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Photo: Jeff Chiu/AP Boston Celtics defensive specialist Marcus Smart isn’t letting injuries stop him this postseason. (Via Jump View): “Man, my whole right side is a little banged up on my leg. I got the quad injury. I have the foot injury. And then I have the ankle injury. I’m…

Photo: Kelvin Kuo/USA TODAY Sports Myles Turner, who is in the last year of his current four-year deal with the Pacers, is reportedly changing his representatives. According to Marc Stein, the 26-year-old center is leaving BDA Sports and is expected to switch to CAA. He has been linked with the…

Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant expressed astonishment at the exceptional performances of Joel Embiid and Luka Doncic, admitting he didn’t anticipate their level of success initially. Speaking on a recent episode of Boardroom, Durant reflected on his initial impressions of Embiid, acknowledging that injuries initially clouded his assessment but recognizing Embiid’s…

Photo: San Antonio Spurs/Twitter The San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich shared some of his thoughts on coaching a prospect like Victor Wembanyama: “He’s not LeBron, or Tim, or Kobe, or anybody else, he’s Victor and that’s who we want him to be … I’m very excited. You don’t…

Photo: Phoenix Suns/Twitter The Phoenix Suns veteran forward Kevin Durant is expected to be re-evaluated in two weeks with his left ankle sprain and return based on rehab progress. The swelling has gone down in the ankle, which Durant injured slipping in pregame warmups on Wednesday. Phoenix Suns star Kevin…

Everything that Kobe Bryant did on the court—the five rings, the 33,643 points, the dunks, the game-winners—he did with an important pair of sneakers on his feet. He started with adidas, mixed in a handful of other brands and he ended with Nike, making his sneaker legacy just as noteworthy…