Brian Mahoney
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NBA writer for The Associated Press, focusing on areas such as the Knicks, Nets, USA Basketball, and poking fun at Heatmedia.
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Kyrie Irving is committing $1.5 million to supplement the income of
#WNBA
players who choose not to play this season, whether it be because of coronavirus concerns or social justice reasons.
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With Durant, Harden and Kyrie all out in Utah, Mike Breen asks Jeff Van Gundy what you do tonight if you're Steve Nash.
"Well, you probably lose," Van Gundy says.
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Classic U.S. moment: European journalist to DeMarcus Cousins: "Do you know where Slovenia is?" Cousins: "No, do you know where Alabama is?"
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Four Memphis Grizzlies games were just added to the NBA TV schedule. This is becoming a team people want to see.
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TNT says the Inside the NBA studio team of Ernie/Barkley/Shaq/Kenny will call Christmas night game in LA between Wolves and Lakers in addition to their usual pregame, halftime and postgame coverage.
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Tom Thibodeau says he's giving consideration to having Frank Ntilikina in his playoff rotation as the Knicks prepare to face Trae Young.
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The Nets are so magical they pulled a fan out of their stands from two days ago and he's got 39 points in the first half for them tonight.
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Back in the old Revolutionary days, we’d have just seized the airport and gotten the answers.
Toronto aviation correspondent is reporting here that a Raptors private plane has just landed in San Diego on the 5th of Kawhi … but with NO confirmation of who is or isn't on board
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It's beyond time for the NBA to stop this or start issuing fines.
The Thunder may have won but Russ still wasn't having it during the postgame interview 😶
(via
@NBCSNorthwest
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Joe Ingles predicts cheers for Donovan Mitchell on Tuesday in his return to Utah for what he did on the court and the community.
"He’s still second in 3-pointers made in Jazz history, so I’m kind of glad he got traded," adds Ingles, who made 113 more.
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Lakers will be eliminated from playoff contention if they lose tonight to the Nets.
LeBron James, who always plays into June, could be done before it even hits April.
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Lakers-Warriors on TNT last night averaged 7.4 million viewers. becoming the most-watched conference semifinal Game 1 in cable television history.
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Sean Marks non-committal on Kyrie Irving's future. Says the Nets want a player who will be available, among other things.
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James Harden, not surprised at his performance in his return:
"Not to like brag or anything, but I’m like really, really good at this game."
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Members of the
@OfficialNBARefs
leading a march on the Disney campus to show support for everyone standing against racism.
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NBA Finals MVP trophy has made its way to Japan. There's Andre Iguodala amid a crowd in Tokyo in this NBA Asia shot.
http://t.co/pO4A96lxjI
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Curry with 37 points, 17 in the fourth quarter. LeBron with 40 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. Heck of a show by those guys.
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May we all have somebody as happy to see us as Kyle O’Quinn was to see Kristaps Porzingis.
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Kobe was in London at the Olympics when Dwight Howard was traded to the Lakers.
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The NBA says through two games, 35% of the Canadian population has watched all or part of the
#NBAFinals
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Spike Lee is here sitting courtside watching the Knicks game. There was a disagreement over which entrance he could use. He was not kicked out.
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Somebody tell the Warriors we need to use last names this season. Nobody knows the guys playing for them anymore.
Final 📊
Eric - 30p/7r/2a
Ky - 19p/4a/2r
Glenn - 14p/6r/2a
Marquese - 10p/7r/2a/1b
Willie - 9p/4r/3s/1a/1b
Draymond - 7p/6r/4a/2s/1b
Alec - 7p/5a/4r
Omari - 4p/2r
Jordan - 5r
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Giannis has two straight 40-10 games in the NBA Finals and not long ago he could barely stand up. Unbelievable stuff.
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Kyrie got a piece of the ball but didn't knock it out of Randle's hands. Randle dropped it himself, so he can't be the first to touch it again.
Julius Randle was called for a travel down 3 and under 5 seconds remaining.
Nets hold on to beat the Knicks.
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LeBron's Game 6 in Boston in 2012 has long stood as the best performance I ever saw live. Kevin Durant making a run at it tonight.
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CJ McCollum wins Most Improved Player award. Kemba second, Giannis third. MVP Stephen Curry was fourth.
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Grayson Allen gets into with Trae Young, then flops when the ref steps in. He’s in top form already.
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Warriors-Rockets was TNT’s most-watched Western Conference finals opener ever with 8.8 million viewers and most-watched West Game 1 on any network since Lakers/Kings in 2002.
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Carmelo Anthony has passed Michael Jordan into 3rd place on the U.S. Olympic career scoring list. LeBron and David Robinson ahead of him.
