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    After striking out on Mets purchase, A-Rod and partner finalizing deal for NBA, WNBA teams

    Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore reportedly would not move the NBA and WNBA teams.

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    More talent. Fewer questions. Kevin Durant’s Nets are worthy title favorites.

    With Durant back healthy and an upgraded roster around him, the Brooklyn Nets have answered many of their early-season questions and emerged as the odds-on title favorites.

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    The best NBA fits for Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs

    Gonzaga fell just short of a perfect season, but buzzer-beating sensation Jalen Suggs can look forward to landing high in the 2021 NBA draft.

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    Shorthanded Wizards lack physicality in blowout loss to Phoenix

    The Wizards had 16 turnovers, which Coach Scott Brooks attributed to their lack of physicality against the aggressive Suns.

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    Deni Avdija was handed an odd rookie year with the Wizards. He’s trying to make the most of it.

    Wizards Coach Scott Brooks preaches patience with the 20-year-old, who had no summer camp, a shortened training camp and missed nearly three weeks because of the NBA's coronavirus protocols.

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    Bradley Beal returns, and the full-strength Wizards overwhelm Magic

    Bradley Beal and Rui Hachimura returned after missing time due to injury, and the Wizards' offense followed.

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    The Bucks bet big on Jrue Holiday, for better and worse

    Jrue Holiday signed a four-year extension worth up to $160 million to stay with the Milwaukee Bucks.

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    Chris Paul and the Suns are surging. How long will the magic last?

    Chris Paul has transformed the Phoenix Suns during a dream season, but playoff questions linger.

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    Jazz players feared ‘this might really be the end’ after their plane hit birds

    The plane quickly returned to Salt Lake City, where players boarded another plane and uneventfully flew to Memphis.

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    What NBA front offices are saying about Evan Mobley as a top draft prospect

    Will USC star Evan Mobley blossom into the next Anthony Davis, or will he follow in a growing line of lottery-pick big men whose selections have inspired second-guessing?

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    Karl-Anthony Towns played before his father for the first time since his mother died of covid

    “Me and my dad got emotional before the game,” the Timberwolves star said.

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    Let the tanking begin: The NBA’s bottom-dwellers have plenty of incentive to lose

    Despite anti-tanking measures, there are other incentives at work that should fuel a robust rush to the bottom.

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    The NBA’s trade deadline has come and gone. Who won and who lost?

    The Miami Heat loaded up, the Orlando Magic blew it up, the Brooklyn Nets breathed a sigh of relief and the Los Angeles Lakers' path got more difficult. Here are the winners and losers of the NBA trade deadline.

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    NBA trade deadline: Nikola Vucevic, Victor Oladipo headed to new teams as Kyle Lowry stays put

    Nikola Vucevic, an all-star center, is headed from Orlando to Chicago, while Victor Oladipo is on the move to Miami.

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    The reason there are ‘superstars’ today is because of Elgin Baylor

    Elgin Baylor died Monday at 86, and he leaves as a pioneering, influential figure.

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    The names change every decade, but iconic NBA stars are always reincarnations of Elgin Baylor

    Elgin Baylor, who died Monday at 86, was the kind of player whom every kid — in his NBA heyday or today — dreams about being.

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    Elgin Baylor, highflying Hall of Famer for the Los Angeles Lakers, dies at 86

    He helped lead the Lakers to eight NBA Finals before retiring in 1971.

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    As long as LeBron James is back and healthy for the playoffs, the Lakers will be fine

    It’s fair to call LeBron James the most irreplaceable player in the NBA this season.

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    Hornets’ LaMelo Ball has a fractured wrist, possibly ending his stellar rookie season

    LaMelo Ball's bid for Rookie of the Year honors might end prematurely after the Charlotte Hornets guard suffered a broken right wrist.

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    Lakers’ LeBron James out indefinitely with high ankle sprain

    Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a high ankle sprain during a Saturday loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

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    As the NBA trade deadline nears, the Clippers’ championship plans reach a crossroads

    With their offense stalling in key moments and their defense lagging, the Los Angeles Clippers must find help for Kawhi Leonard and Paul George at the NBA trade deadline.

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    Bucks add P.J. Tucker in trade with Rockets, solidifying their defense for playoff push

    The Milwaukee Bucks infused their lagging defense with a versatile stopper by agreeing to acquire veteran forward P.J. Tucker in a trade with the Houston Rockets.

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    Heat trades Meyers Leonard a week after he was heard using an antisemitic slur

    The Heat dealt Meyers Leonard to Oklahoma City for veteran wing Trevor Ariza on week after a livestream showed him using an antisemitic slur while playing a video game.

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    Celtics have 31-3 run in comeback victory over Nuggets

    Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown fueled a 31-3 run that helped the Boston Celtics put the skids on the NBA’s hottest team with a 105-87 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.

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    Middleton, Portis lead Bucks past slumping Magic 124-87

    Khris Middleton scored 21 points, Bobby Portis added 16 points, 10 rebounds and four 3-pointers off the bench and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Orlando Magic 124-87 to end a three-game losing streak

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    Nets’ Irving out Monday at Minnesota for personal reasons

    Kyrie Irving will miss Brooklyn’s game in Minnesota on Monday night, leaving the Nets without two of their three All-Stars

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    Boston bullies: Celtics’ 31-3 run ends Nuggets’ win streak

    The Boston Celtics ended the Denver Nuggets’ eight-game winning streak with a 105-87 victory

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    Bogdanovic scores 32 as Hawks beat Hornets 105-101

    Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 32 points on a career-high eight 3-pointers and the Atlanta Hawks battled back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-101 without Trae Young

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