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Wed Mar 7 201816:11Love overwhelmed by reaction since revealing panic attackDeMar DeRozanSGRaptorsFree Agent
Kevin LoveCCavaliersFree Agent
LeBron JamesSFCavaliersFree Agent
DENVER (AP) — Kevin Love has received more than 4,000 messages since opening up about his struggles with mental health issues."Overwhelming is a good word to use," the Cleveland Cavaliers forward said Wednesday after the morning shootaround before a game against the Nuggets. "I'm trying to read through all the emails and all the texts and respond to everybody in the right way."Love considered it therapeutic to write his essay for The Player's Tribune in which he addressed such things as his panic attack during a game this season and how he's spent most of his life afraid to accept there was something wrong with him.Although, it was daunting to release his story to the world."It did take me a while (to write). I didn't know if I was going to address it potentially in the summer, but I'm glad I did it now," said Love, a five-time All-Star who's currently sidelined by a broken hand. "Everybody is going through something. Everybody has things that you can't see, you can't touch, that they're... [More]
Wed Mar 7 201815:51Spurs' Leonard hopes to return 'soon' from leg injuryLaMarcus AldridgePFSpursFree Agent
Kyle AndersonSFSpursFree Agent
Rudy GaySFSpursFree Agent
Danny GreenSGSpursFree Agent
Kawhi LeonardSFSpursFree Agent
Tony ParkerPGSpursFree Agent
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard plans on returning "soon" from a leg injury, after missing all but nine games so far this season.Leonard held an impromptu, four-minute press conference Wednesday following Spurs practice. He won't travel with the team on their upcoming three-game road trip to Golden State, Oklahoma City and Houston.But the 26-year-old Leonard says his return is imminent."Soon. I don't have a set date right now," he said. "But I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing. The progress that I'm making has been great."He's been riding a stationary bike and participating in three-on-three drills to simulate the physical contact of games, but has done so with staff members and "not my players."The Spurs have struggled without their star forward. Other teammates with various injuries have included Tony Parker, LaMarcus Aldridge, Rudy Gay, Danny Green and Kyle Anderson. San Antonio has lost seven of its last 10 games, falling from third to fifth in the Western Conference.Leonard... [More]
Wed Mar 7 201815:11Leonard plans on returning soonLaMarcus AldridgePFSpursFree Agent
Kyle AndersonSFSpursFree Agent
Rudy GaySFSpursFree Agent
Danny GreenSGSpursFree Agent
Kawhi LeonardSFSpursFree Agent
Tony ParkerPGSpursFree Agent
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard plans on returning this season and wants to remain with the Spurs for life, refuting reports of dissension with the star forward and the only franchise he has played for.Leonard has missed all but nine games this season with right quadriceps tendinopathy, which initially flared up late in the offseason.Leonard made the remarks during an impromptu, four-minute press conference Wednesday morning following Spurs practice. He will not travel with the team on the upcoming three-game road trip to Golden State, Oklahoma City and Houston, but said a return is imminent."Soon," Leonard said of his return. "I don't have a set date right now, but I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing. The progress that I'm making has been great. So, I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing."He has been riding a stationary bike and participating in three-on-three drills to simulate the physical contact of games, but has done so with staff members and "not my players."Leonard denied... [More]
Wed Mar 7 201815:11Spurs' Leonard hopes to return 'soon' from leg injuryLaMarcus AldridgePFSpursFree Agent
Kyle AndersonSFSpursFree Agent
Rudy GaySFSpursFree Agent
Danny GreenSGSpursFree Agent
Kawhi LeonardSFSpursFree Agent
Tony ParkerPGSpursFree Agent
