Every weekend, SI’s Chris Mannix will check in with his Bubble Bits, a quick hit on something remarkable from the NBA campus LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla – By any measure, the NBA’s decision to make a play-in series has been a resounding success. On Thursday, the penultimate day of the …
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Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask says it best: “To be honest with you, it doesn’t really feel like play-off hockey.”Photo: (Getty Images) If you are a hard time to get sports because they started again during the coronavirus pandemic, you are not alone. The athletes who play also have difficulty with …
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Saturday’s play-in game (2:30 p.m. ET, ABC) between the Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies is the rare NBA win-or-go-home game, at least for the Grizzlies. If Memphis wins on Saturday, then the rematch is Sunday (4:30 pm ET, ESPN), with the winner advancing to the NBA playoffs to face …
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6:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – After Miami Heat forward, Derrick Jones Jr. had to immobilize and struggle out of court after falling headlong into a collision with Indiana Pacers center Goga Bitadze in the third quarter of the 109-92 victory of Indiana On Friday afternoon, …
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Ashley Landis / Associated Press Miami Heat striker Derrick Jones Jr. was removed from the floor Friday during his final game of the regular season against the Indiana Pacers on Friday after suffering a neck injury. Next MRI and CT scans were Jones diagnosed with a neck stem. He will …
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