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Gilbert Arenas: “I can understand where Ben Simmons is coming from. It wasn’t the media saying he can’t win, his own coach said ‘don’t know’ if the Sixers can win with him. Teammates know each other weaknesses they know Ben struggles with shooting and confidence issues. Putting him out there like that wasn’t right.”
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Chris Haynes: Toronto Raptors star Fred VanVleet (right knee injury management) is out tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Nick Friedell: Nash says there is no update on Ben Simmons. He still isn’t able to do anything. Nash says he is still hopeful Simmons plays this year.
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Adrian Wojnarowski: Chicago Bulls F Patrick Williams will make his return vs. the Toronto Raptors on Monday, sources tell ESPN. Williams has been out since wrist surgery in October.
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More than that, Kevin Porter expects to spend years playing the point for the Rockets and playing it his way. “I’m a point guard,” Porter said. “I’m not a traditional one. But I’m a point guard. We’re in 2022. I think Stephen Curry, he got the ‘traditional point guard’ label out. Since Steph, I don’t think there’s been like a traditional point guard moving forward, except for CP (Chris Paul) and (others) that have been already. I see myself definitely as a point guard, especially for this team. I... Читать дальше...

In the NBA, a player’s contract year is a very real thing, where guys who are about to hit free agency see their value go way up or down depending on how they do specifically in the last season of their previous deals.

Saturday in Washington, it was a thundering dunk, a driving layup, a handful of threes and, finally, a cutting layup that pushed James up the NBA’s all-time scoring leaderboard to No. 2, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The historic basket came midway into the second quarter of the Lakers’ 127-119 loss. Stanley Johnson found James on a back-door cut into the paint for a right-handed layup for his 36,930th career point, moving him past Karl Malone for second on the NBA’s career scoring list. “Just... Читать дальше...

James finished the game with 38 points for 36,937 in his career and now trails only legendary center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the all-time list. Abdul-Jabbar has been the NBA’s scoring king since 1984 and finished his 20-year career with 38,387 points. “I will not allow myself to think about it,” James said of the possibility of passing Abdul-Jabbar. “I’ve always just played the game the way I’ve been playing it over the years, and these things have just happened organically by just going out and playing the game the right way. Читать дальше...

Protestors rallied outside Barclays Center on Friday in support of Kyrie Irving. While it’s uncertain if any more demonstrations are planned when the Nets play host to the Jazz on Monday, or in the immediate future, it’s clear the situation continues to be divisive. The protestors held signs that read “Wake Up New York” and “Brooklyn Loves Kyrie.” Others ripped up Nets tickets along with photos of Mayor Eric Adams, angered that he hasn’t repealed private sector vaccine mandates that bar the All-Star from playing home games. Читать дальше...

LeBron James surpassed Karl Malone for No. 2 on the all-time scoring list last night vs. the Wizards.

The San Antonio Spurs (27-44) play against the Golden State Warriors (47-23) at Chase Center

The Toronto Raptors (39-31) play against the Philadelphia 76ers (43-26) at Wells Fargo Center

The Boston Celtics (43-28) play against the Denver Nuggets (42-29) at Ball Arena

The Utah Jazz (44-26) play against the New York Knicks (30-40) at Madison Square Garden

The Phoenix Suns (57-14) play against the Sacramento Kings (25-47) at Golden 1 Center

The Oklahoma City Thunder (20-50) play against the Orlando Magic (18-53) at Amway Center

The New Orleans Pelicans (29-41) play against the Atlanta Hawks (35-35) at State Farm Arena

The Portland Trail Blazers (26-43) play against the Indiana Pacers (24-47) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Mike Trudell: * @LeBron James has surpassed Karl Malone for 2nd on the all-time @NBA scoring list, with a driving layup. Only @Kareem Abdul-Jabbar remains. Kareem: 38,387 LeBron: 36,930 (at the 5:20 mark of the 2nd Q vs. Washington) Malone: 36,928 Kobe: 33,643
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The Los Angeles Lakers (30-40) play against the Washington Wizards (40-40) at Capital One Arena

Game Time: 8:00 PM EDT on Saturday March 19, 2022

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

Game Time: 8:00 PM EDT on Saturday March 19, 2022

The Dallas Mavericks (43-28) play against the Charlotte Hornets (35-35) at Spectrum Center

Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Saturday March 19, 2022

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

Game Time: 5:00 PM EDT on Saturday March 19, 2022