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard plans on returning "soon" from a leg injury, after missing all but nine games so far this season.Leonard held an impromptu, four-minute press conference Wednesday following Spurs practice. He won't travel with the team on their upcoming three-game road trip to Golden State, Oklahoma City and Houston.But the 26-year-old Leonard says his return is imminent."Soon. I don't have a set date right now," he said. "But I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing. The progress that I'm making has been great."He's been riding a stationary bike and participating in three-on-three drills to simulate the physical contact of games, but has done so with staff members and "not my players."The Spurs have struggled without their star forward. Other teammates with various injuries have included Tony Parker, LaMarcus Aldridge, Rudy Gay, Danny Green and Kyle Anderson. San Antonio has lost seven of its last 10 games, falling from third to fifth in the Western Conference.Leonard... [More]
Wed Mar 7 201814:41Love overwhelmed by reaction since revealing panic attackKevin LoveCCavaliersFree Agent
DENVER (AP) — Kevin Love has been overwhelmed by the flurry of positive responses a day after opening up about his struggles with mental health issues.The Cleveland Cavaliers forward said Wednesday before his team played the Denver Nuggets that he's received more than 4,000 messages after writing an essay for The Player's Tribune in which he addressed such things as his panic attack during a game this season and how he's spent most of his life afraid to accept there was something wrong with him.Love said it was a therapeutic for him to address the topic. He thanked Toronto All-Star DeMar DeRozan for recently acknowledging his bouts of depression. It gave Love the courage to tell his story.Added Love: "We need to beat down that stigma about mental health."
Wed Mar 7 201802:51With hot teams, Davis, Lillard hot names in MVP discussionKevin DurantSFWarriorsFree Agent
DeMarcus CousinsCPelicansFree Agent
Stephen CurryPGWarriorsFree Agent
Anthony DavisPFPelicansFree Agent
James HardenSGRocketsFree Agent
Damian LillardPGTrailblazersFree Agent
Larry NancePFLakersFree Agent
Kristaps PorzingisPFKnicksFree Agent
Isaiah ThomasPGCavaliersFree Agent
Russell WestbrookPGThunderFree Agent
With the Houston Rockets on top of the NBA and James Harden on top of the scoring race, he may be running away with the MVP vote.Anthony Davis and Damian Lillard might have something to say about that.With stellar play steering their sizzling teams, they have at least entered their names in the conversation with a little more than a month left in the regular season.Harden has been runner-up to Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook in recent years, but it's looked like his time this season. With more than 31 points and nearly nine assists per game — third in the league in that category — for a team with the league's best record, it's hard to imagine needing to look elsewhere."What Harden and Houston is doing right now, he's the MVP of the league right now," Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas said on NBA TV.Davis and Lillard could deserve some thought.Davis has carried New Orleans with dominant basketball since DeMarcus Cousins was lost for the season last month. The Western Conference player of the... [More]
Tue Mar 6 201817:01On Basketball: It's time to change the NBA draft rulesDevin BookerSGSunsFree Agent
Tyson ChandlerCSunsFree Agent
The NBA says it is seeking an answer to the one-and-done issue, and that doesn't make a whole lot of sense.It already has an answer.NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has acknowledged for years that the current plan — where players have to be 19 years old and a year out of high school before reaching the league — doesn't work. The NBA has talked about raising the minimum age to 20. The players have talked about lowering the minimum age to 18.So the solution is obvious. Do both.If a player is ready at 18, let him join the NBA.If he wants to go to college first, make him stay there at least two years.Everybody wins."Some kids think they're ready when they're really not, but still have aspirations to play professional basketball your whole life," said Phoenix star guard Devin Booker, a one-and-done collegian at Kentucky who doesn't seem too far away from joining the ranks of the NBA elite. "And I don't think you should be forced to go to college."Thing is, that's exactly what is happening.Most likely... [More]
