Shai Gilgeous-Alexander placed fifth in the MVP race. He did himself no favours by shooting a miserable 31 per cent while annoying many people with his antics during the Lakers series, but Brooks should be able to find a niche somewhere if he can sand down some of his rougher edges. After going down in six, Memphis reportedly told Brooks that they won't be bringing the pending free agent back. the Lakers for hitting LeBron James in the groin. Perhaps a bit too literally, as the pesky forward was ejected from Game 3 of the Grizzlies' first-round series vs. He's averaging close to 20 in the playoffs. The Knicks won it to even the series as Barrett scored 24. Embiid is expected back tonight as the 76ers try to go up 2-0 on the Celtics, but Miami star Jimmy Butler has an ankle injury that kept him out of Game 2 in New York last night. He's averaging 17.8 points in the playoffs, a slight uptick from his regular-season production.īarrett's New York Knicks are a long shot, but the Eastern Conference appears more wide open than expected with top-seeded Milwaukee eliminated in the first round, defending East champion Boston looking a bit shaky and Philadelphia's newly crowned NBA MVP Joel Embiid missing games with a knee injury. But the Warriors' bid to repeat as NBA champs is very much alive with Steph Curry still at the top of his game and Wiggins looking solid since his return from a two-month leave of absence. ![]() big man Anthony Davis dominated with 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocks. Wiggins' Golden State Warriors lost Game 1 to the Lakers last night as L.A. Murray is proving to be an excellent sidekick, averaging 25.7 points in his return to the playoffs after a knee injury ruined his past two seasons. Denver also features arguably the best player in the world in Nikola Jokic, the two-time MVP centre who's averaging close to 28 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists in the post-season. His Denver Nuggets are the top seed in the Western Conference and are up 2-0 on Phoenix, which might be without point guard Chris Paul for a while due to a groin injury. Of the three, Murray's chances of winning the Larry O'Brien Trophy look the best. Jamal Murray, Andrew Wiggins and RJ Barrett are still in the title hunt. Three Canadians are playing prominent roles in the second round of the playoffs, a fourth made some noise before bowing out, and another just finished fifth in MVP voting. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. He is survived by daughters Tracey, Carol Ann and Allison, along with 11 grandchildren.This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Groat was the first player to ever be inducted in both the college basketball and college baseball halls of fame. Louis to a World Series win over the Yankees. He was an All-Star the following season, helping guide St. Groat remained productive after being traded to the Cardinals in 1963, finishing second in NL MVP voting that season and leading the majors with 43 doubles. He played just 26 games for the Pistons, ultimately choosing to stick to baseball after receiving an ultimatum from Pirates general manager Branch Rickey. 3 pick in the 1952 NBA draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons. He was an All-American in both sports during his college days at Duke, and was the No. In addition to baseball stardom, Groat also excelled in basketball. Our thoughts go out to his three daughters, 11 grandchildren and the entire Groat family. ![]() He was a great player and an even better person. We were honored to have just recently informed Dick and his family that he had been selected to the Pirates Hall of Fame. “The National League MVP and World Series Champion in 1960, Dick remained a very active and cherished member of our Alumni Association. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of such a beloved member of the Pirates family and Pittsburgh community,” Pirates chairman Bob Nutting wrote in a statement. His Pirates career peaked in 1960 with a National League MVP win and World Series championship. ![]() Groat, a Pennsylvania native, spent his first nine big-league seasons with Pittsburgh, debuting in 1952 before a two-year absence while serving in the military. Former MLB star Dick Groat, whose baseball career spanned 14 seasons and saw two World Series titles with the Pirates and Cardinals and featured eight All-Star appearances, died on Thursday, the Pirates announced.
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