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- Former Celtics center Fall joins Cavs on 1-yr deal (September 1, 2021, 12:18 AM ET)
- USA draws Mexico, Cuba in WCup qualifying (August 31, 2021, 11:18 PM ET)
- Rondo on Lakers' age: 'Wisdom' key to title run (August 31, 2021, 5:27 PM ET)
- Guard Rondo rejoins Lakers on one-year deal (August 31, 2021, 3:19 PM ET)
- NBA offseason grades: Marks for the Lakers' remodel and every West team's summer (August 31, 2021, 7:31 AM ET)
- Fantasy basketball: These players increased their fantasy value most during Summer League (August 30, 2021, 6:42 PM ET)
- Dame + Shaq: The 'Shaqnosis' sneaker collaboration is here (August 30, 2021, 3:22 PM ET)
- NBA offseason grades: Where the Nets, Bulls and every East team check in (August 30, 2021, 12:30 PM ET)
- Sources: Rondo likely to join Lakers after buyout (August 28, 2021, 8:08 PM ET)
- Bulls sign-and-trade Markkanen to Cavaliers (August 28, 2021, 6:08 PM ET)
- NBA to require refs to be vaccinated this season (August 28, 2021, 2:42 PM ET)
- Agent: Love not interested in buyout with Cavs (August 28, 2021, 1:40 PM ET)
- Video shows police using stun gun on Pels' Hayes (August 28, 2021, 10:33 AM ET)
- NBA trade grades: Who won the Lauri Markkanen deal? (August 27, 2021, 6:44 PM ET)
- Most NBA staffers ordered to get COVID vaccine (August 27, 2021, 4:34 PM ET)
- Randle fine taking less for stability with Knicks (August 27, 2021, 12:55 PM ET)
- Bucks extend Budenholzer after championship run (August 27, 2021, 8:05 AM ET)
- Delly's plan to forge NBA return through NBL excellence (August 27, 2021, 2:50 AM ET)
- Ranking the NBA's best superstar trios (August 26, 2021, 10:21 PM ET)
- Happy National Dog Day! Check out how athletes' furry friends have taken over social media (August 26, 2021, 7:44 PM ET)
- Curry starts fund for Davidson's female athletes (August 26, 2021, 6:40 PM ET)
- Rasheed Wallace joins Memphis as assistant (August 26, 2021, 5:16 PM ET)
- Suns' Aztec uniform concept gets mixed reaction (August 26, 2021, 2:41 PM ET)
- NBA players' union to help renovate Rucker court (August 26, 2021, 2:23 PM ET)
- Cavs bring back Lowe as assistant to Bickerstaff (August 26, 2021, 2:22 PM ET)
- NBA 5-on-5: Will Ben Simmons start the season with the Sixers? (August 26, 2021, 2:08 PM ET)
- How Emoni Bates fits at Memphis, and when we'll see him in the NBA (August 25, 2021, 9:48 PM ET)
- Van Exel returns to Hawks as assistant coach (August 25, 2021, 6:44 PM ET)
- Lapchick: NBA sets high bar for health policies, athlete activism, racial and gender hiring (August 25, 2021, 1:59 PM ET)
- Noel suit blames Klutch for $58M in lost earnings (August 25, 2021, 10:13 AM ET)
- 2022 NBA draft top 100: Who's on track for next year's lottery? (August 25, 2021, 10:01 AM ET)
- Olympic bronze, NBA contract just the beginning for Landale (August 24, 2021, 9:45 PM ET)
- Celtics secure extensions for Williams, Richardson (August 24, 2021, 9:15 PM ET)
- Dudley joining Kidd's coaching staff in Dallas (August 24, 2021, 5:44 PM ET)
- JR Smith excited to trade jumpers for drives (August 24, 2021, 4:47 PM ET)
- Never-before-seen Kobe photos to sell as NFTs (August 24, 2021, 3:31 PM ET)
- Prospect Beauchamp signs with G League Ignite (August 24, 2021, 2:07 PM ET)
- Magic's Carter-Williams undergoes ankle surgery (August 24, 2021, 1:31 PM ET)
