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Covering the Jazz, Nuggets and the NBA for The Athletic, hoops addict, doting father...Akron born, Brooklyn/Philly raised...NABJ sports.. #RIP to my bro Brad

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5 months
LeBron losing his athleticism and regressing into prime Magic Johnson is crazy
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Deni, I got some news for ya, bro…. That man looked off Steph Curry. He is most likely not passing to you
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11 months
Deni Advija could care less that Jordan Poole is setting the Knicks on fire. Poole isn't thinking about giving the ball up & Deni is already over it Trey ball went in and Advija is sick to his stomach. Real damn tears 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂.
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The Sixers moved heaven and earth to acquire James Harden because Ben Simmons wouldn’t shoot the ball with the season on the line, only for Harden not to shoot the ball with the season on the line…cold world, man
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So Bronny had two really bad games and then two really good games. Kinda like a 19 year old who has talent that needs developing?
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The Los Angeles Lakers started that season 24-3. They were the best team in the league to start the season They were the best team in the league when the shut down happened They were the best team in the league in the bubble The best team won the title that season
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“We started to hear the rumblings that nobody is going to respect this chip so we kind of just took our foot off the gas” - Lou Williams on the Clippers losing in the bubble (h/t @Jacobtheclipper )
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Turns out putting Steph and LeBron and Durant on the floor at the same time is kinda a smart thing
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6 months
So to be accurate about this: Anthony Edwards exchanged jerseys with Collin Sexton. The two are longtime friends from their days of growing up in Georgia.... He did not say John Collins
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“Can I have your jersey?” Anthony Edwards: “I gotta give it to Collins.”
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Donovan Mitchell: I don’t know what to say….this is the same shit….this is literally the same thing as last year…
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1 year
I’m willing to bet good money that we’ve seen the last no trade clause in NBA history
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4 years
BREAKING: Mike Conley pending medical protocol is invited to the all-star game, league sources tell The Athletic
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4 years
Dame got Skip Bayless so upset that man praised LeBron James
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Lebron out there being a defensive demon and the ultimate connector because he doesn’t have to have 35 percent usage
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That fourth quarter by Rudy Gobert was the best basketball I’ve ever seen him play and the fact that he was the best player on the floor in the most important moments of the season when Twitter was roasting him in real time is peak irony
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When Michael Malone said he hopes Darvin Ham is around coaching the Lakers for a long time, my immediate thought was I bet he does
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I’m not sure when the shift started but this Minnesota roster is starting to mirror the competitiveness of Anthony Edwards.
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The Charlotte Hornets actually went to the deadline, put together a mature basketball team with adults in the room, and came away with assets in the process. Well done.
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Laker fans booed Los Angeles head coach Darvin Ham during introductions
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4 months
It is absolute culture shock going from watching the Los Angeles Lakers play defense to watching the Minnesota Timberwolves play defense
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And this is why the regular season matters: Denver avoids this with a win in San Antonio
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2 years
Expect the New York Knicks to quickly try and put together a package for Donovan Mitchell, according to league sources. Utah’s bar for Trading Mitchell is sky high. But the Knicks are the team that has the assets to make this a conversation
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The gap in coaching between the two teams in the game I just watched is…..large
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4 years
Next on skip bayless, if Cam balls out in New England, what does that say for LeBron’s legacy?
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5 years
Dre went on the Breakfast Club and told where all the bodies were buried, and ended up in Memphis
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5 years
Reporting with @ShamsCharania : The Utah Jazz are emerging as a significant threat to sign Bojan Bogdanovic away from the Indiana Pacers, League Sources tell The Athletic....The Jazz could have a competitive offer on the table as soon as tomorrow, according to sources
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5 years
Holy shit my plane that I’m currently in just got struck by a huge bolt of lightening and it struck RIGHT BY MY SEAT!!!! Pilot comes on with his calm pilot voice “we’ve been struck by lightening, just wanted to give you a brief update” NOOO SHIITTTTTT
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4 years
Derrick Favors has committed to the Utah Jazz
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2 years
BYU fans I hope y’all appreciate Kalani Sitake. Phenomenal head coach. Phenomenal program builder. Phenomenal person and leader of men
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Brother I need to see her do a Mikan drill
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Angel is a walking 25 and 12 if her finishing was where it needs to be.
