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Eric Nehm: Mike Budenholzer confirmed that Pat Connaughton will play today. It will be his first action since breaking a bone in his right hand against the Suns on Feb. 10.
Source: Twitter @eric_nehm

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Milwaukee: Giannis Antetokounmpo (right knee soreness) has been downgraded to out.
Source: NBA.com

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The final stage of James Wiseman’s return to the Warriors has hit another speed bump. Because of some swelling in his right knee, Wiseman has been temporarily shut down, sources told The Athletic. He didn’t practice with the Warriors the past two days and won’t play for the Santa Cruz Warriors in a fourth G League game on Sunday, as initially planned.
Source: Marcus Thompson II and Anthony Slater @ The Athletic

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In an appearance on NBC Sports Chicago’s Bulls Pregame Live, Chicago Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf refuted a claim by Tracy McGrady that Michael Jordan threatened to retire to shoot down a 1997 trade that would have sent Scottie Pippen to the Celtics and McGrady to the Bulls. “I understand that there’s a lot of truth to this story,” Reinsdorf said on the broadcast. “But the one part that’s not true is that Michael Jordan in any way communicated with the Chicago Bulls his displeasure over the trade.”
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Isaiah Thomas: Once I was paying free again, it’s like, ‘I’m playing everywhere.’ Because the time is ticking like, I’m 33. But I still got a lot of years left to play. But I’m on the back end of my career. So I’m trying to take every ounce of this game that I can and play anywhere I can while I’m healthy and feeling great.
Source: Apple Podcasts

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JJ Redick: I think you have spoken with Grayson Allen if I’m not correct. (…) Alex Caruso: I never actually had a conversation with him, or a text or phone call so that’s still kind of up in the air.
Source: Apple Podcasts

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Luka Doncic recently discussed a plethora of topics with JJ Redick on The Old Man and the Three podcast. And he recalled one of his first interactions with Kobe Bryant. “I met him before; it was in Portland just after I was drafted, it was the Nike campus,” Doncic said on the March 18 episode. “He was there, and the one advice he gave me was, ‘Watch out, they’re gonna come after you because you’re from Europe. They’re gonna try and go after you.’ And it was true.” It seems Doncic believes that some... Читать дальше...

JJ Redick: We had a very brief conversation when when we were teammates about European or overseas superstars versus American superstars. And I thought it was really interesting. And one of the, like the takeaways was the European superstars, a lot of them and we can talk about Giannis Antetokounmpo, you, Nikola Jokic for instance, it seems like they’re a little more low maintenance than some other ones. And we can point to American superstars like Stephen Curry who are very low maintenance. But culturally, why do you think that is? Читать дальше...

“I am just worrying about the games, honestly,” Walker said. “I am not too worried about after the season, what am I going to do, what happens next.” Drafted 18th overall out of Miami in 2018, Walker and the Spurs could not come to an agreement on a contract extension before the start of the season. That set the stage for Walker to test free agency this offseason. After an up-and-down start to the season, Walker has begun to settle into a defined role as an “instant offense” guy off the Spurs’ bench. Читать дальше...

However, Stephen A. Smith didn’t like the reaction at all and basically argued that Karl-Anthony Towns has no right to do such thing against a player like Russell Westbrook. The ESPN broadcaster highlighted that the Timberwolves have not done anything significant in the past two decades, adding that they made the playoffs just once in the past two decades (17 years to be exact). In response to Stephen A., Towns fired back and shared his confusion why Russ didn’t get any criticism for his “rock-a-baby”... Читать дальше...

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has declared he is done ranting at referees and has discovered a trick to help prevent him from venting his frustration when the whistle doesn’t go his way. “It’s a funny thing — I just start singing a song in my head,” Doncic said after Friday night’s 111-101 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, when he had a frustrating performance (17 points, 5-of-20 shooting, six turnovers) but no confrontations with the officials. “One of my favorite songs I pick and just start singing and let pass. Читать дальше...

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Dean Wade missed his third consecutive game on Friday night because of a sore right knee, and Wade will undergo further testing on Monday to get clarity on the injury, multiple sources tell cleveland.com.
Source: Chris Fedor @ Cleveland Plain Dealer

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The Los Angeles Lakers (30-40) play against the Washington Wizards (29-40) at Capital One Arena

The Detroit Pistons (19-51) play against the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-30) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

The Dallas Mavericks (43-27) play against the Charlotte Hornets (35-35) at Spectrum Center

The Milwaukee Bucks (44-26) play against the Minnesota Timberwolves (41-30) at Target Center

The Boston Celtics (43-28) play against the Sacramento Kings (47-47) at Golden 1 Center

Game Time: 10:00 PM EDT on Friday March 18, 2022

The Chicago Bulls (41-29) play against the Phoenix Suns (14-14) at Footprint Center

Game Time: 10:00 PM EDT on Friday March 18, 2022

KC Johnson: Billy Donovan on Lonzo Ball: “He has not responded.” Said no setbacks. Just can’t get him to full speed.
Source: Twitter @KCJHoop

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KC Johnson: Patrick Williams has been full go with no setbacks in G League practices, per Billy Donovan. Bulls will decide tomorrow if Williams plays Sunday for Windy City.
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The Los Angeles Clippers (36-37) play against the Utah Jazz (26-26) at Vivint Arena

Game Time: 9:00 PM EDT on Friday March 18, 2022

The New Orleans Pelicans (29-41) play against the San Antonio Spurs (44-44) at AT&T Center

Game Time: 8:30 PM EDT on Friday March 18, 2022

Ryan Ward: Frank Vogel says Anthony Davis has responded well to on-court shooting. He’ll get in some more work on the floor tonight before the game.
Source: Twitter @RyanWardLA

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Nick Friedell: A couple follow ups from Nash: Ben Simmons isn’t able to do anything right now. Simmons did a couple individual workouts in the beginning and hasn’t been able to do anything since. Nash says he doesn’t remember if Simmons was showing back issues or not during initial workouts.
Source: Twitter @NickFriedell

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Tim Reynolds: Heat status updates … Jimmy Butler, out (ankle) Caleb Martin, in (knee) PJ Tucker, in (knee) Victor Oladipo, out (announced earlier today, back spasms)
Source: Twitter @ByTimReynolds

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