- NBA Power Rankings: Who are the league's best teams now? (August 23, 2021, 1:31 PM ET)
- Nets open with NBA's highest season win total (August 23, 2021, 11:36 AM ET)
- Jordan can't bring himself to delete Kobe from his phone (August 23, 2021, 9:14 AM ET)
- How to listen to 'The King of Crenshaw' (August 23, 2021, 9:12 AM ET)
- Russell Westbrook's hometown return continues in a new jersey and sport (August 23, 2021, 8:52 AM ET)
- Top '23 prospect Smith signs with Overtime Elite (August 23, 2021, 12:56 AM ET)
- Stern among Women's Basketball HOF inductees (August 21, 2021, 10:21 PM ET)
- Giannis purchases ownership stake in Brewers (August 21, 2021, 7:25 AM ET)
- Boston Celtics icon Bill Russell to leave valuble memorabilia for next owner of former estate (August 21, 2021, 12:18 AM ET)
- Boomers' Landale signs with Spurs (August 20, 2021, 7:46 PM ET)
- Celtics to retire Garnett's jersey on March 13 (August 20, 2021, 6:59 PM ET)
- Rematches, reunions and rookie debuts: The NBA games we can't wait to see in 2021-22 (August 20, 2021, 6:02 PM ET)
- Full NBA schedule drops for 2021-22 season (August 20, 2021, 5:14 PM ET)
- Heat requiring all employees to get vaccinated (August 20, 2021, 3:20 PM ET)
- Celtics agree to $54M extension with Williams (August 20, 2021, 2:25 PM ET)
- NBA superstars, trades and teams to watch in 2022 free agency (August 20, 2021, 1:27 PM ET)
- Ray Allen to coach hoops at Miami prep school (August 20, 2021, 1:15 PM ET)
- LeBron scoffs after pulling 0 votes for best player (August 20, 2021, 11:00 AM ET)
- 'I'm something rare,' LaMelo Ball explains how his NBA fate was preordained (August 20, 2021, 10:42 AM ET)
- Sources: Mavs hire 2-time WNBA champ Toliver (August 19, 2021, 9:45 PM ET)
- Former guard Terry gets G League coaching job (August 19, 2021, 8:02 PM ET)
- Diallo returns to Pistons on 2-year, $10.4M deal (August 19, 2021, 6:38 PM ET)
- KD aims to destigmatize pot with new partnership (August 19, 2021, 5:57 PM ET)
- Why league insiders say the Westbrook trade was the best and worst move of the offseason (August 19, 2021, 4:33 PM ET)
- Source: Rozier, Hornets agree to $97M extension (August 19, 2021, 3:25 PM ET)
- Everything you need to know about USA men's basketball at the Olympics (August 19, 2021, 11:39 AM ET)
- 'Y'all ever gonna get it right?!': Trae Young, LeBron James are not pleased with NBA 2K22 ratings (August 18, 2021, 8:52 PM ET)
- KD, Green blame Kerr, GM for Warriors breakup (August 18, 2021, 5:44 PM ET)
- NBA journalist MacMullan retiring from ESPN (August 18, 2021, 4:27 PM ET)
- Kings rout Celtics to claim summer league title (August 18, 2021, 10:04 AM ET)
- The NBA games we can't wait to see during opening week and Christmas Day (August 17, 2021, 6:40 PM ET)
- Nets-Lakers highlights 5-game Christmas slate (August 17, 2021, 6:00 PM ET)
- Pistons sign Garza, Smith to 2-way contracts (August 17, 2021, 5:24 PM ET)
- Walker ready to rebound with hometown Knicks (August 17, 2021, 4:04 PM ET)
- Sources: Beverley traded again, now to Wolves (August 17, 2021, 3:28 PM ET)
- NBA trade grades: Who wins the Wolves-Grizzlies deal for Patrick Beverley? (August 17, 2021, 2:46 PM ET)
- How Joel Embiid's new extension impacts the 76ers' other massive offseason decision (August 17, 2021, 2:32 PM ET)
