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Luka Doncic becomes youngest player with 30-20-10 game
Luka Doncic had a splendid day at the office on Aug. 4. The Slovenian superstar’s latest triple-double (34 points, career-high 20 rebounds, and 12 assists) ignited the Dallas Mavericks in a 114-110 overtime triumph over the Sacramento Kings at Walt Disney World. Before the NBA season was suspended on March 11, Doncic was No. 1…
Read MoreItaly Serie A season to start with no fans in stands: report
The Italy Serie A is expected to begin the 2020-21 season by staging games without spectators in the stands. According to a recent report in La Gazzetta dello Sport, the upcoming campaign will likely commence with a cap on people (125 maximum), including support personnel, at Serie A venues during games. COVID-19 precautionary measures What’s…
Read MoreToronto Raptors rout Los Angeles Lakers in their first game of NBA restart
Floor leader Kyle Lowry had 33 points, a career-best 14 rebounds, and six assists in 35 minutes as the Toronto Raptors topped the Los Angeles Lakers 107-92 on Saturday at Walt Disney World. In the defending champion Toronto Raptors’ first game of the NBA restart, bench boss Nick Nurse’s team defeated the Lakers for the…
Read MoreZion Williamson a ‘game-time decision’ as NBA season resumes
After a four-day quarantine following his return to the NBA campus at Walt Disney World, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson participated in practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. It remains to be seen if Williamson will compete in Thursday’s game against the Utah Jazz, the teams’ first of the NBA restart. “It’ll be a game-time…
Read MoreTom Thibodeau to be named Knicks coach
The New York Knicks and Tom Thibodeau are hammering out the details to make him the team’s next coach. The contract is reportedly for five years. An announcement is imminent. The Knicks went 21-45 this season. David Fizdale was axed after a 4-18 start, and Mike Miller worked as the team’s interim head coach for…
Read MoreMinnesota Timberwolves owner exploring sale of team; Kevin Garnett interested
Glen Taylor purchased the Minnesota Timberwolves for $88 million in 1995. This week, Taylor confirmed he’s looking to sell the team. The price tag? At least $1.2 billion. Several groups have already made bids for the team. One includes former Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Kevin Garnett, who retired in 2016. What’s more, Taylor is working with…
Read More2019-20 NBA season relaunch to begin with 10-minute quarters for first exhibition games
It’s not an earth-shattering development, but just one more thing that’ll be different during early preparations for the relaunch of the 2019-20 NBA season. Instead of 12-minute quarters at Walt Disney World for their first exhibition games back, NBA teams will play 10-minute quarters. Indeed, this will help players get acclimated to competition again, according…
Read MoreTim Duncan won’t join Spurs at Disney World
Tim Duncan isn’t participating in the NBA restart in Florida. Instead, the San Antonio Spurs legend, who’s in his first season as an assistant coach under Gregg Popovich, is staying in Texas for a different team-related task. Duncan and other team staff are involved in leading veteran forward LaMarcus Aldridge’s rehabilitation program in San Antonio,…
Read MoreLos Angeles Lakers are still title contenders despite Rajon Rondo’s injury
The Los Angeles Lakers were one of the prohibitive favorites to win the title before the 2019-20 NBA season began. It is also worth mentioning that the Lakers had the second-best record in the league before the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. But with the season about to resume in Orlando later…
Read MoreKawhi Leonard joins Clippers in Florida
Kawhi Leonard has arrived in Florida. The NBA superstar joined his Los Angeles Clippers teammates two days after they arrived at the Walt Disney World campus near Orlando, Florida. Upon arrival at Disney World, Kawhi Leonard is going through the required quarantine protocol, which should take up to two days. That means if all goes…
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