Day: May 3, 2018

Offseason checklist for Pacers center Myles Turner: Get stronger, rebound, own the paintOffseason checklist for Pacers center Myles Turner: Get stronger, rebound, own the paint

INDIANAPOLIS — The first four games of the playoffs put in perspective Myles Turner’s value to the Pacers as a center who can stretch to the 3-point line and make teams pay for switching too much on defense. The last three showed how far he still has to go. In Game 7, Turner was in foul trouble

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Ichiro Suzuki transitioning to front office with MarinersIchiro Suzuki transitioning to front office with Mariners

SEATTLE (AP) – Ichiro Suzuki is leaving the playing field and transitioning into a front office role with the Seattle Mariners, although he is not completely shutting the door on playing again. The Mariners announced Thursday that Suzuki was becoming a special assistant to the chairman effective immediately

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Is ‘Playoff Rondo’ a real thing? ESPN analysis shows Pelicans PG is ONLY player to do this …Is ‘Playoff Rondo’ a real thing? ESPN analysis shows Pelicans PG is ONLY player to do this …

Rajon Rondo might hate it and deny it, but the numbers confirm it: “Playoff Rondo” is definitely a thing.  Despite his comments to the New York Times that “there’s no such thing,” an ESPN analysis offers a starkly different answer.  PORTLAND — Let Rajon Rondo tell it, there’

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Sixers’ Joel Embiid Calls Out Team’s Bandwagon Fans Amid Newfound SuccessSixers’ Joel Embiid Calls Out Team’s Bandwagon Fans Amid Newfound Success

The new wave of Philadlephia 76ers fans hasn’t swept away Joel Embiid. The Sixers center questioned the loyalty of his team’s newest supporters Wednesday, asking aloud where they (fans) were when Philly was lousy. After drafting Embiid in 2014, the Sixers won an average of just under 19 games

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