Pat Sullivan / Associated Press The Houston Rockets under head coach Mike D’Antoni and general manager Daryl Morey like to play small, with a starting lineup of five players: James Harden, Russell Westbrook, PJ Tucker, Robert Covington and Danuel House Jr., all 6’7 “or shorter. So when the Denver Nuggets …
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma spoke to the media for 6 1/2 minutes on Wednesday, addressing some reporters in person in Orlando, Florida, while others logged in on Zoom and were asked 10 questions. Only one of the questions was geared toward social justice, and not long after the …
Read More »Russell Westbrook clears protocol, ready to practice rocket
Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook said Wednesday he is “grateful and blessed” to be able to participate in practice again after recovering from the coronavirus. Westbrook spoke to the media ahead of Wednesday’s practice, his first with the team since he erased the NBA’s quarantine protocol on the league’s Walt …
Read More »Major League Baseball Players Take Visible Stance on Social Justice
PHOENIX (AP) – Major League Baseball has not always been at the forefront of the social justice movement in recent years, with leagues like the NBA and NFL generally at the center. But in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, and due to the quirks of a coronavirus-altered …
Read More »Celtics PG Kemba Walker improves knee, but unlikely to play on first hit
5:18 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Tuesday that while star point guard Kemba Walker’s left knee is improving, he is likely to be left out of Friday’s opening game within the NBA bubble at Walt Disney. World Resort against the Oklahoma City Thunder. “Kemba did …
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