It’s been six years since Seattle has beaten Portland at Lumen Field. By Mark Kastner on June 4, 2023 9:57 pm The Seattle Sounders drew 0-0 with the Portland Timbers in a very boring affair. Sounders fans are anxious and worried about what this could mean for the rest of the season. Let’s talk about …
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Kevin Love watched Game 6 and Game 7 against the Boston Celtics from the Miami Heat’s sideline, dressed in home white and road black. He watched Game 1 of the NBA Finals against Denver without logging a single minute, either. The Heat dusted their 34-year-old stretch forward off the bench and into the starting lineup …
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Editor’s note: First in a three-part series examining what players the Utah Jazz might select in the 2023 NBA Draft. June 22 is going to be a busy night for the Utah Jazz. After going through the 2022 NBA Draft without a single pick, the team will enter the 2023 draft with three first-round selections — …
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Aaron Gordon knew what he was getting into. After matching up with Karl-Anthony Towns, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James in the first three rounds of the playoffs, Gordon was facing an entirely new challenge entering the Finals. “Jimmy could be the most complete player out of those guys,” Gordon said in the lead-up to Game …
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photo credit: Arkansas Athletics After choosing to stay in the 2023 NBA Draft late last week, Jordan Walsh mostly said all the right things. “I am excited for this new chapter in my life and for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead,” the former Arkansas basketball standout said on a social media video. “I …
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MIAMI — The conductor was busy getting ready. It was a big night. And the man needed to look presentable. He slowly reached for the staples of his ensemble, the things that formed the contours of his character. Black pants. Black shirt. Closed collar. Jordan Ones. The eclectic Jesse Saenz chose a uniform symbolic of the …
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After years of falling short, the Boston Celtics finally broke through and made the NBA Finals in the 2021-22 season. While they would go on to lose to the Golden State Warriors in six games, it signaled improvement, and they got to that point by way of their top-notch defense. With the success, the bar …
Joe DeMartinoESPN EditorJun 4, 2023, 09:20 AM ET7 Minute Read Heat vs. Nuggets: The journey to the NBA Finals Relive the epic journey the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets took on their way to the 2023 NBA Finals. Taylor Swift is at the height of her powers — and when you’re a music demigoddess, …
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Deandre Ayton has been the most polarizing player for the Phoenix Suns in his five seasons with them. Those who love him really, really love him and believe the Suns aren’t utilizing him enough. Those who don’t believe Ayton lacks the dog and motor to ever become a great player. For every person who thinks …
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DENVER ― The weight of a team is never on one person. That weight is not distributed evenly either. For the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler absorbs the heft of championship expectations. He invites the burden, wants the responsibility. It’s how he pushed and pulled, carried and dragged the Heat to the 2020 NBA Finals, to …
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