INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James has let go of the trophy. The downtown streets of Cleveland are clear of jubilant and crazed humans. J.R. Smith is no longer roaming topless, although he has covered up with a shirt and not a Cavaliers jersey. The defending NBA champions didn’t stagger into the first day of practice …
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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James has let go of the trophy. The downtown streets of Cleveland are clear of jubilant and crazed humans. J.R. Smith is no longer roaming topless, although he has covered up with a shirt and not a Cavaliers jersey. The defending NBA champions didn’t stagger into the first day of practice …
Read more “Cavs look to keep edge — and Smith — in quest for repeat”
SAN ANTONIO — There are training camps, and there are training camps. The Gregg Popovich experience has never been strictly about pick-and-rolls, flex cuts and help defense. In fact, it has often been as much about the world outside the boundary lines of a basketball court as the plays that take place within them. The …
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SAN ANTONIO — There are training camps, and there are training camps. The Gregg Popovich experience has never been strictly about pick-and-rolls, flex cuts and help defense. In fact, it has often been as much about the world outside the boundary lines of a basketball court as the plays that take place within them. The …
Read more “Popovich doesn't attempt to sway Spurs on social activism”
SAN ANTONIO — There are training camps, and there are training camps. The Gregg Popovich experience has never been strictly about pick-and-rolls, flex cuts and help defense. In fact, it has often been as much about the world outside the boundary lines of a basketball court as the plays that take place within them. The …
Read more “Popovich doesn't attempt to sway Spurs on social activism”
The rookie had no driver’s license. His English was halting. All he wanted to do was go to the gym, but he had no way to get there. The coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Terry Stotts, had ordered a “blackout day” to encourage his players to stay away from the practice facility after too …
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Since the Cavaliers won their first NBA title back on June 19, NBA teams have undergone a number of changes over the long summer offseason. NBA.com’s Shaun Powell will evaluate the state of each franchise — from the team with the worst regular-season record in 2015-16 to the team with the best regular-season record — …
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Since the Cavaliers won their first NBA title back on June 19, NBA teams have undergone a number of changes over the long summer offseason. NBA.com’s Shaun Powell will evaluate the state of each franchise — from the team with the worst regular-season record in 2015-16 to the team with the best regular-season record — …
Read more “30 Teams in 30 Days: Wolves try to make up for lost time”
Since the Cavaliers won their first NBA title back on June 19, NBA teams have undergone a number of changes over the long summer offseason. NBA.com’s Shaun Powell will evaluate the state of each franchise — from the team with the worst regular-season record in 2015-16 to the team with the best regular-season record — …
Read more “30 Teams in 30 Days: Wolves try to make up for lost time”
Turner and the NBA today announced that global superstar Nicki Minaj will perform during the first-ever NBA Awards on TNT, airing Monday, June 26, with coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET. The inaugural event, held at Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York City, will be the NBA’s official annual award show to honor …
