Jayson Tatum listed as doubtful for Game 2
Shams Charania: Celtics list Jayson Tatum as doubtful for Game 2 vs. Magic.
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Al Horford on Magic physicality: There was something extra, there was a lot, especially Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Celtics veteran Al Horford reiterated his belief on Tuesday that the Orlando Magic stepped over the line with their physicality on Jayson Tatum in Boston’s Game 1 win Sunday. “Yeah, there was something extra,” Horford said. “There was a lot. It was the second or third time that — especially [Kentavious Caldwell-Pope] — went at him in that way.”
NBA fines Anthony Edwards for lewd comments at Laker crowd
Shams Charania: The NBA is fining Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards $50,000 for his “my d— bigger than yours” comments to the Lakers crowd Saturday night, sources tell ESPN.
Miami had strong interest in Andrew Wiggins, helping in Jimmy Butler trade
Tim Kawakami: Interesting thing I learned while reporting this piece: Miami’s strong interest in Andrew Wiggins was a huge advantage for the Warriors in the Jimmy Butler trade sweepstakes. The Warriors didn’t have to bid up much from there.
Lakers impressed by Luka Doncic's professionalism and approach
Members of the Lakers, who now work with Dončić daily, have been impressed by his professionalism and approach. Sources say his work habits are consistent with what he did in Dallas. He continues to lean on his personal performance team on game days, practice days, and off days. Nothing is different except the jersey.
Tyrese Haliburton deemed NBA's most overrated in players' poll
Who is the league’s most overrated player? This year, Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers’ star point guard, received 14.4 percent of the vote after he garnered 3.7 percent last year. Haliburton led the Pacers last season to the East finals, averaged 8.2 assists per game during those playoffs while making 49 percent of his shot attempts and 38 percent of his 3-point tries. Perhaps our respondents think Haliburton got too much credit for that playoff run after Indiana’s first-round opponent last year was missing Giannis Antetokounmpo because of an injury and after Indiana’s second-round opponent, New York, dealt with a bunch of injuries.
Draymond Green on Jerry Stackhouse: 'Real alphas respect and appreciate other real alphas'
Draymond Green: Stackhouse has been huge for me. Just, you know, the relatability. And also, Stackhouse has a crazy presence. He’s an extreme alpha. You know, real alphas respect and appreciate other real alphas. He’s helped me so much because, in a sense, he was a lot like me. And so he’s helping me grow—from a 50-year-old standpoint—that’s like, ‘Yo, I was young.’ There are times where I would say something to somebody during the season, and he’ll come up to me like, ‘Yo, that was great. Now what you go do is go build them up, and you do that.’ And I’m like, ‘Ah.’ So just helping me become a better leader, helping me see things even more from a defensive perspective and offensive perspective.