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Lakers are searching for the right adjustments and when to make them
LOS ANGELES — As the Lakers were rolling through the final third of the NBA season, their identity complete with Rui Hachimura in the starting lineup and their offense humming, a trend was quietly developing.
The Lakers, over those 32 games with Hachimura cemented as a starter, were the second-best offense in the NBA in the first half, ...Read more
Heat shove their way back into series vs. Celtics with emphatic 111-101 victory fueled by Herro, Adebayo
BOSTON — The Miami Heat, at least this injury-depleted version of the Miami Heat, could not have asked for more, could not have scripted it better.
There were 3-pointers falling at a record pace, silky Bam Adebayo mid-range jumpers nestling through the net when relief points were needed, Tyler Herro sizzling as both set-up man and scorer, and...Read more
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Timberwolves center Naz Reid named NBA's Sixth Man of the Year
MINNEAPOLIS — Fellow LSU star Shaquille O'Neal opened the sealed envelope Wednesday and read the NBA's 2024 Sixth Man of the Year winner on national television: Timberwolves forward Naz Reid.
He's the first player in Wolves history to win the award and only the third player undrafted — out of LSU, via New Jersey — to win it, joining only ...Read more
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Sue Bird joining Storm ownership group
SEATTLE — Sue Bird is joining the Storm ownership group, the team announced Wednesday.
“As a player, I poured my heart into every game for the Seattle Storm, and now, as part of the ownership group, I am thrilled to continue contributing to the growth of the game,” Bird said in a statement released by the Storm. “Investing in women’s ...Read more
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Angel Reese isn't taking anything for granted as a WNBA rookie, but her goals for the Sky are set: 'I want to dominate'
CHICAGO — Angel Reese doesn’t want to take any part of her rookie season with the Chicago Sky for granted.
It doesn’t matter that she was the No. 7 pick in this year’s WNBA draft a year after winning a national championship with LSU. Or that she’s one of the most famous women’s basketball players in the world, garnering three ...Read more
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John Clay: Mark Pope's Kentucky basketball roster rebuild will require plenty of portal patience
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Patience is a virtue, they say. It’s also a saying worth remembering as Mark Pope embarks on the great adventure of being the new Kentucky men’s basketball coach.
As of Tuesday morning, Pope’s UK roster for 2024-25 consisted of three players — Collin Chandler, the former BYU signee who is returning from a mission; ...Read more
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Karl-Anthony Towns was in foul trouble, but Timberwolves didn't flinch
MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns didn't play the entire second quarter of Tuesday's Game 2 playoff series against Phoenix because of second-quarter foul trouble.
"I was pretty motivated," he said after a 105-92 victory at Target Center. "Pretty motivated."
He followed that second quarter idled by three first-...Read more
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Jaden McDaniels jolts Timberwolves, Target Center in sinking Suns
MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves are headed to Phoenix with a 2-0 series lead, and they leaned on No. 3 to get there.
The best player on the floor Tuesday night at Target Center was Wolves forward Jaden McDaniels, who scored a game-high 25 points and played terrific defense on Suns star Kevin Durant.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven, first-round ...Read more
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Sixers' Tyrese Maxey named NBA's Most Improved Player
PHILADELPHIA — All of the transformations experienced by the 76ers this season were overshadowed by one massive makeover.
It delighted the fans, put the NBA on notice, and silenced critics who had long since hardened their opinions. It was a young point guard who stepped in and filled James Harden’s shoes without any problem.
You know ...Read more
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NBA officials admit several errors in the final two minutes of the Sixers' Game 2 loss to the Knicks
PHILADELPHIA — Following the 76ers’ crushing, last-minute Game 2 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday night, Joel Embiid called the officiating “[bleeping] unacceptable.”
The Last Two Minute Report released by the NBA Tuesday evening revealed that the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player had a point.
Further review determined that Sixers...Read more
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David Murphy: Joel Embiid is right. The Sixers were robbed by the refs. But are they really the better team?
