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Steph Curry missed the second half of Golden State’s defeat against Boston after suffering a left foot injury in a collision with the Celtics’ Marcus Smart. Curry underwent an MRI exam after hobbling off the court and the results weren’t announced Thursday evening. The Warriors’ Draymond Green told reporters postgame that he didn’t expect Curry to be in the lineup Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr took issue with Smart over the play, where in a scramble for a… Source link

Kyrie Irving is the latest target of abusive NBA fan behavior. As the Brooklyn Nets guard exited toward the tunnel after Sunday’s win over the Boston Celtics, a fan in the stands threw a water bottle at him. TD Garden later announced that a fan in the arena had been arrested for throwing a water bottle and was subject to a lifetime ban. Cameras captured images of police escorting a man in a Celtics jersey away from the stands.  The game was the second of the series in Boston and the first… Source link

Yahoo Sports will keep you updated nightly on the NBA playoff race during the last two weeks of the regular season. Check back daily for the latest movement in the standings, what to watch for and teams securing their 2020-21 playoff berths. Sunday’s standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (47-21) 2. Brooklyn Nets (44-24, 3 GB) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (43-24, 3.5 GB) 4. New York Knicks (38-30, 9 GB) 5. Atlanta Hawks (37-31, 10 GB) 6. Miami Heat (37-31, 10 GB) Play-in tournament 7. Boston Celtics… Source link

Jabari Parker is headed to Boston. Parker and the Celtics agreed to a two-year deal on Friday, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. To make room for Parker on their roster, the Celtics waived center Mo Wagner. Parker was waived by the Sacramento Kings last month, though he played in just three games with them this season. The Kings marked the fifth team he’s played for in the league, and fourth in the past three seasons. The former No. 2 overall draft pick underwent a second ACL… Source link

The Telegraph ‘It needs to be penalised’: Scourge of slow play clouds golf again As thousands of golfers returned to courses across England on Monday, a familiar row erupted amid the fallout to Sunday’s painfully slow WGC Dell Match Play conclusion. In the third consecutive all-American final, Billy Horschel recovered from an early deficit to beat Scottie Scheffler 2&1 at Austin Country Club and secure first prize of £1.3 million. Horschel had earlier beaten France’s Victor Perez 3&2 in the… Source link

Evan Fournier: NBA player and vicious prankster. Fournier, who was reportedly traded from the Magic to the Celtics on Thursday, had a . . . curious way of introducing himself to Boston fans. The veteran shooting guard tweeted a seemingly innocuous message, telling Celtics supporters to Google his last name. MORE: Tracking NBA trade deadline rumors, news, updates Hi @celtics fans,If you’re not familiar with me, please Google my last name.You’re welcome.? — Evan Fournier… Source link

Kemba Walker is set to make his long-awaited season debut on Sunday when the Boston Celtics take on the New York Knicks. Walker has been rehabbing a left knee injury since October, when he received a stem cell injection to address an issue that had been bothering him since way back in the NBA’s playoff bubble. Sunday was the first time all season that the Celtics listed Walker as available. Kemba Walker available to make his season debut against the Knicks today, according to the Celtics. —… Source link

Kyrie Irving returned to TD Garden on Friday night for his first matchup in Boston since he left the Celtics for Brooklyn. Yet before he took the court for the Nets’ 113-89 preseason win against the Celtics, Irving had to cleanse the arena. Kyrie Irving burns sage at TD Garden Irving, before warming up on Friday, circled the court while burning sage. Burning sage, or smudging, is a practice often used by Native Americans and other indigenous groups to cleanse something, be that a person or a… Source link

The Boston Celtics have shelved Kemba Walker until at least the start of January, as the All-Star point guard continues to recover from a lingering left knee injury, the team announced on Monday morning. On the advice of multiple specialists, Walker received a stem-cell injection in October. He began a 12-week strengthening program that has him scheduled to return to on-court action early this month. Walker’s game availability will be reevaluated the first week of January, when the Celtics… Source link

Report: C’s to sign Jeff Teague on one-year deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Now that Gordon Hayward is gone, Danny Ainge is getting down to business. The Boston Celtics are signing free-agent guard Jeff Teague to a one-year contract, The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach reported Saturday. The Celtics reportedly also agreed to terms with Tristan Thompson on Saturday night and now have added two experienced veterans in the wake of Hayward’s departure to the Charlotte Hornets. Teague… Source link