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4 years
Derrick Favors to The Athletic: I’m blessed and grateful to be back with the Utah Jazz
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4 years
Thank you to the Utah Jazz for everything they did to make sure I am healthy and to make sure I got home because I can’t fly commercially right now. I appreciate them recognizing this as a human issue and doing everything to make sure we were taken care of 💯
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MY DAUGHTER JUST HIT THE GAME WINNING 3!!!!!! (There’s still a minute left but this is eighth grade basketball. I’m gonna guess it stands) 😂😂😂😂
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5 years
Both teams and lockerrooms are currently quarantined. Nobody has left Chesapeake Arena
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1 year
I don’t think this is fair to Rudy. For years he’s been Deion Sanders. People stopped throwing his way after awhile. Same with Rudy. He’s not blocking as many shots because people aren’t trying him. They are trying Walker.
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Jazz Rookie Walker Kessler's blocks this season vs Gobert's 🤯 (h/t @jphanned )
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Derrick Favors to The Athletic on his trade to the New Orleans Pelicans: I will miss Utah and I appreciate my time with the Jazz. Thank you to the fans. I'm ready and excited for the next chapter
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These Nuggets are the closest thing I've seen to the 2014 San Antonio Spurs....just a machine of poise, shotmaking and efficiency
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5 years
Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert make the 2020 Western Conference All-Star team
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3 years
I feel confident in saying Bojan Bogdanovic has never defended like this in his life
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Rudy Gobert on the TNT crew and comments: "At the end of the day, whatever they want to call us, if we keep winning games, they will have to watch us anyway. Hopefully they have to watch us until July. And then they can call us whatever they want."
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4 years
Donovan Mitchell to Shaq: aight
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1 year
I watched the Houston Rockets get absolutely officiated off the basketball court in a game 7, I don’t ever want to hear that there is a referring conspiracy against Golden State
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@Tjonesonthenba It’s definitely true. They also said they suspended Draymond because he’s Draymond. Not the stomp alone got him suspended but his past history
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6 years
He always was an elite rebounder
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6 years
Details on DeAndre Jordan Dating Blake Griffin's Ex-Girlfriend; How Jordan Met Her When Both Were on The Clippers (Pics-Vids)
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So not only did Joe Cronin not trade with the Heat…..He traded with Miami’s two biggest conference rivals, made them better teams, took back a better package and gave those rivals the one thing that the Heat needed to make a leap. I got that right?
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2 years
I see nobody ran up on Zion tho….
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Denver offered KCP a salary pretty similar to what he ended up getting from Orlando and I’m told the Nuggets offered three years. The Nuggets definitely tried here
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3 years
Omg I don’t think I’ve seen a team air one of their guys out like what the Sixers are doing to Ben right now
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6 years
I mean...from my interpretation the man was tearing up talking about the sacrifices his mom made. Clowning him for that is cruel
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2 years
And this final: the Jazz defeat Minnesota 132-126. Utah moves to 2-0. Both wins over Western Conference playoff teams. Clarkson with 29. Markkanen with 24 and 13 rebounds. What. Is. Happening.
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@ultimatejazzfan Sexton had the uniform in the locker room during interviews.....no conspiracy here
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3 years
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has been named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year
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4 years
Appreciate everyone!!!! And I mean everyone!!! Headed home. Then....two week quarantine. A lot of Xbox
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3 years
Can confirm through league sources that Dwyane Wade is purchasing an ownership share of the Utah Jazz. @wojespn first with the news
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5 years
This may legit be the best offseason in Jazz history
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Yo. Fred Van Vleet got absolutely HAMMERED right there and the refs looked at him and started running down the court 😂😂😂😂 That man ain’t getting another call the rest of the year
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Justin Zanik says the Jazz have met with Russell Westbrook and his representation. The Jazz are currently open to every possibility. Westbrook has expressed a willingness to play for the Jazz. The two sides are still working through it. No decisions have been made
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You literally are not allowed to defend Zach Edey and Zach Edey literally never commits a foul
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6 years
All the NBA did tonight by calling those two fouls on Gobert and then ejecting him in such a manner was validate his original comments made after the Miami game
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3 years
Quin Snyder on Jordan Clarkson: I would never pull him for missing shots. Reporters: why not Snyder: I believe in him
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4 years
For the first time in this playoff the lakers aren’t facing a team that has an otherworldly shot maker
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1 year
These highlights are from the Obama administration
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Suns added Eric Gordon who is one of the best scorers in the world… off the bench… scary season.
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Former Utah State star Sam Merrill has signed a two year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, League Sources tell The Athletic. 1.5 years are guaranteed, $1.4 million guaranteed. The former Bountiful High star has officially made the NBA
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Dereck Lively is one of the best rookie defenders I have ever seen. And I’m going to say this. There’s a difference between blocking shots and being an elite defender and rim protector. Lively has single-handedly wrecked Minnesota’s offense at times in this series
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That three Giannis hit with Milwaukee down 6 won’t get talked about as much given what transpired after. But it was a gargantuan shot that went a long way towards winning that game.
