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Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk looked at the activity around him and smiled. After tumultuous week, he was right where he was supposed to be Saturday. The Air Force-Navy game was in serious jeopardy on Tuesday, when the Department of Defense suspended athletic competition at the nation's service academies because of the U.S. government shutdown. At that point, Gladchuk took action to convince the DOD that the game should be played because it was funded by non-appropriated money....

Point guard Ricky Rubio contributed 11 points, 12 assists and a season-high seven steals for the Wolves Wednesday. Corey Brewer and J.J. Barea had 22 and 18 points respectively, reports Xinhua. Jordan Hamilton got a team-high 16 points for the Nuggets. 0 votes

To cope with the changes, contenders such as the Spurs and Cavaliers might want to make moves and adjust their rosters a bit. Neither team actually got who they wanted this offseason. The Spurs were said to be interested in Chris Paul but ultimately fell short to the Rockets. The Cavaliers were after Jimmy Butler, and Paul George but they also failed to trade for those players. Amidst all the player movement, the Cavs made a move that gave them one of the most powerful trade pieces: next year’s draft lottery pick....

AD and company have now lost seven of their last ten games while contrastingly, the Nets have now triumphed in seven of their previous ten clashes. The Pelicans lost five straight games about a week ago, and in a Conference like the West, that is suicide. They hold a miserable 17-22(0.436) record after the loss and at the moment, the only team that’s worse than them on the West Standings are the lowly Phoenix Suns....

It will be interesting to see if the Knicks can do something different tonight against an in-form Bucks team. Here’s a brief look at how things stand for both teams. The Milwaukee Bucks’ perspective The Bucks are in great form, with five wins in their last six matches. They have won 23 games this season and stand at the second place in the Eastern Conference. They beat the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden just a couple of days ago....

Ultimately, we settled on the following top 10 list based on expected impact of the finalized players purely next season. Obviously, we tried to factor in their play in the last couple of seasons in order to provide us pointers for the next season, but we’re valuing future production above everything else in this discussion. The list goes like this: #10 Kemba Walker It is a matter of great misfortune for basketball fans like you and me that the Hornets have been unable to surround their All Star point guard with a squad capable of making the playoffs even in a historically weak Eastern Conference....

The Toronto Raptors’ Superfan needs little introduction to the basketball fraternity and is proudly seen donning a #95 Raptors jersey whenever he’s in or around an arena, a testament to the fact that he has never missed a Raptors home game ever since first seeing the team play in 1995. Nav Bhatia was in India recently to talk about the NBA India Games 2019. He talked at length about what the viewers in India can expect from the two preseason games that will be played between the Indiana Pacers and the Sacramento Kings on October 4th and 5th at Dome @ NSCI in Mumbai, India....

The Hawks still have Trae Young, who if not for Luka Doncic’s stellar rookie campaign would be the clear Rookie of the Year and John Collins who entering his third season is beginning to look like a multi-faceted offensive big man reminiscent of a younger, rawer Blake Griffin (he’s not the player Blake was but he can get there). Kevin Huerter looks like a good offensive wing who could someday become an elite catch and shoot threat or even a good off the dribble shooter who can play third fiddle to Young and Collins....

NBA 2020-21 - Ranking the 5 best three-point shooting teams As a small example of how offensive systems have evolved in the NBA throughout the years, we will make a comparison. Back in the 1999-2000 NBA season, the league average of three-point attempts was 13.7 per game. Only 10 years ago, in the 2009-10 NBA season, the league average for three-point attempts was 18.1 per game. Last season, the Indiana Pacers attempted the least three-point shots per game in the entire league....

Game 1 of the Finals last night was thrilling, with the Warriors outlasting the Cavaliers in overtime. It was remarkable just how closely it played out to the video game simulation, most notably the situation at the end of regulation. MORE: Must-see NBA Finals photos | LeBron’s best still not enough in Game 1 In the actual game, LeBron James held the ball with the final seconds ticking off and the score tied at 98....

The point forward is an archetype that was officially added to the NBA2K games last year in NBA2K18, when that game was first released a point forward was potentially the most overpowered build you could possibly imagine to build in 2K history. Now although they have been brought back down to earth a bit, there are still ways you can make them unstoppable. 3. Pure Point Forward Player Creation: Height - 6'8, Weight - 208 Pounds, Wingspan - 85 inches...

With LeBron James moving to the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference will have its first non-James captain in a long time in 2019, while LeBron himself is basically a shoo-in as a captain given his own rabid fanbase has now been married to legions of Lakers supporters. This year, there are few clear-cut All-Stars in both conferences other than the usual suspects. Read on to find who we at Sportskeeda think are going to make the cut for the All-Star Game:...

Los Angeles Lakers center and former Slam Dunk champion Dwight Howard makes his return to the event for the first time since 2009, when he made the last of three consecutive appearances. Howard famously won the contest with his “Superman” dunk in 2008, but it remains to be seen whether he’ll don the cape again. Howard will compete against Orlando Magic power forward Aaron Gordon, Miami Heat small forward Derrick Jones Jr....

There were doubts as to whether the event will take place this year because of the CO-19 pandemic, but it has now been confirmed that it is on. We will check out the update in the latest edition of NBA news Roundup. NBA News Roundup: League agrees to host the NBA All-Star Game on 7th March According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the NBA and NBPA have mutually agreed to hold the NBA All-Star match on the 7th of March....

The other finalists were Utah’s Rudy Gobert and San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard. Leonard won the award the last two seasons. MORE: NBA Awards Show: List of finalists, winners “It means a lot to get this from you,” Green said, when receiving the award from Kevin Garnett, before adding, “This isn’t an individual award. There are five guys out there on the floor at a time.”

The best players are always in play, but we want to provide options across all salary ranges, including values, sleepers, and some of the very best. It’s important to note that we list most players based their FanDuel positional eligibility, but some might be eligible at other positions on the other sites. Position wise, it is easier to mix and match with the multiple DraftKings options than it is for FD....

With another star-studded five-game NBA slate tonight, there will be a chance for many players to put up impressive stat lines in an NBA season that has already had many surprising results. Check out the complete 2020-21 NBA schedule right here. In this article, you will find the top five must-have NBA DFS pickups for today’s games, determined by data-driven analysis with player stats, matchup history, and previous performance....

Washington activated the pair from the disabled list before their MLB series against the Atlanta Braves, the team announced on Friday. Strasburg – a three-time All-Star and 2012 Silver Slugger Award winner – is scheduled to start for the Nationals in the second-half opener. The 30-year-old pitcher landed on the disabled list on June 10 with right shoulder inflammation. He holds a 6-6 record with a 3.46 ERA in 13 starts this season....

Twitter user Dmitri, from War Translated, an independent project that translates materials about the war, shared Girkin’s remarks, which he posted on his Telegram channel. Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov, is a Russian nationalist and prominent military blogger known for his role in the 2014 annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Since Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Girkin has been openly publishing commentary critical of Russia’s military strategy and setbacks....

Hurricane Donald passed without wreaking havoc on Johnson’s general election campaign, as many British media and political figures expected or—in the case of the U.K.’s opposition parties—hoped. The president was on his best behavior for the host, having apparently got the message that any off-script interventions could damage Johnson’s chances in the December 12 vote. Reports prior to the visit indicated that Johnson’s team were carefully planning the prime minister’s movements to avoid being seen alongside Trump and being associated with the president’s divisive rhetoric....