Starters announced for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game

The NBA has announced the starters for the upcoming 2022 NBA All-Star Game. The starters for the East will be Trae Young, DeMar DeRozan, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Kevin Durant. The West will be represented by Ja Morant, Nikola Jokic, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins and Morant are first-time All-Stars. DeRozan was named to his first All-Star game since 2018. The King…

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COVID-19 issues among NBA staffers causing problems

While more than 300 NBA players have entered the league’s health and safety protocols this season because of COVID-19-related issues, a debilitating issue remains the recent surge of team staffers — from coaches to support staff and beyond — entering protocols for the same reason. This season there have been more than 500 confirmed COVID-19…

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Kyrie Irving Makes His NBA Return Against the Indiana Pacers

The Brooklyn Nets brought a little extra pizzazz for their first road game of 2022, bringing back Kyrie Irving to the starting lineup against the Indiana Pacers. The team believed his conditioning would allow him to play up to 30 minutes in his debut. The Nets have their “Big 3” of Irving, Kevin Durant, and James Harden together for the…

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Possible NBA in-season tournament in the future

Over the past few years, the NBA has been looking for ways to make the season more exciting. One example was recently implementing a play-in tournament for the final few spots in the playoffs.  Something else the NBA has considered is an in-season tournament. As first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, there has recently been…

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Steve Kerr to replace Gregg Popovich as head coach of Team USA

Steve Kerr, a three-time NBA championship coach with the Golden State Warriors, has been selected as the next coach for Team USA. Kerr will replace Gregg Popovich and lead a reshaped USA coaching staff into the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics. Sources said that Kerr’s coaching staff would include Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, Miami Heat coach Erik…

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Duke beats top-ranked Gonzaga in clash of unbeaten teams

Any college basketball fan left disappointed by Gonzaga’s wire-to-wire manhandling of UCLA on Tuesday night had to feel made whole by Friday’s epic showdown between No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 5 Duke in Las Vegas. The Blue Devils won by a score of 84-81 in a game played on Nov. 26 that had the feel…

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Andorra and Lietkabelis win Eurocup road games

The first half of Round 3 was an eventful one with a thriller decided in the final seconds, a blowout for a team’s first win, and two other teams getting their first road wins. The action began in the Turkish capital, where Turk Telekom Ankara outlasted Slask Wroclaw 89-73 in a game that saw Tyler…

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Barcelona only undefeated team in Euroleague

Thanks to another game-winning shot from Nikola Mirotic, Barcelona is now the only unbeaten team left through six rounds after outlasting Fenerbahce 74-76 in Istanbul. Barca is alone at the top because Bayern turned back previously perfect Milan 83-77, getting revenge for their five-game playoff series result last spring. Three more home winners to open…

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Plenty of drama and excitement in 1st round of FIBA Europe Cup

On a frantic 13-game slate, it was unlucky for some but a delight for the neutrals with plenty of drama and excitement to conclude the Gameday 1 action in the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season. Tsmoki-Minsk was among the victors on Wednesday as they had to survive an 18-point comeback from Peristeri Vitabiotics for a…

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Toni Kukoč finally enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame

Former Croatian national basketball team member and Chicago Bulls star Toni Kukoč was finally inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield on Saturday. Kukoč became the fifth Croatian basketball player to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame, after Krešimir Ćosić in 1996, Dražen Petrović in 2002, coach Mirko Novosel in 2007, and Dina Radja in 2018.…

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