Team LeBron, Brown beat Team Durant, Tatum 170-150 in 2021 All-Star Game

Brown and Tatum both played significant roles in their team’s overall efforts, with the elder Celtic’s squad taking the night.

Team LeBron defeated Team Durant 170 – 150 in the Elam-ending finish to the 2021 NBA All Star Game punctuated by a Damian Lillard 40-foot pull up 3-pointer. Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo would win the Kobe Bryant NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award with his perfect 16-of-16 shooting performance that netted him 35 points to lead all players.

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum represented the Boston Celtics in the annual event, with Tatum scoring 21 points, 7 assists and 4 steals and Brown putting up 22 points and 5 rebounds as the latter helped lead Team LeBron to the win.

In an extraordinary event reflecting one of the most unusual seasons in league history, the NBA managed to pull off the event with few hitches, and the Celtics representatives managed an excellent showing in it.

The Boston Celtics return to action to start the second half of their 2020-21 season on Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 p.m. ET as they take on the Brooklyn Nets on the road.

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Tatum, Brown fall to Curry in NBA 3-point contest; Brown ‘fouled’ by rack

Neither Celtic won it all, but Tatum advanced.

While Boston Celtics teammates Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were the first such Celtics teammates to participate in the NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest in a decade — the last being Ray Allen and Paul Pierce in 2011 — neither Brown nor Tatum would come away with the title for 2021.

That honor would fall to Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry, who won the event with a 28-point performance that beat the Utah Jazz’ Mike Conley by a single point. Brown would be eliminated in the first round, with Tatum advancing to the second round, but falling with a score of just 17.

Brown had an unintentional moment of levity after being “fouled,” colliding in a shooting motion with the ball rack, but the ice-cold shooting of one of the greatest to ever heave the rock ultimately won out in the end.

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WATCH: Jaylen Brown guarded by Jayson Tatum in 2021 All-Star Game

The Boston Celtics teammates squared off for a moment in the annual exhibition.

Hopefully, the only game we ever see Boston Celtics All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum defending his Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown is the All-Star Game, but we’d be lying if we said we weren’t here for it.

In a defensive sequence in the game’s second frame, Brown ended up squaring off with his Boston teammate Tatum, the latter clearly relishing in the matchup. The Duke product even went so far as to slap the floor as the elder Celtic sized up his — just for the exhibition game — opponent, a matchup both had spoken to the press about ahead of taking the floor that day.

You will have to watch the video for yourself to see how it ended up going down, but it was an instant classic worth a few moments of your time.

Watch the clip embedded above courtesy of Forbes Sports’ Chris Grenham to see how Tatum guarded Brown in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game.

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Joel Embiid reacts to not being able to play in ASG after haircut issue

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid reacts to not being able to play in the All-Star game.

The NBA All-Star game is happening on Sunday night at Stage Farm Arena in Atlanta as the league looks to have a successful midseason event amid the global pandemic. They are packing every event into a one-night thing as they look to have everything go safely.

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid, as well as Ben Simmons, were slated to play in the game. Embiid was set to be a starter for Team Durant and Simmons was set to be a reserve for Team LeBron, but both of them were ruled out for the game after a barber they got a haircut from tested positive for COVID.

Embiid took to Twitter to react to all of the fresh haircuts that the players in the game all have and how disappointing it is that he is the one who has been ruled out.

Embiid and Simmons will now most likely have to enter a 7-day quarantine due to the contact tracing protocols that the NBA has in place. That means the two of them would miss Philadelphia’s first three games of the second half of the season starting on Thursday against the Chicago Bulls.

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Jaylen Brown rocks advice from Tracy McGrady on his All-Star kicks

Boston’s Jaylen Nrown shared the story of his Tracy McGrady-inspired sneakers worn to his first All-Star appearance.

Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jaylen Brown took a page from his past, and paid respect to an NBA star from another era who gave him a word of advice while he was still a high school basketball prospect.

That star was a one Tracy McGrady, who tweeted to a young Jaylen Brown on Twitter to “remember humble and hungry” in 2014. The Georgia native would reply “I got you,” and seven years later, he absolutely did. Brown decided to dig deep and pay homage to McGrady with a pair of throwback red and blue Adidas emblazoned with McGrady’s words “Humble & Hungry”

The occasion was of course the Cal-Berkeley product’s first All-Star appearance, the fruit of Brown’s humility and hunger over the years since McGrady offered up that advice.

First shared by Brown in his Instagram story, take a look at the kicks in the images embedded above.

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Every Boston Celtics All-Star for each season the game was played (photos)

Every single Boston Celtics All-Star in franchise history.

The 2021 NBA All-Star Game is set to kick off this evening of March 7 in Atlanta, Georgia with two new Boston Celtics suiting up to participate in the event on the seventieth anniversary of its creation, the first held in Boston, Massachusetts at the old Boston Garden of all places.

Celtics star wings Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum will become the 57th and 58th Boston players elected to the annual exhibition game to set the Celtics as the second-most so honored team in the history of the NBA. Initially created to improve the image of professional basketball after a point-shaving scandal in NCAA ball besmirched the sport in the eyes of the public, the event has taken on a life of its own as one of the league’s most anticipated events.

Only longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers can lay claim to more all-time All-Stars, and the Detroit Pistons are now one game behind Boston with 57, per Statmuse.

C/O Statmuse

Let’s take a look at the history of the Celtics in the event from its start in 1951 right up to the present day:

Oklahoma looks to split week in Frisco against Dallas Baptist after blowout of Missouri

Oklahoma is looking for a split of the Frisco College Baseball Classic against Dallas Baptist after blowing out Missouri on Saturday night.

