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Besides fan voting leading to some ridiculous All-Star appearances throughout the years, the media hasn’t exactly been perfect with their award voting either.

Although Indiana Pacers guard T.J. Warren has recovered from consecutive stress fractures in his left foot and returned to full basketball activities, he will sit out Indiana’s final 12 games and prepare for the 2022-2023 season, sources told ESPN. Warren, 28, has missed the entirety of this season and played only four games in 2020-2021 with the stress fractures, but has fully recovered and discussions between the Pacers and his representatives concluded that returning to play so late in a season... Читать дальше...

Shams Charania: Bulls forward Patrick Williams has been assigned to Chicago’s Windy City G League affiliate and is targeting return to NBA action next week, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Key return to lineup coming. Williams has been out since October due to wrist surgery.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

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Chris Haynes: Golden State Warriors defensive specialist Gary Payton II (left knee soreness) is targeting a return on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs after being sidelined for two weeks, league sources tell @YahooSports.
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Shams Charania: Warriors star Stephen Curry has been diagnosed with a sprained ligament in left foot that will sideline him indefinitely, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium . X-rays on the foot returned negative Wednesday night – meaning no fracture or major damage, a sigh of relief.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

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The chances Knicks center Nerlens Noel suits up again this season are slim, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Source: Marc Berman @ New York Post

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Joel Embiid on why Ben Simmons left “I just didn’t understand what was going on, honestly. I didn’t understand what happened and what led up to that whole situation. To this day, I don’t understand. Even when you look at it and I don’t have any problems with him and like I say, obviously we didn’t win the championship together, but in the regular season, we went dominant every single season. 50-win seasons, I always believed that we had a chance to win together. Like I always believed that even to this day. Читать дальше...

In one particular sequence that went viral, Russell Westbrook air-balled a corner 3-pointer with 3 minutes, 58 seconds left. After Towns rebounded the miss, he looked twice at the path where the air ball took flight with a perplexed look. “I honestly don’t pay no mind to it,” Westbrook said of the Wolves talking smack. “Maybe the other guys . But they weren’t talking to me. They were talking to individual guys particularly, but the trash talking doesn’t bother me none. “Nobody over there has done... Читать дальше...

Dane Moore: Anthony Edwards on Karl-Anthony Towns’ swag: “KAT last year didn’t say a word on the court, now he talking crazy to people. It’s because he got swag. He got swag. He kill the drip coming into the game, showing off the watch. Yeah, he’s swaggy. For sure. Love dat. Love KAT.”
Source: Twitter @DaneMooreNBA

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Kerr was shown yelling at Smart after the play. “I thought it was a dangerous play,” Kerr said. “I thought Marcus dove into Steph, and that’s what I was upset about. A lot of respect for Marcus. He’s a hell of a player, a gamer, a competitor. I coached him in the World Cup a few summers ago. We talked after the game and we’re good. But I thought it was a dangerous play.”
Source: Kendra Andrews @ ESPN

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The Detroit Pistons (18-51) play against the Orlando Magic (18-52) at Amway Center

The Toronto Raptors (39-30) play against the Los Angeles Clippers (36-36) at STAPLES Center

Game Time: 10:30 PM EDT on Wednesday March 16, 2022

The Milwaukee Bucks (44-26) play against the Sacramento Kings (46-46) at Golden 1 Center

Game Time: 10:00 PM EDT on Wednesday March 16, 2022

The Boston Celtics (42-28) play against the Golden State Warriors (23-23) at Chase Center

Game Time: 10:00 PM EDT on Wednesday March 16, 2022

The Denver Nuggets (41-28) play against the Washington Wizards (38-38) at Capital One Arena

Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Wednesday March 16, 2022

The Philadelphia 76ers (41-26) play against the Cleveland Cavaliers (29-29) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Wednesday March 16, 2022

The Atlanta Hawks (34-34) play against the Charlotte Hornets (35-35) at Spectrum Center

Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Wednesday March 16, 2022

Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN reporting with @RamonaShelburne: Brooklyn Nets All-Star Ben Simmons has remained sidelined with an irritation of the L-4 disc of the lower spine and hope remains he can return for a “couple” of regular-season games prior to the Eastern Conference playoffs. Story soon.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

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Ryan Blackburn: Michael Malone on if there are any similarities between Porzingis and Jokić and how they’re being utilized: “Not really. Other than being big and foreign, I think that’s where the similarities stop.”
Source: Twitter @NBABlackburn

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Michael Singer: After a positive practice in Grand Rapids today, Jamal Murray is expected to practice again tomorrow, per league source.
Source: Twitter @msinger

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LeBron James is inching closer and closer to one of the most illustrious records in the NBA.