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Earlier this year, the NBA signed a massive sponsorship deal with Emirates Airline, based less than 100 miles down highway E11 in Dubai. The NBA Cup, the in-season tournament, will carry the brand’s name. It’s part of a broader investment in pro basketball from the ruling family of Dubai, including the recent purchase of a EuroLeague team that could eventually play its home … [Read more...] about
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This weekend’s Celtics-Nuggets games are the biggest yet the NBA has staged at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, part of a sparkling sports and entertainment complex that has amusement parks, a golf course that hosts a DP World Tour golf playoff event and a racetrack where the Formula 1 season culminates each year. Over the past three years, six NBA preseason games and four Team USA … [Read more...] about
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StatMuse: Pritchard today: 21 PTS (team-high) 6 AST (team-high) 6 3P (team-high) … [Read more...] about
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Adam Himmelsbach: Westbrook and Jaylen just addressed the crowd and Jaylen said a few lines in Arabic. Solid flex. … [Read more...] about
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Noa Dalzell: Jaylen Brown was asked about being one of the early players to wear short shorts on @firstwefeast : “I always encourage people to do whatever makes them feel most expressive. We’re born to kind of stand out, so don’t be afraid to be unique, don’t be afraid to be yourself.” … [Read more...] about
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Noa Dalzell: Jaylen Brown said his Welcome to the NBA moment was when he got his first check, $180,000: “I told them to mail it to me so I could feel it and touch it. I wanted to see my first check, I wanted to feel it in my hands.” … [Read more...] about
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Rondo said he doesn’t have an exact path in mind. “You see people go from not coaching to head-coaching jobs all the time,” he said. “A lot of people go straight to becoming assistant coaches. So there’s just no path. I just want to seek as much information as possible.” Rondo declined to say whether he received any offers from other teams, but he said he appreciated that … [Read more...] about
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Noa Dalzell: Jaylen Brown named his clutch shot in Game 3 of the Finals as his all-time favorite: “One minute left, I hit a shot that kind of halted their momentum, that helped us carry out and get the win… it helped us ultimately win the championship.” … [Read more...] about
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Kyrie on finals struggles: “It wasn’t like I could get isos every time against everybody. We [were] going against one of the best defensive teams of all time, not one of the best defensive teams of just the past few seasons. That was a special group… I give credit to the Boston Celtics” … [Read more...] about