Basketball
Sources: Valanciunas declines $17.6M option
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Thursday, 13 June 2019 13:11
Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas is declining the $17.6M player option on his 2019-20 contract, clearing the way to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, league sources told ESPN.Valanciunas' primary intention will be to negotiate a new longer-term deal with the Grizzlies, league sources said. In the post Marc Gasol-era, Valanciunas remains the franchise's focus to continue as its…
Zion sues to end agreement with marketing firm
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Thursday, 13 June 2019 14:29
Duke star Zion Williamson is suing to enforce his termination of an agreement he signed with a Florida marketing company, maintaining their deal was unlawful under North Carolina law, his attorneys told ESPN.Williamson is set to become the No. 1 overall pick to the New Orleans Pelicans in next week's NBA draft.According to the suit filed in federal court in…
Kemba: 'Would take less' to stay with Hornets
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Thursday, 13 June 2019 10:37
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Three-time All-Star point guard Kemba Walker says he'd be willing to work with the Hornets and would take less than the supermax $221 million contract he's eligible to receive to re-sign with Charlotte.The Hornets can offer Walker, their all-time leading scorer, a five-year contract worth up to that amount. Other NBA teams can offer only a four-year…
The Warriors' golden Oracle era comes to an end
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Thursday, 13 June 2019 10:09
On Jan. 17, 2017, the Golden State Warriors held a rather elaborate ceremony at what was then just a big pile of dirt in San Francisco. The ownership group, which had invested approximately $1.5 billion to turn this pile of dirt into a game-changing stadium when Chase Center opens later this year, sat in the front row.Head coach Steve Kerr…
Klay Thompson's 3-point shooting has been absolutely absurd
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Thursday, 13 June 2019 06:26
With their backs against the wall in a must-win NBA Finals Game 5 in Toronto, the Golden State Warriors leaned on an old friend to extend the series: historically great 3-point shooting.The Dubs are the defining team of our time in part because they've turned the basketball court inside-out, winning games from the perimeter as opposed to the interior. Check…
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