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19 hours ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Rishabh Bhatnagar
Losing your star player for a few games due to an injury is a nuisance in itself, but what happens if the same keeps happening throughout a season? That is the dilemma the Philadelphia 76ers had to deal with in their recent regular season run. Joel Embiid signing a 3-year contract extension worth $193 million, along with Paul George’s acquisition, was set to mark a new beginning for the 76ers.
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20 hours ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Geisha Pulimoottil Don
“He wasn’t aggressive at all. He was coming to a jump stop, passing out of it. I don’t know what’s going on health wise, body-wise, maybe he got an injury that they’re not reporting, but this effort tonight is unacceptable”. Shannon Sharpe was nothing short of brutal in his assessment of Jimmy Butler after Game 4 of the Warriors-Timberwolves series. So were a lot of people.
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22 hours ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Geisha Pulimoottil Don
“I think everybody’s concerned with Jayson. I’m not sure how bad it is. Didn’t look great. But I think everybody is kind of more concerned with that,” said Jaylen Brown recently. Losing to the New York Knicks 3-1 in the playoffs was bad enough. Having your star player be sidelined thanks to a recent ailment he sustained? Straight out bad luck.
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1 day ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Geisha Pulimoottil Don
“Hali fkn hooping!!!! Where the lames who said he was overrated??!! Quiet as hell,” wrote LeBron James on X shortly after the Indiana Pacers won the recent matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The recent win allowed Tyrese Haliburton and Co. to eliminate the team with the 2nd-best record in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, and proceed to the Conference Finals for the 2nd consecutive year, and the 4th time in 13 years.
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1 day ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Tanay Sahai
“I think everybody’s concerned with Jayson. I’m not sure how bad it is. Didn’t look great. But I think everybody is kind of more concerned with that” said Jaylen Brown recently. As if losing to the New York Knicks 3-1 in the playoffs wasn’t bad enough, now the Boston Celtics have to deal with the fact that their star player is down with a major ailment.
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1 day ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Rishabh Bhatnagar
“Even if I wanted to be Superman, I couldn’t,” said Stephen Curry when discussing his left hamstring injury. From holding the 11th seed back in February to reaching the Conference Semi-Finals, the Golden State Warriors had a comeback unlike any other team. Unfortunately, their progress got tampered with after the star player sustained the first hamstring injury of his NBA career.
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1 day ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Tanay Sahai
“We know they had their run last year, and they’re a new look with [Julius] Randle. But [Edwards is the] same man who’s trying to take strides with every opportunity he gets. I guess it’s gonna be a tough challenge.” Making these remarks before the commencement of the Warriors-Timberwolves playoff series, Stephen Curry highlighted how ‘supreme confidence’ is what Anthony Edwards is carrying this season.
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1 day ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Geisha Pulimoottil Don
“Just will. Just be opportunistic. He’s so slippery. It’s not a guy that’s stagnant and doesn’t move. He runs as much as anybody in the league. Reminds me of Steph,” said Kenny Atkinson, when discussing how to limit Tyrese Haliburton on the court. Referring to him as the “head of the snake”, the head coach and his Cavaliers squad have made their best efforts to get the better of the 25-year-old, but in vain.
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2 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Tanay Sahai
“I have to read what we need. I have to read who’s playing well together, and to be very frank, the Jimmy (Butler), JK (Kuminga) combination has not been great and that’s the tricky part here” said Steve Kerr during an episode of ‘95.7 The Game’ back in April 2025. These remarks only added to the belief that Jonathan Kuminga has become a player of the past for the Golden State Warriors now.
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2 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Tanay Sahai
“Quite frankly, I really don’t care. As long as it’s called consistently, whether we’re gonna call it tight, we’re gonna call it loose, it’s got to be the same for both teams. That’s all I concern myself with,” said Tom Thibodeau about the officiating in Game 4 of the Knicks-Pistons series. Oh, but he does care. Tom Thibodeau certainly belongs on the list of NBA personalities who call out referees over their alleged inconsistency in officiating from time to time.