Oklahoma is looking for a split at the Frisco College Baseball Classic this week after dropping the first two games to Arizona and blowing out Missouri on Saturday night.

The two games against the Wildcats were characterized by poor pitching with Arizona putting up an astonishing 32 runs over the course of the two games. On Saturday night, it was the Sooners putting up the gaudy run total as they hung 16 on the board their win over Missouri.

It was a tightly contested game with the old Big 12 foe, but Oklahoma exploded in the late innings scoring 10 of their 16 in the final three innings. It was a win that was sorely needed to try and salvage what had started out as a disastrous week in Frisco.

The Sooners now turn their attention to Dallas Baptist on Sunday night with left-hander Jake Bennett on the mound. The  Patriots have done the reverse of Oklahoma so far, winning the first two games over Missouri behind really good pitching before allowing 15 runs to Arizona yesterday to take their first loss of the event.

With the way the week began, getting out of town with a split would be huge before returning to Norman for home games next week. This is a big game for the Sooners.

The matchup with the Patriots is set for 6:00 p.m. CT tonight and can be watched on FloBaseball.tv and heard on Sportstalk 1400 AM/99.3 FM and the Tune In App.

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2021 All-Star Game prediction, odds, over/under: Team LeBron vs. Team Durant

Everything you need to know to wager on today’s All-Star events.

Team LeBron plays Team Durant at the 2021 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, March 7, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, moneyline odds and over-under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet on BetMGM.

With news breaking from The Athletics’ Shams Charania that both Philadelphia 76ers All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons will have to sit out the All-Star Game, the shape of the game is instantly transformed. While the two 76ers are split between Team Durant and Team LeBron, the former will be especially impacted given the minimal impact defense has on much of the game historically with Simmons being part of the latter team.

The action tips off at 6:30 p.m. ET with the main event starting at 8 p.m. ET and can be seen on TNT.

Andrew Whitworth plans to return but has ‘no idea’ about Rams’ salary-cap situation

All signs point to Andrew Whitworth being back, but the salary cap must be taken into account.

The NFL has yet to confirm the exact amount for the 2021 salary cap, but every team will have to be under the limit by March 17 regardless. For teams like the Rams, that could prove difficult considering they’re currently about $35 million over the cap.

Cap casualties and restructures will be necessary in the next week or so, but the expectation is that Andrew Whitworth won’t be one of the players cut to save money. Whitworth has said all offseason that he plans to be back, and that sentiment hasn’t changed with the start of the new league year just 10 days away.

Whitworth spoke to Gary Klein of the LA Times and said he plans to be back next season, but he doesn’t know what’s going to happen with the Rams’ salary cap situation.

“The plan is to prepare myself to play and to plan to be back,” Whitworth said. “But obviously, I have no idea what’s going to happen with our salary-cap situation. … You go through the offseason, you make sure you check off all the things that are feeling good and doing great.

“So, it’s a longer process than probably saying, ‘Hey, I’m back.’ It means I’m committed to being back and that’s the plan. Obviously, there’s a lot of work between now and then that has to go into that on a lot of different facets.”

If the Rams were to cut Whitworth before June 1, they would have a net savings of $5.33 million. They’d take on $5.8 million in dead money, though that figure would drop to $4.17 million if released after June 1.

His cap hit of $11.17 million is certainly manageable in 2021, and considering the way he played last season, he’s worth the money. It’s unlikely Joseph Noteboom’s performance while Whitworth was injured will sway the team’s decision, but it is something for the Rams to consider.

Whitworth wants to be back, and Les Snead said in January that “the answer is yes” when asked if the Rams want to keep him, too. But he clarified that there are “variables to be discussed.” Nothing has been decided yet, but all signs point to Whitworth remaining at left tackle for the Rams in 2021.

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New trade suggestion has Sixers acquiring Wayne Ellington, Lou Williams

A new trade suggestion has the Philadelphia 76ers acquiring Wayne Ellington and Lou Williams.

It is officially trade season in the NBA as the March 25 trade deadline continues to come up quickly. The Philadelphia 76ers will certainly be one of those teams that will be in the mix to fix a few issues that still remain.

They need a bit of a boost of their bench as they are having a tough time creating any consistent offense outside of Shake Milton and they also need another 3-point shooter as well. They can make some moves to try and acquire both needs at the deadline.

A trade suggestion from Bleacher Report has the Sixers being involved in a 3-team deal with the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers. The deal is Philadelphia sends Terrance Ferguson, Mike Scott, and a top-16 protected pick to Detroit and they get Wayne Ellington from the Pistons and Lou Williams from the Clippers. Detroit sends Delon Wright to Los Angeles in their deal.

B/R on the Sixers involvement in this trade:

Enter the Sixers. They need another crunch-time shot creator and more raw three-point volume. Reuniting with Williams and snagging Wayne Ellington gives them both. Philly has the defensive talent to cover up for either veteran and needn’t fret about frittering away a first-round pick that forecasts to land in the bottom five. It gets a little smaller by dealing Mike Scott, but bigs are easier to snap up in smaller trades or on the buyout market.

Ellington is a mostly streaky shooter, but he is shooting 43.3% from deep to begin the season for a rebuilding Pistons team on 6.4 attempts per night. If he can keep that type of production up, it would be a huge addition to the Sixers.

As for Williams, he is obviously known for coming off the bench and putting the ball in the basket. He is another one who would be a huge addition to this team off their bench. The Sixers can’t just rely on Milton and Furkan Korkmaz for the offense in the bench unit.

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