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Sources: Bjorkgren fired by Pacers after 1 year
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Wednesday, 09 June 2021 10:33
After one tumultuous season, the Indiana Pacers fired coach Nate Bjorkgren on Wednesday, sources told ESPN.Pacers management met with Bjorkgren on Tuesday to discuss his future and ultimately decided that the disconnect between him and a veteran locker room with playoff aspirations had created an insurmountable gulf, sources said. Bjorkgren had one guaranteed year left on his original three-year contract,…
PG welcomes 'Playoff P' taunts, vows better play
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Wednesday, 09 June 2021 01:30
SALT LAKE CITY -- As LA Clippers forward Paul George stood at the line with 10 minutes, 11 seconds remaining in Tuesday night's second-round Game 1, Utah Jazz fans serenaded him with chants of "Playoff P!"And with 1:37 left, the taunt of choice, and the loudest of the night, was an "overrated" chant that many of the 18,007 fans echoed…
Mitchell takes over, scores 45 to spark Jazz rally
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Wednesday, 09 June 2021 01:30
Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell didn't feel well at halftime of Tuesday's Game 1 against the visiting LA Clippers. He was a bit under the weather, feeling nauseated and a little light-headed. And he really felt sick about his performance in the first half."Yeah, I was definitely feeling it a little bit, but sometimes you've just got to dig deep…
Embiid shakes off MVP loss, drops 40 in G2 win
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Wednesday, 09 June 2021 00:08
PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid's night started with a loss and ended with a win in perhaps his most impressive playoff performance to date.The Philadelphia 76ers' 118-102 Game 2 victory over Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday began shortly after the NBA announced Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic won league MVP honors, with Embiid finishing second. Jokic soundly defeated Embiid, with 971 voting…
Nuggets expect Porter, maybe Barton for Game 2
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Tuesday, 08 June 2021 20:19
Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Tuesday that forward Michael Porter Jr. should be "good to go" for Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night and that guard Will Barton could return to the court for the first time in almost two months, as well."I think Michael Porter should be good to…
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