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Morning Tip Mailbag: Your questions on Tyronn Lue, All-Star starters and more

Cleveland Rusts. From Samuel Southerland: …Having missed the Michael Jordan era, I have been lucky to follow LeBron James his whole career. What are your thoughts on the Cavs’ situation? I often feel sorry for the cut-throat pressures faced by NBA coaches, but how has Coach Lue managed to stay untouched? Cleveland ranking 29th in…

Morning Tip Mailbag: Your questions on Tyronn Lue, All-Star starters and more

Cleveland Rusts. From Samuel Southerland: …Having missed the Michael Jordan era, I have been lucky to follow LeBron James his whole career. What are your thoughts on the Cavs’ situation? I often feel sorry for the cut-throat pressures faced by NBA coaches, but how has Coach Lue managed to stay untouched? Cleveland ranking 29th in…

Morning Tip Mailbag: Your questions on Tyronn Lue, All-Star starters and more

Cleveland Rusts. From Samuel Southerland: …Having missed the Michael Jordan era, I have been lucky to follow LeBron James his whole career. What are your thoughts on the Cavs’ situation? I often feel sorry for the cut-throat pressures faced by NBA coaches, but how has Coach Lue managed to stay untouched? Cleveland ranking 29th in…

Morning Tip Mailbag: Your questions on Tyronn Lue, All-Star starters and more

Cleveland Rusts. From Samuel Southerland: …Having missed the Michael Jordan era, I have been lucky to follow LeBron James his whole career. What are your thoughts on the Cavs’ situation? I often feel sorry for the cut-throat pressures faced by NBA coaches, but how has Coach Lue managed to stay untouched? Cleveland ranking 29th in…

Giannis Antetokounmpo says Jason Kidd helped him grow into dominant player

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo grew from a reed-thin, inexperienced teenager into one of the NBA’s dominant players under the tutelage of coach Jason Kidd, whom the Milwaukee Bucks fired earlier in the week with the team mired in mediocrity despite high expectations. Kidd’s abrupt and surprising dismissal Monday has taken an emotional toll on…

Giannis Antetokounmpo says Jason Kidd helped him grow into dominant player

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo grew from a reed-thin, inexperienced teenager into one of the NBA’s dominant players under the tutelage of coach Jason Kidd, whom the Milwaukee Bucks fired earlier in the week with the team mired in mediocrity despite high expectations. Kidd’s abrupt and surprising dismissal Monday has taken an emotional toll on…

Giannis Antetokounmpo says Jason Kidd helped him grow into dominant player

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo grew from a reed-thin, inexperienced teenager into one of the NBA’s dominant players under the tutelage of coach Jason Kidd, whom the Milwaukee Bucks fired earlier in the week with the team mired in mediocrity despite high expectations. Kidd’s abrupt and surprising dismissal Monday has taken an emotional toll on…

Boston Celtics' Marcus Smart out two weeks with injury to right hand

BOSTON — Boston Celtics Guard Marcus Smart returned to Boston following right hand lacerations suffered from a non-basketball incident prior to Wednesday night’s game vs. the LA Clippers. Following evaluation by Drs. Tony Schena and Drew Terono at New England Baptist Hospital, it was determined that Smart’s timeline for a return to action is approximately…

Giannis Antetokounmpo says Jason Kidd helped him grow into dominant player

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo grew from a reed-thin, inexperienced teenager into one of the NBA’s dominant players under the tutelage of coach Jason Kidd, whom the Milwaukee Bucks fired earlier in the week with the team mired in mediocrity despite high expectations. Kidd’s abrupt and surprising dismissal Monday has taken an emotional toll on…

Kyrie Irving out for remainder of season and playoffs after surgery reveals infection

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have spent most of the season adjusting on the fly. Now they will have to go through the playoffs without Kyrie Irving. The star point guard will need surgery on his left knee and is done for season. The team on Thursday put his recovery time at four to…