
Justin Russo
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After Cameron Brink answered a question last night, Sparks coach Lynne Roberts backed her up: “She didn’t have a slow start. We’ve played 2 games and she had a great game today. The narrative of ‘What’s going on with Cam?’ Nothing. She’s doing great. We gotta stop the narrative.”
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Raegan Pebley, with data on Ariel Atkins: “When she’s on the floor, her teams are +11 (Net Rating). ... She’s Top 10 in catch-and-shoot 3s in the last 3 seasons, #3 in opponent’s points per direct drive. ... I think she was the #2 defender in off-ball screens the last few years.”
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“It’s unfair. It’s not right,” Steve Ballmer says about the regular t-shirt toss you see at NBA games. So what did the Clippers do? They put t-shirt cannons on the Halo Board that can apparently hit every seat in the arena so no one is left out. No, I’m not kidding!
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Ta’Niya Latson, on if she has a chip on her shoulder: “Yeah, definitely. ... I was kinda shocked. It’s about fit, I feel like. Fit over pick. I flipped my mentality immediately when I found out I was going to LA. ... I think it was a blessing in disguise, honestly.”
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Kris Dunn’s $5.7 million contract next season becomes guaranteed if he makes All-Defense. Asked Tyronn Lue about the responsibility of making sure guys have that opportunity to reach incentives: “He’s gonna be guaranteed regardless. ... As long as I’m here, I want KD.”
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Before tonight’s game, I asked Tyronn Lue about how tough it was to lose Ivica Zubac, a player he’s been with for seven years. Lue: “Super tough. I saw Zu grow from day one … A lot of people in the organization yesterday was crying. It was a tough day for us. Emotional day.”
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Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo compares Draymond Green to legendary Italian central defender Paolo Maldini: “I know we’re on the wrong continent but there used to be a great central defender for the Italian national team in soccer called Paolo Maldini.”
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Tyronn Lue, to janis carr on his frustration level: “The last five years, I’ve been able to figure it out. But this year it’s been tough. … I’m just really pissed off more than frustrated because it happens every year and it’s just tough to try to continue getting through it.”
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Kawhi Leonard walks off the court in what could be his final game as a member of the LA Clippers.
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James Harden posted a triple-double in the Clippers' win. Despite that, the guard was hard on himself in his postgame interview with Kristina Pink. James Harden: “That’s on me. I had too many turnovers, two missed free throws, easy putback. I gotta be better.”
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Asked Clippers guard Bogdan Bogdanovic last night about the human element of being traded and saying goodbye to Trae Young’s son. Bogi: “We’re all humans. It’s tough. … I have to go to his house, see his kids again, tell him we’re going to see each other again. That’s life.”
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Bradley Beal on if someone’s stood out to him camp: “I’ve never been around Kawhi [Leonard], so being around Kawhi every day, he’s a freak of nature. I see why everybody is always in an uproar about Kawhi. He is definitely an elite talent, one of the best ever to touch the ball.”
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Yanic Konan Niederhauser had a MONSTER dunk in the scrimmage portion that was open to media. Asked Tyronn Lue about Yanic afterward: “I think he’s understanding the defense now, I think offensively he understands what he’s supposed to be doing and he’s getting better every day.”
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