about 2 months ago

Pat Riley Rejects Tanking as a Path for the Heat

Riley drew a hard line on Miami’s direction, saying, “I’m not going to change, I’m not going to try to lose, I’m not going to tank.” He added, “I can’t stand the word,” pushing back on how normalized tanking has become around the league. For Riley, the Heat will keep chasing wins, even when the easier long-term route says otherwise.

By Raahib Singh

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Aaron Gordon Remains Game Time Decision With Calf Injury

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Chris Finch On Julius Randle Not Having A Ton Of "Loud Moments" Vs Denver

Randle is averaging 20/8/4 this series, making it a fairly quiet one. Finch addressed this prior to Game 5, saying, "He's not had a lot of loud moments, but I think the dirty work that he's been doing has been outstanding... Obviously with Ant and Donte out, he can be a bit more of a focal point."

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about 2 months ago

Wolves HC Commends Jayson Tatum For Supporting Donte DiVencenzo Through His Achilles Tear

Tatum made it well known that he would be reaching out to Donte to help him out on his Achilles rehab. Finch found beauty in this support. "Jayson Tatum's comments I thought were super classy, kind and compassionate. Mean a lot. I know Donte has heard them. And he's been such a great example of what's possible."

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about 2 months ago

Dillon Brooks Assessed A Tech After Shoving Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Within 3 minutes of Game 4, Brooks found himself getting T'd up by the refs. This came after SGA drove into the lane and was shoved by Brooks after the whistle. A mini dust-up ensued between Isaiah Hartenstein and Brooks before things simmered down. Expect to see more of this as Phoenix tries to avoid getting swept.

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about 2 months ago

Ja Morant Does His Gun Celebration After A Desmond Bane Three

Morant and JJJ are in attendance for Game 4 of Magic-Pistons to support their former Grizzlies teammate, Desmond Bane. Upon Bane lighting it up from beyond the arc, Ja did his signature finger guns celebration. Given his track record with firearms, this may have been ill-advised but also, it's been quite some time and fans need to get over it.

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