Spoelstra floats idea for 100K fans at outdoor game in Miami

1 month, 1 week ago

Spoelstra laments ‘horrendous mistake’ after calling timeout Heat didn’t have in OT loss to Pistons

DETROIT — Erik Spoelstra blamed himself for a “horrendous mistake” after calling a timeout the Miami Heat didn’t have with 1.1 seconds left in overtime Tuesday night, a technical foul that gave the Detroit Pistons the tiebreaking free throw. “I made just a serious mental error there at the end,” Spoelstra said. It’s a shame.” Spoelstra has won two NBA …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra admits to ‘serious mental error’ that led to defeat against the Detroit Pistons

CNN

CNN — Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra admitted that his own “horrendous mistake” cost the team in its 123-121 defeat to the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Cup on Tuesday. After the Pistons leveled the scores at 121-121 with a Jalen Duren alley-oop, a frustrated Spoelstra, who has led the Heat to two NBA championships, called a timeout that …

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2 months ago

Phoenix Suns Triumph in Thrilling OT Thriller, Spoiling Clippers' Opening Night

CNN

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 116-113 in their opening night matchup at the Intuit Dome. Kevin Durant led the Suns with 25 points, seven rebounds, three steals, and a block, while Bradley Beal added 24 points. The Clippers had a chance to win in the final seconds but failed to catch a three-pointer from the inbounds pass.

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2 months, 1 week ago

Intuit Dome: A New Chapter for the Los Angeles Clippers

Associated Press

The Intuit Dome opens its doors to Los Angeles Clippers fans, marking the first basketball game in the arena's more than $2 billion vision. Fans streamed in through doors using facial recognition, enjoying a state-of-the-art facility with an 80,000-square-foot outdoor plaza and a practice facility. The arena is carbon-free and cashless, providing a unique and exciting experience for basketball fans.

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4 months, 1 week ago

FIBA is already looking forward to LA 2028 and basketball at the Clippers’ new facility

Associated Press

PARIS — FIBA secretary general Andreas Zagklis has toured Intuit Dome, the new home of the Los Angeles Clippers and the venue selected as the site for basketball at the 2028 Summer Olympics. “Everybody speaks about it in the most complimentary terms,” Zagklis said Sunday at his end-of-Olympics news conference before the women’s gold-medal game between the U.S. and France. …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Celtics rout Mavericks 107-89 in Game 1 of NBA Finals behind Brown, returning Porzingis

Associated Press

BOSTON — Kristaps Porzingis didn’t want to make predictions about how his body would respond heading into the NBA Finals after he spent more than a month on the sideline with a calf injury. Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, Porzingis made an immediate impact off the bench and added 20 and the Boston Celtics powered past the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Celtics were beaten at their own game at 3-point line in Game 2 loss to Heat

Associated Press

BOSTON — After outscoring the Heat by 42 points from the 3-point line in a 20-point playoff series-opening win, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla knew Miami would adjust for Game 2. Boston, the NBA’s second-best 3-point shooting team, set its own playoff franchise record with 22 3-point makes in Game 1. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said before the game that his …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA acknowledges a pair of missed calls in final minute of Miami’s costly loss at Indiana

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The NBA has acknowledged two officiating mistakes — one wrong call, one missed call — in the final minute of Miami’s 117-115 loss at Indiana on Sunday, a defeat that helped send the Heat into the No. Miami’s Tyler Herro, the league said, was fouled by Indiana’s T.J. McConnell while shooting a 3-pointer with about 55 seconds …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat agree on largest contract ever for NBA coach, AP source says

Associated Press

MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat have agreed on a contract extension, ensuring that the longest-tenured coach in franchise history only keeps adding to his team records for many years to come. Spoelstra is the league’s second-longest-tenured current coach behind San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, who is in his 28th season as coach of the Spurs. Spoelstra is also …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wembanyama, Spurs planning for Paris next season. This week, it’s the Cavaliers’ and Nets’ turn