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Olympic men's basketball opens today with a record 46 NBA players. A look at some playing at the
#RioOlympics2016
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Knicks rookie Kevin Knox makes the All-NBA Summer League first team. Josh Hart of the Lakers is the MVP.
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Joel Embiid, a tremendous talent who doesn’t practice or play in back-to-back games, is apparently supposed to take part in The Rising Stars Challenge, Skills Challenge and All-Star Game in 48 hours.
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Kanter apparently thought he was going in, started walking to the table. Fans cheered. Knicks wanted somebody else, sent Kanter back to his seat. Fans booed.
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All Nets but Kyrie Irving practiced today in the Nets’ first practice in New York. Steve Nash said Nets aren’t worried about him not being here.
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Here's a March Madness upset in my mind. According to Twitter, the most mentioned player since the NCAA Tournament began isn't Zion Williamson. He's No. 2 behind Ja Morant.
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Empire State Building's tower lights to be orange and blue tonight in celebration of the opening of the Knicks' 75th anniversary season. They begin it at home against Boston on Wednesday.
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Larry Bird driving an Indy Car in New York as the
#Pacers
seek to get the 2021 NBA All-Star Game.
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Even before a flag hung off his back looking like a cape, Kevin Durant had been the hero for this USA basketball team.
Captain America is in the discussion as the best player in the NBA. The debate over best player in Olympic basketball ended in Japan.
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Kevin Durant now with 30 points in both of his Olympic gold-medal games.
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Robin Lopez ejected for throwing punch, Brook hits game-winner. "Well, the Lopez twins were just both doing what we do tonight," Brook says.
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This was an interesting strategy. Play it straight and they don’t score, game over. Instead, Nuggets allowed them to make it a one-possession game with 20 seconds left. Survived, but not sure it’s the right idea.
Nuggets so worried about Steph hitting a 3 they purposely fouled Draymond *up* 5 with 20 seconds left and now theyre on the verge of a catastrophic meltdown.
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Madison Square Garden put this plaque up yesterday at the
@AP
seat in the press room to honor Jim O’Connell.
I’m sure OC would have made a joke about how am I supposed to type with his ugly mug staring at me.
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Big ovation in Brooklyn for Roger Federer, sitting by the Boston bench.
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Forget that Kobe to the
#BIG3
idea. Molly Carter, chief marketing officer of Kobe Inc., says he definitely is not playing next year.
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Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie, on Kevin Durant after his return: "MVP form coming soon."
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The battle of New York is no longer national. Knicks-Nets on Dec. 26 dropped from TNT and replaced by Spurs-Mavs. Was to be the second of Knicks’ three national TV games this season.
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Craig Sager-themed pin collection on sale Thurs. at Foot Locker locations. Proceeds benefit SagerStrong Foundation.
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Blatche finished with 28 and 12 as Croatia beat Philippines 81-78 in OT. Would've been a great 1st-round pick for your FIBA fantasy draft.
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Griffin and Durant both at 30 points now. Wilt's record is 42 set in 1962.
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LeBron and Curry have blown by Giannis and Durant to be the East and West leaders in All-Star voting. Which is great, except that the All-Star draft is not televised.
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With his three 3-pointers, Ray Allen has moved past Kobe and Fisher for 2nd in career NBA Finals 3-pointers with 49. Horry leads with 56.
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Not exactly an All-NBA team of advice givers.
Draymond Green said a bunch of players reached out to him last couple days: Nate Robinson, Big Baby, Matt Barnes. Talked on phone with Kobe.
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Kyrie Irving just again refused to apologize, only that he meant no harm and doesn’t believe everything in the film. Grew defensive after about 60 seconds. Still doesn’t quite get it.
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Pop said Kawhi had "an injury that's not really an injury," then apologized for giving an alternative fact. "I shouldn't have done that."
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LeBron James currently Cleveland's center with the lineup it has out there.
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Giannis, on playing against Harden and Durant:
"This is what they do. They wake up, come to the game and they score 30. If you’re not aggressive and you’re not locked in against them, they’re going to score 50."
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Can't believe Curry just missed the heat check 3. Are there no guarantees in life anymore?
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Adam Silver wants NBA players to express themselves and be active but expects them to follow league rule and stand for national anthem.
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Knicks' season opener just became a little more interesting. At OKC
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Durant was No. 2 in 2007. Yi was No. 6. Right in between at No. 4 was Mike Conley, who just got the biggest contract in NBA history.
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The NBA just fined the Spurs $25,000 for violating the league’s player resting policy by sitting three guys last night against Phoenix.
The Spurs won the game by 26.
