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According to Coach Steve Nash, embattled All-Star Ben Simmons has been cleared for contact. Steve Nash says Ben Simmons has been cleared for contact. He got some 4-on-4 work in yesterday. Nash said he came through it well. — Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) April 19, 2022 Simmons and the Nets hope…

The Hawks were in need of some good news after losing Game 1 of their playoff series against the Heat, 115-91, on Saturday. The Hawks had trouble with Miami in Game 1 partly because of their lack of size after Clint Capela went down with a hyperextended knee during the…

The Golden State Warriors changed this era of offensive basketball with their many versions of small-ball lineups. During their five-year NBA Finals run that netted three championships, their small lineup was the envy of many NBA coaches and general managers who desperately tried to copy their schemes. After a couple of…

Stephen Curry might be coming off the bench on a minutes restriction, but that has not stopped him from his usual offensive explosiveness. In-Game 2 of the Warriors-Nuggets first-round series went off for one of his patented scoring sprees while making some history along the way. 3,000 PLAYOFF POINTS Stephen…

The Dallas Mavericks pulled off a gutsy win over the Utah Jazz in Game 2 of their opening series. It took historically great performances from two specific players and the team as a whole, but it was a victory without Luka Doncic regardless.  The differentiator in Game 2 was on…

The NBA G League released their All-NBA G League rosters today following the conclusion of the postseason. Some notable standouts are the 2021-22 G League Most Valuable Player Trevelin Queen, Detroit Pistons rookie Luke Garza, and other familiar players such as Justin Anderson and Saben Lee. The teams are as…

Marcus Smart was announced as the 2021-2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Monday. The 2021-22 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year is Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart! pic.twitter.com/kfwG9NcUae — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 18, 2022 Smart was a part of the No. 1 rated defense in the…

AAC Freshman of the Year Jalen Duren will enter the 2022 NBA Draft after one standout year with The University of Memphis, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reports. Duren told Givony that he would sign and hire Chafie Fields of Wasserman as his agent. Duren was the leading scorer for the Tigers, averaging…