PORTLAND — Scott Morrison got his first taste of the NBA Development League last year when he took a volunteer position with the Maine Red Claws. Less than a year later, Morrison has gone from an unpaid intern to the Red Claw’s newest head coach. The Prince Edward Island native was officially introduced as Maine’s fourth […]
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Former Red Claws make points at Auburn clinic
AUBURN — Twelve-year-old Davin Cloutier is one of the old pros at the Maine Red Claws’ annual Summer Clinic Series. Cloutier, from Poland, knows the drills by heart now. Wednesday’s session at Central Maine Community College with former Red Claws players Frank Gaines and Eugene Spates was his third in as many years. He knows […]
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NBA D-League: Red Claws find right mix without Wright
PORTLAND — Leading scorer and crowd-pleaser Chris Wright sat out Saturday night’s NBA D-League game against Erie with flu-like symptoms. The Maine Red Claws looked anything but sick in his absence. Instead of looking for one or two players to make up for the missing production, the Red Claws decided to have everyone do a […]
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Red Claws make Gaines ringing in the New Year
PORTLAND — If the arrival of Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo is indeed on their horizon, the Maine Red Claws aren’t talking about it. Rest assured that if and when Rondo does indeed undertake a much-discussed rehab stint with the Red Claws, he won’t be taking Frank Gaines’ place in the starting lineup. Gaines poured […]
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Red Claws penetrate Armor
PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws (1-0) overcame a slow start to down the Springfield Armor (0-1), 108-95, on Friday night at the Portland Expo.The Red Claws quickly pushed their lead to nine in the third quarter as Chris Wright and Jermaine Taylor continued their hot shooting from the first half. Rookie Frank Gaines scored […]