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Knicks Steal Payne From Wildcats; NBA Scores, Schedule

Published on August 12 2020 6:13 am
Last Updated on August 12 2020 7:01 am

The New York Knicks have stolen Kenny Payne away from the Kentucky Wildcats for Tom Thibodeau's coaching staff, ‘The New York Post’ reports. Payne has been John Calipari's right-hand man for a decade.

NBA Will Name MVP

The NBA is sticking with tradition by naming an MVP even while it’s stuck inside a bubble. The league announced it will honor a Player of the Seeding Games. That’s basically an MVP for the eight games played at Walt Disney World.

An All-Seeding Games Team also will be named. The winners will be selected by a panel of sports reporters and broadcasters who are on site in Florida. The final seeding games will be played on Friday, with playoffs scheduled to start Monday.

President Trump Calls NBA Players Nasty, Dumb

President Donald Trump called pro basketball players “very nasty” and “very dumb” for kneeling during the national anthem to protest social injustice. In a Fox Sports radio interview Tuesday, he said the continuing protest “has been horrible for basketball.” All but two players knelt during the anthem for the NBA’s restarted season in Orlando.

National Basketball Association

Tuesday, August 11 Scores

Brooklyn 108, Orlando 96

San Antonio 123, Houston 105

Phoenix 130, Philadelphia 117

Boston 122, Memphis 107

Portland 134, Dallas 131

Sacramento 112, New Orleans 106

MIlwaukee 126, Washington 113

Wednesday, August 12 Schedule (All Times Central)

Indiana Pacers vs. Houston Rockets, 4 p.m.

Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 6:30 p.m.