Rick Bonnell: The Hornets have exercised rookie-scale options on @PJ Washington and @Miles Bridges (no-brainers).
Rick Bonnell: The Hornets have exercised rookie-scale o…
February 25, 2021 | 5:43 pm EST Update
Malik Beasley suspended for 12 games
Shams Charania: Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley — a Most Improved Player candidate — is being suspended 12 games by the NBA for conduct stemming from charges in offseason, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
Shams Charania: Statement from Timberwolves‘ Malik Beasley: “I will take this time to reflect on my decisions. I apologize to all the great fans out there who have supported me during this difficult time and I promise I will come back very soon as a better person and player.”
Tom Moore: #Sixers coach Doc Rivers on what he knows about Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons now that he didn’t before coaching them: ‘You don’t realize how big (Embiid) is and how efficient his post game. Then, Ben’s speed and vision.’
Tom Moore: #Sixers coach Doc Rivers on the #Mavericks’ Luka Doncic: ‘I love him. I jokingly said three years ago I had a man crush on him. I love the joy he brings to the game.’
Brian Lewis: Landry Shamet (chest contusion) is available for the #Nets tonight vs. the #Magic. #NBA
Anthony Chiang: Heat listing Bam Adebayo (left knee tendinosis) as questionable for tomorrow’s game vs. Jazz. Tyler Herro (hip) also questionable. Avery Bradley and Meyers Leonard are out.
February 25, 2021 | 5:34 pm EST Update
Isaiah Thomas: I fell out of love with the game
He joined the Nuggets in July 2018 on a one-year, $2 million deal, and the Wizards a year later on a similar pact, delaying the inevitable with every short-term gain. “I just didn’t feel I had the time to sit,” Thomas says. “That’s the scary part about being 5′ 9″ in the best league in the world. You have to be exceptional every time you play. I was just trying to find ways to stay healthy, stay on the court and show that I was capable of playing at a good enough level.” At his lowest moments, Thomas says, “I fell out of love with the game, because I was in pain every day.”
He lasted just half of a season with the Cavaliers before being traded to the Lakers, who wanted nothing but his expiring contract. “If I could do it over again, I would have got the surgery and sat out that season, and then bet on myself in free agency,” Thomas says now. “I was afraid of, I guess, having to sit so long going into my contract. At the end of the day, I was trying to get paid.”