New York Times

LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France — The place where Victor Wembanyama used to play his pro basketball games has a few rows of seats surrounding the court that fold into the wall, like a high-school gym. Coincidentally, the last game Cleveland played in the U.S. before flying to Paris for the NBA’s third regular-season game in the French capital was Sunday against Wembanyama’s …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Warriors suffer another concerning loss, this time to undermanned Heat

New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO — This set up as a trampoline-type game for the Warriors. “We have been in every game, it seems like all year,” Steve Kerr said. The Warriors were outscored by 14 points with Curry on the floor against the Heat, a game after they were outscored by 26 points in Curry’s Christmas minutes in Denver. Including myself, we …

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1 year ago

Warriors survive the Spurs, stay alive for In-Season Tournament: Five observations

New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO — Here are five observations from the Golden State Warriors’ 118-112 home win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, pushing them to 8-9 on the season and keeping them alive in the inaugural In-Season Tournament. “I didn’t expect we were going to have that big of a number, which is like way above what we should have.” …

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1 year, 1 month ago

NBA NOTEBOOK: The In-Season Tournament is providing some much needed juice to the league... while Kevin Durant must be feeling deja vu on the Phoenix Suns

Daily Mail

If you were one of the 17,732 fans to pack into the Barclays Center last Tuesday, you would have noticed a slightly elevated vibe for a November NBA game. New Brooklyn Hardwood 🏙️ Nets vs. Magic | East Group C NBA In-Season Tournament 🏆 7:30 PM ET on the NBA App pic.twitter.com/evOpl4LIVi — NBA November 14, 2023 Spencer Dinwiddie starred …

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1 year, 2 months ago

NBA 2023-24 fan survey results: Warriors, Celtics voted favorite team; Pelicans, Clippers worst

New York Times

The results are in! The NBA said it set total and average attendance records last season, but it seems like our respondents weren’t responsible for that. If you’re hoping for more NBA teams, our respondents are right there with you, as 69.4 percent of respondents said the league should expand. About 71 percent of voters said they haven’t bet on …

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1 year, 2 months ago

NBA season set to begin with ring night in Denver, and a slew of challengers for title

The Hindu

Damian Lillard went to Milwaukee, Bradley Beal went to Phoenix, Jrue Holiday ended up in Boston and Chris Paul ended up with Golden State. “We’ve gone from being a team that’s hunting the teams in front of us to now we’re going to be the hunted,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. For context on what the league was like in …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Analysis: The Wemby Show is underway, and opening night was a circus

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — The final numbers for Victor Wembanyama in his Summer League debut: nine points on 2-for-13 shooting, eight rebounds, five blocked shots, three assists. But for the 17,500 people who bought tickets, most of them just to say they saw Wembanyama’s first time sweating in a Spurs game uniform, it was a night to remember. “He’s a legit …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Indian Fans Embrace NBA Finals With Enthusiasm Following Conclusion Of IPL

ABP News

New Delhi, June 14: As the highly anticipated Indian Premier League concludes, Indian sports enthusiasts have eagerly shifted their attention to the recently concluded NBA Finals in the United States. EssentiallySports, a leading India-based sports platform, played a pivotal role in shaping the fan experience and involvement throughout the NBA Finals. The involvement of esteemed individuals such as New Media …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NBA Finals: Heat’s Erik Spoelstra focused on getting momentum back to Miami

The Hindu

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t hanging his head after seeing his team lose both of its home games in the NBA Finals. Although the Heat are facing elimination as they head to Denver to play Game 5 on Monday, Spoelstra remained confident that his charges would extend the series to Game 6 back in Miami. I don’t think anybody …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NBA Finals: 3 takeaways from Game 2 as Miami Heat levels series

The Hindu

Jamal Murray’s missed buzzer-beating, three-point shot decided the fate of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Nikola Jokic could not muster the resources to collect another triple double, but contributed a vital 41 points to the Nuggets’ tally. While Jokic struck timely points, most of his teammates failed to do so, barring Jamal Murray’s two treys in the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Heat’s ‘ignitable’ shooters come to life to tie NBA Finals: ‘A beautiful thing to see’