His head bowed, his shoulders slumped, his hands shielding the glare from the camera lights circled above him, Joel Embiid sat at his locker and ripped the officiating and said it didn’t matter anyway because the Sixers were going to win the series.
Other than that, it was a ho-hum ending to a ho-hum night.
“We’re going to win this ...Read more
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Epiphanny Prince, NYC prep legend and Liberty guard, announces retirement after 14 WNBA seasons
NEW YORK — Two-time All-Star Epiphanny Prince announced her retirement Tuesday after 14 WNBA seasons. The Brooklyn native and local prep star’s basketball career ends after showcasing her scoring talents on multiple teams — both overseas and in the states. She won a WNBA championship in 2020 with the Seattle Storm
“Officially retired,�...Read more
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Aces' Kelsey Plum, NFL tight end Darren Waller to divorce
LAS VEGAS — After just over a year, former Raiders tight end Darren Waller and Aces guard Kelsey Plum have called it quits on their marriage.
The sports stars tied in the knot in Las Vegas on March 4, 2023.
On Tuesday, a petition for divorce was filed in Clark County for Kelsey Christine Plum and Darren Charles Waller.
Plum shared a message...Read more
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Social media video claims to show Nikola Jokic's brother punching another fan at Monday's game
DENVER — A video purporting to show the brother of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic punching a fan after the Nuggets’ game vs. the Los Angeles Lakers has gone viral on social media.
The TikTok video posted following the game at Ball Arena displays text that says, “Jokic brothers going wild,” with a flushed-face emoji. It shows two men ...Read more
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Bill Plaschke: Dagger! Lakers' epic collapse vs. Nuggets could send them reeling into summer.
DENVER — The collapse ended with a punch to the face, a blow to the ears, a dagger through the heart.
The collapse of a million Laker mistakes ended with one Denver Nuggets masterpiece, the ugliness of pretenders trumped by the beauty of champions.
Jamal Murray hit a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer, Ball Arena shook with an avalanche of glee, ...Read more
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Mike Sielski: The Sixers-Knicks maddening ending to Game 2 is exactly what playoff basketball should be
NEW YORK — The ending — the chaos and collisions and the stones that it took Donte DiVincenzo to take that second three-point shot and make it — is what everyone will remember, but really, it’s only the beginning. Lawdy, finally, the 76ers and New York Knicks are starting to hate each other. Look at what we’ve been missing.
Joel ...Read more
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Hornets mailbag: Is Charlotte considering moving on from the LaMelo Ball era?
The first full weekend of the NBA playoffs are already in the books, leaving a few lasting memories and sparking intrigue surrounding the remainder of each opening-round series.
Around here, that also usually means one thing: Another disappointing campaign by Charlotte’s pro basketball team is finally in the rearview mirror.
While 16 teams ...Read more
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Jamal Murray stuns Lakers with fadeaway buzzer-beater to hand Nuggets Game 2 win
They were solved at last, an impossible puzzle that had somehow eluded the Lakers’ best mental and physical efforts for more than a year, for nine in a row of these increasingly familiar meetings.
Nikola Jokic was overmatched for once in his life, Jamal Murray was a man walking without rhythm, and not even the most wide-open backyard 3-...Read more
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Mike Bianchi: Down 2-0 to Cavs, now we get to see how resilient Magic really are
What are you going to do about it, Orlando?
How are you going to respond, Magic?
That’s what your fans want to know today after Monday night’s 96-86 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of this Eastern Conference playoff series.
The Cavaliers did what they had to during the first two playoff games. They held serve on their home court...Read more
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Mike Bianchi: Down 2-0 to Cavs, now we get to see how resilient Magic really are
What are you going to do about it, Orlando?
How are you going to respond, Magic?
That’s what your fans want to know today after Monday night’s 96-86 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of this Eastern Conference playoff series.
The Cavaliers did what they had to during the first two playoff games. They held serve on their home court...Read more
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