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• Last year’s WNBA MVP was so dominant she might repeat while not being as good

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images A’ja Wilson recorded the best individual season in WNBA history last year. Will she top that in 2025? A’ja Wilson is a two-time WNBA Champion, three-time MVP, 2023 Finals MVP, two-time Defensive Player of the Year, six-time All-Star, four-time All-WNBA First Team member, WNBA Rookie of the Year, two-time Olympic Champion, one-time Olympic MVP, t...2025
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• Celtics’ Brown, Holiday Questionable For Game 3; Tatum Doubtful
The Celtics could be shorthanded for Friday’s Game 3 in Orlando. In their initial injury report on Thursday, the team listed Jrue Holiday as questionable with a right hamstring strain and Jayson Tatum as doubtful with a right distal radius bone bruise, tweets Jared Weiss of The Athletic. On Friday, reigning Finals MVP Jaylen Brown […]...2025
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• Jaylen Brown leads Celtics to 2-0 lead over Magic, answers the call without Jayson Tatum
The reigning Finals MVP scored 36 points in Game 2, silencing questions about his knee....2025
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• NBA playoffs 2025: Vintage Kawhi Leonard outshines Nikola Jokić as Clippers tie series with Nuggets

Leonard turned back the page Monday night as Nuggets defenders were helpless to slow the two-time Finals MVP....2025
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• NBA Playoffs: Vintage Kawhi Leonard outshines Nikola Jokić as Clippers tie up series with Nuggets

Leonard turned back the page Monday night as Nuggets defenders were helpless to slow the two-time Finals MVP....2025
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• No Minutes Restriction Expected For Celtics’ Jaylen Brown
After missing the final three games of the regular season due to a bone bruise in his right knee, reigning NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown doesn’t anticipate being on a minutes restriction when the Celtics‘ first-round series vs. Orlando gets underway on Sunday, he told reporters today (story via Souichi Terada of MassLive.com). Brown was […]...2025
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• Celtics’ Brown, Holiday Questionable For Game 3; Tatum Doubtful
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• NBA Playoffs predictions for 2025 bracket in every series, including the Finals

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s predict the 2025 NBA Playoffs The NBA Playoffs used to be boring, at least according to the skeptics. Upsets were few and far between, the best team was determined by who had the best individual player, and the best team almost always won. NBA fans endured four years of the Golden State Warriors vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals....2025
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• Celtics’ Jrue Holiday insists ‘nobody’s worried’ about Jaylen Brown’s knee injury ahead of playoff run
Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday insisted ‘nobody’s worried’ about Jaylen Brown as last year’s Finals MVP battles a knee injury heading into the postseason. Head coach Joe Mazzulla confirmed Brown received pain management injections in his right knee as ‘part of the rehab process,’ while reassuring the All-Star guard will be ready for Sunday’s Game [̷...2025
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• Celtics may have Jaylen Brown injury worry ahead of playoffs

The reigning NBA Finals MVP could have some trouble suiting up in the playoffs this season....2025
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• Troubling new info emerges about Jaylen Brown's knee injury

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• Unrivaled’s first-year player contracts included a very important detail

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images If Unrivaled players suffer injuries that might jeopardize their upcoming WNBA seasons, the league will pay their salaries, Front Office Sports reported. Unrivaled’s inaugural season is in the books, with more than 40 WNBA players participating in the professional women’s basketball 3-on-3 league in Miami. First, many wondered if star players would be...2025
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• 5 Cooper Flagg NBA comparisons that show why he’s No. 1 pick in our mock draft

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Cooper Flagg might be the best American-born basketball prospect since LeBron James entered the 2003 NBA Draft. That’s a bold claim to make against the likes of Anthony Davis at Kentucky, Zion Williamson at Duke, Greg Oden at Ohio State, and Derrick Rose at Memphis, but Flagg has put himself in that conversation during an electric freshman year. Flagg ha...2025
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• New York Liberty star who underwent surgery could miss most of WNBA season

Photo by Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images Betnijah Laney-Hamilton suffered an acute meniscus surgery during the WNBA offseason, the Liberty reported Monday. New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton underwent surgery on her left knee to repair an acute meniscus injury, the time announced Monday afternoon. The Liberty reported that Laney-Hamilton is projected to return to bas...2025
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• Chicago Sky star wins big-time award after strong rookie campaign

Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images Kamilla Cardoso was named the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association’s International Player of the Year, beating out several other WNBA stars. Kamilla Cardoso has won the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association’s International Player of the Year award. She averaged 20.8 points per game on 64.7% shooting, 10.2 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in 31.4 minu...2025
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• Unrivaled’s championship game proved one undeniable fact

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Chelsea Gray showed the world that despite an injury-riddled season in the WNBA, she’s still one of the basketball’s best players. Chelsea Gray began Unrivaled with questions surrounding her standing in the WNBA as one of the league’s elite players. The Las Vegas Aces star finishes a champion — thanks to a dominant month of basketball that saw her explod...2025
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• Latest New York Liberty announcement puts more pressure on Connecticut Sun

Photo by David L. Nemec/NBAE via Getty Images The Liberty are the latest WNBA team to formally announce plans for a state-of-the-art practice facility — further shining light on the franchises who don’t have such plans. On Thursday, the New York Liberty announced that the defending champions would be building an $80 million, 75,000 square foot state-of-the-art practice facility. The facil...2025
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• Nikola Jokic won NBA Finals MVP while looking like he just wanted to go home
Nikola Jokic won an NBA championship and reacted like he was forced to go to a work party. Nikola Jokic was the driving force behind the Denver Nuggets winning their first NBA championship in franchise history. The two-time MVP carried the Nuggets to the No. 1 seed in the regular season and helped them tear through the playoffs on the way to the 2023 NBA Finals. The Miami Heat never had a magic so...2023
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Erik Spoestra can’t lose. If you forced me to define what I think makes a good coach in this modern league, my answer would be “Rigid flexibility”. It’s a paradox that demands being able to hold two things in your head at the same time, to understand two conflicting ideas can be true. If you’re too dogmatic, you live and die by the same double-edged s...2023
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• WATCH: Steph Curry drops 62 points in pop-a-shot at daughter Riley's 10th birthday party
The reigning NBA Finals MVP is the greatest shooter ever, after all...2022
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• Durant has funny response to getting called a 'snake' by fans
Kevin Durant wants you to know that he is nourished by your hatred.In a recent appearance on Complex’s “Hot Ones” series, the Golden State Warriors forward had a funny remark about being pejoratively nicknamed a “snake” by fans. The term is often used in reference to Durant’s perceived betrayal of Oklahoma City when he signed with the Warriors in free agency.“I get the snake comment so many times,...2017
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• How Las Vegas Summer League Paved the Path for an NBA Superpower
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• 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists Announced: Latest Comments and Reaction
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• LeBron James to Re-Sign with Cavaliers: Latest Contract Details and Reaction
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• Jimmy Butler's Emergence Can't Be Lost in Derrick Rose's Shadow
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"8% shooting for his career and was named both the Eastern Conference Finals and Finals MVP last season en route to securing the Celtics’ 18th championship."

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"After turning 30 earlier this month, Giannis already has two NBA MVPs, one Defensive Player of the Year Award, an NBA championship, and an NBA Finals MVP on his resume."

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"com/XfKe5ect53— NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2023 Jokic was named Western Conference Finals MVP."

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"The reigning NBA Finals MVP is the greatest shooter ever, after all"

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"Giannis Antetokounmpo wins 2021 NBA Finals MVP: Bucks star becomes youngest winner since Kawhi Leonard in 2014"

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"The Dubs were forced to trade the former Finals MVP to Memphis in order to create cap space to sign D’Angelo […] The post 3 players Warriors could acquire using their $17."

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"It will not begin as a signature deal, sources said, but Doncic can earn a signature deal through bonus clauses such as winning MVP or Finals MVP."

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"Basketball Hall of Famer and former NBA Finals MVP JoJo White, who spent the majority of his career with the Boston Celtics, has passed away at the age of 71."

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"As far as achievements go, hitting a last-minute 3-pointer to avoid going scoreless wouldn't figure to rank very high on the list of a player with a championship, a Finals MVP, 10 All-Star appearances and more than 26,000 career points to his name."

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"In addition to the above stats, Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, five-time NBA champion and a two-time NBA Finals MVP."

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"Since taking on the Number 24 with the Lakers, Bryant has won two more NBA titles, two NBA Finals MVP awards and one NBA MVP award."

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"Jordan made 14 All-Star teams, won five NBA Most Valuable Player awards and led the Bulls to six championships, winning the NBA Finals MVP award in all six."

