De’Aaron Fox liked accounting class in high school in Cypress, Texas, has a mind for business, wants to start a gaming channel, is a Kevin Garnett fan and appreciates Russell Westbrook among fellow point guards. He listens to classical music, especially Beethoven, and a couple years ago taught himself piano with an electric keyboard at …
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For Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala, there has really only been one downside to three straight berths in the NBA Finals and two championships. Those deep playoff runs wreak havoc on his golf game. Iguodala is a golf fanatic who organizes his offseason workouts to accommodate his second competitive passion. His handicap in the …
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Now that the Knicks have been able to welcome Tim Hardaway Jr. back to New York with a $71-million free agent contract, they are expected to increase their efforts to move Carmelo Anthony. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com, the Knicks do not want to play Anthony and Hardaway Jr. together in the same lineup …
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The Toronto Raptors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-72 in the Las Vegas Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday. This marked the first game for Minnesota (0-1) and it was clear they couldn’t keep up with a Toronto (2-0) team that also won on Friday. The Raptors really put it away in the …
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Now that the Knicks have been able to welcome Tim Hardaway Jr. back to New York with a $71-million free agent contract, they are expected to increase their efforts to move Carmelo Anthony. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com, the Knicks do not want to play Anthony and Hardaway Jr. together in the same lineup …
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NEW YORK — The inaugural NBA Awards (Monday, June 26, 9 pm ET, TNT) will honor some of the greatest performances from the 2016-17 NBA season. And some NBA teams are using the NBA Awards to recognize some of the most significant off-court performances, as well. Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores invited Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha …
NEW YORK — The inaugural NBA Awards (Monday, June 26, 9 pm ET, TNT) will honor some of the greatest performances from the 2016-17 NBA season. And some NBA teams are using the NBA Awards to recognize some of the most significant off-court performances, as well. Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores invited Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha …
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo is dreaming big. He wants to beat the United States wearing Greek team colors. “I’ll be the next one to beat them. I’ll be waiting for them somewhere,” the Milwaukee Bucks star said before leading a team in an exhibition game involving Greek and foreign players before 15,000 fans …
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PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired the draft rights to forward Zach Collins from Sacramento in exchange for the draft rights to Justin Jackson and Harry Giles, it was announced today by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey. The Trail Blazers sent the draft rights to Jackson (15th overall pick) and Giles …
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There was a whole lot of doth-protesting-too-much going on during this year’s NBA Finals, hoops by way of Hamlet one might say. As the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers met as undeniably the league’s two most talented and formidable teams, Kevin Durant and LeBron James each grew uncomfortable with assertions they had stacked …