- Sources: 76ers ink Embiid to 4-year, $196M deal (August 17, 2021, 1:51 PM ET)
- Best fits, best values and the best 'experienced' new Laker: NBA free-agency superlatives (August 17, 2021, 12:32 PM ET)
- Jay-Z, 76ers owner part of N.Y. sports betting bid (August 16, 2021, 10:14 PM ET)
- Sources: C's, Smart agree to 4-year, $77M deal (August 16, 2021, 8:45 PM ET)
- Pelicans closing in on 3-year deal to keep Hart (August 16, 2021, 7:47 PM ET)
- Clips get Bledsoe from Grizz for Beverley, Rondo (August 16, 2021, 2:11 PM ET)
- Summer league standouts: The rookies and sophomores who shined in Las Vegas (August 16, 2021, 7:13 AM ET)
- Haslem, 41, signs for 19th season with Heat (August 16, 2021, 12:35 AM ET)
- Trade grades: How Eric Bledsoe helps the Clippers now and in the future (August 15, 2021, 11:13 PM ET)
- Toronto Raptors' BAL recruit Anas Mahmoud confident his best form has yet to come (August 14, 2021, 9:26 AM ET)
- Magic shut Suggs down after left thumb sprain (August 13, 2021, 10:52 PM ET)
- T. Antetokounmpo, Bucks agree to two-year deal (August 13, 2021, 4:02 PM ET)
- 5-on-5: Summer league's biggest surprises, disappointments and best 'veterans' (August 13, 2021, 10:27 AM ET)
- Rockets rookie Green exits with sore hamstring (August 13, 2021, 2:16 AM ET)
- Magic's Suggs exits loss with left hand injury (August 13, 2021, 1:14 AM ET)
- What Kawhi's new deal means for the Clippers -- and why its details are so important (August 12, 2021, 11:56 PM ET)
- Clips keep Kawhi on 4-year, $176.3M max deal (August 12, 2021, 9:28 PM ET)
- On Cade Cunningham, tampering fallout and other buzz from Vegas (August 12, 2021, 6:42 PM ET)
- Fantasy basketball: Assessing the new fantasy values of Lowry, Ball, Fournier and other free-agent signings (August 12, 2021, 5:13 PM ET)
- On Jalen Green's big debut and the other rookies who shined on Day 1 in Vegas (August 12, 2021, 4:15 PM ET)
- Which players every NBA team can and won't trade (August 12, 2021, 1:37 PM ET)
- The magical day Kobe Bryant became Lord of the Rings at Rucker Park (August 12, 2021, 10:52 AM ET)
- JR Smith enrolls at NC A&T, petitions to play golf (August 11, 2021, 8:58 PM ET)
- Nets hiring Clifford as consultant, sources say (August 11, 2021, 6:51 PM ET)
- The NBA finals drama Chase Buford will use at Kings (August 11, 2021, 5:44 PM ET)
- Pistons re-sign Joseph, Jackson, McGruder (August 11, 2021, 5:34 PM ET)
- Hammon: Hire me on merit, not to 'check a box' (August 11, 2021, 2:32 PM ET)
- Lowe: Winners, losers and everyone in between after a wild 2021 offseason (August 11, 2021, 12:16 PM ET)
- No. 2 on top: Green's Rockets beat Cade, Pistons (August 11, 2021, 11:55 AM ET)
- Kuminga & Co. have a high bar to reach thanks to 2020 NBA draft class (August 11, 2021, 2:37 AM ET)
- Russ says 'it's surreal' to join hometown Lakers (August 11, 2021, 12:47 AM ET)
- The cautionary tale of Dennis Schroder, Boston's new point guard (August 10, 2021, 9:37 PM ET)
- Sources: Schroder to Celts on 1-year, $5.9M deal (August 10, 2021, 9:00 PM ET)
- Wizards announce new coach Unseld Jr.'s staff (August 10, 2021, 7:20 PM ET)
- GM Kupchak: Hornets to develop trio of centers (August 10, 2021, 4:53 PM ET)
- Luka 'never had a doubt' he'd re-up with Mavs (August 10, 2021, 12:19 PM ET)
