Tag: Kawhi Leonard
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Kawhi Leonard investigation will shape Adam Silver’s legacy | Vinny’s take
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Adam Silver’s legacy is on the line. The NBA commissioner either will take a stand or sell out to the highest bidder, Steve Ballmer. No owner in American professional sports has deeper pockets than the Los Angeles Clippers’ owner, and there are more than 3,000 pages of documents being cited to allege Ballmer did some…
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Denver Nuggets’ star Nikola Jokic to miss second straight game with illness
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The Denver Nuggets were without their best player for a second consecutive night. Nikola Jokic was ruled out prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Clippers due to an illness. He started the day listed as questionable. The three-time Most Valuable Player first popped up on the injury report on Tuesday ahead of Denver’s 118-106…
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NBA awards: Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic early favorite for third MVP in four years
Last season, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic narrowly missed out on being the fourth player in NBA history to win three consecutive Most Valuable Player awards. The list remains a short one – Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird – after 76ers center Joel Embiid won last season’s award. This season, Jokic can join another short…
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Paul Klee: To equal last season’s success, Nuggets will need new nickname for Nikola Jokic: MVP Joker
DENVER • The Joker did the funniest thing Monday night. Nikola Jokic played an entire NBA game, 34 minutes of action, and never made me laugh. Never handed the ball to an opposing player who was out-of-bounds. (Love that one.) Never got mad at a ref then raced over to apologize because he said a…