Kyrie Irving, James Harden ruled out for Nets’ Game 5 against Bucks
NY Post
The first domino fell at the outset of Steve Nash’s Zoom press conference. The next one dropped shortly after he was finished.
The Nets’ worst fears were realized late Monday afternoon. They will be without two-thirds of their Big 3 in the season’s biggest game. An MRI exam confirmed Kyrie Irving has a sprained right ankle and he won’t be able to play in Tuesday night’s seismic Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bucks at Barclays Center. James Harden’s strained right hamstring isn’t ready, either. It is uncertain if either player will be back in the series, although Harden is “progressing” and doing on-court work, according to Nash.
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Former Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito went on a tweet spree Sunday after former Miami teammate Jonathan Martin, whom he was accused of bullying in a scandal that led to Incognito being suspended by the NFL, told ESPN that he never felt bullied.
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The allegations against Justin Tucker keep growing.
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Giants — and NFL — history nearly looked very different.
MONTREAL — Canadian coach Jon Cooper put it better than anyone.