New York Times

DENVER — “Ignitable.” That’s the word Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra used to describe his top shooters on Saturday. After Denver’s dominant showing in Game 1, most people assumed it was just a matter of time before the Nuggets and Nikola Jokić ended the magical run that brought Miami to this point. This slight shift in style and personnel has …

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1 year, 6 months ago

The Nuggets and Heat show that not being reactionary to postseason heartbreak can pay off

New York Times

Follow our Nuggets-Heat live Game 2 blog. Didn’t Stevens see what top-seeded Milwaukee – which, you know, won the NBA championship two years ago – did with Mike Budenholzer under similar circumstances: a terrible, season-ending loss at home to Miami? “They can withstand – I saw somewhere along the way where he said, one of the years where they didn’t …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NBA notes: Spurs could be last of a low-spending breed; Stan Kroenke’s run of success

New York Times

As the San Antonio Spurs sputtered along to a 22-win campaign, tying for the second-worst record in the NBA and its worst in 26 years, their decision to use this season as a way station for the future turned out to be a fruitful one. San Antonio was the only team in the NBA to finish under the floor, set …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Heat head home to Miami, confident as ever with another chance to clinch

The Hindu

Miami Heat insists it is as confident as ever, even after missing two chances to eliminate the Boston Celtics. “It’s going to be all smiles,” Butler said after the Celtics won 110-97 on Thursday night to cut the Heat’s lead in the series to 3-2. But the Celtics won Game 4 in Miami by 17 points and then led by …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NBA: ‘Upbeat’ Celtics host Heat, look to stay alive in Game 5

The Hindu

Members of the Boston Celtics were talking about a return trip to South Florida mere moments after the team averted a sweep at the hands of the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals. “We want to come back to Miami,” Jaylen Brown said after the second-seeded Celtics avoided the brooms with a 116-99 victory in Game 4 on Tuesday. …

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1 year, 7 months ago

NBA: Eastern Conference finals coaching matchup as intriguing as the action on court

The Hindu

The latest Eastern Conference finals pairing between the Heat and Celtics will be a matchup that ultimately turns on the play stars like Jimmy Butler and Jayson Tatum. But Miami’s 123-116 Game 1 victory also showed how the tactical battle between rookie coach Joe Mazzulla and veteran counterpart Erik Spoelstra will also play a big factor. “I don’t think it’s …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Can the A’s really draw 2.5 million people in Las Vegas?

LA Times

The Oakland Athletics cleared the first hurdle of their proposed move to Las Vegas on Monday, with the owners of the Tropicana Hotel land announcing they had reached agreement with the team to reserve nine acres of that 35-acre site for a ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip. Two numbers jumped out from the statement: The ballpark would hold “approximately …

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1 year, 7 months ago

NBA semifinals: Heat, Lakers get another chance to move to conference finals; Knicks, Warriors on brink

The Hindu

New York guards Jalen Brunson and Quentin Grimes played an entire elimination game with no rest, just to extend their season. It’s why Brunson and Grimes are playing 48 minutes, why Butler is playing through ankle soreness, why Golden State’s Stephen Curry is taking more shots per game — by a significant margin — than he ever has in a …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Heat rally again to win in OT, eliminate top-seeded Bucks

Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — Jimmy Butler was an extraordinary playmaker while leading the Miami Heat to one of the most stunning first-round playoff upsets in NBA history. Butler scored 42 points and the Heat staged a second straight stunning fourth-quarter rally before winning 128-126 in overtime on Wednesday night in Game 5 to eliminate the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. “We stick together through …

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1 year, 8 months ago

NBA preview: Pelicans, Warriors clash in key postseason-positioning battle

The Hindu

NBA stars Zion Williamson and Stephen Curry will go a full regular season without facing off head-to-head when the New Orleans Pelicans and Golden State Warriors complete their four-game season series on Tuesday in San Francisco. Williamson, who could miss the rest of the regular season, wasn’t a big factor -- amassing a total of 25 points and five rebounds …

