Новости за 25.03.2023

Winning the MVP would put Nikola Jokic alongside legendary Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, and Bill Russell as the only players with three straight Most Valuable Players Awards. Still, he doesn’t think about it. “It’s enough, I can’t, really. Third year… I don’t really think about it,” he said. “I play one game at a time, and that’s it. If it’s going to be, it’s going to be. Whoever wins will deserve to win, that’s how it will be for sure,” Jokic said to Glas Amerike.
Source: EuroHoops.net

Phoenix Suns big man Jock Landale has been sued by his former schoolmate. According to The Herald Sun, the Australian basketball player is being taken to court by Max Jones, the son of famous Aussie Rules player Sam Newman.
Source: BasketNews

Ring culture dominates the GOAT debate when it comes to the NBA so we’re trying to add a bit of nuance to it with an exercise in which we look into the spending of the various teams in which league legends played. (Obviously, it’s a bit harder to win titles when your team’s owner is not spending big bucks).

Chris Haynes: There’s strong optimism Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards (ankle) could make his return Sunday against the Golden State Warriors, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.
Source: Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

Jayson Tatum on what he and Brad Stevens told Jaylen Brown during the past offseason: “Just reassuring the obvious — that we need him. He’s a big part of this team, this franchise. Without him, we can’t reach our goal.”
Source: Twitter @hoopshype

NBA Central: Austin Reaves says he’d like to stay with the Lakers but the NBA is a business “Anybody that says we don’t play the game for money is lying… I want to make as much money as I can and be as successful as I can no matter where it’s at.”
Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral

Tim MacMahon: Kyrie Irving on boos in Dallas: “So what? … You obviously want to play well, but you it’s only five people on the court that can play for Dallas Mavericks. If the fans wanna change places, then hey, be my guest. Got years of work ahead to be great enough to be on this level.”
Source: Twitter @espn_macmahon

After the game, Embiid told Green why he was inspired into such a herculean effort against Golden State. “He said, ‘You know why I played like that tonight?,” Green recalled on the postgame podium. “You said Joker was the hardest person to guard in the league, so I took that personal.’ So I wanna tell y’all Joel is the hardest guy to guard in the league.”
Source: Jack Winter @ Clutch Points

For his part, Leonard seems to be loving the impact of Westbrook on the team since the latter arrived in LA as a big-name free-agent signing after the NBA trade deadline. So much so, that Kawhi had nothing but praise for his new teammate: “Just having a Hall-of-Fame point guard on the floor. He brings energy to the team, he brings pace… He plays both ends of the floor, he rebounds the ball… He’s been doing a great job,” Kawhi said, via ClutchPoints’ Clippers reporter Tomer Azarly.
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“Going more into depth of my statement, you come into a Finals situation are you more fearful to face LeBron James or Michael Jordan? MJ is 6-0 in the Finals and LeBron has four rings. When I say players didn’t fear LeBron, LeBron has been beaten, MJ has not. When LeBron first came to the Heat, people saw him as a villain. But when you line up next to him, you’re actually fearful of him because he’s trying to prove people wrong.”
Source: Angelo Guinhawa @ Clutch Points

The 11-year NBA big man was fired up and seemingly irritated by another MJ-LeBron comparison, tearing the former Miami Heat point guard to shreds in an NSFW rant on The Draymond Green Show. “That s**t pissed me off… guys be on some sucka s**t,” Thompson said via The Volume. “Mario Chalmers, at one point you were probably texting LeBron to get on a team and get a job. Listen, I’m just assuming. I’m just saying, just because you didn’t get your way, how could you say that about a guy who you went to war with, who believed in you. Читать дальше...

The New Orleans Pelicans play against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena

The Utah Jazz play against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center

The Utah Jazz are spending $4,225,712 per win while the Sacramento Kings are spending $3,109,627 per win

Game Time: 10:00 PM EDT on Saturday March 25, 2023

Broadcast Info

Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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National TV: N/A
Home TV: NBCSCA
Away TV: ATTSN-RM
Home Radio: Sactown Sports 1140 AM
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The Philadelphia 76ers play against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center

The Indiana Pacers play against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena

The Indiana Pacers are spending $3,814,361 per win while the Atlanta Hawks are spending $4,162,119 per win

Game Time: 5:00 PM EDT on Saturday March 25, 2023

Broadcast Info

Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Free trial

National TV: N/A
Home TV: Bally Sports SE-ATL
Away TV: Bally Sports Indiana
Home Radio: WZGC
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The Phoenix Suns (38-34) play against the Sacramento Kings (43-29) at Golden 1 Center

The Chicago Bulls (35-38) play against the Portland Trail Blazers (32-41) at Moda Center

The Philadelphia 76ers (49-23) play against the Golden State Warriors (38-36) at Chase Center

Dave McMenamin: Darvin Ham says D’Angelo Russell will not play against OKC because of his right hip. “It’s not too serious, but serious enough where we need to manage him,” Ham said. Russell will be day-to-day going forward, Ham said.
Source: Twitter @mcten

The Milwaukee Bucks (53-20) play against the Utah Jazz (35-38) at Vivint Arena

Oklahoma City: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal strain) has been upgraded to available for Friday’s game against LA Lakers.
Source: Alberto De Roa @ HoopsHype

The Charlotte Hornets (24-51) play against the Dallas Mavericks (36-38) at American Airlines Center

Sean Highkin: Chauncey Billups says Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic are out tonight.
Source: Twitter @highkin

The Houston Rockets (18-56) play against the Memphis Grizzlies (46-27) at FedExForum

The Detroit Pistons (16-58) play against the Toronto Raptors (36-38) at Scotiabank Arena