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• 3 observations after Sixers fall to Spurs despite four 20-point performances

  21-03-2025 23:45 via nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
  
  3 observations after Sixers fall to Spurs despite four 20-point performances  originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaMultiple career highs and four 20-point outings did not add up to a victory for the Sixers on Friday night in San Antonio.The Spurs pulled out a 128-120 win at Frost Bank Center. They improved to 30-39 and the Sixers fell to 23-47. San Antonio’s top scorer was Jeremy Sochan with 23 points. Rookie guard Stephon Castle tallied 17 points and 14 assists.For the
  
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• Three best NBA prop picks, predictions, best bets for Friday, March 21: Use Fred VanVleet, Kristaps Porzingis - CBS Sports

  21-03-2025 22:00 via news.google.com
  Three best NBA prop picks, predictions, best bets for Friday, March 21: Use Fred VanVleet, Kristaps Porzingis  CBS Sports
  
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• NBA odds, free score predictions for Friday, March 21: Model backs Heat, Clippers to cover in NBA best bets - CBS Sports

  21-03-2025 22:00 via news.google.com
  NBA odds, free score predictions for Friday, March 21: Model backs Heat, Clippers to cover in NBA best bets  CBS Sports
  
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• Former Mavericks owner Mark Cuban opens up about being 'dumbfounded' by Luka Dončić trade

  21-03-2025 21:50 via cbssports.com
  
  'It's like talking about a pet dying, I'm in mourning kind of, still,' Cuban said recently
  
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• Doctor explains why Steph's injury update is ‘good sign'

  21-03-2025 21:46 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  Doctor explains why Steph's injury update is ‘good sign' originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaDub Nation experienced a collective fright when Steph Curry exited the Warriors’ win over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday after suffering an injury in the third quarter.On Friday the Warriors announced Curry would be re-evaluated Monday after an MRI revealed the superstar point guard suffered a pelvic contusion, but not structural damage, which is a good sign according to Stanford Medic
  
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• Doctor explains why Steph's injury update is ‘good news'

  21-03-2025 21:46 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  Doctor explains why Steph's injury update is ‘good news' originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaDub Nation experienced a collective fright when Steph Curry exited the Warriors’ win over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday after suffering an injury in the third quarter.On Friday the Warriors announced Curry would be re-evaluated Monday after an MRI revealed the superstar point guard suffered a pelvic contusion, but not structural damage, which is a good sign according to Stanford Medic
  
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• Stephen A. Smith: 'I might have been wrong' about Bronny James' NBA readiness

  21-03-2025 21:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lakers guard Bronny James shoots as Milwaukee Bucks forward Pete Nance defends Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. James had 17 points and five assists in 30 minutes, all career highs, causing ESPN's Stephen A. Smith to reconsider his position on the rookie's NBA readiness. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)Stephen A. Smith isn't quite ready to admit he was wrong about Bronny James. But the ESPN personality did lay the groundwork for such an admission on "First Take" the morning after the son a
  
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• Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Quentin Grimes should be added in shallow leagues

  21-03-2025 21:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Depending on the league's settings, many fantasy managers will compete for a championship during Week 21. The "silly season" has been in full effect for a few weeks, meaning some players on lottery-bound teams have firmly established themselves as worthwhile additions to fantasy rosters. The lingering concern is a player performing so well that they lose out on playing time to protect- or improve- the team's lottery odds. This week's Waiver Wire begins with a player who could find himself in tha
  
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• Why Draymond earned Pippen, Rodman comparison from Kerr

  21-03-2025 20:43 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  Why Draymond earned Pippen, Rodman comparison from Kerr  originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaWarriors coach Steve Kerr showered Draymond Green with more two-way praise just days after labeling the veteran forward the “best defender in the world.”Golden State’s coach compared Green to two of the NBA’s all-time great defenders in talking to reporters on Thursday before the Warriors’ 117-114 win over the Toronto Raptors at Chase Center.Kerr first cited simil
  
