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Los Angeles Lakers team doctors cleared Anthony Davis to return for their critical Game 6 matchup with the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. That decision, however, seems to have been premature. Davis lasted less than six minutes at the Staples Center on Thursday before he had to leave the game. The Lakers listed him as questionable to return initially, and then said at halftime that he was done for the night. Davis, according to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, didn’t actually injure his groin any… Source link

Anthony Davis didn’t come out for the second half. The Suns sure did. With Davis sidelined by a left groin strain suffered late in the second quarter, Phoenix opened the third quarter on a 14-4 run en route 100-92 Game 4 victory Sunday. Davis – who was already playing through a left knee sprain – is undergoing further evaluation, according to Lakers coach Frank Vogel. Game 5 of the 2-2 series is Tuesday. Suns guard Chris Paul – dealing with a shoulder injury – led the Suns with 18… Source link

Axios GOP senators hoping White House will counteroffer their infrastructure proposal Top Republican senators are hoping the White House will make some sort of counteroffer to their infrastructure proposal when they meet with President Biden on Thursday, lawmakers and their aides tell Axios.Why it matters: This is a sign of how serious the negotiations are, they say. In advance of the meeting, some of the senators are already publicly signaling the areas in which they have flexibility.Stay on… Source link

Injuries hit hard over the weekend Luis Robert landed on the IL with a hip strain. He’s batting .316 but otherwise off to a relatively slow start. Still, a lengthy loss of Robert would be crushing to fantasy managers. Outfield replacements could include Tyler O’Neill (29% rostered) in shallow leagues and Mike Tauchman (3%) in deeper formats. Dustin May is set for an MRI on Monday after leaving Saturday’s start with a “shooting sensation” through his right arm. This is brutal, as May… Source link

Kevin Durant made quite the statement on Sunday afternoon. Durant returned to the lineup for the Brooklyn Nets one week after suffering a left thigh contusion, and dropped 34 points off the bench in their 128-119 win against the Phoenix Suns at the Barclays Center. Durant played 28 minutes in the win, and shot 12-of-21 from the field while grabbing six rebounds and dishing out four assists. “It was a good start,” Durant said, . “Hopefully I’ll build on this game and keep going.” Kyrie… Source link

National Review Private School Head Admits ‘Anti-racist’ Curriculum Is ‘Demonizing White People for Being Born’ The head of a New York City private school that has been accused of indoctrinating students with progressive politics and “anti-racist” orthodoxy privately acknowledged that the school is guilty of “demonizing white people for being born,” according to audio from a conversation he had with a whistleblower teacher. George Davison, the head of Grace Church School in… Source link

Kevin Durant has been ruled out of the rest of Sunday afternoon’s game against the Miami Heat after suffering a left thigh contusion, the Brooklyn Nets announced.  Durant slowly left the bench area for the locker room during the first quarter. His left thigh appeared to slam into Miami’s Trevor Ariza on a drive to the basket.  He was examined by a trainer on the sideline before heading to the locker room.  After Miami’s 109-107 win, Nets head coach Steve Nash was unsure of Durant’s status… Source link

With just a week before opening day, the Chicago White Sox were dealt a significant blow. Outfielder Eloy Jiménez will miss the next five or six months with a ruptured pectoral tendon, which will require surgery. Eloy Jimenez ruptured his left pectoral tendon and will be out 5 to 6 months, per Rick Hahn. He will need surgery. — Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) March 25, 2021 Jiménez injured himself on Wednesday during the White Sox’s spring training game against the Oakland Athletics. While… Source link

The Los Angeles Lakers have been without Anthony Davis for weeks. Now LeBron James could be out for a while as well. James exited Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks after forward Solomon Hill landed on his ankle while lunging for the ball. James remained in the game for another possession and even hit a 3-pointer, but he eventually left for the locker room while limping. The Lakers soon announced that James was out for the rest of the game with a right ankle injury. ESPN’s Dave… Source link

Joel Embiid will undergo an MRI soon. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, considered by many to be frontrunner for the NBA MVP award, exited Friday’s game with an apparent left knee injury. The injury appeared to occur as Embiid landed after a dunk, colliding with Washington Wizards guard Garrison Matthews in the paint and spinning into the air until his full body weight came down on his knee, which bent backwards. Embiid remained down the court in obvious pain for a… Source link