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EP.67--HEAT STOLE A GAME IN DENVER, SERIES TIED 1-1 by Dexter

The dramatic Celtics-Heat Eastern Conference finals series reached a bit of an anticlimactic blowout win for Miami. The Heat defeated Boston 103-84 to advance to the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. The Heat will not be the first NBA team to blow a 3-0 series lead. Instead, they'll become just the second No. 8 seed to reach the Finals. Miami will face the Nuggets in the NBA Finals, which is set to begin Thursday June 1st. The Heat last played for the title in 2020.

The Lakers are down 0-2 to the Nuggets. History say, Lakers haven't won best of seven game series since 2004, and are 2-19 in Lakers history being down 0-2 in the playoffs. Nuggets are now 8-0 at home and the Lakers are 6-0 at home, something has to give right?

The Memphis Grizzlies have suspended Ja Morant from all team activities after a video showing the star guard holding a gun began circulating on social media Saturday night. The Grizzlies announced the suspension, which is pending a league review, in a statement Sunday, two months after the NBA suspended Morant over a similar incident. The team did not provide further comment. "We are aware of the social media post involving Ja Morant and are in the process of gathering more information," NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said in a statement Sunday. On Saturday, during an Instagram Live session on Morant's friend Davonte Pack's account, the All-Star flashed a handgun while driving and singing along with a NBA Youngboy rap song. The video has since been deleted.

This series is ready to shift to Los Angeles and both teams left San Francisco somewhat satisfied. The Lakers snatched a game on the road. The Warriors avoided losing two at home. Kick with us as we break down game 2 in this historic playoff series.

The Phoenix Suns have acquired forwards Kevin Durant and T.J. Warren from the Brooklyn Nets in a four-team trade with the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers. Brooklyn received forwards Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, multiple first-round picks (2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029) and a first-round pick swap in 2028 from Phoenix, as well as second-round picks from Milwaukee, in the exchange. As part of the deal, veteran forward Jae Crowder heads to the Bucks, with Indiana also netting second-round picks while taking on players into its cap space. The 34-year-old Durant is still playing at an elite level, averaging nearly 30 points per game this season. Durant and the Suns were linked to trade rumors over the past summer, but nothing materialized until Wednesday. The trade comes just hours after new Suns majority owner Mat Ishbia was introduced in Phoenix. The self-described basketball nut, who was a walk-on at Michigan State under Tom Izzo, didn’t waste any time shaking up the NBA. The move from Brooklyn to Phoenix was a collaborative one between Durant’s camp and the Nets. The move to the Suns was something both sides were interested in pursuing and he and the Nets left on good terms.

One day after Kyrie issued a carefully-worded statement that stopped short of the words “I’m sorry” in relation to a link he posted to an antisemitic film, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving was asked at practice today whether he holds any antisemitic views. “Again, I’m going to repeat. I don’t know how the label becomes justified because you guys ask me the same questions over and over again,” Irving said. “But this is not going to turn into a spin-around cycle — questions upon questions. “I told you guys how I felt. I respect all walks of life and embrace all walks of life. That’s where I sit…I cannot be antisemitic if I know where I come from.”

The Lakers celebrated their first win like a championship after a 0-5 start. In the episode, we are going to talk about the Lakers future and lies ahead of their brutal schedule. The Los Angeles Lakers’ winless start has been the biggest story of the new NBA season so far. The Lakers dropped their first five games until finally getting win No. 1 against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, securing a 121-110 home win behind strong performances from LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook.

In this week's episode I'll talk about the latest news surrounding Russell Westbrook and his future. The Lakers seriously considered trading Westbrook and unprotected first-round draft picks in 2027 and ’29 to the Pacers for Myles Turner and Buddy Hield. I'm going to break down what if the Lakers don't trade for Myles and Buddy, stay tuned!

In this week's episode I'll talk about the latest in the Draymond Green, Warriors, Jordan Poole situation. Is Draymond Green days numbered as a Warrior?

Ime Udoka suspended for multiple policy violations. The suspension runs through June 30, 2023, and assistant Joe Mazzulla will lead the team as interim coach for the 2022-23 season.

Reports continue to swirl that Kyrie Irving might be on his way to the Los Angeles Lakers, with a trade involving him and Russell Westbrook apparently in the works. There is still a lot of time left in the offseason. But the Lakers organization is reportedly optimistic that a swap between the two former All-Stars could be finalized sooner than later. There are details that the two teams are attempting to work out, such as who else and what else will be included in the deal. The Nets reportedly want to include Joe Harris in order to make salaries match, but the Lakers would prefer to receive Seth Curry.