A man wearing a Boston Celtics jersey was arrested Sunday for allegedly throwing a water bottle at Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving. Police identified the suspect as Cole Buckley, 21. It followed a pretty testy day at the TD Garden arena in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics lost 141-126 to the Nets, meaning they are now down 3-1 in their playoff series and on the brink of elimination. There was also another incident in which cops said a fan attacked a police officer.
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NBA free agency is all about options.
There s the option to make more money, obviously, but also the options to change supporting casts, coaches and markets.
In most instances, it makes sense (financially and basketball-wise) to explore everything on the table. The following four 2021 hoopers-for-hire are the exception to that rule.
No exploration is necessary, as they won t find better than their current digs. We ll explain why.
Mike Conley, Utah Jazz (Unrestricted)
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Over a dozen years with the Memphis Grizzlies, Mike Conley made himself synonymous with the franchise. So, when he struggled mightily at the start of his Salt Lake City tenure, it seemed fair to wonder if he could be the same player outside of the grit n grind capital of the world.
Boston veteran center Tristan Thompson told reporters after Monday s practice he and his teammates still believe they can shock the basketball community. I mean, listen, if you have a team with Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving, you better step on the court feeling good about yourself, Thompson said, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN. But we don t give a s - about that. At the end of the day, they put their socks on and their shoes on just like us. So, we re not intimidated or anything like that.
Thompson won a ring playing alongside Irving in 2016 but couldn t do enough to help the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat Durant and the Golden State Warriors in the next two championship series. As difficult as those matchups against Golden State were for overmatched Cleveland teams, this series may prove to be Thompson s most challenging.
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