Dreams have never been scarce for Rudy Gobert. “When I was little, I imagined myself wearing the jersey of an NBA team, but also often that of the French team,” the player recounts. One by one, the native of Saint-Quentin (Aisne) checks off the goals he set for himself: NBA player, member of the French team, All-Star… “I had always dreamed of beating the United States, and we did it during the 2019 World Cup [in the quarterfinals], for the first time in the history of the French team,” he continues. Two years later, at the Tokyo Olympics, he and his teammates did it again, almost normalizing ..read more

Gobert still sees opponents snickering. He hears when a Hall of Famer — much less a current player — disrespects him. He just doesn’t allow himself to harp on it. Not anymore. “As I’m getting older and all that, I’m just so happy with who I am,” Gobert said. “I’m not perfect — I’m growing, learning every day — but who I am as a leader, as a man, as a basketball player is the most important thing. “Then the false narrative that has been painted about me, it’s just noise, man. It’s just noise.” Source: ESPN What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski Gobert: “I think our level ..read more

Noah Weber: Luka Doncic on his defense tonight: “It’s playoffs. It’s different. They’re trying to double with me and I say no double. I take pride in my defense too. They’re always going to say that – the haters. But it’s fine. I’m out here enjoying playing basketball. That’s fun man.” Source: Twitter What’s the buzz on Twitter? Brad Townsend @townbrad From @MikeACurtis2: Fueled by passion, Luka Doncic’s clutch 3 helps Mavs even series: ‘It was a big moment’ dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 3:10 AM Brad Townsend @townbrad It was a big wrap or anything, but Doncic during his postgame inte ..read more

Mike Curtis: Asked Jason Kidd about Luka Doncic playing nearly 46 minutes tonight and the value of conditioning in the playoffs: “He’s young. … He’s Benjamin Button. He’s going backwards. If you ask him, he’s going to tell you he can play 48.” pic.twitter.com/3aLdd1AFZ2 Source: Twitter @MikeACurtis2 What’s the buzz on Twitter? Brad Townsend @townbrad From @MikeACurtis2: Fueled by passion, Luka Doncic’s clutch 3 helps Mavs even series: ‘It was a big moment’ dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 3:10 AM Brad Townsend @townbrad It was a big wrap or anything, but Doncic during his postgame interv ..read more

Kelly Iko: Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton says his little brother was called the N-word by a Bucks fan in Game 1. Source: Twitter @KellyIko What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski Pacers star guard & Wisconsin native Tyrese Haliburton says brother was called a racist name during Game 1. jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via ⁦@journalsentinel⁩ – 1:42 AM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA Tyrese Haliburton says fan in Milwaukee used racial slur toward his brother during Bucks vs. Pacers game cbssports.com/nba/news/tyres… – 1:31 AM Dustin Dopirak @DustinDopirak From a Bucks team spokes ..read more

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have tied the series 1-1 against the Los Angeles Clippers after their Game 2 96-93 win in a tight battle. Doncic led the way for the Mavs with 32 points and nine assists, while Kyrie Irving also added 23. Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to Dallas tying the series and Doncic’s dagger in the final minutes ..read more

Mike Curtis: Final: #Mavs 96, #Clippers 93. Luka Doncic: 32 pts, 6 rebs, 9 asts Kyrie Irving: 23 pts, 6 rebs Dallas becomes the second road team to win in the first round of the playoffs. The series is tied at 1-1. Game 3 in Dallas on Friday. Source: Twitter @MikeACurtis2 What’s the buzz on Twitter? Brad Townsend @townbrad Kidd on the passion with which Doncic plays — and that technical foul. pic.twitter.com/fWQHEwOSvO – 1:14 AM BasketNews @BasketNews_com LUKA DONCIC IS THAT GUY ? pic.twitter.com/uGo8mUdgDO – 1:05 AM Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi FINAL: Mavericks 96, Clippers 93 It just ..read more

StatMuse: Siakam tonight: 37 PTS 10 REB 6 AST (0 TOV) 16-23 FG Leading the playoffs in scoring. statmuse.com/nba/player/pas… Source: Twitter @statmuse What’s the buzz on Twitter? Tony East @TonyREast “We’ve got to be the hungry team. We’ve got to be the team coming in to show something,” Pascal Siakam says. – 11:47 PM Adi Joseph @AdiJoseph Scottie Barnes watching Siakam vs. Anunoby next round pic.twitter.com/aQ1772d0OL – 11:28 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgness At the buzzer: Pacers get 125-108 win over Bucks behind 37pts from Siakam. Story: fieldhousefiles.com/p/at-the-buzze… Live postgame ..read more

Gerald Bourguet: Final: MIN 105, PHX 93 Booker: 20 Pts, 5 Ast, 6-13 FG Durant: 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 6-15 FG Beal: 14 Pts, 6 Ast, 6-17 FG McDaniels: 25 Pts, 8 Reb, 10-17 FG Wolves outscored Suns 31-2 in points off TOs and go up 2-0 in the series Source: Twitter @GeraldBourguet What’s the buzz on Twitter? Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine Jaden McDaniels on when he plays with Anthony Edwards and Nickeil Alexander-Walker: “Every time I go on the court and I see them two, I just be like, ‘Who you wanna guard?’ It don’t matter which person we guard. It’s great to have.” – 11:09 PM NBA on ESPN @ESPN ..read more

The Dallas Mavericks (0-1) play against the Los Angeles Clippers (1-0) at Crypto.com Arena Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Free trial Game Time: 10:00 PM EDT on Tuesday April 23, 2024 Dallas Mavericks 0, Los Angeles Clippers 0 (10:00 pm ET) What’s the buzz on Twitter? Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina Clippers fans with the rally towels for Game 2 vs the Mavs pic.twitter.com/3qg3QYXl5T – 9:55 PM Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina Mavs coach Jason Kidd projected “we’ll find out in the first three or four minutes on how the game is being called.” Kidd o ..read more