Basketball

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Muriel @Muriel - about 1 month ago

Sources: SMU targeting USC's Enfield as coach

SMU is targeting Andy Enfield for the school's basketball job, sources told ESPN.

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George @George - over 2 years ago

'Queen of Basketball' Lusia Harris dead at 66 - Reuters

Lusia 'Lucy' Harris, the basketball pioneer who won a silver medal at the 1976 Olympic Games and was the first Black woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 66, her family said on Tuesday.

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Webster @Webster - almost 5 years ago

Nike PG 3 "NASA 50th" Release Info

Nike PG 3 "NASA 50th" Release InfoPaul George's signature Nike sneaker is set to release in another NASA-inspired colorway this week.Following the initial launch of the PG 3 model in a orange, blue and silver "NASA" variation, the basketball silhouette now gets outfitted ...continued

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Izaiah @Izaiah - almost 2 years ago

At 14, He Fired a Fatal Shot. At 18, He Was Finally Sentenced.

Aaron Nathaniel Jr., who was only 14 when he killed Timi Oyebola, 16, was sentenced after delays that frustrated families on both sides.

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Eleanora @Eleanora - 5 months ago

Score Half Off a Season Long Subscription to NBA League Pass & League Pass Premium - CNET

Save 50% on a season-long streaming subscription and catch all the NBA games from the comfort of your couch.

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Casper @Casper - about 2 years ago

This State Champion Girls’ Basketball Team Practiced on a Dirt Court

A Louisiana high school lost its gym when a hurricane tore through town. Practicing on a dirt court, the girls’ basketball team adopted a defiant motto: No gym, no problem.

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George @George - about 3 years ago

NCAA sets COVID replacement policy for women's tournament - Reuters

The NCAA laid out its contingency plans on Thursday should COVID-19 force a team to withdraw from the women's basketball tournament, and it will not allow a replacement team to enter past March 16 -- five days before the scheduled start.

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Ericka @Ericka - almost 5 years ago

Raptors' Masai Ujiri Had 'Very Good Meetings' with Kawhi Leonard Amid FA Rumors

Raptors' Masai Ujiri Had 'Very Good Meetings' with Kawhi Leonard Amid FA RumorsKawhi Leonard's free agency will have enormous ripple effects around the NBA, and the team he decides on will be among the favorites to win a title next season. Returning to the Toronto Raptors...continued

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Mariano @Mariano - over 1 year ago

FIBA investigating fight between Mali players at Women's World Cup - Reuters

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) launched an investigation on Tuesday after two Mali players were filmed fighting with each other after their team were eliminated from the Women's World Cup.

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Gregoria @Gregoria - over 3 years ago

76ers name Morey president of basketball operations - Reuters

The Philadelphia 76ers made it official Monday, announcing Daryl Morey as the new president of basketball operations.

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Marlon @Marlon - over 3 years ago

Basketball: Barcelona deny abandoning player in Istanbul - Reuters

FC Barcelona's basketball team have denied they refused to allow their player Thomas Heurtel to board their plane after a Euroleague defeat by Anadolu Efes in Istanbul on Tuesday.

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Rex @Rex - almost 3 years ago

LeBron James 'Chosen One' jersey, Maradona boots head to auction - Reuters

A high-school basketball jersey worn by LeBron James on a famous Sports Illustrated cover will go up for auction in July among 500 other pieces of sports memorabilia, Julien's Auctions said on Wednesday.

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Alexandro @Alexandro - over 3 years ago

Basketball-Barcelona deny abandoning player in Istanbul - Reuters UK

FC Barcelona's basketball team have denied they refused to allow their player Thomas Heurtel to board their plane after a Euroleague defeat by Anadolu Efes in Istanbul on Tuesday.

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Alexzander @Alexzander - almost 2 years ago

Getting Griner home the 'number one priority' for NBA, WNBA, says Silver - Reuters

National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver said getting WNBA player Brittney Griner home was the "number one priority," after a Russian court extended her pre-trial detention last week.

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Ryleigh @Ryleigh - over 3 years ago

LaMelo Ball Is Already a Celebrity. He Might Be a Basketball Star, Too.

Famous before he could legally drive, Ball headlines a group of players who circumvented the N.C.A.A. on their way to the N.B.A. draft.

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Alexander @Alexander - almost 5 years ago

2 men open fire at Philadelphia playground, wounding 7

2 men open fire at Philadelphia playground, wounding 7PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say two men opened fire at a crowded west Philadelphia playground, wounding seven people.Police say several hundred people were at Baker Playground in the city’s Overbrook neighborhood, ...continued

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Jany @Jany - over 4 years ago

David Stern, One Of The Most Influential NBA Commissioners, Is Dead At 77

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Muriel @Muriel - over 2 years ago

Melbourne United's Dellavedova keeping NBA door open - Reuters

Melbourne United guard Matthew Dellavedova insists his NBA career is not over yet, saying he plans to use the upcoming National Basketball League (NBL) campaign to regain fitness and potentially return to the United States.

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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - about 2 years ago

The Brooklyn Nets stake claim in metaverse with a virtual realm dubbed the 'Netaverse'

More than 100 cameras around the court will feed into a video system transforming the images into digital renderings of basketball games.

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Ericka @Ericka - about 2 years ago

How Sedona Prince Spurred the Conversation on Equity in March Madness

Sedona Prince’s viral TikTok from the 2021 N.C.A.A. women’s tournament led to a gender equity review in college basketball and to changes in the women’s event.

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Meggie @Meggie - 10 months ago

Ex-LSU standout Ballard, 29, dies after hit by car

Former LSU women's basketball standout Danielle Ballard, 29, died after being struck by a car as a pedestrian early Thursday morning in Memphis, the university confirmed.

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Arvid @Arvid - over 4 years ago

Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant Dies In Helicopter Crash At 41

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Izaiah @Izaiah - 6 months ago

LeBron James’ Family Hilariously Roasts Him In New Video

The basketball star's wife and kids had fun doing impressions of the four-time NBA champion.

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Roger @Roger - over 3 years ago

She Thought the Grizzlies Wanted Hiring Advice. They Wanted Her.

Sonia Raman had spent years studying N.B.A. games as she coached Division III women’s basketball at M.I.T. Then the Memphis Grizzlies called about an opening for an assistant coach.

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Delia @Delia - over 3 years ago

Nikola Jokic Plays Basketball as if It’s Water Polo

“You would think he’s M.V.P. of Spikeball,” Stojakovic said of Jokic.At the same time, Jokic’s proclivity for palming the basketball is one of the sharpest parallels that water polo practitioners draw when they watch him on the court. One-handed passes. One-handed rebound...continued

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