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[May 11, 2015]
May 9 (The Sports Xchange) - Chicago
Bulls forward Pau Gasol has a strained left hamstring, and his status
for Sunday's Game Four against the Cleveland Cavaliers is uncertain,
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Saturday.
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Thibodeau said an MRI revealed the strained hamstring and that Gasol
is still sore.
"(He's) day to day," Thibodeau said. "He didn't do anything today.
We just did some walkthrough stuff. We'll see how he feels
(Sunday)."
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James claims Bulls center Joakim
Noah's trash talk has crossed the line and became "disrespectful."
Emotions ran high Friday in Chicago's 99-96 victory over the
Cavaliers that allowed the Bulls to take a 2-1 lead in the
best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals.
Midway through the third quarter, Noah fouled James on a
non-shooting play. Then, according to James, Noah made an offensive
personal comment.
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"I'm a father with three kids. It got very disrespectful," James
said after the game.
"I'm OK with competing against Jo. I love the competitive nature,
but we should leave it there. The disrespectful words that he said
to me were uncalled for."
Less than 10 seconds later, with 8:33 remaining in the third
quarter, James spun and drove for a dunk. Noah came over to help
defense, but James had position and finished the play around Noah.
James stared down Noah and the Bulls center responded by clapping
forcefully and screaming toward James.
Official Tony Brothers called James for a technical foul for
taunting and then stepped between the players. Noah came back at
James and was also called for a technical.
"Disrespectful? I got mad respect for LeBron," Noah said. "We're
just two players trying to win a game. That's all. I don't know what
he's talking about."
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Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul played just 23 minutes
in Friday's victory over the Houston Rockets because of the
lingering effects of a hamstring injury, but he is expected to get
more playing time in Game Four.
Coach Don Rivers said Saturday that Paul's hamstring is showing
improvement. He said Paul will start Sunday's game and probably will
play more minutes than he did on Friday, when he scored 12 points.
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Clippers forward-center Glen Davis was fined $5,000 by the NBA for
violating the league's anti-flopping rules during Game Three against
the Rockets.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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