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• Former Mavericks owner Mark Cuban gives honest opinion of Luka Dončić trade: 'I didn't agree with it'

  21-03-2025 20:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  When the Dallas Mavericks made the franchise-altering decision to trade Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, former majority team owner Mark Cuban tried to play things down the middle. When asked about the trade, Cuban initially admitted he would have tried to seek a better deal, but failed to say whether he would have made the trade if he were still in charge.Mavericks fans may have finally received the answer to that question Wednesday, when Cuban made an appearance on the "Your Mo
  
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• Draymond reveals NSFW defensive mindset vs. NBA opponents

  21-03-2025 20:10 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  Draymond reveals NSFW defensive mindset vs. NBA opponents originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaDraymond Green’s love for defense has been no secret over his illustrious 13-year Warriors career.And on the latest episode of his “Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis,”the four-time champion revealed his blunt, not-safe-for-work defensive approach.“I take a great deal of pride in f—–g up your team’s offense,” Green proudly admitted Friday.That shou
  
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• DNP-Rest, quiet quitting and death threats: The current state of tanking for Cooper Flagg

  21-03-2025 20:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cooper Flagg hasn’t worn an NBA uniform yet, but make no mistake about it, his presence is being felt all across the league.The 18-year-old is making his NCAA tournament debut on Friday against Mount St. Mary’s, fighting through an ankle injury that knocked him out for most of the ACC tournament. You can be sure that the stands will be peppered with NBA scouts and executives getting a closer look at the loaded Duke Blue Devils, but they know what they’re getting with Flagg. The
  
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• Draymond reveals KAT's blunt trash talk during heated matchup

  21-03-2025 19:48 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  Draymond reveals KAT's blunt trash talk during heated matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaTypically Draymond Green is the one delivering trash talk on the court, but the Warriors star revealed Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns provided plenty of commentary during their matchup last weekend.The fued between Green and Towns took center stage during Golden State’s gritty 97-94 win, but the Knicks star made sure that the four-time NBA champion wasn’t the only one chirping.O
  
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• Stephen Curry suffered pelvic contusion from fall, no structural damage, he is out Saturday vs. Hawks

  21-03-2025 19:03 via nbcsports.com
  
  Stephen Curry suffered a pelvic contusion, but an MRI showed no structural damage from a nasty fall Thursday night against the Raptors, the Golden State Warriors announced Friday. Curry is not traveling with the team to Atlanta for a game against the Hawks on Saturday, and he will be re-evaluated on Monday.Stephen Curry, who exited last night’s game against the Raptors with 3:24 remaining in the third quarter after falling to the floor, underwent an MRI last night.
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• Jayson Tatum reacts to Bill Chisholm purchasing Celtics

  21-03-2025 18:53 via nbcsportsboston.com
  
  Jayson Tatum reacts to Bill Chisholm purchasing Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonBoston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is optimistic about the franchise’s future under new majority owner Bill Chisholm.Chisholm, a Massachusetts native and Dartmouth College graduate, purchased a majority stake in the team at a $6.1-billion valuation. The lifelong Celtics fan is the managing director and co-founder of private equity firm Symphony Technology Group.On Friday, Tatum explained why he be
  
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• Stephen Curry injury update: Warriors provide positive news after fall and a potentially quick return timeline

  21-03-2025 18:45 via cbssports.com
  
  An MRI revealed Curry has a pelvic contusion, but no structural damage
  
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• The 75 million reasons — and more — Cooper Flagg not returning to Duke, will enter NBA draft

  21-03-2025 17:55 via nbcsports.com
  
  Nobody in the NBA believes it will happen — and there are more than $75 million reasons why.As Cooper Flagg leads Duke into the NCAA Tournament Friday — where they are among the favorites to be standing on stage in San Antonio holding up the NCAA Championship trophy — there will be talk about Flagg returning to Duke for another season. He has said he's thought about it, even telling The Athletic," S***, I want to come back next year."Wanting to is one thing — the college
  
