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Thursday, April 13, 2017

The 101 best moments of the 2016-17 NBA season – via sbnation.com

April 12 10:26 AM

The long NBA season produced so many incredible moments. Here are our favorites.

Cavs move on from Larry Sanders after discovering how far he… – via theathletic.com

April 13 12:30 AM

CLEVELAND – It took Larry Sanders 27 months to decide he wanted to give basketball another try. It…

Woj Report: All Westbrook’s giving you – via sports.yahoo.com

April 12 04:21 PM

The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski looks back at the historic season of Russell Westbrook and how he did it his way.

Cavaliers sitting Big 3 in season finale against Raptors – via cleveland.com

April 12 06:28 PM

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavaliers will sit LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love tonight from the final game of the regular season against the Toronto Raptors. The Cavs need to win tonight and have Boston lose to Milwaukee to…

Former Cavaliers shooting guard DeAndre Liggins claimed off waivers by Dallas Mavericks – via cleveland.com

April 12 11:26 AM

Liggins played 61 games, making 19 starts, with the Cavaliers this season.

When the Sonics Boomed: An Oral History of the ’90s Seattle SuperSonics – via mag.bleacherreport.com

April 12 01:27 PM

“We would have made a huge dynasty, but it didn’t happen.” — Gary Payton

Wizards center Ian Mahinmi to miss the start of the playoffs – via washingtonpost.com

April 12 12:45 PM

Against Atlanta, Washington will have to go with Jason Smith and Markieff Morris as the backup to Marcin Gortat.

Comedian Charlie Murphy Dead at 57 After Leukemia Battle – via tmz.com

April 12 01:00 PM

Charlie Murphy, Eddie’s older brother, and a successful standup comedian in his own right … has died from leukemia according to his manager.

Spurs’ Aldridge prepares for playoff mode – via expressnews.com

April 11 06:25 PM

SALT LAKE CITY — The night before LaMarcus Aldridge visited Portland for the third time in a Spurs uniform, he enjoyed a low-key dinner with friends. When he took the court at the Moda Center on Monday, the boos were not quite as prevalent as they were for his previous two return trips to the arena he called home for nine seasons. The media crush that accompanied earlier homecomings had been was reduced to a solitary cameraman at shootaround …

Leonard’s regular season one for Spurs’ annals – via expressnews.com

April 12 12:15 PM

SALT LAKE CITY — Kawhi Leonard heads into Wednesday’s regular-season finale at Utah with a chance to put the finishing touches on one of the more remarkable offensive seasons the Spurs have seen in decades. Leonard has scored in double figures in 107 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in Spurs’ annals. Heading into the final regular-season game of his sixth NBA season, the 25-year-old Leonard remains focused on team goals with the playoffs looming …

Analysis – via washingtonpost.com

April 12 09:47 AM

There are several deserving candidates for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, but Tim Bontemps could only pick one. And it’s not who you’d expect.

Carmelo won’t rule out a Knicks return — if one condition is met – via nypost.com

April 13 01:26 AM

Carmelo Anthony wants to win next season or else he may seek that divorce. Anthony came, played, was serenaded with one last Garden chant and then said afterward his decision whether to part ways w…

The Case for James Harden with Daryl Morey – via espn.com

April 12 06:28 PM

Rocket GM Daryl Morey joins Tom Haberstroh, Ethan Strauss and BIG Wos to make the case for James harden as NBA MVP. Later in the show some tales from the locker room.