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    Derek Willis

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      21/6/1995
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      Mount Washington, KY
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                        Tyrese Maxey scores 31 and Sixers beat Magic 109-97 in play-in game, advance to series vs. Celtics

                        Tyrese Maxey scores 31 and Sixers beat Magic 109-97 in play-in game, advance to series vs. Celtics

                        — Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points, V.J. Edgecombe added 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers weathered the absence of Joel Embiid to...
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                        Hornets' Ball fined $60K total for pair of play-in incidents

                        Hornets' Ball fined $60K total for pair of play-in incidents

                        The NBA has fined LaMelo Ball $35,000 "for making unnecessary and reckless contact" with Bam Adebayo during Tuesday's play-in game. The Hornets star also was fined $25,000 for using profane language during a TV interview after that game.
                        Edwards, Wolves ready to 'flip the switch' off uneven season

                        Edwards, Wolves ready to 'flip the switch' off uneven season

                        Coming off a rather uninspiring regular season, Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves said "we're here now" and are ready to take on the Nuggets for the start of the playoffs.
                        Sources: NBA probing Ball trip of Adebayo in Heat-Hornets

                        Sources: NBA probing Ball trip of Adebayo in Heat-Hornets

                        The NBA is investigating LaMelo Ball's trip of Bam Adebayo, which resulted in the Miami Heat star's lower back injury during Tuesday's play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
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