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George Karl will not rest until EVERYONE hates him
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JAMELOT IS DEAD: Ramona Shelburne with the essential tick-tock of the breakup of Phil Jackson and Jeanie Buss. The best revelation is that the NBA forced the couples to sign documents surrounding conflicts of interest, and one of the provisions was that they had to notify the league and other owners if they decided to marry. Adam Silver just wants to make sure he gets that invite!
WELP: Carmelo Anthony earns an ejection for striking Thabo Sefolosha in the face. Hawks win in OT.
SCORES GALORE ...
Pacers 105, Wizards 111
Hornets 120, Magic 101
Knicks 98, Hawks 102 (OT)
Bucks 119, Pistons 94
Nets 99, Bulls 101
Clippers 98, Pelicans 102
Wolves 103, Nuggets 105
Kings 89, Blazers 102
Raptors 111, Warriors 121
Suns 98, Spurs 119
GOTTA DIG A LITTLE DEEPER: George Karl is now granting publicity interviews, and umprompted by David Marchese at New York Mag, Karl blamed the Blazers’ woes on Damian Lillard’s increasing fame. (Lillard has never played for Karl.) Dame’s agent and Blazers coach Terry Stotts essentially told Karl to STFU, which is the right response here. In other news, Karl says the NBA should connect players with financial advisors who can guarantee they’ll never lose any money. Because those exist.
ORGANIC BEEF: In other Blazers news, here’s a deep dive on the burgeoning beef between DeMarcus Cousins and Meyers Leonard. Portland has some weird beefs, man.
KUDOS: DeMar DeRozan is now the Raptors’ all-time leading scorer.
NEXT UP: Your TNT doubleheader starts with Celtics-Cavaliers at 8 p.m. ET and ... well, you can turn off the TV after that. No one needs to see Mavericks-Lakers (10:30). Thunder-Grizz is the head-to-head League Pass competition for C’s-Cavs.
AND FINALLY: The sweetest fast break that totally didn’t count.
Be excellent to each other.
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