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Hornets' Kon Knueppel makes basketball history never done in NBA with Mavericks' Cooper Flagg originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Charlotte Hornets standout rookie Kon Knueppel had done it again in the history-making department.
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Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 33 - Kenny Battle (1992)
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the seventh of 15 players who wore the No. 33 jersey for the Warriors.
Across decades of NBA scoring evolution, few benchmarks carry the weight of a 40-point game. Only a handful of players have reached that threshold often enough to define eras, styles, and legacies. Using StatMuse’s numbers,
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Warriors' Steph Curry ties a Michael Jordan NBA record with 40-point basketball history
And this time, Curry tied a Michael Jordan NBA record. MJ had stood alone previously for having scored at least 40 points in 44 different games after turning 30. Curry has now also scored 40 points in 44 different games since turning 30.
Durant Warriors with elite defense, extraordinary depth and a blistering 17–1 start, OKC is separating from the league and putting a historic regular-season mark firmly in play.
Cooper Flagg didn't wilt in the month the Dallas Mavericks were without injured forward Anthony Davis DALLAS -- Cooper Flagg followed Anthony Davis' bank shot with a jumper of his own, then blocked a jump hook from Anthony Wiggins at the other end before scoring a contested layup on an assist from Davis.
Cooper Flagg was named the NBA’s Western Conference rookie of the month on Tuesday. The Dallas Mavericks forward became the team’s 13th player to win the award and first since Luka Doncic, who won the award five consecutive times in 2018-19.