• Last year’s WNBA MVP was so dominant she might repeat while not being as good
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• Report: Suns Admit They Made Mistake Not Involving Kevin Durant In Trade Talks At Trade Deadline
According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Phoenix Suns admit they made a mistake not involving Kevin Durant in trade talks at the February trade deadline. Durant was shocked when he found out that the Suns were shopping him. The two-time Finals MVP was almost traded to the Golden State Warriors before he […] The post Report: Suns Admit They Made Mistake Not Involving Kevin ...2025
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• Unrivaled’s first-year player contracts included a very important detail
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• 5 Cooper Flagg NBA comparisons that show why he’s No. 1 pick in our mock draft
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• New York Liberty sign former UConn star as they pursue back-to-back titles

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images Breanna Stewart re-signs with the defending champs on a one-year deal just a few weeks before the start of training camp. There was never really any doubt that Breanna Stewart would re-sign with the New York Liberty, but it got late in the offseason before the defending WNBA champions made it official. Stewart, a two-time MVP and a key piece of th...2025
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• Latest New York Liberty announcement puts more pressure on Connecticut Sun
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• Report: Celtics could try to trade for Kevin Durant in offseason
According to Nick Wright of First Things First, the Boston Celtics could try to trade for NBA icon Kevin Durant in the offseason. The Phoenix Suns are expected to entertain Durant trade offers this offseason after they came close to trading the two-time Finals MVP at this year’s NBA trade deadline. Nick Wright: “Two totally […] The post Report: Celtics could try to tr...2025
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• These 3 WNBA teams have the most national television games next season

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Indiana Fever, Las Vegas Aces, and New York Liberty are slated to have the most national television-heavy schedule next season — in that order. The WNBA’s television broadcast schedules have been released, and Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will play the most games on national television next season. A stunning 41 of the team’s 44 regular sea...2025
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• Let’s remember Diana Taurasi’s best performance at UConn

Spoiler: It came during one of her many trips to the Final Four. And no, it didn’t come against Tennessee, but it helped cement Taurasi as one of the GOATs. It was the NCAA Tournament run that led Geno Auriemma to first speak the now iconic, yet simple phrase: “We got Diana and you don’t.” And that statement was perhaps never more true than in the 2003 Final Four against Texas. Diana Taurasi – if ...2025
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• Diana Taurasi’s retirement announcement comes at a perfect time

Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images Taurasi, who headlined the Phoenix Mercury for 20 years, leaves women’s basketball in a better place than ever. After an offseason of speculation, WNBA star Diana Taurasi has officially announced her retirement — hanging up her shoes after 20 seasons as one of the unequivocal faces of women’s basketball. She revealed her decision, which was widel...2025
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• Jaylen Brown leads Celtics to 2-0 lead over Magic, answers the call without Jayson Tatum
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• NBA Playoffs predictions for 2025 bracket in every series, including the Finals
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• Unrivaled’s first-year player contracts included a very important detail
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• 5 Cooper Flagg NBA comparisons that show why he’s No. 1 pick in our mock draft
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• New York Liberty star who underwent surgery could miss most of WNBA season
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• New York Liberty sign former UConn star as they pursue back-to-back titles
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• Chicago Sky star wins big-time award after strong rookie campaign
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• Unrivaled’s championship game proved one undeniable fact
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• Unrivaled MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and more: our selections

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray, Kayla McBride, Angel Reese, Nola Henry, and other picks for Unrivaled awards. Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 professional basketball league taking place in Miami this offseason, is just a few weeks away from completion, its inaugural season coming to a close on March 10th. As such, it’s time for end-of-year awards. Media member...2025
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• Latest New York Liberty announcement puts more pressure on Connecticut Sun
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• Jaylen Brown wants to revive Oakland, and he’s putting his money where his mouth is

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Celtics superstar is investing in a community that helped make him who he is today. OAKLAND, Calif. — It took less than a year for Jaylen Brown to fall in love with the city of Oakland. In 2015, the 18-year-old basketball player, a freshman at UC Berkley, frequently ventured south from his prestigious university, eager to explore the nearby c...2025
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• Caitlin Clark’s “Welcome to the WNBA” moment is not what you’d expect

