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Brittney Griner gets warm welcome in first home game since being detained in Russian prison

May 22, 2023 Associated Press

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PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner won the opening tip and ran to her familiar spot in the low post. There was nowhere else the ball was going to go on […]

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The Wembanyama sweepstakes and draft lottery has a winner: It’s the Spurs

May 16, 2023 Associated Press

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CHICAGO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is set to follow in the footsteps of David Robinson and Tim Duncan, and the San Antonio Spurs are ready to welcome the French phenom. […]

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Jokic slow-walks Nuggets into NBA final four with methodical, unselfish approach

May 14, 2023 Associated Press

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DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic is anything but flashy and never seems to be in a hurry to get where he is going. After leading the Denver Nuggets to a […]

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Bucks’ Jrue Holiday selected as NBA teammate of year for 2nd consecutive season

May 11, 2023 Associated Press

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday has been selected the NBA’s teammate of the year for the second straight year and third time in the last four seasons. […]

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Embiid, Antetokounmpo lead all-NBA, while Jokic lands on 2nd team

May 11, 2023 Associated Press

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Denver’s Nikola Jokic now knows how Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid felt during two previous NBA award seasons. Second in the MVP race — but only second-team All-NBA. Embiid — the newly […]

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COLLEGE

Son of NBA great Dennis Rodman transferring to USC, joining Bronny James

May 11, 2023 Associated Press

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California’s basketball roster is getting more star-studded by the moment. The Trojans had already landed Bronny James, son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. […]

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BUCKS

Milwaukee’s Holiday, Lopez headline NBA All-Defensive Team

May 9, 2023 Associated Press

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NEW YORK (AP) — Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. of Memphis, as well as Milwaukee’s Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez, headlined the NBA’s All-Defensive team Tuesday. Also […]

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BUCKS

Bucks hope coaching change can ‘unlock some more potential’

May 5, 2023 Associated Press

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The Milwaukee Bucks want their postseasons to match the success of their regular seasons. That pretty much explains why the Bucks opted to fire coach Mike Budenholzer after he led […]

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Bucks fire Budenholzer as coach after early playoff exit

May 4, 2023 Associated Press

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer just over a week after their stunning first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat spoiled a season in which […]

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NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor, ahead of Jokic, Antetokounmpo

May 3, 2023 Associated Press

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Joel Embiid began the long process toward NBA MVP as a towering soccer prospect in Africa who never picked up a basketball until he was a teenager. Once he changed […]

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