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The first Friday night of the NBA regular season brings a packed schedule with 10 games. There will be some fun matchups to watch as the Boston Celtics play the Philadelphia 76ers and the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Milwaukee Bucks. Here are some Continue to Article

October 19, 2017 8:00:pm EST

Their roster overloaded, the Cavaliers are trading Richard Jefferson and Kay Felder to save money. Cleveland has agreed to send Jefferson, Felder, two second-round draft picks and $3 million to the Atlanta Hawks in a move that will allow the Eastern Conference champions to avoid paying $12 million in luxury tax penalties, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. In return, the Cavs will get the rights to two overseas players, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league still has to approve the transaction. Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 8:08:pm EST

The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to trade forward Richard Jefferson and guard Kay Felder to the Atlanta Hawks, according to a person familiar with the deal. The Cavs needed to clear two roster spots by Monday and in trading Jefferson and Felder, the club will avoid paying $12 million in NBA luxury tax penalties, according to the person who spoke Friday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal still has to be finalized. The Cavaliers also parted with two second-round picks in the deal. Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 7:31:pm EST

The Cleveland Cavaliers will trade Richard Jefferson and Kay Felder to the Atlanta Hawks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s a purely salary cap saving maneuver for the Cavaliers, who are well over the salary cap and paying exponential luxury tax penalties. The Hawks are expected to waive Jefferson and likely Felder, too. They also received cash from the Cavaliers, per Wojnarowski, and two second round picks (2019 and 2020), according to USA Today’s Sam Amick. In turn, Atlanta sent inconsequential rights to European players back to Cleveland. The Cavaliers are not able to re-sign Jefferson for a calendar year, meaning that the 37-year-old could decide to retire. Jefferson had already Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 6:28:pm EST

(The Sports Xchange) - Hall of Famer and Phoenix Suns star Connie Hawkins, who played seven seasons in the NBA, has died at the age of 75. Hawkins, nicknamed "The Hawk", played four All-Star seasons with the Suns from 1969 to 1973. He also Continue to Article

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