Saturday, December 31, 2016

Trending stories: Rajon Rondo benched, Paul George, Kevin Love and more

These are the articles the top NBA reporters have been sharing on Twitter the last 24 hours. Enjoy!

December 31 02:00 AM
The Spurs continued to play with fire without getting burned Friday, overcoming a 13-point hole to beat Portland.

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December 29 04:40 PM
At the ensuing timeout, Popovich kicked Green out of the huddle and replaced him with Manu Ginobili on the floor. What happened next illustrates the fully bloomed relationship between Popovich and his favorite whipping post, six-plus seasons in the making. With defensive ace Kawhi Leonard out with gastroenteritis, Green filled the role as the Spurs’ top perimeter defender for the night …

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December 31 01:30 AM
Injuries, bad defense and inconsistency up-and-down the roster have tarnished what many thought could be a charmed season.

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December 30 04:00 PM
Healthy and with the pressure reduced, the Cavs’ Kevin Love has big numbers and an inside track to his first Eastern Conference All-Star bid.

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December 30 10:06 PM
Trey Burke comes off the bench to score 27 in 118-95 rout of Brooklyn.

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December 30 04:43 PM
In early October, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Corona updated the “welcome” message on its street corner marquee. In addition to reminding worshipers about the times for the Sunday services, the clip-on letters spelled out a rem

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December 30 09:47 PM
Leonard, the Spurs’ leading scorer and top defender, also missed Wednesday’s victory over Phoenix. “One thing about the Spurs is they play the same style regardless of who plays,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said before tipoff. The Spurs weren’t the only team missing their leading scorer Friday. Portland was without point guard Damian Lillard, who was still out with the left ankle sprain he suffered in last week’s game against the Spurs …

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December 30 09:14 PM
Bulls guard Rajon Rondo reacts to being benched for the second half of the 111-101 loss to the Pacers on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. (K.C. Johnson/Chicago Tribune)

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December 30 06:25 PM
Erik Spoelstra, in the middle of his ninth season with the Miami Heat, had his contract extended beyond this season over the summer, the team confirmed this week

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Leonard out again with illness – via blog.mysanantonio.com

December 30 06:02 PM
The Spurs and Trail Blazers could each be without their leading scorer tonight at the AT&T; Center.

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December 30 05:18 PM
What is this team’s identity now? Does Nate McMillan know?

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December 30 04:35 PM
Stephen Curry auctioned off two pairs of game-worn, autographed, custom “Ghostship” sneakers and raised over $45,000 for the Oakland Fire Relief fund.

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