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Chinese forward-center Yi Jianlian has been waived by the Los Angeles Lakers after requesting to be released, the NBA club announced Monday. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said Yi had sought to be waived over concerns he would not get enough minutes on court. "Yi was productive in practices and games with us, and was a consummate professional both on and off the court," Kupchak said in a statement. Continue to Article

October 24, 2016 2:29:pm EST

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a new contract extension and likely a lot more responsibility once the Milwaukee Bucks open the season. It's the latest step forward for a fourth-year player who has come a long way from the raw 19-year-old rookie from Greece picked 15th overall by the Bucks in 2013. ''Since Giannis has arrived, he has done everything he can possibly do to become the best player he could become,'' general manager John Hammond said. Continue to Article

October 20, 2016 1:09:pm EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Hornets forward Marvin Williams will miss the remainder of the preseason with a non-displaced fracture of his left middle finger. Continue to Article

October 19, 2016 2:16:pm EST

The Milwaukee Bucks just learned from their bad mistake. Continue to Article

October 17, 2016 3:00:pm EST

I’m not going to lie: it took me a while to learn how to say, and how to correctly type, the name of Milwaukee Bucks Greek Army knife Giannis Antetokounmpo. (My mnemonic device: “Let’s listen to ‘Ante Up,’ former Nets forward Toko Shengelia, at the United Nations; that is my preferred option.”) Through three years of practice, repetition and that dope-as-hell device, though, I’ve been able to get it down; now, with a little luck, I can successfully trot out “YAHN-iss ah-deh-toh-KOON-boh.”. Continue to Article

October 04, 2016 11:10:am EST