One hundred and forty-one nights after his positive test for coronavirus triggered the suspension of the NBA season, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert scored the first points of the league restart, turning a drop move on the former teammate. Team Derrick Favors in Thursday night’s opening game possession against the …
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5:44 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN For the second time this season, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson’s “debut” was marred by a minute restriction that kept him off the floor of a close game in the closing minutes. Williamson debuted on January 22, and after his 17-point outburst nearly blew …
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5:44 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson was cleared to play for the team and started in Thursday night’s NBA restart game against the Utah Jazz. Coach Alvin Gentry told reporters that Williamson had to go through pre-game warm-ups before the team made a decision. …
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Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies liked where they were standing when the NBA was closed in March. Now with the NBA restart, Morant says he believes it is unfair that the filler the Grizzlies built between themselves and the closest playoff contenders in the West could be irrelevant. “But, …
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NEW YORK – Tom Thibodeau is back in New York as the Knicks’ new coach. The former NBA Coach of the Year was hired Thursday and returned to the team that helped lead the NBA Finals as an assistant. “I know what New York is like when the Knicks are …
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