Emoni Bates, the world’s biggest basketball prospect, got engaged to Michigan State on Monday, and this would be a simple story if it happened in 1990 instead of 2020. It’s not that simple. Bates loves MSU. He has joined the coaches there. He has expressed great interest in attending college. …
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3:23 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet said it was difficult to decide whether to participate in the NBA season restart amid the coronavirus pandemic and protests for social justice. Finally, however, he decided to play. “It sucks,” VanVleet said in a conference call Monday about having …
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The Los Angeles Lakers plan to sign free agent guard JR Smith and present his name as part of the franchise list for the restart in Orlando, Florida, sources told ESPN. Smith and the Lakers have been discussing a deal since starting point guard Avery Bradley chose not to restart …
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Darron Cummings / Associated Press Veteran shooting guard JR Smith is expected to sign a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers for the remainder of the 2019-20 season, according to Marc Stein of New York Times. Marc Stein @ @TheSteinLine The Lakers, according to league sources, are expected to conclude …
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Ja Morant apologized on Twitter for posting an image on social media with a blasphemy directed at police officers on the back of his shirt, and wrote that “he was not clearly and exactly conveying what he wanted to share.” On Sunday, the Memphis Grizzlies’ rookie point guard reissued an …
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