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Trae Young took to the court Tuesday for the Atlanta Hawks’ first day of practice not in his own signature sneaker from Adidas but instead in a model from Anta. The choice in footwear, which would likely be in violation of contract, comes after a report from Sole Retriever that Adidas will end the guards line after the forthcoming release of the Trae Young 4. Young was seen in … [Read more...] about
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Josh Smith: “When we played the Celtics’ Big Three, they were disrespectful. They were going out the night before games, like it was going to be a cakewalk. I’m like, ‘They got us messed up. Ain’t no way in the world they’re going to do that and think they can dog walk us the next day.’ … [Read more...] about
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“When I got drafted 17th, I didn’t want to go home. I wanted to try to experience the world. I was like, ‘Man, let me get drafted anywhere but Atlanta.’ Not because I didn’t love Atlanta, but because I’d been here my whole life, you know what I’m saying? I just wanted to experience another place, another city, but it was the right fit. Especially being the age I was, being able … [Read more...] about
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Kevin Chouinard: Asked Zaccharie Risacher what it has been like playing against NBA-level competition for the past few weeks. “I can tell that I’m in a good environment because I’ve got the best condition to work on my game, to be able to be in the gym (any) time I want.” (full reply in pic) pic.x.com/s53ZshqDVt Asked Zaccharie Risacher what it has been like playing against … [Read more...] about
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Bickerstaff has no hesitation pointing to the reason for the long playoff drought: He couldn’t prevent Mutombo from leaving in free agency in 1996. “My biggest regret, no doubt about it,’’ Bickerstaff said. “It got down to money. He wanted to stay, his agent was working with us, but we couldn’t make it happen. Losing him was the beginning of our demise.’’ Mutombo was headed to … [Read more...] about