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MIAMI — Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked...

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MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra has preached about the value of adversity for months, not shying away from saying that it helped the Miami Heat get to these NBA Finals.And now Denver is dealing with a little taste of it as well.Game 3 of the NBA Finals is...

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DENVER — Nikola Jokic wasn’t supposed to be here. Neither was Jimmy Butler, for that matter.Jokic was drafted behind 40 other players in 2014. Butler was drafted behind 29 others in 2011. Jokic grew up in Serbia, not even thinking about the NBA....

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Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday.Anthony, who was not in the NBA this season, retires as the No. 9 scorer...

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Academy Award winner Michael Douglas loves basketball. He’s a big Miami fan, mainly because of his relationship with Heat President Pat Riley. He’s followed the game for decades.He’s gone to a couple French league games in recent weeks for one reason:...

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Ja Morant was suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday after he appeared to be holding a gun in another social media video that was streamed live on Instagram, the latest in a series of concerning incidents involving the two-time All-Star...

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When a generational talent like Victor Wembanyama comes along, it’s clear that he would make any team that he’s with better in a multitude of ways.And the team that wins Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery in Chicago — and the right to draft Wembanyama next...

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SUNRISE, Fla. — Taylor Hall and Jake DeBrusk each scored twice, Linus Ullmark stopped 41 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff game Sunday.Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi also had goals...

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MIAMI — Getting to the play-in tournament probably wasn’t the goal of any team when training camps opened back in September.It does, however, beat the alternative.There are 12 teams with playoff spots right now, 10 teams whose seasons are over — and...

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The Springfield Symphony Hall lists a capacity of 2,611. This is going to be a problem when the basketball world heads to western Massachusetts on Aug. 12.Act surprised on Saturday when the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces its class...

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Jordan Miller took 20 shots in the regional final for Miami and made them all, helping the Hurricanes rally their way into the Final Four. The personification of clutch.Fitting.A guy named Clutch is why he’s at Miami, why Miller...

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Basketball Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim’s 47-year tenure as coach at Syracuse came to an awkward end on Wednesday, with the university saying Orange assistant Adrian Autry has been promoted to the job.The move came less than three hours after Syracuse...

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When Kevin Durant was asked about the notion of him and some other Olympic gold medalists potentially getting seats on USA Basketball’s Board of Directors, he liked the idea.That is, on one condition: He didn’t want the seats to be honorary. He wanted...

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Kevin Durant went to Phoenix. Russell Westbrook moved from Los Angeles to Los Angeles. Kevin Love did what once worked out nicely for LeBron James, taking his talents from Cleveland to Miami. And speaking of James, he says he’s about to play some of...

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SALT LAKE CITY — Best record in the NBA. A team that won the Eastern Conference and went to the NBA Finals last season. A pair of All-Stars, including the MVP. And a coach who isn’t an interim coach anymore.The Boston Celtics have much to like about...

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LeBron James is 38 years old. He is in Season 20 of his NBA career. He is, by conventional basketball-playing standards, ancient.History says his decline should have started already.Except it hasn’t. Not even close. And count that as just another...