Brad Townsend: Hardaway did not practice today due to an illness, but will join the team in LA, Kidd says. He added that Lively has looked good and is trending in the right direction to playing Sunday ..read more

Tim MacMahon: The Anta Kai 1 colorways that Kyrie Irving will wear in the playoffs: pic.twitter.com/i0h1Z3fj8a The Anta Kai 1 colorways that Kyrie Irving will wear in the playoffs: pic.twitter.com/i0h1Z3fj8a — Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) April 19, 2024 ..read more

Mike Curtis: Asked Kyrie Irving about his approach to Game 1s, which some players/coaches use as a “feel out game.” He compared it to a chess match, and he’s looking forward to seeing what adjustments will come from Ty Lue, his former coach. “You’re trying to think three moves ahead.” pic.twitter.com/rDvwtA0NF9 Source: Twitter @MikeACurtis2 What’s the buzz on Twitter? Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2 Asked Kyrie Irving about his approach to Game 1s, which some players/coaches use as a “feel out game.” He compared it to a chess match, and he’s looking forward to seeing what adjustments will come fr ..read more

Mike Curtis: Asked Kyrie Irving about his approach to Game 1s, which some players/coaches use as a “feel out game.” He compared it to a chess match, and he’s looking forward to seeing what adjustments will come from Ty Lue, his former coach. “You’re trying to think three moves ahead.” pic.twitter.com/rDvwtA0NF9 Asked Kyrie Irving about his approach to Game 1s, which some players/coaches use as a “feel out game.” He compared it to a chess match, and he’s looking forward to seeing what adjustments will come from Ty Lue, his former coach. “You’re trying to think three moves ahead.” pic.twitter ..read more

ClutchPoints: “Somehow I was called a chaos agent…There was this narrative that I’m a locker room cancer… I didn’t want to be the butt of anyone’s joke. I don’t mind [it]… But not at the expense of my teammate’s success and our success as an organization.” Kyrie Irving on his perception pic.twitter.com/KLrs6auqae “Somehow I was called a chaos agent…There was this narrative that I’m a locker room cancer… I didn’t want to be the butt of anyone’s joke. I don’t mind [it]… But not at the expense of my teammate's success and our success as an organization.” Kyrie Irving on his perception … pic.tw ..read more

Kyrie Irving: “I grew up in a time when we actually had to try out for USAB. And we did meet up as a group and as peers and there was a mutual respect that we earned from one another in trying out and seeing what five meshed well. “I think the timing’s a little bit different. I kind of miss those days of just being able to get everybody together, break bread and then compete against one another. And then the deliberation process happens at the end of like the four days or five-day process even though people know who’s going to be on the team. I missed that fun part of it of just getting toget ..read more

Jovan Buha: LeBron on Nikola Jokic: “When you have the ability to score at will, it makes your passing even more dynamic. We’ve had great passers in our league history. We’ve had great guys that are very unselfish. But if that’s all you can do, then teams can try to force you to score and kind of take that away. Guys like Luka, Magic in his prime, Joker, myself, if you try to take away our passing, we can still be effective. That’s what makes us so dynamic ..read more

Kyrie Irving: “I grew up in a time when we actually had to try out for USAB. And we did meet up as a group and as peers and there was a mutual respect that we earned from one another in trying out and seeing what five meshed well. “I think the timing’s a little bit different. I kind of miss those days of just being able to get everybody together, break bread and then compete against one another. And then the deliberation process happens at the end of like the four days or five-day process even though people know who’s going to be on the team. I missed that fun part of it of just getting togeth ..read more

Shams Charania: The latest on Clippers star Kawhi Leonard’s ramp up process as he aims to return this weekend vs. Mavericks — live on @Stadium Playoff Preview show: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania What’s the buzz on Twitter? Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Lawrence Frank on Kawhi Leonard’s mindset: “He’s a very strong minded guy who can stay in the moment. He doesn’t catastrophize things. He doesn’t glorify things. He just takes it for what it is and remain optimistic, like we all remain optimistic that this will resolve shortly.” – 6:11 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheN ..read more

Mike Curtis: Asked Kyrie about the message he wanted to get across to the Mavs’ players who were about to experience their 1st playoff run: “Be prepared for war, metaphorically. It’s the hardest, most difficult time to win ball games…You gotta be balanced, stay focused, limit distractions.” pic.twitter.com/RRuxKvfL2U ..read more