Tag: JaVale McGee
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Team USA wins fourth straight gold medal
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Nevada alum JaVale McGee is a three-time NBA champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire Team USA defeated France in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics men’s basketball finals. Nevada alum JaVale McGee can now add Olympic gold medalist to his resume. After an 87-82 victory over France on Friday/Saturday, the Americans…
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Nevada alum JaVale McGee signs one-year contract with Phoenix Suns
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Three-time NBA champion and current Olympian JaVale McGee is heading to Phoenix. Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire Denver Nuggets center and former Nevada Wolf Pack player JaVale McGee agreed to a one-year $5 million contract with the Phoenix Suns, per Yahoo! Sports’ Chris Haynes. The Suns are coming off an impressive run in the NBA…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Team USA bounces back with win against Iran
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire Team USA collected a dominating 102-66 win against Iran on Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on where you watched. Whatever clock you were looking at, the game started the same way: Dame Time. “I think we came out with a lot more urgency,” said Damian Lillard during his postgame interview.…
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Nevada Wolf Pack Alumni: Jalen Harris Signs 2-Way Deal, Caleb Martin Earns Guaranteed Deal
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Here is the latest on Nevada Alumni in the NBA Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire It’s been a good couple of days for Nevada alumni as two former Wolf Pack players are enjoying some contract news. Jalen Harris has signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors, according to the NBA’s transactions log. Meanwhile,…
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Nevada Alumnus JaVale McGee is a 3x NBA Champion
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] JaVale McGee gets another ring as the Lakers win their 17th NBA Championship. Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire After an unusual season and a Game 6 victory against the Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Lakers have picked up the 17th championship title in franchise history. With that win, former Nevada player JaVale McGee can…
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JaVale McGee will likely get more minutes as Lakers need size
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] The Lakers went small for the Houston Rockets series, but size will be important against the Denver Nuggets. Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire JaVale McGee’s playing time was significantly reduced during the Western Conference semifinals, but the former Nevada player is likely to get his time back when the Los Angeles Lakers play the…
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Mountain West Alumni in the 2020 NBA Playoffs
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Eight Mountain West alumni have made it into the 2020 NBA Playoffs Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire The two weeks since the NBA restart have flown by and the regular season has now ended. Here are the teams with Mountain West alumni that have officially made it into the 2020 NBA Playoffs, and a team…
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JaVale McGee brings millions inside the NBA bubble
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Los Angeles Lakers player vlogs about life in the Disney World bubble Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire JaVale McGee hasn’t played for the Nevada Wolf Pack since 2008, but the next three months might give him flashbacks to his college life. “I feel like I’m in college. I feel like I’m in a dorm,”…