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A Storm at ESPN Over Rachel Nichols Comments on Maria Taylor
The New York Times - 4 Jul 2021 12:10
In comments still rippling through the network, the reporter Rachel Nichols, who is white, said Maria Taylor, who is Black, earned the job to host 2020 N.B.A. finals coverage because ESPN was "feeling pressure" on divers...
Bucks Beat Hawks and Advance to the N.B.A. Finals
The New York Times - 4 Jul 2021 05:09
Milwaukee was playing without its injured star, Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks will face the Phoenix Suns in the finals.
For the Milwaukee Bucks, the Jrue Holiday Gamble Yielded a Jackpot
The New York Times - 4 Jul 2021 23:44
When the Bucks acquired Holiday, it was hardly clear that they had solved their problems and improved their chances of enticing Giannis Antetokounmpo to stay.
Assistant coaches for Pacers to be named soon
InsideHoops - 4 Jul 2021 22:39
Rick Carlisle, for the second time in his career, recently became the head coach of the Indiana Pacers. And his assistant coaches reportedly may soon be named. Via the Indianapolis Star: Coach Rick Carlisle should have h...
Post Up: Milwaukee Bucks Beat Atlanta to Advance to the NBA Finals
SLAMonline - 4 Jul 2021 16:43
In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, both Trae Young and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s statuses were up in the air as the Atlanta Hawks tried to extend the series to seven games and the Milwaukee Bucks looked to punch...
Banked-in jumper sinks Canada's Olympics hopes
ESPN - 4 Jul 2021 02:46
Tomas Satoransky hit an off-the-glass jumper with 1.8 seconds left in overtime to end Canada's hopes of making the Olympics for the first time in 21 years.
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