Today on NBA Morning Deuce: Joey and Alex whether or not Joel Embiid or Nikola Jokic can become the first center to win NBA MVP since 2000, the Miami Heat planning on using COVID sniffing dogs to allow fans to come to games, are the Los Angeles Clippers turning a corner early in this NBA season, and who is the real future of the Atlanta Hawks? We also discuss the Sunday NBA slate of games including the Washington Wizards losing in their first game since January 13th, the Raptors winning their 5th game in their last 6, Gordon Hayward continuing his career year, and the Celtics blowing out the surging Cavaliers.

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Today on NBA Morning Deuce: Joey and Alex discuss LeBron James scoring a season-high 34 in the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Milwaukee Bucks, the Golden State Warriors losing to the New York Knicks after Draymond Green was ejected in the first half, the Utah Jazz winning their 7th straight game in a win over the struggling New Orleans Pelicans, Kevin Porter Jr. being traded to the Houston Rockets from the Cleveland Cavaliers and the league’s continued issues with COVID-19.

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Today on NBA Morning Deuce: Joey and Alex discuss the Brooklyn Nets losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Kyrie Irving’s first game back since sitting out for seven games for personal, the Philadelphia 76ers squeaking out a win over the Boston Celtics who were without Jayson Tatum, the Miami Heat winning two games in a row for the first time this season, Dallas Mavericks getting a much-needed win over the Indiana Pacers, Cole Anthony hitting the first game-winner of his career in the Magic’s comeback win over the T-Wolves, and the entire Wednesday NBA Slate.

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Today on NBA Morning Deuce: Joey and Alex discuss the Brooklyn Nets winning their first big test since acquiring James Harden beating the Bucks on MLK Day, the Rockets losing their second in a row and falling to 1-2 since trading Harden, the Grizzlies winning their 5th game in a row and 2nd in a row since Ja Morant returned, the Shorthanded Mavericks losing again, the Shorthanded heat getting a bounce-back win against the Pistons, the Knicks winning their 2nd in a row, and the Lakers vs the Warriors.

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Today on NBA Morning Deuce: Joey and Alex discuss the NBA having to postpone their 12th game of the season, Kemba Walker making his debut in the Celtics 30 point loss to the Knicks on Sunday, Luka Doncic and the Mavs losing after Luka records a 30-point triple-double, the Jazz winning their fifth game in a row and Caris Levert being out indefinitely because of a small mass on his Kidney. Then we go through our week 4 overreactions including whether Kyrie Irving will fit in with KD and Harden, do the Heat need to make a move, and whether Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce is on the hot seat.

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Today on NBA Morning Deuce: Joey and Alex discuss the Houston Rockets getting their first win of the post-James Harden era over the San Antonio Spurs led by Christian Wood, a report that Victor Oladipo still wants to end up in Miami, the shorthanded Heat losing to the Philadelphia 76ers for the second consecutive game, Toronto getting their third win of the season as they try to bounce back from a terrible start, the Denver Nuggets vs the Golden State Warriors and the Indiana Pacers vs the Portland Trail Blazers.

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Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey and Alex discuss the 4-team blockbuster trade in the NBA on Wednesday that sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets after months of him requesting a trade out of Houston. Harden now joining Kevin Durant in Brooklyn along with Kyrie Irving. We breakdown the winners and losers from the trade including, did the Nets win this trade if Kyrie Irving doesn't play again this season, Did the Rockets get the right guy back in this deal? Could the Pacers have actually come out as the winners in this trade? And what are the Cleveland Cavaliers doing?

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Today on NBA Morning Deuce: Joey and Alex discuss the legend Bol Bol getting his first NBA start for the Denver Nuggets, the Shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers beating the shorthanded Miami Heat behind another MVP type performance from Joel Embiid, James Harden looking extra fat, the NBA releasing new ramped up health and safety protocols amidst the current outbreak of COVID around the league and a video being released of Kyrie Irving at a party not wearing a mask.

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Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey and Alex discuss the NBA having to postpone two more games on Monday, the Mavericks vs the Pelicans and the Celtics vs the Bulls on Tuesday Night. With the NBA's Board of Governor's meeting on Tuesday to discuss the COVID protocols, what will the league do next to try to control this outbreak across the NBA. We also break down the Monday Night Slate of Games including the Washington Wizards getting a huge win over the Suns without Russell Westbrook and amidst rumors that Scott Brooks is on the Hot Seat, Gordon Hayward continuing to have a career resurgence in Charlotte, and the Rockets being more confident that James Harden will stay in Houston.

Today on NBA Morning Deuce, Joey and Alex discuss the impact of the Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics game being postponed on Sunday along with the many players having to quarantine due to health and safety protocols around the league and whether it will lead to a pause in the season. Then we discuss our week 3 overreactions which include, whether LaMelo Ball is the perfect NBA point guard, the state of Russell Westbrook's NBA career, who will be traded first between James Harden and Bradley Beal, the Nets Kyrie Irving problem and the second-best team in the Western Conference.