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• The 75 million reasons — and more — Cooper Flagg not return to Duke, enter NBA draft

  21-03-2025 17:55 via nbcsports.com
  
  Nobody in the NBA believes it will happen — and there are more than $75 million reasons why.As Cooper Flagg leads Duke into the NCAA Tournament Friday — where they are among the favorites to be standing on stage in San Antonio holding up the NCAA Championship trophy — there will be talk about Flagg returning to Duke for another season. He has said he's thought about it, even telling The Athletic," S***, I want to come back next year."Wanting to is one thing — the college
  
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• Fact or Fiction: The NBA season is too long - Yahoo Sports

  21-03-2025 17:10 via news.google.com
  Fact or Fiction: The NBA season is too long  Yahoo Sports
  
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• Fact or Fiction: The NBA season is too long

  21-03-2025 17:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward.[Last week: The NBA is ridiculous (in a good way)]Fact or Fiction: The NBA season is too longInjuries, load management and tanking. They might be the three worst aspects of the NBA.And all of them could benefit from a shortened season.Whatever data you examine, injuries are being diagnosed
  
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• NBA Fantasy: Week 22 waiver wire adds - NBA

  21-03-2025 16:29 via news.google.com
  NBA Fantasy: Week 22 waiver wire adds  NBA
  
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• Three best NBA prop picks, predictions, best bets for Friday, March 21: Use Fred VanVleet, Kristaps Porzingis

  21-03-2025 16:23 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's computer model has evaluated the latest NBA odds and revealed its three best NBA player props for Friday
  
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• Magic vs. Wizards odds, line, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, March 21 best bets from proven model

  21-03-2025 16:22 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks for Orlando Magic vs. Washington Wizards on Friday
  
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• Cooper Flagg Watch: Which NBA Teams Could Land the Generational Prospect? - Sports Illustrated

  21-03-2025 16:15 via news.google.com
  Cooper Flagg Watch: Which NBA Teams Could Land the Generational Prospect?  Sports Illustrated
  
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• Which NBA teams have never won a championship? - ESPN

  21-03-2025 16:08 via news.google.com
  Which NBA teams have never won a championship?  ESPN
  
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• Draymond reveals Steph gave him ‘night night' tips before Bucks game

  21-03-2025 15:44 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  Draymond reveals Steph gave him ‘night night' tips before Bucks game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaDraymond Green always takes notes, even when it comes to perfecting Warriors superstar Steph Curry’s iconic “night night” celebration.Green took his first shot at mimicking his teammate’s celly after a game-sealing dunk against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 8. The Warriors forward hit the pose from baseline to baseline in true Draymond Green fashion.Dr
  
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• NBA odds, free score predictions for Friday, March 21: Model backs Heat, Clippers to cover in NBA best bets

  21-03-2025 15:43 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's proven computer model has revealed its NBA score prediction for the top games on Friday
  
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• 2025 NBA playoff picture: Standings, projections as Thunder clinch No. 1 seed in West

  21-03-2025 15:37 via cbssports.com
  
  There are plenty of seeds to be determined over the regular season's final month
  
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• Studs built for today’s physical NBA - TrueHoop

  21-03-2025 15:23 via news.google.com
  Studs built for today’s physical NBA  TrueHoop
  
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• Seattle to host March Madness as rumors around NBA's return swirl - KING5.com

  21-03-2025 14:54 via news.google.com
  Seattle to host March Madness as rumors around NBA's return swirl  KING5.com
  
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• Breaking Down The Miami Heat's Huge NBA Draft Dilemma - Sports Illustrated

  21-03-2025 14:31 via news.google.com
  Breaking Down The Miami Heat's Huge NBA Draft Dilemma  Sports Illustrated
  
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• How long can Celtics afford themselves in today’s NBA? - The Athletic

