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Lakers and ‘pissed off’ LeBron James roll to Game 1 win

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Slow starters in the first two rounds, the Los Angeles Lakers appeared to be in a hurry to put away the Denver… Read more “Lakers and ‘pissed off’ LeBron James roll to Game 1 win”

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Jamal Murray could only chuckle about the early foul disparity in Friday’s Game 1 loss, when the Nuggets were called for 16 fouls in the pivotal second… Read more “Murray: Nuggets ‘can’t worry’ about foul disparity”

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has won his second consecutive NBA MVP award, the league announced Friday.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra continued to have the right touch Thursday, with his pep talk to Bam Adebayo sparking the big man in the second half and… Read more “Adebayo sparks Heat, with assist from Spoelstra”

Celtics forward Gordon Hayward is listed as questionable for Saturday’s Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Heat.

Slow starters in the first two rounds, the Los Angeles Lakers appeared to be in a hurry to put away the Denver Nuggets. It was a strong… Read more “Lakers roll past Nuggets 126-114 in West finals opener”

Giannis Antetokounmpo is not dwelling on his second MVP honor as he eyes a maiden NBA title.

“It pissed me off. That’s my true answer,” James said of this year’s NBA MVP voting results.

Lakers star LeBron James says he’s upset to know he received only 16 out of 101 votes for the award: “It’s just the voting scale is a… Read more “LeBron James ‘pissed off’ to receive so few votes for NBA MVP”