Новости за 27.04.2023

Dwyane Wade on how he wasn’t sure LeBron was going to pick Miami during ‘The Decision’… “I don’t think LeBron was 1000% sure. Did you see him? He was nervous, we were all nervous. And the reason I had to go watch like everybody else was because Bron went radio silent on me. It was like three days that I didn’t hear from him.”
Source: YouTube

And it could be the piece they’ve been eyeing for a while: Timberwolves star forward Karl-Anthony Towns. “The interest in making that happen would be mutual, for sure,” one league source told Heavy Sports. “KAT and the Knicks are intertwined. To some people, it is more a matter of when they go after him, not if.”
Source: Sean Deveney @ Heavy.com

NBA Central: “I think it is unlikely that Giannis Antetokounmpo extends his contract this summer.” – Brian Windhorst pic.twitter.com/KRmpzScR4u
Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral

Ohm Youngmisuk: Lawrence Frank says team would love to bring back Mason Plumlee and Eric Gordon.
Source: Twitter @NotoriousOHM

Andrew Greif: Kawhi Leonard’s ACL is “firmly intact,” Lawrence Frank said, and said that regardless of treatment he will be ready for next season.
Source: Twitter @AndrewGreif

Law Murray: L Frank on Paul George/Kawhi Leonard extension talk: “We want to keep them as Clippers for a long time. And so we’ll look forward to those conversations… those guys have been great partners. So at the appropriate time, we look forward to sitting down.”
Source: Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU

Andrew Greif: Lawrence Frank says the Clippers want Russell Westbrook back on the team next season.
Source: Twitter @AndrewGreif

Law Murray: L Frank the latest to push back on load management talk: “Kawhi Leonard had to deal with 3 different injuries, coming off an ACL reconstruction. That’s not load management… Everyone’s an expert about someone else’s body.”
Source: Twitter @LawMurrayTheNU

Jon Krawczynski: Anthony Edwards’ attorney says his client “intends to vigorously defend against these baseless charges.” pic.twitter.com/tEP8gx1UDV
Source: Twitter @JonKrawczynski

Chris Fedor: #Cavs Ricky Rubio reiterated what Danny Green said to me in the locker room last night and what I reported this morning, there was a feeling — and still is — that the Cavs were better than the Knicks. But they didn’t show it. And New York wanted it more.
Source: Twitter @ChrisFedor

Jon Krawczynski: Tim Connelly says he wants Naz Reid to be here a “long, long time.” Finch says he’s a high priority to keep for the long term.
Source: Twitter @JonKrawczynski

Christopher Hine: Tim Connelly on potential extensions for Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels. As soon as the team is allowed to have discussions with them, he said both will have “really really nice offers with a lot of money in their inbox.”
Source: Twitter @ChristopherHine

Danny Cunningham: Jarrett Allen on this series: “Even for me, the lights were brighter than expected.”
Source: Twitter @RealDCunningham

Jay King: Jayson Tatum on Heat-Bucks: “I wouldn’t necessarily call it an upset.” Clear he has a lot of respect for Miami.
Source: Twitter @ByJayKing

“I feel like we had the roster to do more than what we’ve done,” Jae Crowder said. “We came up short. Obviously we had a championship in mind and that’s the only conversation we always had, is championship. So we came up short big time. And we failed. I don’t know what else you want me to say.”
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Giannis Antetokounmpo: “Michael Jordan played 15 years, six championships. The other nine years was a failure? That’s what you’re telling me? (…) It’s the wrong question. There’s no failure.”
Source: Twitter @hoopshype

CJ Holmes: Draymond Green: “I don’t go chasing a villain title. Being the villain is no fun. But I’m not ducking any smoke.”
Source: Twitter @CjHolmes22

The No. 1 seeded Milwaukee Bucks have been eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs after losing their series to the Miami Heat in five games, in what is now considered one of the biggest upsets in NBA history.

Ben Golliver: noted that the Bucks had a sign counting down the 16 playoff wins needed for a title & they were “stuck on 15” in historic early exit vs. Heat: “For me, I think this has been the worst postseason ever.”
Source: Twitter @BenGolliver

Marc J. Spears: Curry, Klay, Green and Wiggins all score at least 20 as Warriors beat Kings 123-116 in Game 5 of the first round series. Golden State can end the series with a win on Friday at Chase Center. Curry has game-high 31 despite missing 8-of-10 3s. Looney 22 rebounds. pic.twitter.com/tcioLbckoq
Source: Twitter @MarcJSpears

The 2023 Milwaukee Bucks may go down as one of the greatest teams in modern history to be eliminated in the first round as their season came to a shocking end to the No. 8 seed Heat in five games. A back injury to Giannis Antetokounmpo gave Miami an opening to steal two games and the Bucks couldn’t recover from it. They now head into the summer with the burden of wasting a season from their title window.

Dan Woike: “Tonight, I was shit. And I’ll be better in Game 6” — LeBron James said.
Source: Twitter @DanWoikeSports

Golden State Warriors PR: With six points, Stephen Curry (3,702 career playoff points) has passed Magic Johnson (3,701) for 15th place on the NBA’s all-time postseason scoring list.
Source: Twitter @WarriorsPR

Danny Cunningham: #Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell: “I don’t feel like I was the player I needed to be for this group.”
Source: Twitter @RealDCunningham

Steve Layman: Grizzlies stay alive with the win at home. Desmond Bane goes for 33, Ja Morant 31 in a 116-99 win over the Lakers.
Source: Twitter