Kurt Helin
Lead NBA Writer and Managing Editor at NBC Sports
Lead NBA writer/managing editor at https://t.co/wTce3VljGq Husband, father, hoops junkie, wanna be foodie.
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6 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Kurt Helin
OKLAHOMA CITY — Nobody should be talking about market size or ratings now. We have witnessed one of the most entertaining, well-played NBA Finals in recent memory — it needed to go seven games. It’s had a little bit of everything. While this series has been a chess match that will thrill fans of the Xs and Os of the game (Indiana moving the pick-up point back in Game 6 was one big one that threw Oklahoma City off for a night), Game 7s are more about execution than strategic changes.
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6 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Kurt Helin
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sunday night we will witness the 20th Game 7 in NBA Finals history — one game with everything on the line. “One game. I mean, this is what it’s all about,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “This is what you dream about growing up, this kind of opportunity.”It’s a stage where the biggest, most legendary names in the game — as well as some role players with impeccable timing — have etched their name in NBA lore.
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6 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Kurt Helin
While other NBA trade rumors are out there, the Kevin Durant trade talks cast a shadow over everything. It is the first domino to fall, just don’t expect any action until at least Monday (nobody is going to step on Game 7 of the NBA Finals and risk the wrath of the league). Still, let’s start there with this roundup of rumors. Jrue Holiday part of multi-team Durant trade? Kevin Durant is the biggest name on the trade market right now.
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1 week ago |
nbcsports.com | Kurt Helin
Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins were teammates on the 2018-19 Golden State Warriors, a team that reached the NBA Finals before physically falling apart in that series (including Durant’s torn Achilles). Those former teammates were respectfully disagreeing on social media in recent days when Cousins said that he was told there were fights in the Suns locker room last season. It started with Durant refuting that claim. I have to contest this 94 footer. This some bullshit to throw on us.
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1 week ago |
nbcsports.com | Kurt Helin
With the NBA Finals going seven games, don’t bet on a resolution to the Kevin Durant trade circus before Monday — the league does not want a trade upstaging Game 7. Not that a deal was imminent anyway, but with the NBA Draft on Wednesday, it’s becoming a small window. Let’s get into the latest trade buzz, starting with the latest on Durant. Kevin Durant trade latestLet’s break down all the KD news via bullet points. • “Game of Chicken” between Suns, Durant suitors.
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