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1 year, 9 months ago

NBA: Amid standings logjam, Suns, Lakers square off

The Hindu

Los Angeles Lakers is on the outside of the Western Conference play-in tournament race with 10 games to go and each setback feels like a double-whammy due to the tight pack of teams in contention. Lakers entered Tuesday’s play in 11th place in the West and will look to make an upward move when they host Phoenix Suns on Wednesday …

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1 year, 9 months ago

NBA result: Brandon Ingram puts up 32 as New Orleans Pelicans pound San Antonio Spurs

The Hindu

Brandon Ingram scored 32 points to lead five New Orleans players in double figures as the host Pelicans routed the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 119-84 on Tuesday night. Ingram and McCollum scored four points each during a 10-0 Pelicans run before Graham made two free throws to end San Antonio’s 5 1/2-minute scoring drought. Jones scored seven points to help …

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1 year, 9 months ago

NBA result today: Heat come from behind to beat Pistons 112-100

The Hindu

Tyler Herro scored 10 of his 19 points in the final 3:20, and the Miami Heat rallied for a 112-100 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. “He has the clutch gene - he does - and we know he will knock down some tough shots when we need them.” Butler had 26 points and 10 assists, and Bam …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Adebayo scores 38, Heat hold off sliding Pacers 116-111

Associated Press

MIAMI — Bam Adebayo entered this season wanting more shots. Miami’s All-Star center tied his season high with 38 points, Jimmy Butler added 25 and the Heat held off the Indiana Pacers 116-111 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game slide. The combined score of the season series entering Wednesday was Pacers 294, Heat 294; now, it’s Heat 410, Pacers …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Golden State Warriors Rout San Antonio Spurs in Front of Record NBA Crowd

News 18

The Golden State Warriors were the stars of the party in San Antonio on Friday, cruising to a 144-113 NBA victory over the Spurs before a record crowd at the Alamodome. Jordan Poole led the defending champion Warriors with 25 points off the bench, and Donte DiVincenzo added 22 as Golden State’s reserves came up big. “Tonight was a great …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Warriors top Spurs 144-113 before NBA-record crowd of 68,323

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — In an environment they had never faced, the Golden State Warriors relied on their experience to make it feel like just another game. Jordan Poole scored 25 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 22 and the Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 144-113 on Friday night before an NBA-record crowd of 68,323 at the Alamodome. While returning to the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

San Antonio Spurs set record attendance of 68,323 for NBA regular-season game on return to Alamodome

Daily Mail

The San Antonio Spurs' game against the Golden State Warriors smashed the attendance record for an NBA regular-season fixture Friday night. The Spurs' game vs. the Warriors smashed the attendance for an NBA regular-season fixture The Spurs announced an attendance of 68,323 as they returned to their former home Friday Spurs and Warriors are playing in the Alamodome tonight Energy …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Spurs set NBA attendance record of 68,323 against Warriors

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs have announced an attendance of 68,323 for their return to the Alamodome, a record for an NBA regular-season game. “Yeah, that’s pretty different,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said of the record crowd. We hope it is a good game.” San Antonio now plays its home games at the AT&T Center but returned …

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1 year, 11 months ago

San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors to set a new NBA attendance record on Friday

Daily Mail

Both teams are struggling this season, the Spurs are 14th and Warriors 8th in Western Conference standings The San Antonio Spurs are set to break the NBA's single-game attendance record on Friday night when they host the champions Golden State Warriors. The biggest crowd at an NBA regular-season game - measured by tickets distributed - is the 62,046 people who …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Spurs set to break NBA single-game attendance record

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs are set to break the NBA’s single-game attendance record on Friday night when they host the Golden State Warriors. The Spurs announced Wednesday they have sold 63,592 tickets for the game, which will be played at the Alamodome — their former home in San Antonio. The biggest crowd at an NBA regular-season game …