Photo by Kenny Giarla/NBAE via Getty Images Clark revealed she suffered a gruesome injury after running into a screen in a June game against the New York Liberty. Caitlin Clark, appearing on the New Heights Podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce, revealed her “Welcome to the WNBA” moment. The Indiana Fever star shared that she ruptured her eardrum in a game against the New York Liberty afte...2025
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• Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson are linked by more than just triple-doubles Nikola Jokic had already firmly established himself as the best basketball player in the world heading into the 2024-25 season with three NBA MVP trophies, one championship, and one NBA Finals MVP already under his belt before he turned 30 years old. Jokic faced one of ...2024
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• How a Liberty reserve and a halftime adjustment helped secure the WNBA Finals

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Nyara Sabally was barely in the rotation just a few weeks ago. But in the deciding Game 5 of the WNBA Finals between the Lynx and the Liberty, she was the x-factor. BROOKLYN — Sabrina Ionescu shot an abysmal 1-19 from the field, while Breanna Stewart posted 13 points on just 4-15 FG. On paper, those Liberty shooting splits seemed likely to spell disaster for the...2024
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• Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The season hasn’t even started, and Kawhi Leonard is already out indefinitely with a knee injury. When the Los Angeles Clippers open the 2024-2025 regular season on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns, they won’t have their best player on the floor. At the moment, no one knows when Kawhi Leonard will return. Leonard is sidelined ‘indefinitely’ with inflammatio...2024
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• Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Regardless of who has been on the floor, the defending champions have fittingly been the best team this preseason. BOSTON – Every now and then, confetti still falls from the rafters at TD Garden. In a Saturday night Celtics thrashing, a small piece of paper landed on Derrick White’s head. On Sunday, a few pieces were collected by an excited cou...2024
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• Is a New York Liberty championship as inevitable as a Celtics title was?

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart have powered a historically dominant team all year — do the Minnesota Lynx have a chance? BROOKLYN — To say that the New York Liberty dominated the WNBA season is a massive understatement. They finished the season with a 32-8 record, winning games by an average margin of 9.2 points. They boasted two win streaks of 8 ga...2024
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• LeBron James Says He's 'Probably the Best I've Been' Heading to 2015 NBA Finals
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• Dirk Nowitzki's Career Deserves Better Ending Than Dallas Mavericks Can Provide
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• LeBron named Finals MVP after historic series
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• NBA playoffs 2025: Vintage Kawhi Leonard outshines Nikola Jokić as Clippers tie series with Nuggets
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• Betting the NBA playoffs: Thunder, Celtics have best championship odds
An updated listing of the odds to win the NBA championship and Finals MVP....2025
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• Celtics’ Jrue Holiday insists ‘nobody’s worried’ about Jaylen Brown’s knee injury ahead of playoff run
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• 5 Cooper Flagg NBA comparisons that show why he’s No. 1 pick in our mock draft
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• Unrivaled’s championship game proved one undeniable fact
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• A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, and the 12 best WNBA players not playing in Unrivaled, ranked

Photo by Justin Casterline/NBAE via Getty Images Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 basketball league launching in Miami next week, will feature 36 WNBA stars. Here’s who won’t be participating. Unrivaled, the new professional women’s 3-on-3 basketball league launching next Friday, Jan. 17th in Miami, doesn’t lack star power. The league, co-founded by two-time MVP Breanna Stewart and the 2024 Defe...2025
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• Jaylen Brown’s hot shooting caused Timberwolves broadcasters to have a meltdown

The Timberwolves announcers couldn’t believe Jaylen Brown was hitting so many shots after a cold start to the season. The Boston Celtics are rolling again to begin the new NBA season, and it’s happened despite a cold shooting start from the reigning NBA Finals MVP. Jaylen Brown had not been able to buy a bucket from the outside entering Sunday afternoon’s matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves, s...2024
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• How a Liberty reserve and a halftime adjustment helped secure the WNBA Finals
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• A’ja Wilson is the perfect basketball superstar for the modern era

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images A’ja Wilson is turning into an all-time great, and she’s having fun doing it Basketball is a game, created to have fun inside when the weather limited opportunities for fun outside. Among the thousands of great professional basketball players in the world today, one truly embodies that spirit of fun inherent to basketball. Her name is A’ja Wilson, the cur...2023
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• The Jokic brothers tossing Mike Malone in the air was funniest part of Nuggets’ championship celebration
The Jokic brothers are ready to party. Nikola Jokic’s comically large older brothers are part of the Denver Nuggets’ extended universe. Nemanja and Strahinja Jokic were in the building to support their baby bro on Monday night as the Nuggets clinched their first championship in franchise history with a 94-89 win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic was named NBA Fina...2023
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
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