After Blake’s shooting Sunday, Mannix said, players are wondering if those concerns were valid. “What it’s gotten them to start thinking more and more about was the merit in coming to Orlando to begin with,” Mannix said. “As we know, Kyrie Irving spearheaded a phone call amongst nearly 100 players where the message was, ‘Guys, don’t go. Don’t participate in something that could become a distraction.’ And one thing Jaylen Brown said was that he felt like this had become a distraction — that the attention had been taken off the Black Lives Matter movement over the past week or so as the playoffs have picked up.”
After Blake's shooting Sunday, Mannix said, players are…
March 22, 2023 | 6:28 pm EDT Update
Luka Doncic returns after missing five games
Dallas Mavericks PR: Luka Dončić (left thigh strain) and Markieff Morris (left knee soreness) will be available for tonight’s game against the Warriors. Tim Hardaway Jr. (non-Covid illness) and Kyrie Irving (right foot soreness) will be out.
Madeline Kenney: Steve Kerr said Andre Iguodala is in good spirits but this was a tough way for his final season to play out. The Warriors anticipated him to be available for the stretch run. “Big loss but it’s just how it is and you have to keep going,” Kerr said.
Dalton Johnson: Steve Kerr: “We’re hopeful to get Wiggs and Gary Payton back. Both of those guys were huge in our championship run.”
Tim Reynolds: Caleb Martin is available to play tonight for the Heaters.
Ira Winderman: Heat say Kyle Lowry is available. Caleb Martin is still questionable.
KC Johnson: Alex Caruso is available vs. 76ers, per Donovan.
Clutch Points: Bronny James just got his McDonald’s All American uniform with the no.23 🌟 (via @goodlooksfamily) pic.twitter.com/zCTZP36jFq
March 22, 2023 | 5:46 pm EDT Update
Spencer Dinwiddie refutes narrative that he wanted to be first option over Bradley Beal with Wizards
Clutch Points: “I was going to play no. 2 to Brad [Bradley Beal]… The narrative started to get spun, they were saying I wanted to run the team [Wizards].” Spencer Dinwiddie on what went wrong in Washington.