Tue Mar 6 201816:51Smart fined $15,000 for criticism of officiatingJames HardenSGRocketsFree Agent
Marcus SmartPGCelticsFree Agent
BOSTON (AP) — Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $15,000 for public criticism of officiating.NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe announced the fine on Tuesday.After Boston's 123-120 loss to Houston on Saturday, Smart said Rockets guard James Harden is among those who receive favorable treatment from referees.Smart told the Boston Globe that "certain players" get "calls that other guys just wouldn't get."___More NBA basketball: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball
Tue Mar 6 201813:01Cavs' Love discloses bouts with panic attacks, mental healthDeMar DeRozanSGRaptorsFree Agent
Kevin LoveCCavaliersFree Agent
LeBron JamesSFCavaliersFree Agent
CLEVELAND (AP) — Suffering for years in silence, Kevin Love has opened up about his struggles with mental health.The Cavaliers forward writes in an essay for the Players' Tribune that he had a panic attack during a game this season and he has spent most of his life afraid to accept there was something wrong with him."For 29 years, I thought about mental health as someone else's problem," he said.Love says he was stricken with anxiety Nov. 5 during a home game against the Atlanta Hawks. Love adds that he had been under family stress and hadn't been sleeping well. After briefly being winded while playing 15 minutes in the first half, he felt his heart racing and couldn't catch his breath during a timeout in the third quarter."It's hard to describe, but everything was spinning, like my brain was trying to climb out of my head," said Love, a five-time All-Star now sidelined after breaking his left hand last month."The air felt thick and heavy. My mouth was like chalk. I remember our assistant... [More]
Tue Mar 6 201812:21Cavs' Love discloses bouts with panic attacks, mental healthKevin LoveCCavaliersFree Agent
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love has opened up about his panic attack this season and his struggles with mental health.The 29-year-old forward writes in an essay for the Players' Tribune on Tuesday that he was overcome by anxiety during a Nov. 5 home game against Atlanta. He was briefly hospitalized at the Cleveland Clinic and the episode left him shaken.Love is sidelined with a broken left hand. He says he has long been wary of the stigma of athletes being portrayed as weak if they speak about their psychological health. He says he drew courage after Toronto All-Star DeMar DeRozan disclosed he has dealt with depression.In his essay, titled "Everyone Is Going Through Something," Love says he has begun seeing a therapist. He encourages others who are suffering to seek help, saying "mental health isn't just an athlete thing. This is an everyone thing."
Tue Mar 6 201811:51Cavs' Love discloses bouts with panic attacks, mental healthKevin LoveCCavaliersFree Agent
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love has opened up about his panic attack this season and his struggles with mental health.The 29-year-old forward writes in an essay for the Players' Tribune on Tuesday that he was overcome by anxiety during a Nov. 5 home game against Atlanta. He was briefly hospitalized at the Cleveland Clinic and the episode left him shaken.Love is sidelined with a broken left hand. He says he has long been wary of the stigma of athletes being portrayed as weak if they speak about their psychological health. He says he drew courage after Toronto All-Star DeMar DeRozan disclosed he has dealt with depression.In his essay, titled "Everything Is Going Through Something," Love says he has begun seeing a therapist. He encourages others who are suffering to seek help, saying "mental health isn't just an athlete thing. This is an everyone thing."
