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It’s safe to say that Andre Drummond is enjoying his first taste of winning in the playoffs, even if he’s just watching LeBron James light up Jae Crowder from the bench.
May 8, 2021
Toronto Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe ended up on the wrong end of a viral moment when Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards dunked on him during a game in February.
Photos and videos of Watanabe hopelessly coming up short in his attempt to stop the dunk made their way across social media, including the Instagram feed of actor and basketball fan Kevin Hart, who shared a photo of the dunk with his 100-million-plus followers, saying: “This defender has to be thrown out of the league immediately….there’s no coming back from this.”
But Watanabe is still here, and in his third NBA season he has captured the imagination of basketball fans in Japan, his home country, while earning a rotation spot with the Raptors.
Arizona hires Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as new men s basketball coach
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How Tommy Lloyd fits as Arizona s new head coach (0:44)
Jeff Borzello breaks down Arizona s hiring of Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd and explains how his international recruiting chops can pay dividends for the Wildcats. (0:44)
Arizona announced on Wednesday it has hired former Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next men s basketball coach.
Over the past few weeks, Lloyd had emerged as the favorite to replace Sean Miller in Tucson. Arizona looked at coaches with connections to the Wildcats, namely Pacific s Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech s Josh Pastner and Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Miles Simon, but they opted to go outside the family.
Arizona hires Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as new men s basketball coach
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How Tommy Lloyd fits as Arizona s new head coach (0:44)
Jeff Borzello breaks down Arizona s hiring of Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd and explains how his international recruiting chops can pay dividends for the Wildcats. (0:44)
Arizona announced on Wednesday it has hired former Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next men s basketball coach.
Over the past few weeks, Lloyd had emerged as the favorite to replace Sean Miller in Tucson. Arizona looked at coaches with connections to the Wildcats, namely Pacific s Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech s Josh Pastner and Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Miles Simon, but the program opted to go outside the family.