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2 years, 1 month ago

NBA teams’ approach to Election Day more muted than 2020

Associated Press

MIAMI — The NBA made its voice heard during the 2020 election cycle. LeBron James’ “More Than A Vote” initiative, formed after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor sparked a national protest movement, was everywhere. All 30 teams are doing various things in advance of Tuesday’s midterm election, like airing public service announcements, leading registration drives and having …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Miami Heat try to draw motivation from the pain of falling inches short of NBA Finals

New York Times

The TV mounted on the wall inside the main room of Tyler Herro’s vacation suite on Turks and Caicos Island, roughly the size of a ping-pong table, was turned to the NBA Finals. “I couldn’t really push off, you know, laterally,” said Herro, who, along with the other members of the Heat quoted in this story, spoke to The Athletic …

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2 years, 2 months ago

INTERVIEW: 'We Want to Make it Easier to be a Fan', Say the Men Behind the New NBA Application

News 18

The NBA has discovered the treasures available to those ambitious enough to go global and their one-of-a-kind application developed with user access at the centre of its belief. We think we can bring a lot of that ecosystem and use ourselves as the central hub," continued Yaffe, who oversees all non-live game content on the NBA’s properties. “We are trying …

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2 years, 7 months ago

DJ Khaled Massages Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra And It Rubs Him The Right Way

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING DJ Khaled worked up the crowd and rubbed down Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Tuesday, providing fan energy that Spoelstra appreciated. He retrieved an out-of-bounds ball in the third quarter and morphed into cheerleader and physical therapist, briefly massaging Spoelstra’s shoulders..@djkhaled was PUMPED after handing the ball to Max Strus 😂 pic.twitter.com/1oBkPgWa1A — NBA on TNT …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Warriors finally feel they have home court advantage

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Kerr stepped outside Chase Center on a gray winter afternoon and stretched both arms out to his sides, lifting his chin as he breathed in the fresh air only a few hundred feet off San Francisco Bay. Now, the Warriors are gradually establishing a home-court advantage with hopes it will one day resemble what they used …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Heat-Spurs postponed, Miami down 12 players

The Hindu

Wednesday night's game between the Miami Heat and host San Antonio Spurs was postponed by the NBA due to Miami not having the minimum eight players. The Heat list 12 players as out on their injury report -- six due to COVID-19 protocols and six due to injuries. Miami had exactly eight players when it notched a 119-112 home win …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Milwaukee Bucks’ fans celebrate NBA championship with parade

Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets on Thursday to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in a parade to celebrate the city’s first NBA championship in half a century. Six police officers on horseback clopped past cheering fans at the head of a procession that included a hook-and-ladder fire truck, occasionally blaring its horn, and open-air …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Finally! Bucks, Suns set for the NBA Finals after long waits

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Chris Paul walked up the stairs and took a seat in front of the NBA Finals logo, a climb that took him 16 years to complete. “Walking into here, seeing Mr. Larry on every poster,” Suns center Deandre Ayton said, referring to the Larry O’Brien Trophy, “it gave me goosebumps.” Imagine the feeling if he’s on the first …

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3 years, 6 months ago

NBA fan runs onto court during Wizards-76ers playoff game

The Hindu

A fan was tackled after running onto the court during an NBA playoff game between the Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, the latest example of unruly behaviour as teams let more spectators in the stands during the pandemic. “It’s kind of wild to see the liberties people are taking.” The players were heading toward Washington's basket in …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Lakers and Heat set to play before fans, a year after NBA Finals

The Hindu

On their respective ways to the NBA Finals last season, there was one important element missing for both the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. That changes for last year’s finalists on Thursday night when the Lakers play host to Phoenix and the Heat returns home to face Milwaukee in a pair of Round 1, Game 3 matchups. But Heat …

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Spoelstra floats idea for 100K fans at outdoor game in Miami

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