  21-03-2025 14:19 via news.google.com
  How long can Celtics afford themselves in today’s NBA?  The Athletic
  
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• Rockets vs. Heat Predictions: Odds, expert picks, recent stats, trends, and best bets for March 21

  21-03-2025 14:14 via nbcsports.com
  
  It’s Friday, March 21, and the Houston Rockets (45-25) and Miami Heat (29-40) are all set to square off from Kaseya Center in Miami.The Rockets are currently 19-14 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Heat have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. Miami won the only meeting of the season 104-100.Houston is riding an eight-game winning streak entering this contest, while Miami is on a nine-game losing streak.We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to kno
  
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• Magic vs. Wizards Predictions: Odds, expert picks, recent stats, trends and best bets for March 21

  21-03-2025 14:07 via nbcsports.com
  
  It’s Friday, March 21, and the Orlando Magic (32-38) and Washington Wizards (15-53) are all set to square off from Capital One Arena in Washington.The Magic are currently 14-21 on the road with a point differential of -2, while the Wizards have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home. Orlando has won both meetings this season by 20 and 27 points. This is the third of four matchups.Washington lost the past two games and four of the previous six, while Orlando is 3-3 in the previous six
  
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• Polling NBA execs on Cooper Flagg: Strengths, weaknesses and ... a return to Duke?! - ESPN

  21-03-2025 14:00 via news.google.com
  Polling NBA execs on Cooper Flagg: Strengths, weaknesses and ... a return to Duke?!  ESPN
  
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• Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla reacts to change in team ownership

  21-03-2025 13:54 via nbcsportsboston.com
  
  Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla reacts to change in team ownership originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonThe Boston Celtics will have a new owner soon. An investment group led by Massachusetts native Bill Chisholm — the managing director and co-founder of private equity firm Symphony Technology Group — has agreed to purchase a majority of the team at a $6.1 billion valuation.Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck will stay on as CEO and governor of the team through the 2027-28 season.Celtics
  
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• Benches-clearing scuffle between Nets, Pacers leads to multiple technicals and one ejection

  21-03-2025 13:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford lost his cool during Thursday's contest against the Indiana Pacers. He also may have lost the game for his team. Watford was ejected late in the fourth quarter after shoving multiple Indiana Pacers players, including Myles Turner. The incident occurred with just under five minutes to go in regulation. With the Pacers in catch-up mode, guard Bennedict Mathurin hit a shot to cut the team's deficit to five points. As both teams were running back down the c
  
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• Bronny talked about improvement then on Thursday showed it off scoring 17 on 7-of-10 shooting

  21-03-2025 13:14 via nbcsports.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 20: Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 20, 2025 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)NBAE via Getty
  
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• How Warriors tied franchise history with successful homestand

  21-03-2025 12:04 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  How Warriors tied franchise history with successful homestand originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaThere is nothing quite like home.The Warriors proved that to be true during their recent impressive homestand, in which they went 6-1 and improved to 41-29 on the season.Golden State’s six wins and one loss over that seven-game stretch tied its franchise record.Chasing franchise records at Chase 🙌 pic.twitter.com/3ZmO2x8zfl— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) March 21, 2025Th
  
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• $6.1 Billion Sale Of Boston Celtics Clears The Way For NBA Expansion - Forbes

  21-03-2025 12:00 via news.google.com
  $6.1 Billion Sale Of Boston Celtics Clears The Way For NBA Expansion  Forbes
  
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• Warriors share positive Steph injury update before six-game road trip

  21-03-2025 11:18 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  Warriors share positive Steph injury update before six-game road trip originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaTake a sigh of relief, Dub Nation.An MRI on Warriors superstar Steph Curry confirmed he sustained a pelvic contusion but no structural damage, the team shared Friday morning. Curry won’t travel with the team as it begins a six-game road trip Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks, and has been ruled out of the game. He will be re-evaluated on Monday.Stephen Curry injury update: pic.t
  
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• Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Playoff Streaming Targets

