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Forward Marcus Morris unloaded to reporters after the Boston Celtics gave up a 28-point lead in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night. "For me, it's not really about the loss, it's about the attitude that we're playing with," Morris said, per Boston.com. The Celtics blew an 18-point lead against the Los Angeles Lakers two nights earlier. Continue to Article

February 10, 2019 11:35:am EST

Magic Johnson plans to hug it out with the Los Angeles Lakers to help them cope with the fallout from the NBA trade deadline. "It's a part of business, it's a part of being a professional athlete," he said Saturday. The team president and Hall of Famer spoke with reporters at Michigan State, where he and the 1979 national championship team he led were celebrated before the ninth-ranked Spartans beat Minnesota. Continue to Article

February 09, 2019 7:32:pm EST

With Thursday's NBA trade deadline now passed, the Pelicans' Anthony Davis admitted he did not expect to play for New Orleans again this season after requesting a trade. Ahead of the deadline, Davis made public his wish to sign elsewhere, with LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers said to be his preferred destination. Davis showed no ill-effects of the talk surrounding his future, however, contributing 32 points, and afterwards he indicated he had been fully prepared to sit out the remainder of the season if the Pelicans had made that decision. Continue to Article

February 09, 2019 11:36:am EST

After all the excitement of the last couple days, there was a real life basketball game to be played on Friday. The Sixers rolled out their new starting five, which had been touted as the NBA's second-best unit before it even got on the floor. It's hard for things to live up to the hype, but early on it appeared the juggernaut that is the Sixers' starting five might just run Denver right out of the building. Continue to Article

February 09, 2019 2:02:am EST

Anthony Davis said he enjoyed his return to the court after the trade deadline, despite being booed by New Orleans Pelicans fans. NBA All-Star Davis was back on the floor from injury and a trade request as the Pelicans topped the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-117 on Friday. Davis received a mixed reception in New Orleans after his agent Rich Paul last month revealed the Pelicans star had no plans to re-sign ahead of free agency in 2020, while the Los Angeles Lakers tried to facilitate a trade prior to the deadline. Continue to Article

February 09, 2019 1:38:am EST

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