“I think I understand this format, why it’s the way it is,” the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo said before the game. “We see the Rising Stars be a part of it, to hopefully push the All-Stars to play harder during the game. But I’ll be honest with you. I feel like these are grown men. You can’t force anybody to play hard if he doesn’t want to. For me, when I come to this weekend, … [Read more...] about Giannis Antetokounmpo: ‘I feel like these are grown men. You can’t force anybody to play hard if he doesn’t want to’
Giannis Antetokounmpo to Ja Morant mulling dunk contest: ‘If you do it, I’ll do it with you’
Before it was over, NBA star and explosive dunker Ja Morant posted to social media that McClung’s performance may have convinced Morant to step forward next year. Morant tweeted, “mac might make me decide to dunk.” Giannis Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP, said if Morant dunks, he’ll dunk. “If you do it. I’ll do it with you,” Antetokounmpo said in response to the Memphis star. … [Read more...] about Giannis Antetokounmpo to Ja Morant mulling dunk contest: ‘If you do it, I’ll do it with you’
“When I was 10 years old, my dad used to get on my ass, like, ‘You’ve gotta shoot off [of] your fingertips! You shooting a knuckleball!'” Lillard said on JJ Redick’s “The Old Man and The Three” podcast. “He’s the only other person I’ve ever seen shoot like that. It was so awkward, but he’d do it worse than me; literally just flicking the ball.” As a half measure, Lillard … [Read more...] about
Anthony Chiang: ESPN removed the Heat’s Feb. 23 game vs. Bucks in Milwaukee from its national television schedule. The game will now start at 6 p.m. ET instead of 7 p.m. … [Read more...] about
Rajon Rondo: At times, Doc—there’s no secret—Doc pissed me off. I was frustrated with him a lot. And Sam was that guy who bridged the gap, along with T [Tyronn Lue] years later. Those were the guys that really helped. They helped the relationship—helped me understand, “Okay, this is what Doc is thinking,” and then they would go tell him, “This is how Rondo is thinking.” It … [Read more...] about