  21-03-2025 08:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The fantasy playoffs are underway and with it comes plenty of frustration, load management and fake injuries. Knowing who to trust is a skill in itself at this time of the year, meaning quantity over quality is going to go a long way to securing victory. Tanking is the clear path forward for a number of teams, while those atop the standings are simply giving guys the night off with no repercussions from the league. If you are lucky enough to have made it through to the postseason, your season co
  
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• Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Don't worry about adding 'Mr. Right', settle for 'Mr. Right Now'

  21-03-2025 08:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The fantasy basketball playoffs are underway and with it comes plenty of frustration, load management and "injuries." Knowing who to trust is a skill in itself at this time of the year, meaning quantity over quality is going to go a long way to securing victory. Tanking is the clear path forward for a number of teams, while those atop the standings are simply giving guys the night off with no repercussions from the league. If you are lucky enough to have made it through to the postseason, y
  
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• Stephen Curry leaves game after frightening fall, suffers pelvic contusion

  21-03-2025 06:33 via nbcsports.com
  
  Nothing sucks the air out of the Chase Center like Stephen Curry lying on the court in pain.That's what happened in the third quarter Thursday night against the Raptors when Curry drove the lane, drew the defense, passed out of it, and was hit as he did, landing flat on his back. After the game, coach Steve Kerr said Curry wanted to re-enter the game, but the medical staff would not allow that. Postgame Curry got an MRI. It should be noted that Curry's back was bothering him earlier in the week,
  
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• Lakers' Bronny James has best NBA performance as he continues to try to prove he belongs

  21-03-2025 06:28 via cbssports.com
  
  James had never scored in double digits before Thursday
  
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• Lakers' Bronny James has best NBA performance as he continues to try to prove he belongs - CBS Sports

  21-03-2025 06:24 via news.google.com
  Lakers' Bronny James has best NBA performance as he continues to try to prove he belongs  CBS Sports
  
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• With LeBron, Luka and Reaves out, Bronny James scores 17 in Lakers' blowout loss

  21-03-2025 06:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lakers guard Bronny James shoots a three-pointer during the Lakers' 118-89 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)The sixth game in eight nights for the Lakers meant they were going to have to pay for all the energy they used fighting short handed over the last week.It meant Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic needed to sit out because of sore ankles, Jarred Vanderbilt had to rest an injured groin and Dorian Finney-Smith was out be
  
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• Bronny James credits focus on his game for career-best 17-points during loss to Bucks

  21-03-2025 06:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lakers guard Bronny James controls the ball in front of Milwaukee guard AJ Green during the Lakers' 118-89 loss Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)The sixth game in eight nights for the Lakers meant they were going to have to pay for all the energy they used fighting shorthanded over the last week.It meant Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic needed to sit out because of sore ankles, Jarred Vanderbilt had to rest an injured groin and Dorian Finney-Smith was o
  
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• Bronny James co-leads shorthanded Lakers with career-high 17 points in lopsided loss to Bucks

  21-03-2025 05:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bronny James is having... some kind of rookie year. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)ASSOCIATED PRESSDown their top four scorers on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Los Angeles Lakers turned to Bronny James, among other players. It didn't go particularly well for the team, but James at least got to enjoy a career night.The son of LeBron James logged 17 points, the first double-digit game of his career, on 7-of-10 shooting with five assists, three rebounds and four turnovers 30 minutes in a 11
  
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• Bronny James co-leads short-handed Lakers with career-high 17 points in lopsided loss to Bucks

  21-03-2025 05:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Down their top four scorers on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Los Angeles Lakers turned to Bronny James, among other players. It didn't go particularly well for the team, but James at least got to enjoy a career night.The son of LeBron James logged 17 points, the first double-digit game of his career, on 7-of-10 shooting with five assists, three rebounds and four turnovers 30 minutes in a 118-89 loss to Milwaukee. The Lakers were outscored by 36 points during his playing time.Those 17
  
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