The Denver Nuggets raised their championship banner Tuesday night, then dropped the hammer on the Los Angeles Lakers with a 119-107 victory fueled by Nikola Jokic’s triple-double. Jokic had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in the NBA’s season opener. Jamal Murray added 21 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20, …
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James Harden, a 10-time All-Star and three-time NBA scoring champion, is on his way to yet another team in a different city. Harden was reportedly traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, just over four months after the superstar guard demanded a trade. James Harden, …
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The Charlotte Hornets released a statement ahead of Miles Bridges’ return to the court Friday. Bridges, who has been involved in multiple domestic violence cases, including one that remains active, has served a 30-game NBA suspension. The league gave Bridges credit for 20 games of his suspension from last season, …
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A fan was tragically pronounced dead during the Sacramento Kings game on Monday night after suffering from a medical emergency, the team said in a statement. During the first quarter of the Kings’ loss to the New Orleans Pelicans during an in-season tournament game, a fan in the stands at …
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The Big Three of the Chicago Bulls dynasty were each part of the team’s inaugural Ring of Honor class, yet there were not at the ceremony that honored them. Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman were all absent from the United Center on Thursday night for the first Ring …
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Turning Point USA is calling for the NBA to fire an employee who posted crude remarks about Charlie Kirk’s assassination on social media. Kirk founded TPUSA, a nonprofit organization that focuses on conservative values in high schools and colleges, in 2012. He was shot and killed at Utah Valley University …
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The attorney representingMiami Heat player Terry Rozier accused the FBI of seeking “misplaced glory” after the NBA player was arrested Thursday as part of a widespread investigation into an alleged illegal sports betting operation. Rozier, who was immediately placed on leave by theNBA following the indictments, was among more than …
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of 34 individuals, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard and coach Damon Jones, as part of a widespread investigation into an illegal gambling scheme. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed at …
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FBI Director Kash Patel warned the “nationwide takedown” of an illegal gambling ring with alleged ties to famed basketball personalities and crime families is “just the start” on Fox News. His interview followed the FBI’s arrest of the Portland Trail Blazers’ head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry …
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Two former NBA players turned coaches, one of whom is a Hall of Famer, were arrested Thursday after alleged involvement in a rigged poker scheme in which members of the La Cosa Nostra crime families were also listed as defendants. Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, the latter of whom is …
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