Mon Mar 5 201819:50Sore knee sidelines Celtics' Irving for game against BullsKyrie IrvingPGCelticsFree Agent
Shane LarkinPGCelticsFree Agent
Terry RozierSGCelticsFree Agent
Marcus SmartPGCelticsFree Agent
CHICAGO (AP) — Boston Celtics All-Star guard Kyrie Irving sat out Monday night's game against the Chicago Bulls because of a sore left knee.Coach Brad Stevens said Irving aggravated the knee during Saturday's loss to Houston. He felt a little better the following day but was still sore on Monday. Stevens wasn't sure if Irving will be ready to play at Minnesota on Thursday."It doesn't sound like it's a long-term concern, but certainly, it could last through the week," Stevens said.The Celtics chose to start Shane Larkin rather than go with Terry Rozier or Marcus Smart because Stevens said he wanted to keep the second unit together.Acquired from Cleveland in the offseason deal that sent Isaiah Thomas to the Cavaliers, Irving is averaging 24.8 points in 58 games. He has missed time this season because of a bruised quadriceps, a sore shoulder and a facial fracture.The Celtics were second behind Toronto in the Eastern Conference at 44-20 entering Monday's game.___More NBA basketball: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball
Mon Mar 5 201818:20Sore knee sidelines Celtics' Irving for game against BullsKyrie IrvingPGCelticsFree Agent
CHICAGO (AP) — Boston Celtics All-Star guard Kyrie Irving is sitting out Monday night's game against the Chicago Bulls because of a sore left knee.Coach Brad Stevens says Irving aggravated the knee during Saturday's loss to Houston. He felt a little better the following day but was still sore on Monday.Acquired from Cleveland in the offseason deal that sent Isaiah Thomas to the Cavaliers, Irving is averaging 24.8 points in 58 games. He has missed time this season because of a bruised quadriceps, a sore shoulder and a facial fracture.The Celtics were second behind Toronto in the Eastern Conference at 44-20 entering Monday's game.___More NBA basketball: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball
Mon Mar 5 201814:50Grizzlies sign guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes to 10-day contractXavier Rathan-MayesPGGrizzliesFree Agent
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have signed guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes (RUH-tan Mays) to a 10-day contract.The Grizzlies announced Monday they had called Rathan-Mayes up from the G League's Westchester Knicks.The 6-foot-4, 208-pound Rathan-Mayes went undrafted after his junior year at Florida State. He has started 37 of his 39 games with Westchester where he has averaged 16.6 points and 7.1 assists with three triple-doubles.___More NBA basketball: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball
Sun Mar 4 201819:49Cavs' Thompson to miss several games with sprained ankleKevin LoveCCavaliersFree Agent
Jeff GreenPFCavaliersFree Agent
Kyrie IrvingPGCelticsFree Agent
Larry NancePFLakersFree Agent
Tristan ThompsonCCavaliersFree Agent
Ante ZizicCCavaliersFree Agent
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers are getting smaller.Cleveland lost another big man on Sunday as the team said starting center Tristan Thompson sustained a sprained right ankle during Saturday's loss and is expected to miss "multiple games."Thompson's loss is another blow to the defending Eastern Conference champions, who are struggling without All-Star forward Kevin Love (broken hand) and could be without forward Jeff Green (sore back) for a few more games. Love has increased his on-court rehab but isn't expected back until the end of March.Thompson injured his heel when he was stepped on by one of Denver's players during the first half of the 126-117 loss to the Nuggets, Cleveland's fourth loss in five home games. Thompson stayed in the game and finished with 12 points and seven rebounds, but the team said he experienced "significant swelling" overnight and tests revealed the sprain.Thompson, one of four players remaining from the team's 2016 NBA title squad, is averaging 6.5 rebounds and... [More]
Sun Mar 4 201819:19Cavs' Thompson to miss several games with sprained ankleKevin LoveCCavaliersFree Agent
Larry NancePFLakersFree Agent
Tristan ThompsonCCavaliersFree Agent
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers will be without starting center Tristan Thompson for several games because of a sprained right ankle.Thompson injured his heel when he was stepped on by one of Denver's players during the first half of Saturday's loss to the Nuggets. He stayed in the game and finished with 12 points and seven rebounds, but the team said he experienced "significant swelling" overnight and tests revealed the sprain. The Cavs said he will miss "multiple games."Thompson's loss is another blow for the struggling Cavs, who are already without All-Star forward Kevin Love because of a broken left hand. Love is not expected to return until the end of March.Thompson, who has bounced in and out of Cleveland's starting lineup, is averaging 6.5 rebounds and 6.3 points in 42 games — 21 starts. With Thompson out, coach Tyronn Lue will likely start Larry Nance Jr., one of four players the Cavs added through trades last month.Cleveland is 4-4 since its roster overhaul.
