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ONE: Marcus Morris was ejected in the 11th minute of Sunday’s 113-97 win over the Mavericks in the Clippers’ Game 6 series closer, but Morris wasn’t exactly apologetic for what he described as just playing hard. The Clippers advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, where they await the winner of Tuesday’s Game 7 between Denver and Utah.
Whicker: Clippers and Marcus Morris roll on, without apology
What Marcus Morris Sr. said: “Today I thought it was a hard foul. I don’t want people to mistake playing hard with hurting somebody. Tim Hardaway had an extremely hard foul on Paul George the other day. I’m physical, that’s just what it is. I’m a grown man and people can say what they want to say. It’s not like I didn’t touch any of the ball. Unfortunately I hit him over the shoulders. I know that the rule and that it’s a flagrant-two (foul). I’ve said a lot of times, he (Doncic) is a young player and he is going to be the face of the league. I’ve taken all that into account. But if it had been anyone else. it wouldn’t have been taken out of context.”
Mavericks’ Luka Doncic left an impression on Clippers in his first NBA playoff series
Highlights, social media reaction after Clippers close out series with Mavs, 111-97
Marcus Morris Sr. tells our @kylegoon what happened in the play that led to his ejection: pic.twitter.com/ssBYxWXjAb
— Mirjam Swanson (@MirjamSwanson) August 30, 2020
Luka Doncic not pleased with the hard foul that resulted in Marcus Morris Sr.’s ejection: “Two games in a row he did something like that…” pic.twitter.com/LkZF1FMqPl
— Mirjam Swanson (@MirjamSwanson) August 30, 2020
“You always enjoy a win.” – Fun Guy Kawhi on his Clippers closings out their first-round series. (📹: @kylegoon) pic.twitter.com/VglHd2YZSh
— Mirjam Swanson (@MirjamSwanson) August 30, 2020
TWO: The Angels appear to be sellers at Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, sending Jason Castro to the Padres for right-handed reliever Gerardo Reyes, reporter Jeff Fletcher writes. The deadline ends today, what else might the Angels do? On the field, the Angels lost to Marines 2-1 in 10 innings, despite a strong pitching perfermance from Griffin Canning.
Last year Gerardo Reyes got off to a really bad start, but from June 16 to the end of the year he had a 3.52 ERA and opponents hit .175 against him. He struck out 25 and walked 4 in his last 15.1 IP.
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) August 31, 2020
THREE: The Dodgers have the best record in baseball, and showed why again with a homer-filled 7-2 win over Texas. The Dodgers have still not lost a series to anyone, and they had a record-setting home-run month. Playing in Texas also gave a chance for the Dodgers to get a feel for the stadium, which might be the site for the World Series.
.@Cody_Bellinger and the @Dodgers break the NL record for most homers in a calendar month (57). pic.twitter.com/fCgtxkk2Ge
— MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2020
Mookie Betts said: “I did not know that,” Mookie Betts said when the Dodgers’ 9-0-3 record in series this season was pointed out to him. “It just shows that each and every day we’re ready to play. Obviously you’re not going to win them all but we can at least be in them all and come away with some wins when we don’t feel good.”
FOUR: How close was the Lakers’ Lebron James to leaving the bubble and taking his teammates with him? Lakers reporter Kyle Goon takes you through a crazy week that that ultimately ended with the Lakers closing out their series with Portland on Saturday, and now will have a few days off before the Western Conference semifnals agaist either OKC or Houston. Also, listen to Goon on today’s Podcast with the Kamenetzky Brothers about living in the bubble from a reporters’ perspective.
Podcast! Great conversation w/ @kylegoon, from inside the NBA Bubble. Honest insight into what life is like for players and media. The stresses it causes mentally, and how all of it impacted the events of last week.
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— Kamenetzky Brothers (@KamBrothers) August 31, 2020
LeBron wanted a plan. pic.twitter.com/R7f7BCY8fM
— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) August 30, 2020
After a trying week and a Lakers series win, LeBron James pulls back from the brink
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August 31, 2020 at 09:47PM
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