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3 years
Eric Paschall and Hassan Whiteside give this team some nasty that wasn’tthere last season
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2 years
If the NBA suspends Dillon Brooks for 10 games without pay, I’m guessing he’ll think twice before punching a guy in the nuts If the league suspends him for one or two games, I’m guessing he’ll keep up with the shenanigans
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4 years
The Jazz beat the Pacers, Celtics, Bucks and Heat this week
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The Utah Jazz and Royce O’Neale have agreed to a four year $36 million extension, league sources tell myself and @ShamsCharania
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The nuggets are one of those rare teams who truly don’t give a shit who scores. A lot of teams say that but denver truly plays without ego and that dynamic is really fleeting in basketball
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Jimmy Butler is the rare guy in NBA history who isn’t a top 5 overall player but in a playoff setting can take his game to a top 5 overall level… Who in the past is like this? I’ll go first: Reggie Miller
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Jazz fans, this is a good deal. It’s basically similar to a Paul George package. Four firsts, plus Kessler, PLUS a pick swap. The Jazz may be bad next season, but they are setting themselves well for the future.
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3 years
You going to basketball games to smash?
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4 years
The Jazz have just casually gone on a 41-11 run
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Nevada (NBA Youngboy) = 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Don’t ever vote Julius randle all-NBA, ever again. I don’t care if he averages 30 and 20. We all know what’s gonna happen when the real games start
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Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a five year max deal with the Utah Jazz, League Sources tell The Athletic. Deal worth $163 million
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4 years
There will only be one if a certain person wins. It will be legit if any of the other 29 teams win
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5 years
Quite possibly the best game I’ve seen Rudy play. Because the rest of his team wasn’t good for a lot of this game. And he carried them until they caught up. What a performance
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Watching that Russ/PG press conference and I’m grateful to be covering the guys that I’m covering. We’ve asked some really tough questions these past few days and they have answered them all. Appreciate the professionalism
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Donovan Mitchell on his health: I'm great. No problems.
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My brother called me from jail to tell me loved me...he told me he was proud of me Call someone you love and tell them the same RIP Kobe Bryant
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The thing that struck me about that Gobert video: Taurean Prince pushed him and that was not a let’s break this thing up push. Whatever was going on, Slo Mo was not the only T Wolves player pissed at Rudy
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Jokic runs more than any big in the league bro
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Nikola Jokic could play until he’s 75-yrs-old if he wants to the way the NBA rules are rn. He doesn’t jump. He doesn’t run. He doesn’t beat people off the dribble. He just uses his height, weight, & passing / basketball IQ to make smart plays. And lightly jogs sporadically.
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3 years
That was a hell of a basketball game
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4 years
Stop. Killing. Us.
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5 years
All y’all killing Joe Ingles tonight owe him an apology. Dude did a hell of a job on Kyrie Irving in the fourth quarter. A monstrous defensive job
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Just want to say thank you to Jazz fans for a great and lively season. I’m lucky to have the job that I have and I appreciate you all 💯
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I also hope people are watching how well Gobert is defending on switches in a playoff setting
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5 years
Jordan Clarkson deserves a ton of credit for the way he’s fit into this Jazz team. He’s never played basketball in the manner that he’s playing basketball right now.
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@Hannnas Definitely not Steph
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Donovan Mitchell on reports that he and Rudy Gobert are beefing again: no, no, no, no, no….we’re good. That’s just not true
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@andyblarsen And the Bucks lost in the first round and the Lakers won the championship. Because the Lakers were the best team in the league
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Are we sure the Jazz don’t have a top end star?
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Beat a 73 win team by coming from a 3-1 deficit and winning two of those on the road, and was the only guy in nba history to lead a finals in every major statistical category. LeBron’s 2016 title may be the best individual chip in nba history
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@Tjonesonthenba All I gotta say is 3-1 You know what it means.
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With the move, the Jazz will have to say goodbye to Derrick Favors. Very tough day for the organization, but a move the Jazz clearly felt was needed
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My little brother passed away three years ago today. I miss him every single day. I say this not for you to feel badly for me. I say this to tell you to cherish every minute with your family. Show love to those closest to you. I’ll go first. Brad, I love you
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3 years
Hard to look at the Jazz offseason - at least on paper - as anything other than a home run
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Donovan Mitchell said he's blessed to have signed his contract extension, and that his focus is on winning a championship with the Utah Jazz
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2 years
“I’m fine in the west”
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The Jazz just might have been right about Keyonte George
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