Nearly 90% of NBA players become eligible to trade on Thursday, and the market will fully open ahead of the G League Showcase in Las Vegas from December 19-22. The showcase will give team leaders the opportunity to meet face-to-face, connect on year-round conversations and potential business concepts, and spot the G League’s elite Ignite …
NEW YORK — There were two microphones on Sunday night, and each told a story of its own. The one on the platform between Atlantic Ave. and Flatbush, between the tube station and a bullring, belonged to a man as he spoke to dozens of men in purple and yellow sweatshirts lined up in unison …
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Ever since Ben Simmons arrived in Brooklyn — at the expense of three-time NBA champion James Harden — he’s played poorly or not at all. His struggles — first getting on the court, then staying there or succeeding there — have been a glaring concern for the Nets since acquiring him last …
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CNN — Kyrie Irving will miss the first of several Brooklyn Nets games on Friday after being suspended for comment regarding his tweet linked to an anti-Semitic documentary. The Nets suspended Irving on Thursday after initially doubling down on his decision to share the content on his Twitter account. The star ringleader issued an apology …
CNN — Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving said he “wouldn’t back down from anything I believe in” after he was condemned by his NBA team owner for tweeting a link to a documentary deemed anti-Semitic. The star guard tweeted a link Thursday to the 2018 film “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” which is …
