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Clippers bringing back Reggie Jackson

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It looks like the Los Angeles Clippers have locked up a fan favourite to a multi-year deal.

Once signings become allowable under the current NBA guidelines at 6pm/ET, the team will re-sign veteran guard Reggie Jackson to a two-year, $22 million contract extension. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, it is the maximum they can pay him under CBA guidelines.

Jackson, 31, came to the Clippers last February after being waived by the Detroit Pistons. He came onto the team as an unfavorable commodity with a bad reputation, and ended up proving his critics wrong.

He played an integral role in the team’s incredible run to the Western Conference Finals this past postseason, averaging 17.8 points, 3.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds over a span of 19 playoff games (17 of which he was in the starting lineup).

New Orleans Pelicans, Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics were reportedly in the running for his services, but he chose to return to an organization that has helped revive his career.

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Jimmy Butler has chance to send Heat to Finals, can’t deliver after clanking wide open three off front of rim

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The Miami Heat were so close to competing the comeback and heading off the NBA Finals.

They were down by two and had possession with less than 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Instead of managing the clock and waiting as long as possible to get a shot off, Butler tried to take advantage of having a wide open shot and fired off a transition three with no defenders around him with still 17 seconds left. Unfortunately for the Heat, Butler simply didn’t get enough lift into the shot and clanked it off the front of the rim.

By the end of it all, Celtics won by four and find themselves off to the next round while the Heat are forced to reminisce over what went wrong.

Did Jimmy make the right decision? Watch the video below and let us know what you think!

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Raptors forward Pascal Siakam selected to All-NBA third team

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Pascal Siakam accomplished something that not a lot of players that failed to make the All-Star team can do.

The Toronto Raptors forward was officially selected to the 2022 edition of the All-NBA third team after receiving 42 third-team votes and seven second-team votes.

The 28-year old played exceptional on both ends of the floor, and bounced back after a rough pandemic-shortened campaign in Tampa Bay. He averaged 22.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists through 68 games in 2021/22.

Siakam is just the third player in franchise history to receive the honour (Vince Carter, DeMar DeRozan). It marks the second time in his career he was selected to an All-NBA team. He was previously selected to an All-NBA second team after an impressive All-Star season in 2019/2020.

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Award-winning rapper J. Cole will be playing basketball in Canada this summer

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J-Cole wants to prove to everybody that he is more than just a rapper. He is also an aspiring basketball player and will get to play professionally north of the border.

The Grammy-winning artist has reportedly signed a contract to play for Canadian basketball team Scarborough Shooting Stars of the
Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).

The 37-year old previously played basketball in Africa last May with
Patriots Basketball Club of the Basketball Africa League, but left after just three games due to “family obligations”.

The Shooting Stars will open their season against the Guelph Nighthawks on May 26.

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