• Fine. I’m kidding. While Rose certainly carved himself quite the role in New York this season, his appearance on the MVP ballot is nothing more than some fans having fun. Here is what the NBA wrote in their press release: “For the 12
th consecutive season, the NBA and Kia America gave fans the opportunity to vote for the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award. The fan vote conducted online and through Twitter, counted as one vote toward determining the winner.” As NBC Sports Chicago’s K.C. Johnson pointed out last night, this was where Rose’s one first-place vote came from. Still, this goes to show just how much weight his name carries in the league. The 32-year-old has written quite the story for himself over his 13 seasons, and I’m very curious to see how that story continues in 2021-22 as he hits the unrestricted free agency waters.
Magic Johnson did not hold back when talking about Dennis Schroder. Schroder, I don t think he s a Laker, Johnson said Friday on AM 570 LA Sports (h/t Sam Quinn of CBS Sports). That s just my opinion. I don t know if they re gonna sign him back or not. I don t think he brings the winning mentality and attitude that we need, and he had a chance to show that in this series, and to me, he failed in this series. But again, if he comes back a Laker, I m gonna support him, I m gonna cheer for him and all that, but I just don t think he s a Laker.
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Portland Trail Blazers forward and future Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony turned 37 on Saturday, and the crowd at Moda Center made sure to celebrate his special day by singing him “Happy Birthday” during a break in play in the win over the Denver Nuggets. Sam Quinn of CBS Sports notes that while Anthony couldn’t go out and celebrate his special day as one might, the fans made sure he felt the love anyway.
The birthday boy!
Quinn explains that it was a unique moment for Anthony.
It was something of a full-circle moment for Anthony on several levels. Blazers players attempted to recruit him to Portland when he was still an All-Star and had a no-trade clause, but Anthony wasn’t interested in Portland at that point. He only joined the Blazers when he had no other choice, but the fans still embraced him as one of their own.
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Tyrell Terry is back with the Mavericks after missing the past eight weeks due to a personal matter, according to Callie Caplan of The Dallas Morning News. Terry, the 31st pick in last year’s draft, has played just 11 games for Dallas. He was in the G League bubble with the Memphis Hustle in February, then left the Mavericks on March 17 to deal with personal issues.
Terry has been going through light workouts to regain his conditioning and isn’t in uniform for tonight’s game, Caplan adds. He hasn’t been in an NBA game since late January, and it’s uncertain if he’ll play at all before the season ends Sunday.