Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Trending stories: Adam Silver, LaMarcus Aldridge, Gregg Popovich and more

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

December 26 03:56 PM
The Miami Heat took Michael Beasley with the No. 2 overall pick in 2008, two picks ahead of Russell Westbrook. The triple-double machine visits here Tuesday with the Oklahoma City Thunder

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December 26 01:17 PM
Kyrie Irving made Cleveland’s Christmas wish come true against the Warriors, but each team has something to ponder after the Game of the Season.

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VIDEO: Kemba Walker “I Just Play To Win” – via basketballinsiders.com

December 27 07:33 AM
Hornets guard Kemba Walker talks about the strength of the East, getting back to the playoffs and the growth of the team.

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December 27 12:37 AM
Without LeBron James — as in Monday’s loss to the Pistons — the Cavs play worse than the worst teams in the league. But what exactly does it mean?

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December 24 11:36 PM
LOS ANGELES – In 73 years, this was the single best Christmas present Loretta Sieman had ever been given.

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December 26 09:07 PM
Contrary to Gregg Popovich’s reputation, there is one way the Spurs can make the NBA’s most happy averse coach happy. “Thirty assists makes a coach happy,” Popovich said after the Spurs hit that number in their 119-100 Christmas Day victory over Chicago. Part of the reason the Spurs hit their magic number against Chicago, they shot 56.5 percent, including 11 of 14 in the first quarter. All told, the Spurs logged assists on each of their first 19 field goals against the Bulls …

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December 26 07:16 PM
The NBA announced Monday that the refs messed up Sunday in Cleveland. But that shouldn’t take away from the Warriors screwed up themselves.

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December 26 06:32 PM
Two incorrect calls were made in the Cavs’ favor during the final two minutes of the team’s Christmas win over the Warriors, the NBA announced.

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December 26 12:42 PM
See all the things that were going on around Kyrie Irving when he sank the game-winning basket on Christmas Day against the Warriors.

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December 26 06:24 PM
Aldridge performed both steps to near perfection in the Spurs’ 119-100 victory over Chicago on Christmas Day, pumping in 15 of 20 shots — including his first 11 in a row — for a season-high 33 points. […] there are other games, in which Aldridge’s job seems so complicated that simply defining what constitutes an open shot can be paralyzing …

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December 26 04:48 PM
Guards Alec Burks and George Hill partially participated in Jazz practice today for the first time since suffering their injuries. That, and more updates from Monday’s Jazz practice.

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December 26 12:54 PM
Christmas notwithstanding, the Lakers’ early optimism has faded. That shines an even greater light on L.A.’s unique sibling rivalry.

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December 25 12:06 PM
Of all America’s professional sports leagues, none are feeling the aftershocks of the Obama-to-Trump transition like the NBA. Commissioner Adam Silver went from leading an organization whose employ…

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