Five things to take from Lakers' 102-99 loss to Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles
Luol Deng scored 24 points, Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Chicago beat the Philadelphia 76ers 77-69 today to avoid a first-round playoff exit. The top-seeded Bulls finally won without point guard Derrick Rose, building a nine-point SB Nation is a collection of over 300 individual communities, each offering high quality year-round [...]
Read MoreBrooklyn Nets launch new logo. Reactions mixed (+video)
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By Mike Mazzeo | Special to ESPNNewYork.com With the Knicks playoff run in doubt, Nets CEO Brett Yormark joins Michele Steele to talk about whether the new Brooklyn Nets can convert Knicks fans into Nets fans. Tags: Brooklyn Nets, Jay-Z, Brett Yormark, The New Jersey Nets played their final game earlier this month and now [...]
Read MoreBrooklyn Nets launch new logo. Reactions mixed (+video)
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Your chance to win some fresh Brooklyn Nets gear, designed by Jay-Z. For the past couple of months, there's been a proliferating buzz in anticipation of the Nets' move from New Jersey to Brooklyn. With the team's 2012 What's black and white and scrubbed of all things Jersey?? The NEW LOGO for the Brooklyn Nets [...]
Read MoreAndrew Bynum is in control
ESPN
Get that stuff out of here. Los Angeles Lakers All-Star center Andrew Bynum blocked 10 shots in Game 1 of a Western Conference first round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. By doing. LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 29: Andrew Bynum #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up before playing against the [...]
Read MoreDerrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls' new reality, in the wake of his ACL tear
Yahoo! Sport
The news of Derrick Rose's injury isn't just the end of the Bulls title hopes this season, it can go far beyond that. And that's the truly heartbreaking thing. Derrick Rose tore his ACL on Saturday in the fourth quarter of Chicago's win over Philadelphia, and the effects of this sort of injury cannot be [...]
Read MoreOklahoma City Thunder 99, Dallas Mavericks 98 (Game 1)
Pegasus News
When I last wrote this title, it was May of 2011. The Thunder were the upstart young 4 seed that had eeked their way out of the second round after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Dallas Mavericks were the old vets, OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder reserve James Harden has not yet been cleared to [...]
Read MoreKevin Durant embracing closer role
ESPN
All but unnoticed, Kevin Durant made an announcement no one had been awaiting. Forgoing a chance to sort out his own list of glamour markets, he had agreed to a five-year extension in Oklahoma City. Durant, who is from suburban Washington, Durant with a huge shot to get the playoffs started properly. By JEFF LATZKE [...]
Read MoreHoward-less Magic shock Pacers in Game 1
USA TODAY
The Pacers take favorable odds into their postseason matchup with the Orlando Magic. The Pacers take favorable odds into their postseason matchup with the Orlando Magic. Not only did the Magic earn a gutsy win on the road against the Indiana Pacers, they did it with out superstar Dwight Howard, who had season-ending surgery last [...]
Read MoreRose Tears ACL
ESPN
By Peter Yoon | ESPNLosAngeles.com LOS ANGELES — UCLA linebacker Isaiah Bowens tore his ACL on Thursday in practice and will undergo surgery in the next couple of weeks, coach Jim Mora said Saturday. Bowens, a rising redshirt sophomore out of Bishop That sound you just heard was everyone in Chicago screaming "Nooooooo!" in unison. [...]
Read MoreWill Bulls wilt without Derrick Rose?
ESPN
Defending Derrick Rose will be a handful, even if he's not 100% due to ankle and groin injuries that have caused him to miss 15 of the final 21 games of the season. Here are some thoughts on defending the NBA's reigning A preview of the Bulls upcoming playoff run. What are the strengths? weaknesses? [...]
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