Новости за 03.04.2023

Angel Reese played a crucial role in LSU’s championship year. The sophomore forward averaged 23.0 points and 15.4 rebounds with dominant performances all season: 26 points and 28 rebounds vs. Texas A&M, 36 and 20 vs. Ole Miss… In the NCAA title game against Caitlin Clark‘s Iowa, Reese was key as well with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Marc Stein: The Lakers’ Anthony Davis and Brooklyn’s Mikal Bridges were just named West and East Player of the Week by the NBA. More NBA from me: http://marcstein.substack.com
Source: Twitter @TheSteinLine

Shams Charania: Golden State’s Andrew Wiggins plans to attend Warriors-Thunder on Tuesday. The reason for Wiggins’ leave of absence since mid-February is that his father, Mitchell Wiggins, has been dealing with a serious medical situation, sources close to the situation say. 🙏🏽
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

Fred Katz: Jalen Brunson is a finalist for the NBA’s sportsmanship award, along with Bam Adebayo, Harrison Barnes, Mike Conley, Darius Garland and Boban Marjanovic.
Source: Twitter @FredKatz

Tim MacMahon: Source: Jazz rookie center Walker Kessler is entering concussion protocol, likely ending his season. Kessler is expected to be an All-Rookie selection after averaging 9.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks while shooting 72% from the floor.
Source: Twitter @espn_macmahon

Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Andrew Wiggins is nearing a return to the team and is expected to be back early this week. Wiggins has missed 21 games attending to a family matter. Huge boost for the defending champions and sixth seed in the West.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

Mavs Film Room: Shams Charania says that he’s told the Mavs organization is “seriously considering” shutting down Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving for the final games of the season
Source: Twitter

Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: Li-Ning has eyed him for a while.
Source: Twitter

An agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the owners and players association was reached in the late hours of the March 31 deadline. Many changes trickled out over the past weekend and while there is still much left to be reported, we have a good idea of what the big picture of what the new CBA looks like.

INSIDER: Rockets to Pursue JAYLEN BROWN, Go In “NEW DIRECTION” #houston #rockets #nba @johngranato @lancezierlein
Source: Twitter

“I still feel like we can [keep everyone together],” Curry continued. “Obviously, we understand how important Bob is, we understand how important Coach is, our core, Draymond, Klay [Thompson], myself, Andre [Iguodala], even though he’s had a rough year with injuries and what not, he’s been extremely valuable behind the scenes in helping maintain our culture.
Source: Angelina Martin @ Yahoo! Sports

“We’ve just been losing tough ones, emotionally draining, but at the same time we’re professionals,” Irving said. “So I think the fun part of it is we still have a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel of where we can still sneak in. “But at the same time, I’m at peace with just our effort, with spurts throughout the games. We’ve just got to be able to finish better as a team.”
Source: Brad Townsend @ Dallas Morning News

There are a lot of body-shamers in Atlanta and they decided to go all-in on Luka Doncic during Sunday’s marquee matchup. According to Mavs beat reporter Grant Afseth, the home crowd started chanting “You are fat” as Doncic was at the free-throw line. The Mavs superstar has been criticized in the past for being a bit overweight, and the Hawks fans mercilessly brought up this issue at an opportune time.
Source: Paolo Songco @ Clutch Points

Durant was asked about it after the 128-118 Suns win, explaining that his sentiments have evolved since the early years following his departure. “I understand it,” he said after the game. “I meant so much to this community and just for me to leave like that. Early on, I didn’t get it. But I get that an NBA team is a part of your community, players so entrenched in your community.” “There was more love this time than there has been in the past,” the Suns star followed up. “I’m just focused on that. Читать дальше...

The Los Angeles Lakers’ late-season surge, with Sunday’s victory over the Houston Rockets marking the 10th win in their past 14 games, has LeBron James talking about a hopeful title run once again. “We just want to put ourselves in position to be able to compete for a championship,” James said after the Lakers’ 134-109 win. “It’s a journey, and obviously, we don’t have as much chemistry as a lot of other teams trying to compete for a championship or that have aspirations to win a championship... Читать дальше...

“[Antetokounmpo] has been MVP too much,” Bucks guard Jrue Holiday said of why his teammate has been overlooked in the conversation. “He’s been doing this too much, I feel like people get bored of it. It’s kind of like the [LeBron James] effect. LeBron has done it so many times that people think that it’s normal now. And it’s not.
Source: Jamal Collier @ ESPN

There’s a reason Wiggins hasn’t been ruled out for the season. There remains a belief he might show up in the coming days. It isn’t blind ambition. There’s been some level of signaling. But the clock is ticking and nobody behind the scenes is guaranteeing anything. Wiggins has told them he has been working out privately recently, but an intake process and some amount of ramp-up will be needed if he does return.
Source: Anthony Slater @ The Athletic

Dane Moore: Anthony Edwards: “Man, our fault. Guys who played tonight, all on us. We didn’t come ready to play, as you can see.” On consistently losing to losing teams: “It’s just a level of respect for the game. You’ve got to treat every game the same, and that’s something that we lack.”
Source: Twitter @DaneMooreNBA

The Golden State Warriors (41-37) play against the Denver Nuggets (51-26) at Ball Arena

The Philadelphia 76ers (51-26) play against the Milwaukee Bucks (55-22) at Fiserv Forum

The Indiana Pacers (34-44) play against the Cleveland Cavaliers (48-30) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Despite the setbacks, the 22-year-old is enjoying a fresh start with the Pistons as he looks to get his career back on track. “This is apparently like my rookie year, I can say, because just the amount of games I’ve played,” Wiseman told ESPN prior to Sunday’s game against the Orlando Magic. “Seriously. So, I just got to take it one day at a time. I can’t be so hard on myself about anything, about trying to be good right now, all the instant gratification stuff. Sometimes it comes into my mind... Читать дальше...

The Phoenix Suns (42-35) play against the Oklahoma City Thunder (38-40) at Paycom Center

Sean Cunningham: Malik Monk is out of today’s game with left leg soreness.
Source: Twitter @SeanCunningham