SYDNEY — Former No. 1 draft pick Andrew Bogut has quit the NBA and plans to play the next two seasons for the Sydney Kings in Australia’s National Basketball League. The big Australian center told a Kings news conference Tuesday there are “no outs” in his deal if an NBA team should become interested. A …
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MIAMI (AP) — USA Basketball is casting a wider-than-usual net in its roster selection for this summer’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, two people with knowledge of the situation said Saturday. Additions to the list in recent weeks include New Orleans’ Zion Williamson, Atlanta’s Trae Young, Memphis’ Ja Morant, Miami’s Duncan Robinson and Detroit’s Christian Wood. The …
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carmelo Anthony had accepted the possibility that his NBA career might be over. That seems to have liberated him to come back on his own terms when he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers. “I came to a point where I was willing to accept it either way,” Anthony said after …
LA Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard will miss tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks (NBA League Pass, 10:30 ET) with a left knee contusion. It will mark the fourth game Leonard has missed this season, and his second straight after playing a season-high 41 minutes in the Clippers’ 102-93 loss to the Houston Rockets on …
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LA Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard will miss tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks (NBA League Pass, 10:30 ET) with a left knee contusion. It will mark the fourth game Leonard has missed this season, and his second straight after playing a season-high 41 minutes in the Clippers’ 102-93 loss to the Houston Rockets on …
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LA Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard will miss tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks (NBA League Pass, 10:30 ET) with a left knee contusion. It will mark the fourth game Leonard has missed this season, and his second straight after playing a season-high 41 minutes in the Clippers’ 102-93 loss to the Houston Rockets on …
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LA Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard will miss tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks (NBA League Pass, 10:30 ET) with a left knee contusion. It will mark the fourth game Leonard has missed this season, and his second straight after playing a season-high 41 minutes in the Clippers’ 102-93 loss to the Houston Rockets on …
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Get up to speed on the latest NBA news, plus a quick look at some storylines and tidbits worth noting today: 1. Contenders clash! (Part I): The Rockets’ eight-game win streak has, not surprisingly, been fueled by offense (a category they rank No. 1 in). Houston is taking that high-powered attack into Denver tonight (9 …
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Bill Russell finally accepted his Basketball Hall of Fame ring. The 11-time NBA champion, five-time MVP, Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champ said on Twitter on Friday that he was presented with his Hall of Fame ring in a private ceremony. In a private ceremony w/my wife & close friends …
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Luka Doncic continued his breakout season Monday with yet another remarkable performance, erupting for a career-high 42 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists as the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 117-110. The feat put him in extremely rare company, with only LeBron James, Doncic’s childhood idol, putting up such a line at a …
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