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In two years as a professional, Holmes has learned a great deal. Despite this being his rookie season on the court, he’s picked up on how quickly life can come at you. “Anything can happen, from being down in Grand Rapids to being here now to anything,” Holmes said. “Just staying locked in and always being ready for anything. Listening to the guys, the vets, the coaches, all that stuff matters. The little things you do on your days where you think you're not gonna play still matter.” “He told me, 'Rome wasn't built in a day,’” Holmes revealed. “Don't focus on always the big picture all the time. Just take things one step at a time, and everything will come together."
Bennett Durando: Nuggets are planning to send 2024 first-round pick DaRon Holmes II down to Grand Rapids to develop in the G League throughout this season, he tells @DenverPost . Team doesn't want to rush him. Holmes missed last season with a torn Achilles.
Vinny Benedetto: Jamal Murray (left calf tightness) and Peyton Watson (head contustion) are listed as probable for tomorrow's game against Philadelphia. Trey Alexander and Spencer Jones are with Grand Rapids. Vlatko Cancar and DaRon Holmes II are the only other players listed for Denver.
Vinny Benedetto: PJ Hall and Spencer Jones are headed to Grand Rapids. Trey Alexander staying with the Nuggets to start this road trip. Toronto will be without Kelly Olynyk and Bruce Brown. RJ Barrett is questionable, while Immanuel Quickley is doubtful. pic.x.com/SZFVisJxBW
That is where he has written long messages to his father, Roosevelt, 58, who died unexpectedly May 19 at his home in Grand Rapids, Mich. “I just talk to him about whatever I’m feeling going throughout the day,” Tillman said Thursday afternoon, sitting in a quiet corner of the American Airlines Center. “I tell him how I’m feeling, how much I miss him, and other things like that. It’s just as if I’m having a conversation with him.” Tillman missed Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers because of his father’s death but returned for the rest of this playoff run.
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Ky Carlin: Darius Bazley has been assigned to the Blue Coats. He will be available for the team’s game at 11 a.m. tomorrow against Grand Rapids. He is expected to be recalled after the game. Kenneth Lofton Jr. and Terquavion Smith will also be available for Delaware. #Sixers
Vinny Benedetto: Julian Strawther is out for tomorrow’s game against Detroit with a right knee contusion/sprain. Hunter Tyson and Jalen Pickett are with Grand Rapids. Monte Morris and Isaiah Stewart are out for the Pistons. Alec Burks is probable.
Sekou Smith, a Grand Rapids native and veteran NBA journalist who died in 2021, will be honored with a portion of city street designated in his name, city leaders decreed Tuesday. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the Grand Rapids City Commission approved commemoratively designating Auburn Avenue SE from Lake Drive to Wealthy Street – the same block Smith was born and raised on – as Sekou Smith Way.
Smith’s sister, Misti Stanton, told city commissioners Nov. 14 that even though Smith’s career took him away from Grand Rapids, his pride for Michigan’s second largest city never left him. “While his career as a sportswriter, commentator and media personality took him across the country and around the world he was always proud to be a product of Grand Rapids,” Stanton said. “He would tell people in his tall voice – because he wasn’t a very tall man – ‘I’m from Grand Rapids,’ that’s what he would say.” Smith’s bio on X, formerly Twitter, still reads “Grand Rapids born and raised.”
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For Devin Booker, there’s a story behind every car he owns. Whether it was growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, or Moss Point, Mississippi, each car is one the Phoenix Suns two-guard saw at one point in his life in a certain environment. It’s more than just, well, a cool collection of old school cars. “Really just seeing people around town that was getting it, people that are getting money came through in the coldest whips. … Lot of car culture around there,” Booker told Arizona Sports Friday.
Shams Charania: The Utah Jazz are finalizing hiring NBA G League Grand Rapids head coach Jason Terry as an assistant coach on Will Hardy’s staff, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
Michael Singer: Michael Malone says Jamal Murray is “not close” to playing in any of the games. Said there’s a possibility he could go back down to Grand Rapids for another “practice block.” Also said there’s not yet a date determined when it would be foolish to bring him back.
Michael Singer: After two productive days in Grand Rapids, Jamal Murray’s headed back to Denver to continue his rehab there, per source.
