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Luka Doncic & JJ Redick Keep Butting Heads
Chris Mannix and Evan Turner break down the recent sideline tiff between JJ Redick and Luka Doncic and why the situation gets magnified by the city they play in
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Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers betting odds, how to watch, injury reports, and NBA picks and props for Friday, March 6.
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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is now the NBA’s all-time leader in field goals made, surpassing the previous record which has been held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for almost 37 years.
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Nuggets head coach David Adelman doesn’t like the way Nikola Jokić is being guarded by opposing teams.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo let his frustration get the better of him in the Bucks’ loss to the Hawks and it carried over into his postgame comments.
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