Tag: Professional basketball
76ers hoping Ben Simmons can fix his game in the offseason
PHILADELPHIA — Ben Simmons clanked one free throw off the back of the rim, so he took a breather, fist-bumped Joel Embiid, paced, walked...
East finalists Bucks, Hawks seeking to end long droughts
MILWAUKEE — There’s more than a berth in the NBA Finals at stake when the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks square off for the...
Hawks head to East finals after Game 7 win in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Trae Young and the Hawks are taking their stunning turnaround to the Eastern Conference finals.
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Bird, Taurasi earn spots on fifth US Olympic basketball team
Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi will try and become the first five-time Olympic gold medalists in basketball as they lead the U.S women's team...
Head games: Ben Simmons’ future uncertain after playoff flop
PHILADELPHIA — Ben Simmons backed his way to the basket, spun around Danilo Gallinari for the easy look at the net — an uncontested...
AP source: Harden commits to US Olympic men’s team for Tokyo
USA Basketball’s Olympic men’s roster is getting closer to filled, with now as many as eight spots on the 12-person team claimed.
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Collins’ size a key in Hawks’ matchup against Giannis, Bucks
ATLANTA — John Collins' value to the Atlanta Hawks' championship hopes — and in free agency — can't be fully measured by his points...
Nets’ ending came quickly, decisions about the future won’t
NEW YORK — The end for the Brooklyn Nets came quickly.
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UNC: Bacot returning to Tar Heels for junior season
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina big man Armando Bacot is returning for his junior season after making himself eligible for the NBA draft.
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Gretzky, Nets’ Nash co-owners of new pro lacrosse team
LAS VEGAS — The National Lacrosse League announced Monday that it's expanding to Las Vegas and hockey great Wayne Gretzky, Brooklyn Nets coach...
