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The Orlando Magic will be one of 17 NBA teams that will participate in the inaugural season of the NBA 2K eSports league, NBA officials said. The league is scheduled to debut in 2018. According to CNet.com, the NBA eTeams "will have five human players competing in video games stretching out over the course of an actual NBA season. There also will be playoffs and a championship round." The NBA is the first U.S. major pro sports league to create its own eSports league. “This is the first step in what promises to be an extraordinary league, bringing together the world's best gamers and showcasing elite competition on an international stage,” NBA 2K eSports league managing director Brendan Donohue Continue to Article

May 04, 2017 9:30:am EST

WASHINGTON — If you hadn’t watched the first two games of the Eastern Conference Semifinal series between the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics but I told you that the Wizards had scored a combined 230 points, you’d think they’d be coming home with no worse than a split, maybe up 2-0. But since you probably have watched them (if you’re reading this), you know that Washington squandered early double-digit leads in each game, losing both. There’s good news and bad news in the early results. The starting unit has outplayed Boston’s fairly consistently to begin halves, but the Celtics have shown superior depth and have hurt Washington in different ways offensively. There are three major tweaks Continue to Article

May 04, 2017 2:50:am EST

There are eight teams remaining in the NBA playoffs, and they are filled with players who could be wearing different uniforms next season after free agency. The Sixers have many needs to address this offseason.  These 12 players competing in the conference semifinals could fill those roles"   Kyle Lowry, PG, player option, Raptors If Lowry leaves the Raptors, imagine how much energy a hometown return would bring to Philadelphia. Lowry is an experienced All-Star who runs the floor and knocks down buckets. He shot a career-high 46.4 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from three this season. Lowry has two double-doubles with 10-plus assists this postseason. Otto Porter Jr., SF, restricted, Continue to Article

May 04, 2017 12:36:am EST

Isaiah Thomas has been the Boston Celtics' best player all season but the point guard has ramped up his production in the playoffs despite playing only days after his sister died in a car crash. Since the April 15 crash, Thomas has produced several inspiring performances, most recently a 53-point outing on Tuesday, a career high that gave the Eastern Conference's top-seeded Celtics a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven semi-final series with the Washington Wizards. Asked where he found the inspiration to play the best basketball of his career, Thomas did not hesitate. Continue to Article

May 03, 2017 9:04:pm EST

Isaiah Thomas has been the Boston Celtics' best player all season but the point guard has ramped up his production in the playoffs despite playing only days after his sister died in a car crash. Since the April 15 crash, Thomas has produced several inspiring performances, most recently a 53-point outing on Tuesday, a career high that gave the Eastern Conference's top-seeded Celtics a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven semi-final series with the Washington Wizards. Asked where he found the inspiration to play the best basketball of his career, Thomas did not hesitate. Continue to Article

May 03, 2017 8:47:pm EST