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National NBA Writer | “Bubbleball” Author | Newsletter: wapo.st/postup | | instagram.com/ben.golliver
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The Portland Trail Blazers’ new Las Vegas Summer League championship rings are sitting on spinners
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Portland Trail Blazers’ Trendon Watford on 2022 Las Vegas Summer League title: “In my head, I was already dreaming about that [champagne]. It’s going to be another one of these [rings], though. It’s going to be another one of these in Portland, soon.”
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Blazers rookie Jabari Walker on his Las Vegas Summer League championship ring: “I haven’t even put it on yet. It looks too nice for me. I don’t even know. It doesn’t even feel right wearing it. It’s like a trophy.”
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Blazers center Trendon Watford (19 points, 7 rebounds) named MVP of the Las Vegas Summer League championship game
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Portland Trail Blazers GM Joe Cronin on franchise’s 2022 Las Vegas Summer League title: “This was an important developmental experience that showed our younger players what they are capable of when they play together and defend at a high level.”
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The Portland Trail Blazers are NBA Las Vegas Summer League champions, beating the New York Knicks, 85-77, in Sunday’s title game. - Portland joins the Sacramento Kings as the only organizations w/ multiple Vegas titles.
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No NBA owner is putting in more scouting hours courtside at Las Vegas Summer League than the Clippers’ Steve Ballmer. - On hand today to see Chet Holmgren vs. Keegan Murray two hours before Clippers play.
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Adam Silver: NBA won't consider a state's abortion laws when selecting All-Star hosts. "The greatest impact we can have as a league comes down to how we treat our employees & values, as opposed to moving into other communities & dictating to them what their position should be."
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he will discuss trade requests w/ the NBPA in upcoming CBA talks, adding that he believes "there's a mutuality of interests" between league & players in "having more stability" because one trade request can impact many players on multiple teams.
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Kevin Durant's trade request: "We don’t like to see players requesting trades and seeing it play out the way it is. The basketball was fantastic this past season. I don’t want to be naïve, but I would love the focus to be on the play."
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Portland Trail Blazers legend Carmelo Anthony pulls up for Blazers vs. New York Knicks at Las Vegas Summer League
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A Las Vegas Summer League heckler welcomes Richard Jefferson to the court for his officiating debut: “You suck, Richard!”
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver on load management: “There’s nothing more frustrating also for our fans than having players, frankly, who aren’t injured following some program schedule for rest. I’m looking at [Spurs executive] R.C. [Buford], you started this all.”
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