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Devin Vassell Opens Up on Standing Up for Stephon Castle After Ajay Mitchell’s Hard Foul

With Castle being fouled hard on two separate plays, Vassell wanted to back him up and be there for his brother. "I mean two times in a row he’s about to go for a dunk, it just looked like he pushed him," Vassell said. "That could be a dangerous play so I just want to have my teammates back."

By Pranay Mukherjee

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Reveals He Actually Enjoys Having Haters

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Jared McCain Reveals Kobe Bryant Has Been His Favorite Player Since He Started Playing

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Trey Murphy: Daniel Theis Trade Showed Him The NBA’s Business Side

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Anthony Edwards Calls Spurs and Wolves a True Rivalry After Second-Round Exit

"Hell yeah it's a rivalry," Edwards said. "I tip my hat to them young n**gas. I have nothing bad to say about the Spurs. When you beat me, I ain't got hating in my blood. But we'll be back. Y'all did y'all motherf**king thing." San Antonio eliminated Minnesota in game 6 and are in the WCF now.

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Anthony Edwards Explains Why He Dapped Up Spurs Players

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