- Luka signs landmark $207M deal with Mavericks (August 10, 2021, 9:30 AM ET)
- Melo: LeBron's pitch to me was 'the time is now' (August 10, 2021, 3:39 AM ET)
- New Wiz PG Dinwiddie 'not Gilbert, John or Russ' (August 9, 2021, 11:29 PM ET)
- Conley hopes to complete run to title with Jazz (August 9, 2021, 9:23 PM ET)
- Borrego 'thrilled' after reaching deal with Hornets (August 9, 2021, 5:36 PM ET)
- Sources: NBA to investigate Lonzo, Lowry deals (August 9, 2021, 12:41 AM ET)
- Aussie NBA rookie Giddey injured in Thunder debut (August 8, 2021, 11:51 PM ET)
- Unnatural shot motion rules enforced in Vegas (August 8, 2021, 6:39 PM ET)
- Top-five '22 prospect George commits to Baylor (August 8, 2021, 6:00 PM ET)
- Wizards-Pacers summer league game postponed (August 8, 2021, 2:19 PM ET)
- Durant signs 4-year, $198M extension with Nets (August 8, 2021, 10:44 AM ET)
- Golden Girls: United States women's basketball team captures its seventh consecutive gold medal (August 8, 2021, 2:15 AM ET)
- Wizards re-sign guard Raul Neto (August 7, 2021, 11:48 PM ET)
- McCollum to succeed CP3 as NBPA president (August 7, 2021, 10:53 PM ET)
- Sources: Hornets finalizing extension for Borrego (August 7, 2021, 2:51 PM ET)
- Mills' 42 leads Aussies to 1st men's hoops medal (August 7, 2021, 11:35 AM ET)
- Butler signs 4-year, $184M extension with Heat (August 7, 2021, 11:01 AM ET)
- KD leads Team USA to fourth straight gold medal (August 7, 2021, 9:17 AM ET)
- Golden GOAT: KD is the best U.S. men's basketball player ever (August 7, 2021, 3:14 AM ET)
- Golden Child: Pamela and JaVale McGee become first mother and son to win Olympic golds (August 7, 2021, 3:14 AM ET)
- Team USA's fourth straight Olympic men's basketball gold medal has social media buzzing (August 7, 2021, 2:08 AM ET)
- Damian Lillard's golden summer deserves a closer look (August 7, 2021, 1:23 AM ET)
- Sources: Bucks get Allen in trade with Grizzlies (August 6, 2021, 10:29 PM ET)
- Lakers sign coach Vogel to contract extension (August 6, 2021, 9:56 PM ET)
- Howard: New Lakers 'underappreciated' bunch (August 6, 2021, 9:45 PM ET)
- Hawks re-sign veteran Williams for 1-year, $5M (August 6, 2021, 9:14 PM ET)
- Trade grades: How dealing for Grayson Allen boosts the Bucks' title defense (August 6, 2021, 7:35 PM ET)
- With Durant signed, are more extensions coming in Brooklyn? (August 6, 2021, 7:04 PM ET)
- Sources: Kawhi staying with Clips despite opt-out (August 6, 2021, 6:36 PM ET)
- Clippers bringing back Jackson, adding Winslow (August 6, 2021, 4:40 PM ET)
- Free agent Iguodala agrees to return to Warriors (August 6, 2021, 4:35 PM ET)
- From Dame to Simmons, the key decisions that still loom in free agency (August 6, 2021, 4:33 PM ET)
- The architect of USA Basketball is one win away from going out on top (August 6, 2021, 1:11 PM ET)
- Source: Oubre agrees with Hornets on 2-year deal (August 6, 2021, 2:23 AM ET)
- Sources: Ujiri agrees to new deal with Raptors (August 5, 2021, 3:47 PM ET)
- Drummond: 76ers a 'great fit' despite Embiid tiff (August 5, 2021, 2:05 PM ET)
- The top 10 free agents remaining, and why things get interesting after Kawhi (August 5, 2021, 1:09 PM ET)
- No. 1 hoops prospect Bates reclassifying into '21 (August 5, 2021, 12:13 PM ET)
- France survives Doncic triple-double to win semi (August 5, 2021, 10:52 AM ET)
