Devin Booker: Technical foul machine
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You can feel it coming sometimes. Like a gurgle in your stomach, you know something crappy is just around the corner. Graphic, I know. It doesn’t make you feel good and you know it’s not going to end well.
No, I’m not talking about that last trip you took to Taco Bell. Those chalupas get you every time, man. I’m talking about when Devin Booker begins chirping at the referees.
Most of the time you can empathize with the two-time All Star. Much akin to other stars in the league, he knows how to strategically create contact with an opposing player while in the act of shooting. It is an art. The difference between Booker and the likes of Dame Lillard? Booker doesn’t always get the calls.
Heat take advantage of cold Beal to beat Wizards
Washington’s Bradley Beal thought he had an open path to a layup in the opening minutes, unaware that Miami’s Bam Adebayo was going to swat his shot out of bounds with ease. Beal’s night didn’t get any better. Beal the NBA’s scoring leader, averaging 34.8 points entering Friday missed his first 13 shot attempts, reserve Kendrick Nunn had 25 points and Miami rolled to a 122-95 win over the Wizards.
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MIAMI Washington’s Bradley Beal thought he had an open path to a layup in the opening minutes, unaware that Miami’s Bam Adebayo was going to swat his shot out of bounds with ease.
Referee Sarah Thomas Will Make Super Bowl History - But She s Part of a Trend
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Sunday, the Super Bowl will offer up history when the Kansas City Chiefs play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa.
That alone is historic. It s the first time a team has played a Super Bowl in its home stadium.
Another groundbreaking moment happens when Sarah Thomas takes the field in her black and white striped jersey. She ll be the first female official to work the NFL s biggest game.
It s history, but also part of a trend with more women officiating at the top levels of men s sports.
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NFL official Sarah Thomas is set to become the first woman to officiate in a Super Bowl. When you start having more and more and more females, no one s doing it for the recognition. They are doing it because they love it.
Sunday, the Super Bowl will offer up history when the Kansas City Chiefs play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa.
That alone is historic. It s the first time a team has played a Super Bowl in its home stadium.
Another groundbreaking moment happens when Sarah Thomas takes the field in her black and white striped jersey. She ll be the first female official to work the NFL s biggest game.
Kobe Bryant tributes, LeBron James’ revenge, quarterly grades, All-Star Game update, trade rumors: NBA news and notes
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Kobe Bryant waves goodbye to the Portland crowd. The Portland Trailblazers play the Los Angeles Lakers at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, January 23, 2016. Thomas Boyd/Staff LC- StaffLC- Staff
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It is an emotional day across the NBA, as players and coaches join basketball fans around the world in remembering the legacy and career of Kobe Bryant on the one-year anniversary of his stunning and sad death.
The Portland Trail Blazers were forced to cope with the tragedy on the court one year ago today, when they hosted the Indiana Pacers at the Moda Center. The Blazers beat the Pacers 139-129, and while I don’t remember one detail about the game that night, I vividly recall the postgame locker room, where you could feel the pain and sadness as Carmelo Anthony fought back tears, Trevor Ariza