Sun Mar 4 201800:29Soup-er man: Cavs' Smith back from soup-throwing suspensionKevin LoveCCavaliersFree Agent
LeBron JamesSFCavaliersFree Agent
JR SmithSGCavaliersFree Agent
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — J.R. Smith's return from suspension was, ahem, soup-er. For one half.Smith scored all 19 of his points in the second half Saturday, but the struggling Cavaliers couldn't stop Denver's long-range shooting attack in a 126-117 loss to the Nuggets.Much like his season, Smith's comeback after he was benched by Cleveland for throwing a bowl of soup at Cavs assistant coach Damon Jones was strange. One of the NBA's least bashful shooters, Smith did not attempt a shot in the first half.But he let loose after halftime, making 7 of 8 shots before missing his last four."In the second half I just figured to hell with it, just be more aggressive," Smith said. "If they double me, try to get around them and then make a play. Just a different mindset, I guess."It's been an interesting 72 hours for Smith, who did not reveal his soup choice or the ingredients that steamed him so much he threw his soup at Jones following Thursday's shootaround.He sat out that night's game against... [More]
Sat Mar 3 201813:59Soup opera: Cavs' Smith mum on kind of soup thrown at coachKevin LoveCCavaliersFree Agent
LeBron JamesSFCavaliersFree Agent
JR SmithSGCavaliersFree Agent
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — J.R. Smith's soup choice remains unknown, and so do the ingredients that steamed him so much he threw a bowl of soup at assistant coach Damon Jones.Smith was suspended one game by the Cavaliers, and Saturday the temperamental guard addressed the latest drama in what has been a tumultuous season for the three-time defending Eastern Conference champions.Asked what he could share about the soup spat, Smith was as cold as gazpacho."Nothing," he said.And as for the kind of soup he flung?"Honestly," he said Saturday following the team's shootaround. "I don't even remember."Smith, who is expected to start on Saturday after serving his one-game ban Thursday against Philadelphia, refused to say if he agreed with the discipline. He said he spoke with his teammates about what happened but not with Jones, a former NBA player who has been on Tyronn Lue's staff for two seasons."It's not really my call," the 31-year-old said on the merits of his punishment. "More than anything,... [More]
Fri Mar 2 201821:08JR Smith tosses soup at assistant; Cavs ladle out 1-game banGeorge HillPGCavaliersFree Agent
Rodney HoodSGJazzFree Agent
JR SmithSGCavaliersFree Agent
Dwyane WadeSGHeatFree Agent
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Chicken noodle or tomato? J.R. Smith didn't serve up any explanation.Cleveland's mercurial shooting guard declined an interview request Friday, a day after the Cavaliers suspended him one game for throwing a bowl of soup at assistant coach Damon Jones.The soup toss came following Thursday's shootaround at the team's training facility, hours before the Cavs played the Philadelphia 76ers, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not disclosed details.Smith was with his teammates Friday — the Cavs didn't practice, but watched film — and after getting in some extra shots, he told a team spokesman he will address the media at Saturday's shootaround before the Cavs play Denver.Until then, what triggered his brothy outburst remains a mystery.ESPN.com first reported the reason for Smith's suspension.Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said Smith did not address the team over the... [More]
Fri Mar 2 201820:28Lakers rookie Hart has surgery on broken hand, out 4-6 weeksJosh HartSGLakersFree Agent
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers rookie Josh Hart will be sidelined for four to six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair his broken left hand.The Lakers announced Hart's prognosis Friday.Los Angeles (27-34) has less than six weeks left in its season, and coach Luke Walton has said the Lakers won't rush Hart back into action.Hart broke his hand during practice in Miami on Wednesday. The first-round pick out of Villanova is averaging 6.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists over 55 games as a regular member of the Lakers' rotation.The Lakers have won four straight heading into Saturday's visit to San Antonio.
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