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Kyrie replaces Pau as a VP of players' union
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Monday, 17 February 2020 12:59
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been elected as a vice president of the National Basketball Players Association.Irving replaces Pau Gasol on the NBPA executive committee. Gasol's three-year term expired."This was the right time for me to run for a leadership position in the NBPA," Irving said. "I have been an observer and a participant in union affairs for a…
NBA Power Rankings: Second-half storylines for all 30 teams
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Monday, 17 February 2020 09:59
The 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend is in the books, and the second half of the NBA season is upon us. The teams with the two best records were represented by All-Star captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Of the teams without a representative in Chicago, some were taking advantage of much-needed downtime to recover from nagging injuries while others felt…
Magic leads tributes to Kobe at All-Star Game
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 17:46
CHICAGO -- The tributes to the late Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna began well before Sunday night's All-Star Game at the United Center.Before the players were announced and the game tipped off, the lights went down, and Hall of Famer Magic Johnson took center stage to make a speech honoring the Lakers legend."We'll never see another basketball player quite…
Sources: Cavs, Beilein discussed parting ways
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 20:20
The Cleveland Cavaliers and John Beilein have discussed the possibility of him stepping down as head coach during the NBA All-Star break, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst on Sunday.Beilein left for the All-Star break weighing his future as coach -- including the possibility that he has coached his final game, league sources told ESPN.Beilein has yet to…
Kawhi lights-out from beyond arc to claim MVP
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 20:55
CHICAGO -- The 2020 All-Star Game saw Kawhi Leonard win the first-ever Kobe Bryant MVP award, and saw both teams honor the late Los Angeles Lakers legend in the most fitting possible fashion: by playing hard to the very last second.Under the new "Elam Ending" rule instituted this season, with the game ending when one team or the other reached…
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