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LeBron has reached 2,000 points for the season, his 10th time doing so. Joins Karl Malone (12) and Michael Jordan (11) as the only players with 10 or more 2,000-point seasons.
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LeBron unable to keep from laughing at Durant's refusal to pick Harden is the best draft moment in the history of drafts.
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Craig Sager of Turner Sports: "I think my demise has been prematurely reported. I'm going to make medical history."
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Just noticed now watching replay. Draymond accidentally landed 1 last kick to Kyrie after fouling LeBron at 92-89.
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Nets will likely be fine when healthy. But it's weird to hear an NBA team get blown out and act like health is their only problem and they'll go undefeated when guys get back. You can't look this bad and think it's only because a few guys are out. Short-handed teams can compete.
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Buenos dias to everyone just waking up back in the USA. Welcome to the start of the Basketball World Cup.
#Spain2014
http://t.co/llMhWmmLqe
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Knicks say Game 5 is sold out and that if they advance to the second round that tickets will be sold exclusively to fully vaccinated individuals.
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And then a huge block by Saric on Gasol to win the game. Croatia 72, Spain 70.
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Not sure whether Westbrook's or Curry's shot to end the half was better. Amazing stuff from both.
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Turning the TV on just in time to see Hakeem go in and score in the NBA Africa game will absolutely be the highlight of this day.
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Kevin Durant going back to the locker room in Miami with what looked like some kind of knee problem. The holding of breath begins.
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Steve Nash says Kyrie Irving is likely for Nets’ outdoor practice Saturday and perhaps more likely for Sunday after they learn of ruling allowing him to practice. Also says Harden and Durant playing tonight vs. Bucks.
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Since Jacque Vaughn took over in March, the Nets have beaten the teams with the first, second and fourth-best records in the NBA.
The reward? A playoff matchup with the team that has the third-best record.
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A smiling Kevin Durant, on the Nets not playing on Christmas:
"I probably am responsible for us not playing on Christmas, with what went on this summer. But hey, it is what it is. We play on the 26th, that’s close enough."
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In the 2006 NBA Finals, Dirk would have been called for a foul for standing too close to Wade.
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Long way until tomorrow but Giannis didn’t look particularly comfortable moving on his ankle as he just walked toward Bucks team room.
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Nets' certainty in having whole team available when the season starts diminishing with Kyrie Irving absent again.
"As it stands now, no," Steve Nash said. "So we’ll see what happens."
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Ron Artest thrown out of a
#Big3
game in Detroit tonight. Something about him and that city just don't mix.
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Kyrie came in averaging 29 ppg at MSG, his highest at any arena. Already passed that with 30 and still in the third.
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Jason Kidd joins Tom Thibodeau as the only rookie coaches to win conference coach of the month more than once. Pop wins in the West.
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Pau Gasol holding up his brother Marc's jersey in Spain's team photo after getting its bronze medal.
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Happy Birthday to Bill Bradley and Manu Ginobili. Only players to win Olympic gold, NBA title and Euroleague title.
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Calls get missed. It happens. It probably shouldn't happen when a ref is standing that close to a guy who has to shoot it on the catch.
The NBA's Last Two Minute report confirmed a missed foul call on Klay Thompson at the end of Kings-Warriors on Monday.
The report said Thompson made contact with Kevin Huerter's arm on his 3-point attempt that could have tied it.
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Kurt Rambis calls the Knicks a franchise and fan base that is used to winning. He's still kind of new here.
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Anthony Davis pulls out of the All-Star game with his shoulder injury. West starting lineup now Curry, Klay, Harden, Marc Gasol and TBD.
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Paul Pierce, with 4 points tonight and 24,370 for his career, has just moved past Allen Iverson into 19th place on the NBA scoring list.
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2K Sports NBA playoffs simulation sees Warriors over Cavs. MVP Curry with 46 in Game 6 clincher. Spurs go 7 vs Clippers, Rockets, Warriors.
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Bruce Brown has been great in every way. But either Durant or Irving has to be taking the shot on that last possession.
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The national anthem singer here in Brooklyn took a knee at the end of her performance. More boos than cheers from the fans.
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Charles Oakley, on the Nets' July: "They hit the Mega Millions and the Powerball."
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3 wins from gold, still no reason to think it'll be easy for USA. Klay Thompson scores 30 in 100-97 win over France.
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Hard not to feel a little bad for Harden. He needs a title and he's basically lost an All-NBA team to injury late in the last few years for series he could've won. CP3, Embiid, Kyrie, Aldridge (retired last year before playoffs), etc.
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This Knicks team is apparently so anonymous tonight they didn’t even bother putting names up on the MSG overhead scoreboard.
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