The lone ranger is happy
The NBA officially announced today that Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving and Celtics center Porzingis were selected as last week's East and Western Conference Player of the Week, respectively. Devin Booker, Doncic, Bushy Eyebrows, Gobert, Wembanyama are nominated in the West, and Embiid, Banchero, Brunson, Haliburton, Maxey are nominated in the East. Last week, Kyrie Irving averaged 31.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, leading the Mavericks to a 3-1 record, while Porzingis averaged 19.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 hats per game, leading the Green Army to a 4-0 undefeated record. Platinum and Owen can stand out from the crowd, and it is well deserved!
In addition, NBA officials also announced today that after a review by the league office, Luka Doncic received a technical foul on the Rockets in the first quarter yesterday. At that time, Doncic used a feint with 1.9 seconds left in the first quarter to draw a defensive foul on Dillon Brooks, and then he received a technical foul for cheering with his arms raised. Irving was named Western Conference of the Week last week, Luka Doncic was revoked for a technical foul, and the Mavericks can be described as double happiness!
Thomas Jr. was awarded a new contract
According to well-known journalist Shams, the Phoenix Suns plan to sign Thomas Jr. until the end of the season. In this way, Thomas Jr. was able to stay in the NBA and continue to partner Durant to win the championship!
Thomas Jr. hasn't had many opportunities to play during his last two 10-day contracts, appearing in just four games in total, averaging just 1.3 points and 0.5 assists in 3.5 minutes per game. To put it bluntly, Thomas Jr.'s stats are almost negligible, but he managed to impress the Suns management with his veteran leadership and was able to get a new contract. Congratulations Thomas Jr.!
Good news for brownies
Lakers star LeBron James' eldest son, Bronny James, previously officially announced that he would participate in this year's NBA draft, which instantly detonated the entire league. A lot of people think that Bronny's ability is not up to the NBA level, and he is in the spotlight because he is the son of James. It's fair to say that Bronny's draft prospects are very unfavorable, with many believing that he will be drafted at the end of the second round at best, and even the possibility of losing the draft is not ruled out. Of course, Bronny was prepared to be defeated, as he kept the opportunity to play in college.
Recently, Shams talked about Bronny James on the show, saying that the league team believes that Bronny's defense has reached the NBA level. "When I talk to NBA teams, they clearly believe that as a defender, Bronny has reached the level of NBA defense," Shams said. ”。 Being recognized by the league team is good news for Bronny and the entire James family, which means that the probability of Bronny being selected is increasing!
The Knicks were penalized
The New York Knicks have been fined $25,000 for violating injury reporting regulations, the NBA officially announced today. The reason for this is that the Knicks did not accurately disclose Mitchell Robinson's status before the game against the Raptors on March 27. Mitchell Robinson was listed as absent before the game, but then played again.
Isn't this familiar to be heavily fined by the league for being absent before the game and then playing in the game! Yes, the Philadelphia 76ers were fined 100,000 by the league just a few days ago. At that time, they were also convicted of violating the injury reporting rules. Embiid was sidelined before the game against the Thunder, but he returned in that game. And the league fined the 76ers 100,000 because they have committed a second offense this season.