If it have been as much as LeBron James, he would have completed out the remainder of the season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The L.A. ahead was shut down for the ultimate six video games as a way to assist the groin he injured Christmas Day make a full restoration so he could be prepared for subsequent 12 months. With the Lakers formally eradicated from playoff rivalry, it made sense to relaxation their star participant. James needed to play within the closing weeks, nonetheless, however head coach Luke Walton revealed it was the medical workers who satisfied him it wasn’t in his greatest curiosity. “He wants to play,” Walton mentioned Sunday, by way of ESPN. “My understanding from the medical staff,
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Bulls shut down massive man Lauri Markkanen for the remainder of the
Not everybody made it via customs late Tuesday evening. After the loss to the Raptors, the Bulls determined to go away Lauri Markkanen, who was battling fatigue, in Toronto. Markkanen went to a neighborhood hospital for some assessments, spent the evening in Canada, then flew again to Chicago on Wednesday morning. Coach Jim Boylen stated Markkanen was already in his workplace by 2 p.m., pleading his case to play towards Portland. “He’d prefer to play,’’ Boylen stated. By the time the sport — a 118-98 loss to the Trail Blazers — was over, nevertheless, the Bulls introduced that Markkanen can be shut down for the remainder of the season. “His assessments from his fatigue episode within the first
Bruce Cassidy Discusses Possibility Of Giving Zdeno Chara Occasional Rest
BOSTON — While Tom Brady’s age gets most of the attention when talking about senior Boston athletes, Zdeno Chara isn’t exactly a spring chicken himself. The Boston Bruins defenseman is 41 years old and will turn 42 next month. Chara still shoulders a huge load and skates on the top pairing, regardless of who the mate is to his right. But the reality is, and it’s to no fault or lack of preparation of his own, but Chara isn’t the perennial Norris Trophy contender he once was. And with the Bruins needing him to be at his best down the stretch, head coach Bruce Cassidy was asked after Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the New
Steve Kerr’s Joke About DeMarcus Cousins Won’t Sit Well With Rest Of NBA
As the old saying goes, the rich get richer. The Golden State Warriors have embodied that notion and then some this summer. Mere weeks after winning their third NBA championship in four seasons, the Warriors somehow managed to upgrade as DeMarcus Cousins agreed to join Golden State on a one-year deal. While taking in summer league action in Las Vegas over the weekend, Warriors coach Steve Kerr couldn’t help but joke about his team adding yet another superstar. The Warriors already had an embarrassment of riches, and the addition of Cousins makes the two-time defending champions flat-out ridiculous. Then again, titles aren’t won on pap... NESN.com
Steeler Who Said Key Starters Will Rest Week 17 Vs. Browns Backtracks
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Marcus Gilbert is essentially having a very public argument with himself. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Tim Benz reported Thursday that Gilbert said Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le’Veon Bell wouldn’t play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers have to win in Week 17 and hope for a Patriots loss or tie to earn the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Otherwise, the Patriots snag it. Then came this. Well, except there’s that whole issue of audio recording technology. You can hear Gilbert say Roethlisberger, Brown and Bell won’t play at the 17:... NESN.com
Women’s Champions League draw: Lyon-Barcelona in last eight
UEFA Women's Champions League holders Lyon will be up against Barcelona in March's quarter-finals after the draw for the rest of the competition was made in Nyon.Quarter-finals: 21/22 & 28/29 March1 Montpellier (FRA) v Chelsea (ENG)2 Wolfsburg (GER) v Slavia Praha (CZE)3 Manchester City (ENG) v Linköping (SWE)4 Lyon (FRA, holders) v Barcelona (ESP)Semi-finals: 21/22 & 28/29 April1 Montpellier/Chelsea v Wolfsburg/Slavia2 Man. City/Linköping v Lyon/BarcelonaFinal: 24 May – Valeriy Lobanovskiy Dynamo Stadium, KyivSemi-final 1 v Semi-final 2
Lüthi to miss Valencia, surgery this week
Frédéric Corminboeuf, Team Manager: “Tom will undergo surgery this weekend. The injury to the talus is relatively serious and he will need to rest, and miss Valencia. So we conclude three amazing seasons in which we’ve been runner-up twice. He has much more career ahead of him and I hope with all my heart that he will regain his full form as soon as possible to start his adventure in MotoGP ™ in the best way. I also want to take this opportunity to toast the incredible season of Franco Morbidelli, an exceptional competitor. What he has achieved this year is incredible. We have fought hard against this extremely professional team and I am convinced that it has been very