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22 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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1 day 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 |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 |Geisha Pulimoottil Don
“Somewhere, Pat Riley is shrugging,” wrote Skip Bayless on X, taking a dig at Jimmy Butler after the Golden State Warriors’ 2nd consecutive defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. It is no secret that the Warriors’ fortunes turned for the better once the team acquired the veteran from the Miami Heat in February. Stephen Curry himself credited Butler for getting the team to the playoffs, stating, “That’s why we’re here.
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5 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Rohan Bhaunt |Geisha Pulimoottil Don
After the Timberwolves got blown out at home on Tuesday, Chris Finch was clearly frustrated by the team’s performance. “If I gotta talk to guys about having the right energy coming into opening second round game, then you know we’re not on the same page,” he told the media. So, everyone expected Anthony Edwards and Co. to come out far more aggressive for last night’s Game 2.
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5 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Geisha Pulimoottil Don
“His pain threshold is something that people don’t understand, don’t get, that he deals with all year long. If Mike can play, he will,” said Denver Nuggets interim head coach David Adelman about Michael Porter Jr.’s injury back in April. A player who holds such resilience is certainly needed by every team, especially at a time when they are trying to get through the playoffs.
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5 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Ashmit Kumar |Geisha Pulimoottil Don
“Early in the year, that was kind of a knock on the Timberwolves to get Julius to guard. I think he picked it up on that side of the ball….” said Draymond Green back in April, when asking how LeBron James can prove to be a challenge to Julius Randle as the latter attempts to defend. Though Green did not have high expectations, the Wolves star nevertheless became the ‘X Factor’ he was predicted to be, keeping the 40-year-old’s shooting percentage low.
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6 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Khelendra Yadav |Geisha Pulimoottil Don
She was a lot more than just a 22-year-old or a mother of four. If you’ve ever followed the rise and fall of Javaris Crittenton, or even caught wind of the case through headlines, chances are the name Julia Jones has come up. Still, to serve as a reminder: it was robbery that Crittenton wanted to avenge. But rather than approaching the legal procedure, he decided to take things into his own hands. The bullet that he aimed at one of the alleged robbers hit Jones and claimed her life.
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6 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Rohan Bhaunt |Geisha Pulimoottil Don
After the Clippers bagged the fifth seed with a 50-win season, that too with Kawhi Leonard missing the majority of the games due to injury, many wondered—is this the year they finally win it all? Unfortunately, that question was answered within two weeks, as the LA team was sent packing in the first round by the Nuggets. It was a familiar feeling for Clippers fans because this was their third straight first-round exit.
