Nikola Mirotic traded to the Pelicans

 Nikola Mirotic (207 cm) has finally landed with a new team. The Chicago Bulls traded him and a second-round pick to the New Orleans Pelicans for Jameer Nelson, Omer Asik, and Tony Allen. Mirotic is a Montenegrin-Spanish player who has been with the Bulls since 2014. The player requested a trade from the team after…

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Kevin Love suffers broken hand, out 6-8 weeks

 Kevin Love suffered a non-displaced fracture in his left hand on Tuesday night. He was injured in the first quarter of the Cavaliers’ game against the Pistons. Love is expected to miss around 6-8 weeks as he recovers from this injury. The Cavaliers have been planning to make some major moves before the trade deadline.…

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Blake Griffin traded

The Los Angeles Clippers sent Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons for three players and a pair of draft picks on Monday. In return for Griffin, the Clippers acquired guard Avery Bradley, forward Tobias Harris, backup center Boban Marjanovic, a 2018 first-round pick and a 2019 second-rounder. The deal also sent reserve center Willie Reed and…

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LeBron James Seventh Player to Score 30,000 Points

 LeBron James has achieved an NBA scoring milestone. He has become only the seventh player in history to score 30,000 points. At 33 years and 24 days, James is also the youngest player to achieve the said milestone, eclipsing Kobe Bryant who previously held the distinction at 34 years and 104 days. James joined the…

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Milwaukee Bucks Fire Jason Kidd

 The Milwaukee Bucks have fired head coach Jason Kidd. Kidd had been the head coach of the Bucks for over three seasons. He led the team to playoff appearances. Joe Prunty will serve as the team’s interim coach until a more permanent replacement can be found. Kidd was relieved of his duties because the team…

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NBA: Rockets Players Invade Clippers’ Locker Room

 NBA – Tension hit another level after the Rockets-Clippers game on Monday night. Rockets players James Harden, Gerald Green, Trevor Ariza pushed their way into the Clippers’ locker room after the game to confront Austin Rivers. It was so intense that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) dispatched a unit to help stadium security to diffuse…

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NBA’s Enes Kanter faces jail in Turkey over tweets about president

NBA player Enes Kanter, a center for the New York Knicks, faces jail time in his native Turkey after the government accused him of insulting the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A report from the Associated Press suggests the Turkish government is pushing for at least a four-year sentence over controversial remarks Kanter made in…

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Bradley Beal drops career-high 51 points in win

 The Washington Wizards have been dealing with ups and downs while waiting for John Wall to recover from a sore knee. Bradley Beal took it upon himself on Tuesday to carry his team to a much-needed victory, lifting them over the Portland Trail Blazers, 106-92. Beal exploded for a career-high 51 points to anchor his…

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Stephen Curry suffers bad ankle injury

 Stephen Curry rolled his ankle late in the Warriors’ 125-115 victory over the Pelicans on Monday. X-rays came back negative but the All-Star point guard looked like he was in serious pain as he limped off the court with some difficulty. The 29-year-old finished the game 31 points and 11 assists. He is scheduled to…

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NBA News Roundup: LeBron Gets Ejected for the First Time

 It was a day of firsts in NBA news on Tuesday night. Storylines zigged and zagged, some for the better, others for the worse. Across his 15-year career, this was the first time LeBron James was ever ejected from a pro game. The Cavaliers had a comfortable 93-70 lead over the Miami Heat when James…

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