- Biggest 2021 NBA free-agency and trade decisions for all 30 teams (August 5, 2021, 10:34 AM ET)
- Agents: Knicks extend Randle for $117 million (August 5, 2021, 10:29 AM ET)
- NBA experts: Biggest surprises and what we want to see happen next in free agency (August 5, 2021, 8:44 AM ET)
- Sixers agree with Green on two-year, $20M deal (August 5, 2021, 8:29 AM ET)
- Sources: Wiz to get Dinwiddie in sign-and-trade (August 4, 2021, 11:28 PM ET)
- Sources: Ex-All-Star Aldridge eyeing NBA return (August 4, 2021, 11:12 PM ET)
- Trade grades: How dealing for Spencer Dinwiddie boosts the Wizards' playoff chances (August 4, 2021, 8:38 PM ET)
- 'It's just them vs. us': Why Australia poses a serious challenge for Durant & Co. (August 4, 2021, 7:57 PM ET)
- Sources: Warriors trade Paschall to Jazz for pick (August 4, 2021, 7:05 PM ET)
- Pelicans hire D'Antoni as coaching consultant (August 4, 2021, 5:17 PM ET)
- DHS: 491 virus cases could be tied to Bucks' run (August 4, 2021, 2:54 PM ET)
- Agents: Collins agrees to $125M deal with Hawks (August 4, 2021, 2:17 PM ET)
- Source: Oladipo to stay with Heat on 1-year deal (August 4, 2021, 2:00 PM ET)
- What the surprising Kemba Walker addition means for the Knicks' chances in 2021-22 (August 4, 2021, 1:00 PM ET)
- Sources: Kemba to join Knicks after OKC buyout (August 4, 2021, 12:51 PM ET)
- What adding Lonzo Ball means for the Chicago Bulls (August 4, 2021, 1:38 AM ET)
- Jazz agree to 2-year deal with free agent Gay (August 3, 2021, 10:29 PM ET)
- Melo joins LeBron as Lakers make several moves (August 3, 2021, 10:06 PM ET)
- Trade grades: One team wins the DeMar DeRozan deal -- and it's not even close (August 3, 2021, 9:08 PM ET)
- Source: Bulls, DeRozan finalizing sign-and-trade (August 3, 2021, 8:07 PM ET)
- Sources: Markieff Morris finalizing deal with Heat (August 3, 2021, 7:15 PM ET)
- What Steph's $215 million extension means for him and the Warriors' future (August 3, 2021, 6:19 PM ET)
- Where does Carmelo Anthony fit among all these Lakers additions? (August 3, 2021, 6:03 PM ET)
- Warriors' Curry gets 4-year, $215M extension (August 3, 2021, 5:05 PM ET)
- Source: Sixers, Drummond agree to 1-year deal (August 3, 2021, 4:18 PM ET)
- Bench press: Nets adding Mills, retaining Brown (August 3, 2021, 3:52 PM ET)
- Sources: R. Lopez strikes 1-year deal with Magic (August 3, 2021, 3:49 PM ET)
- Warriors unveil 75th anniversary uniforms that throw back to Wilt Chamberlain era (August 3, 2021, 2:55 PM ET)
- Best available NBA free agents and their predicted salaries (August 3, 2021, 12:38 PM ET)
- Doncic leads Slovenia closer to basketball medal (August 3, 2021, 11:10 AM ET)
- KD powers U.S. past Rubio, Spain and into semis (August 3, 2021, 10:55 AM ET)
- Lowe: How can the Miami Heat keep doing this? (August 3, 2021, 10:05 AM ET)
- Achiuwa grateful for time with Heat but eager for challenge in Toronto (August 3, 2021, 6:21 AM ET)
- Dwight Howard returns to Lakers and makes some obscure history (August 3, 2021, 4:42 AM ET)
- Hawks extend Young on deal worth up to $207M (August 3, 2021, 2:19 AM ET)
- Thunder lock up SGA with max rookie extension (August 3, 2021, 2:18 AM ET)
- Source: Guard Dinwiddie nears deal with Wizards (August 3, 2021, 12:50 AM ET)
- Ex-All-Star F Griffin returns to Nets on 1-year deal (August 3, 2021, 12:30 AM ET)
