Deandre Ayton: “I don’t always have to be a scorer”

Photo: Denver Nuggets/Twitter During Monday’s game in Detroit, both the Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone, and the team’s superstar, Nikola Jokic, found themselves ejected in the first half. From the confines of the locker room, they witnessed their team secure a 107-103 victory over the struggling Pistons. “When you make…

The Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward openly discussed the reasons behind the struggles of the star-studded 2018-19 Boston Celtics. According to him, the root cause was a lack of unity within the team from the very beginning. “In my eyes it was just, we all had too many agendas, and…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter Patrick Beverley appeared to be extra motivated when he guarded Pacers young star Tyrese Haliburton. In turns that indeed there was something that made the 34-year-old point guard work even harder in defense. According to Beverley, it was a comment from Haliburton in which he mentioned…

Photo: Toronto Raptors/Twitter The Raptors sent their rookie Christian Koloko to the G League to log more minutes. His teammate in Toronto, Pascal Siakam, had an advice to Koloko. “The people who go to the G League and pout never come back,” Siakam said, per Aaron Rose. So far Koloko…

The Golden State Warriors are one win away from their sixth NBA Finals appearance since 2015 after Stephen Curry scored 31 points and dished 11 assists to lead the Dubs to a 109-100 win over the Mavs. 31 PTS | 5 REB | 11 AST@StephenCurry30 ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/GBOXfHWNaD — Golden State…

Photo: Peter Baba Giannis Antetokounmpo, the two-time NBA MVP and linchpin of the Milwaukee Bucks, is making a resounding statement: his commitment to winning championships outweighs the allure of big markets. With three years remaining on his five-year, $228 million contract with the Bucks, Antetokounmpo has made it clear that…