All Things Basketball with GD - Week 17 Review

Week 17 review (00:38):

Mon:

Brandon Ingram (NOP) & Pascal Siakam (TOR) named Players of the Week

LaMelo Ball (CHA) & Dejounte Murray (SAS) to replace Kevin Durant & Draymond Green for the All Star Game

Gordon Hayward (CHA) injures his ankle in the CHA/TOR game; out indefinitely

Game of the Night: PHO on the road holds off a 4th qtr rally to beat CHI 127-124; Devin Booker 38 pts (5 3PGs)

Tue:

James Harden (BKN) still dealing with hamstring issues; to miss 3rd straight game

15 greatest coaches announced for the 75th Anniversary season: Red Auerbach, Larry Brown, Chuck Daly, Red Holtzman, Phil Jackson, KC Jones, 

Steve Kerr, Don Nelson, Gregg Popovich, Dr Jack Ramsay, Pat Riley, Doc Rivers, Jerry Sloan, Erik Spoelstra, Lenny Wilkens

Notable snubs: Rudy Tomjanovich, Alex Hannum, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman, Tommy Heinsohn, Bill Fitch, George Karl, Rick Carlisle, Rick Adelman

Game of the Night: PHO still on the road defeats PHI 114-109; Booker 35 pts

Wed:

Bradley Beal (WAS) to undergo wrist surgery; out for the rest of the season

Kelly Oubre Jr (CHA) fined $15K for profane language towards a fan

Russell Westbrook (LAL) to miss LAL/POR game with a sore back

Game of the Night: UTA takes down GSW 111-85; Bojan Bogdanovic 23 pts & Hassan Whiteside 17 rebs with 7 blks

Thurs:

WAS assistant coach Mike Batiste suspended 2 games for going into the stands to confront a fan

Beal has successful wrist surgery

All Star Draft for Team LeBron & Team Durant

Team LeBron starters: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steph Curry, DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Jokic, LeBron

Team LeBron bench: Luka Doncic, Darius Garland, Chris Paul, Jimmy Butler, Donovan Mitchell, Fred VanVleet, James Harden

Team Durant starters: Joel Embiid, Ja Morant, Jayson Tatum, Trae Young, Andrew Wiggins

Team Durant bench: Devin Booker, Karl Anthony Towns, Zach LaVine, Dejounte Murray, Khris Middleton, LaMelo Ball, Rudy Gobert

Pat Connaughton (MIL) out indefinitely; bone fracture in hand

Game of the Night: PHO blows out MIL 131-107; DeAndre Ayton 27 pts (7 players in double figures)

Fri:

Team Durant's charity: Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Team LeBron's charity: Kent State I Promise Scholars Program

Harden (PHI) won't play this weekend for his new team

GM Sean Marks (BKN) on the Harden/Ben Simmons trade: we've seen enough...it was best for both sides

Garland out for CLE/IND game with a sore back

Fantasy basketball buy candidates: Andre Drummond (BKN), Daniel Gafford (WAS), Montrezl Harrell (CHA), Marvin Bagley III (DET), Reggie Bullock (DAL)

Sell candidates: Spencer Dinwiddie (DAL), Richaun Holmes (SAC), Derrick White (BOS), Chris Boucher (TOR)

Joel Embiid after the PHI/OKC game about Simmons being traded: winning not the biggest factor for him

Game of the Night: CHI defeats MIN 134-122; DeMar DeRozan 35 pts, Nikola Vucevic 26 pts

Sat:

John Collins (ATL) to miss at least 3 games with strained foot

Derrick Jones Jr (CHI) returns to the lineup; missed 17 games with the finger injury

Game of the Night: GSW squeezes by LAL 117-115; Klay Thompson 33 pts (5 3PGs) & Steph Curry 24 pts

Sun:

Norman Powell (LAC) out indefinitely with an injured foot

Connaughton has successful hand surgery; out 4 weeks

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