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Spurs' Kawhi Leonard named NBA defensive player of year (Yahoo Sports)

San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard has been named the NBA defensive player of the year. Injuries limited Leonard to just 64 games this season. Leonard is just the sixth forward to lead the league in steals per game since the NBA started tracking the statistic 42 years ago. He averaged 2.3 steals per game and helped the Spurs finish third in defensive rating with 99.6 points allowed per 100

Duncan and Leonard help Spurs beat Clippers 111-107 in OT (Yahoo Sports)

Tim Duncan scored 28 points, Kawhi Leonard added 23 and the defending champion San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 111-107 in overtime Wednesday night, tying their Western Conference playoff series at 1-1. The Spurs blew 10-point leads in the third and fourth quarters, and got into overtime on a pair of free throws by Patty Mills with 8 seconds left in regulation. His jumper snapped a 101-all tie,

Spurs' Kawhi Leonard named NBA defensive player of year (Yahoo Sports)

San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard has been named the NBA defensive player of the year. Injuries limited Leonard to just 64 games this season. Leonard is just the sixth forward to lead the league in steals per game since the NBA started tracking the statistic 42 years ago. He averaged 2.3 steals per game and helped the Spurs finish third in defensive rating with 99.6 points allowed per 100

NFL suspends DE Greg Hardy for 10 games (Yahoo Sports)

The NFL suspended defensive end Greg Hardy for 10 games without pay Wednesday for conduct detrimental to the league after concluding there was ”credible evidence” he roughed up his former girlfriend nearly a year ago when he was a member of the Carolina Panthers. Hardy, who joined the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent on a one-year, incentive-laden deal, was notified Wednesday of the decision in a letter from Commissioner

Oklahoma City Thunder fire coach Scott Brooks after 7 years (Yahoo Sports)

Scott Brooks did everything but win a championship. The Oklahoma City Thunder fired their coach on Wednesday, parting ways with a former NBA coach of the year who led the team to three conference finals in four years, only to falter this season as his players were hit hard by injuries. Oklahoma City failed to make the playoffs this past season, as injuries limited them to a 45-37 finish. Brooks

NFL suspends DE Greg Hardy for 10 games (Yahoo Sports)

The NFL suspended defensive end Greg Hardy for 10 games without pay Wednesday for conduct detrimental to the league after concluding there was ”credible evidence” he roughed up his former girlfriend nearly a year ago when he was a member of the Carolina Panthers. Hardy, who joined the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent on a one-year, incentive-laden deal, was notified Wednesday of the decision in a letter from Commissioner

Rondo finished with Mavs, knee bumps Parsons from playoffs (Yahoo Sports)

Rajon Rondo is out in Dallas. Rick Carlisle made that clear when asked if he thought the free agent-to-be would wear a Mavericks uniform again. The Mavericks announced Wednesday that Rondo injured his back before the last of several times the point guard was benched in four months under Carlisle – almost all of the second half of a 111-99 loss to Houston on Tuesday night that gave the Rockets