the Gopuff delivery service, Chris Paul has helped spearhead a plan to highlight underrepresented companies.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sixers have traded unhappy stars before Ben Simmons and didn't make out too well
Friday - 09/03/2021 - 01:14 PMDealing a disgruntled Charles Barkley didn't work out so well for the Philadelphia 76ers. That was also the case with Moses Malone and Markelle Fultz.
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- Why Ben Simmons has zero leverage with the 76ers
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 03:40 PMMackenzie Salmon and Andy Nesbitt react to the biggest NBA news of the week and debate if Ben Simmons has any chance of actually getting out of Philadelphia.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Timberwolves' toxic office environment, interoffice relationship led to Gersson Rosas' firing
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 04:18 PMGersson Rosas' consensual relationship with another Minnesota employee was not the main reason for his firing, but it did accelerate the process.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Opinion: Ben Simmons has not earned right to dictate terms of his exit from Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday - 09/21/2021 - 07:30 PMIt would be malpractice for Sixers GM Daryl Morey to waste Joel Embiid's prime by making a bad trade to appease an unhappy Ben Simmons.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Malika Andrews gets the nod to host ESPN's new NBA studio show, replacing Rachel Nichols
Monday - 09/20/2021 - 02:16 PMRising star Malika Andrews will host the network's new studio program "NBA TODAY," which will debut on Oct. 18.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving clarifies 'mask off' tweet; not related to pandemic
Thursday - 09/16/2021 - 08:39 AMKyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets raised eyebrows online Wednesday by tweeting "My mask is off. Now take yours off. No fear."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - John Wall, Houston Rockets agree to work together on finding a new home for All-Star guard
Tuesday - 09/14/2021 - 02:57 PMThe Rockets are headed in a direction that doesn't include All-Star point guard John Wall. The two have agreed to work together on a trade.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Memphis Grizzlies re-acquire Marc Gasol from Los Angeles Lakers but plan to waive him
Friday - 09/10/2021 - 09:29 PMMarc Gasol has been traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Memphis Grizzlies, who plan to waive him so he can remain in Spain with his family.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chris Bosh's Hall of Fame career is marked by more than NBA titles, flashy statistics
Friday - 09/10/2021 - 09:47 AMChris Bosh helped design a blueprint for a modern-day big man – a forward-center who moved out to 3-point line to create spacing for better offense
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DeAndre Jordan intends to sign with Lakers after being traded from Nets to Pistons and bought out
Friday - 09/03/2021 - 08:38 PMDeAndre Jordan plans to sign with the Lakers after completing a buyout with the Pistons, who acquired him in a trade with the Nets.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dennis Rodman's Las Vegas bender mentioned on 'The Last Dance' being made into movie
Wednesday - 09/01/2021 - 11:15 AMDennis Rodman's wild time in Las Vegas during the Chicago Bulls' 1997-98 "The Last Dance" season is being made into a movie, "48 Hours in Vegas."
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- Opinion: Some teams have had enough of players who refuse to be vaccinated
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 06:02 AMUnvaccinated players in San Francisco and New York face being locked out of their home arenas because of local COVID-19 restrictions.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ben Simmons says he wants to leave Philadelphia, so here are some potential landing spots
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 06:40 PMBen Simmons said he does not plan to attend Sixers training camp, which begins next week. But the Sixers won't make a bad deal just appease Simmons.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Former Suns star Cedric Ceballos out of hospital after '20 days on death row' with COVID-19
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 09:11 AMFormer Phoenix Suns star Cedric Ceballos tweeted Tuesday that he's out of the hospital after spending weeks in ICU with COViD-19.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'It's great and it's time:' Lisa Byington take a big step forward for women in sports broadcasting
Saturday - 09/18/2021 - 07:01 AMWomen's role in sports has been growing for years, a new milestone was reached this week when Lisa Byington was named Bucks play-by-play announcer.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Warriors' Klay Thompson can thrive after ACL, Achilles injuries, experts say. Will he be as effective?
Friday - 09/17/2021 - 06:20 AMFor many, the question will be: can Klay Thompson get back to where he was before the injuries? His age could be a benefit in his recovery and return.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Former Suns star Cedric Ceballos 'COVID-19 free' but still battling to fully recover
Tuesday - 09/14/2021 - 10:40 AMCedric Ceballos tweeted Monday he no longer has the COVID-19 virus, but he's still not able to breathe, walk or function on his own yet.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Love of the game': Val Ackerman, new Hall of Famer, key contributor to basketball history
Saturday - 09/11/2021 - 07:45 AMVal Ackerman, newly elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, has positively impacted the sport on almost every level.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Feds unseal records in man's $3M scheme to kill Kobe Bryant rape accuser
Thursday - 09/09/2021 - 03:49 PMThe FBI unseals records detailing a man's alleged offer to make Lakers guard Kobe Bryant's 2003 rape case go away by killing his accuser.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ex-NBA player Cedric Ceballos asks for prayers as he battles COVID-19 in intensive care unit
Tuesday - 09/07/2021 - 01:39 PMCedric Ceballos, 52, spent 11 seasons in the NBA with five teams, most notably the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers in the early and mid-1990s.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Opinion: Ben Simmons has no choice but to leave Sixers after being thrown under team bus
Tuesday - 08/31/2021 - 06:29 PMThe news that Ben Simmons says he wants out of Philadelphia is not surprising after a series of unfortunate events.
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