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Brandon Ingram, Pelicans wearing yellow socks in support of Ukraine

Andrew Lopez: The Pelicans are wearing yellow socks tonight. The team tells us they are wearing those in support of Ukraine. Source: Twitter @_Andrew_Lopez What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jason Anderson @ JandersonSacBee Halftime: Brandon Ingram is on …

Andrew Lopez: The Pelicans are wearing yellow socks tonight. The team tells us they are wearing those in support of Ukraine.

Source: Twitter @_Andrew_Lopez

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Halftime: Brandon Ingram is on one with 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting and the Pelicans lead the Kings 65-61 at the half. De’Aaron Fox, Harrison Barnes and Domantas Sabonis helped the Kings shoot 51.1%, but the Pelicans are shooting 57.8%. – 9:06 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
A 65-61 Pelicans advantage over the Kings at the half. Not a lot of defense, but a very entertaining first half. New Orleans gets 24 pts from Brandon Ingram, Sacramento led by De’Aaron Fox’s 17 – 9:06 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Brandon Ingram cooking from mid-range. He’s got 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting at halftime. Pels play some defense in the second half and they got this one. – 9:05 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Kings trail 65-61 at the half. De’Aaron Fox has 17 points. 15 for Harrison Barnes. Brandon Ingram has 24 for New Orleans. – 9:04 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
The reaction from the Pelicans’ bench watching Brandon Ingram to Brandon Ingram things is fun – 9:02 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Brandon Ingram is unstoppable. Up to 24 points in this first half. – 9:02 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Brandon Ingram is cooking cooking. – 9:01 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Brandon Ingram is on fire. Wow. – 9:01 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Brandon Ingram mid-range festival, up to 24 pts, showing no hesitation on pull-up jumpers – 9:01 PM
Scott Kushner @ScottDKushner
Brandon Ingram is lighting up the Kings. – 9:01 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Brandon Ingram (11 pts, 5/7 FGs) has been in a slump from three-point range lately (2 of his last 18 entering tonight) but opens tonight with two dunks among his first four baskets. Seems to be getting more easy hoops with McCollum on the floor – 8:31 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Starters:
CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Brandon Ingram
Jaxson Hayes
Jonas Valanciunas
Big ball lineup was a +6 in 11 minutes against Phoenix, +17 in 14 minutes against L.A. – 7:31 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Pelicans starters tonight:
CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Brandon Ingram
Jaxson Hayes
Jonas Valanciunas – 7:28 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Brandon Ingram – who has been working with Corey Brewer as his player development coach this year – is working with Fred Vinson pregame today.
At shootaround this morning, BI was shooting with Herb and Naji who have been working with Vinson after practices. – 7:12 PM
Michael Gallagher @MikeSGallagher
We have a 168-minute sample of Brandon Ingram with CJ McCollum.
Ingram’s per-36 stats in that time: 18.2 points, 5.1 boards, 6.0 dimes, 50 TS%, 25.3 USG%
McCollum’s: 25.0 points, 5.3 boards, 4.9 dimes, 62 TS%, 25.3 USG% – 11:19 AM

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GeorgeZakkas: #FIBA: In line with the International Olympic Committee Executive Board resolution and its reasons, FIBA has announced today that Russian teams and officials will not be allowed to participate in FIBA Basketball and 3×3 Basketball competitions until further notice. -via Twitter @ZakkasGeorge / March 1, 2022
Fighting had erupted in Ukraine. Former NBA player Toure’ Murry was still in the western city of Ternipol, Ukraine, where he played for professional basketball team BC Ternipol. He needed to get out of the country, and that wasn’t easy. Though fighting had not consumed Ternipol, he said missiles landed in a city two hours away. “It was difficult and confusing because my city was pretty far away from all the action that was going on in the beginning, but everything escalated pretty fast,” Murry told USA TODAY Sports. “I got a call from my team telling me it was pretty serious, and they had a car waiting.” -via USA Today Sports / March 1, 2022
Murry got in the car on Friday but didn’t know where he was going. “There was risk of going to the Poland border and getting sent back. There was no guarantees,” Murry said. “So we took a leap of faith going through Romania. It worked out in terms of getting across the border. But going through the situation, we had no idea if we would get out.” After a 4-½-hour car ride to the Romanian border, Murry took a train to Bucharest and then flew to Amsterdam and home to Houston. That wasn’t the end of his worry. His brother, Yanick Murry, is an assistant coach with BC Budivelnyk in Kyiv, the site of an intense battle between Russians and Ukrainians. He just left the country on Sunday, fleeing to Warsaw, Poland. “His experience has been really, really tough,” Murry said. “He barely made it out.” -via USA Today Sports / March 1, 2022

Alex Len, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine

Shams Charania: Statement from the NBA’s two players from Ukraine, Sacramento’s Alex Len and Toronto’s Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk: Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania What’s the buzz on Twitter? Mark Medina @ MarkG_Medina Kings center Alex Len and Raptors …

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Kings center Alex Len and Raptors forward Svi Mykhailiuk are the two lone Ukrainian players in the NBA. Their statement below on theirInstagram pages in regards to Russia invading their native country pic.twitter.com/RHVkzk7EO8 – 5:23 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Statement from the NBA’s two players from Ukraine, Sacramento’s Alex Len and Toronto’s Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk: pic.twitter.com/hhuhey4NWV – 5:18 PM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
Alex Len on the current situation in Ukraine. instagram.com/p/CaYF1o3PSoo/… – 5:18 PM
Alex Len @alexlen
НЕТ ВОЙНЕ #PrayForUkraine #StandWithUkraine @Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk pic.twitter.com/hGJG4fE8Ce – 5:17 PM

Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Interim Kings coach Alvin Gentry says Davion Mitchell was a full participant in practice today. Alex Len had airline trouble and has not returned to Sacramento yet, but he could be here as early as tonight. – 10:02 PM

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Alex Len, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine

New York City plans to phase out vaccine mandate, allowing Kyrie Irving to return for home games

Shams Charania: New York City has a plan to phase out the vaccine mandate in the coming weeks, Mayor Eric Adams says, at which point Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving would be cleared for home games. Spokesperson adds that current rules remain in …

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Salman Ali @SalmanAliNBA
Imagine if Kyrie got the vaccine this morning lol – 12:33 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
New York City has a plan to phase out the vaccine mandate in the coming weeks, Mayor Eric Adams says, at which point Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving would be cleared for home games.
Spokesperson adds that current rules remain in place. – 12:27 PM
Tas Melas @TasMelas
Kyrie immediately after his championship, Harden talks beards with Trey, and Kristen Ledlow brings a friend by.
“No Dunks Top 75 Guests” continues.
📼: https://t.co/q1ta631Bp5
🍎: https://t.co/XjSclyJYjS
✳️: https://t.co/YpCkqbnDWC
🅰️: https://t.co/v1qudKTb56 pic.twitter.com/9Ux8vWgHui – 9:01 AM

Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Sean Marks, Kyrie Irving still say its championship or bust for #Nets nypost.com/2022/02/22/kyr… via @nypostsports – 9:31 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Sean Marks on optimism of seeing Kyrie Irving playing home games this season: “I have to be optimistic, like everyone here.” FWIW, Chicago is dropping their mask and vaccine mandates at the end of the month. #nets #nba – 6:19 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
Sean Marks says Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons look good in their individual workouts. Says it would be tough to project them back in the next 3 or 4 days but he likes their trajectory. Adds he’s optimistic Kyrie Irving would be eligible for home games in the future too. – 6:16 PM
Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC
FanDuel surveyed 1,938 DFS players on a number of NBA topics. LeBron James was voted most overrated, followed by Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving and James Harden. The NY Court of Appeals is expected to release its decision on the legal fate of DFS in the state in March – 3:55 PM
Jordan Schultz @Schultz_Report
Ben Simmons in Brooklyn checks all the boxes! ☑️
He’s the perfect complement to KD/Kyrie — and a key reason why the #Nets present a real threat in the East! 😤
🎥: @TheGameDayHoops
pic.twitter.com/NbXBkOKV6N – 6:56 PM

Brian Geltzeiler @BGeltzNBA
The Nets have certainly telegraphed what lineups they’re going to emphasize once they get whole. They’re counting on Kyrie getting back full time sometime before the playoffs. With Mills/Curry/Dragic, we’ll see plenty of small ball with KD/Simmons at 4 and 5. – 4:32 PM
Anthony Puccio @APOOCH
We’re looking at a very deep team if the Nets can get these guys on the floor together…
KD
Kyrie (p/t)
Ben Simmons
Joe Harris (?)
Patty Mills
Seth Curry
Andre Drummond
LaMarcus Aldridge
Goran Dragic
Blake Griffin
Cam Thomas
Nic Claxton – 2:14 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Nets guard rotation: Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons, Patty Mills, Seth Curry, Goran Dragic, Cam Thomas.
Not bad. – 1:42 PM
Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
In all likelihood Brooklyn was the best place for checking both boxes of competing and playing a lot for Dragic. Kyrie is only a part time player and he has a better playoff track record than Curry. He wouldn’t have gotten as much run in Milwaukee during the playoffs – 12:57 PM
Marcus Morris @MookMorris2
How Kyrie not top 75? Y’all tripin – 10:59 AM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
By my count, only two players have won NBA MVP in a loss: Julius Irving in 1977 and Magic Johnson in 1990. Curry, at 45 points and 15 3s, is probably going to win it tonight, but his team trails by a point. – 10:40 PM
Robert Williams @rob_williamsIII
Still tripping me out that Kyrie not on that list – 9:53 PM

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Mike Vorkunov: NYC Mayor Eric Adams came closer today to saying he’ll get rid of vaccine mandate & phase out vaccine passport. Adams: “Yes, I can’t wait to get it done… I’m not going to get ahead of the science because I’m ready to get ahead of all of this & get back to a level of normalcy.” pic.twitter.com/6Kr9DtOjkd -via Twitter @MikeVorkunov / February 23, 2022
A. Sherrod Blakely: “We have to learn to live with this virus. It’s not likely to go anywhere. There will probably be other variants, but we have tools to deal with them. I feel as a country, we’re better equipped to deal with that now.” – Adam Silver -via Twitter @ASherrodblakely / February 19, 2022

“I’m a fifth-generation Minnesotan, and …

“I’m a fifth-generation Minnesotan, and a product of the Twin Cities. But, first and foremost, I’m an American,” White says in a video he posted to Twitter Tuesday morning. “I’m running for Congress because our leaders have sold us out.” White goes on in the video to call Omar a “globalist,” and a “puppet for the establishment.” The video also includes swipes at “Big Pharma, Big Tech and the corporate elites.”