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Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 6, 2024, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WHEN THE BOSTON CELTICS convened for training camp in September, it began yet another NBA champion’s quest to repeat for the first time since the 2017-18 season. Now, just two weeks into the 2024-25 campaign, the Celtics will face the franchise whose record-shattering success
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ESPN News Services Nov 6, 2024, 12:23 AM ET Anti-establishment Republican and former NBA player Royce White lost his bid for a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday after falling to incumbent Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota’s top election matchup. White had acknowledged he was as surprised as anyone when the state Republican Party endorsed him
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Nov 5, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions An MRI revealed that Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards has a right first rib cartilage fracture, the team announced Tuesday. Richards sustained the injury in the first half of Friday’s loss to the Boston Celtics. He will be evaluated on “an every-other-week basis,” and the Hornets
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LeBron James could be working with a new group of teammates off the
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Shams Charania, ESPNNov 5, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan suffered a fractured left thumb and is scheduled to have surgery this week, the team announced Tuesday. Sochan was injured in the second quarter of Monday’s 113-104 loss to the LA Clippers and missed the rest of the
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 5, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid will be suspended for three games without pay for shoving Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes after Saturday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA announced on Tuesday. “Mutual respect is paramount to the relationship between players and media in
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Shams Charania, ESPNNov 5, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon will miss multiple weeks because of a right calf strain, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Gordon suffered the injury in the Nuggets’ win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. The loss is a difficult blow to Denver, which
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Associated Press Nov 5, 2024, 02:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Paul George is back, this time with the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored 15 points in his return from a left knee injury Monday night and called his performance in his regular-season debut “rusty.” “The good thing about it is I was able
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Associated Press Nov 4, 2024, 11:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — The win total is growing quickly, and so is the Cavaliers‘ confidence. At 8-0 so far, they are the only unbeaten team left in the Eastern Conference. And at this point, they might as well win them all. “That’s the plan,” center
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Associated Press Nov 5, 2024, 02:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The LA Clippers have a history of making things hard on themselves. So why should trying to win for the first time at their new home be any different? It took five attempts, but the Clippers finally broke through Monday night
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ perfect 3-0 start to the season already
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Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2024, 11:03 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — In the wake of coach Gregg Popovich’s indefinite absence from the San Antonio Spurs due to a health issue, point guard
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2024, 11:32 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
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Dan Hajducky, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Close Dan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions A game-worn Michael Jordan jersey from the Chicago Bulls‘
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