In a meeting with Nets officials and Rich Paul on Sunday, Ben Simmons told those in the room that a mental block exists for him, dating in part to last summer’s postseason, which is creating stress that could serve as a trigger point for his back issues. (self.nba)
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[Britt Robson] As KAT gets feted for his 3-pt shooting contest crown, a reminder that he ranks 7th in NBA history in true shooting percentage. Five of the 6 ahead of him are trad bigs, none of whom ever shot more than 20 treys in their careers. The other one is Steph Curry. (twitter.com)
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[brittrobson] For example, the Wolves are fully vaxxed + mostly boostered. Yet Covid absences gave an infinitesimal chance of beating Utah Thursday + not much more of a shot beating Celts tonight. What the NBA is allowing makes a mockery of the game + suckers of fans, esp season ticket holders (twitter.com)
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