LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Down 0-1 in their first-round NBA playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers, the lineup of Los Angeles Lakers could look a little different for Game 2 on Thursday (9 pm ET, ESPN). Point guard Rajon Rondo, sidelined the past 5 weeks with a fractured …
Read More »Patrick Beverley, hampered by a lingering left calf strain, rode out for Game 2 by Clippers
The LA Clippers outscored Patrick Beverley for Game 2 because of a lingering left calf strain. Coach Doc Rivers said the team’s starting point guard did not move well in the morning shootaround. He was added to the afternoon injury report as doubtful before the team downgraded him to the …
Read More »Raptors hit as team to watch video of Masai Ujiri meeting cop at ’19 NBA Finals
6:57 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The Toronto Raptors met Tuesday as a team to watch new video clips showing the change of team president Masai Ujiri with a sheriff’s deputy from the San Francisco area in the moments after the team won the NBA Finals last year. The footage, which …
Read More »Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis likely for Game 2
Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis (searess in the right knee) has been updated to likely for Wednesday’s Game 2 against the LA Clippers. A source told ESPN that Porzingis had irritation in the knee but hopes to play in Game 2. Meanwhile, Clippers guard Patrick Beverley was added to …
Read More »Bucks, Lakers stunned in playoff openers
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – At first it was Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, unable to claim what was one of the best defenses in the league. Then came LeBron James and the Lakers, who sounded 3-pointers from the edge to deliver a constant sound in a mostly empty …
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