Jimmy Butler was not perturbed after the Nuggets’ 104-93 win against Miami in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday at Ball Arena.
After all, Miami became only the second No. 8 seed to reach the championship series and the Heat’s route to get there was not a piece of cake. However, prior to Thursday’s loss in Game 1, Miami had been undefeated in the opening round game in each of its three previous series against the Bucks, Knicks and Celtics in this year’s playoffs.
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Though Jay Williams traded his basketball skills on the court for the broadcasting booth, the former Duke star still savors every chance to showcase his skills on the hardwood.
A year ago, the ESPN NBA analyst and former No. 2 pick in the 2002 NBA draft, teamed up with the network’s NFL analyst Keyshawn Johnson as the duo dismantled Bart Scott and Alan Hahn, 11–4, in the ESPN Radio 2-on-2 Challenge. In the lopsided affair, Williams put on an offensive clinic, scoring 10 of his team’s points and dishing out one assist in the win.
Despite the convincing victory, Stephen A.
Anxious Heat fans awaiting the return of Tyler Herro will have to stay on standby for a little longer, according to the latest update from Miami coach Erik Spoelstra.
Ahead of Sunday’s Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Spoelstra confirmed the team remains without a return timeline for Herro, who has been out since April 16 with a broken right hand. The longtime coach also shot down an ESPN report released prior to the Heat’s 103–94 Game 1 loss to the Nuggets on Thursday stating there was a “possibility” the 23-year-old could return for Game 2.
Cooper Lee, an Alabama basketball team manager, told The New York Times that he, not freshman player Kai Spears, was in Brandon Miller’s car at the time of the January 15th deadly shooting.
“I can confirm that I was the passenger in Brandon Miller’s car at the time of the shooting,” Lee told The Times.
In its initial reporting of the shooting, The New York Times said that Spears was in Miller’s car along with Jaden Bradley and Darius Miles that night.
The Brooklyn Nets are hiring Kevin Ollie, who won an NCAA championship with UConn in 2014, as an assistant coach, sources told ESPN.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s contract expires at the end of June and will not be renewed following a season beset by injuries.
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has “severe nerve damage,” according to a report by The Washington Post on Saturday.
Josh Harris will meet with the NFL’s finance committee in another step toward getting approval from owners to purchase the Commanders, sources told ESPN.
Jon Singleton, a heralded prospect who was released by the Astros in 2015 after battling marijuana addiction, is back in the majors with the Brewers.
Cooper Lee, a student manager for the Alabama men’s basketball team has revealed that he was the unnamed passenger in Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller’s car at the scene of Jamea Jonae Harris’ murder. Not — as The New York Times ad reported — Alabama guard Kai Spears.
Spears is currently suing The Times, which finds itself in one hell of a pickle.
New York Times writer Billy Witz wrote an article that claimed Spears had been the passenger in Miller’s call. This article was published on March 15.