- Sources: Portis back to Bucks for 2 years, $9M (August 3, 2021, 12:23 AM ET)
- New 4-year deal keeps Paul with Suns, agents say (August 3, 2021, 12:16 AM ET)
- Sources: Knicks keep Rose, others; add Fournier (August 3, 2021, 12:08 AM ET)
- Sources: Howard, Ariza among 4 rejoining Lakers (August 3, 2021, 12:05 AM ET)
- Will the Knicks regret not waiting for bigger stars to hit the market? (August 2, 2021, 11:47 PM ET)
- Pels land Hornets PG Graham in sign-and-trade (August 2, 2021, 11:39 PM ET)
- Nuggets keep Barton; give Jeff Green 2-year deal (August 2, 2021, 11:35 PM ET)
- NBA trade grades: Who wins the Devonte' Graham deal? (August 2, 2021, 11:33 PM ET)
- NBA trade grades: After adding Kyle Lowry, what is Miami's place in the East now? (August 2, 2021, 10:43 PM ET)
- Heat land Lowry, retain Robinson on $90M deal (August 2, 2021, 10:39 PM ET)
- CP3's return means the Suns are built to win right now -- but what does the future hold? (August 2, 2021, 10:28 PM ET)
- Sources: New-look Spurs add McDermott, Collins (August 2, 2021, 10:11 PM ET)
- Powell returns to Blazers, who also add Zeller (August 2, 2021, 10:09 PM ET)
- Bulls bring on Lonzo for $85M, Caruso for $37M (August 2, 2021, 9:52 PM ET)
- Rockets agree to 4-year, $36M deal with Theis (August 2, 2021, 9:24 PM ET)
- Source: Clippers re-sign Batum to two-year deal (August 2, 2021, 9:12 PM ET)
- Pacers to re-sign McConnell to four-year deal (August 2, 2021, 8:15 PM ET)
- Sources: Heat, Butler moving toward max deal (August 2, 2021, 8:05 PM ET)
- Korkmaz sticking with 76ers on 3-year, $15M deal (August 2, 2021, 8:03 PM ET)
- Agents: Conley staying with Jazz on 3-year deal (August 2, 2021, 7:58 PM ET)
- Sources: Raptors, Trent agree to 3-year, $54M deal (August 2, 2021, 7:58 PM ET)
- Agent: Mavs keep Hardaway with 4-year deal (August 2, 2021, 7:26 PM ET)
- Agent: Olynyk takes Pistons' 3-year, $37M offer (August 2, 2021, 7:16 PM ET)
- Source: Paul will be ready for camp after surgery (August 2, 2021, 7:06 PM ET)
- Cavs retain center Allen on 5-year, $100M deal (August 2, 2021, 6:50 PM ET)
- Behind the scenes of the Lakers' blockbuster Westbrook trade (August 2, 2021, 4:03 PM ET)
- Pistons, Lions leaders share goals, kinship (August 2, 2021, 2:10 PM ET)
- NBA VP VanDeWeghe steps down for adviser role (August 2, 2021, 12:47 PM ET)
- Extension-eligible LaVine seeks 'respect' in deal (August 2, 2021, 9:18 AM ET)
- 'I thought it was a bad pick': College coaches on NBA draft surprises, best values (August 2, 2021, 8:43 AM ET)
- NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2021 and 2022 (August 2, 2021, 8:39 AM ET)
- The five tiers of NBA cap space in 2021 (August 2, 2021, 8:38 AM ET)
- Source: Kawhi declines $36M option with Clips (August 2, 2021, 2:10 AM ET)
- Sources: Chris Paul declines $44M player option (August 2, 2021, 12:58 AM ET)
- Sources: Heat aim to be front-runners for Lowry (August 2, 2021, 12:18 AM ET)
- Duke lands second top-20 commit in four days (August 1, 2021, 10:20 PM ET)
- Heat decline Iguodala option, pick up Dragic's (August 1, 2021, 7:05 PM ET)
- Giannis brings Larry O'Brien Trophy to Greece (August 1, 2021, 3:30 PM ET)
- Free agency, Olympics collide for Fournier, Batum (August 1, 2021, 3:28 PM ET)
- Team USA draws Spain in men's hoops quarters (August 1, 2021, 12:44 PM ET)