Articles filed under Basketball
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Analysis: The parity era in the NBA may have just arrivedJul 07, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Adam Silver said about 6,200 words in his annual state-of-the-league news conference before Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Here's one that stood out: Parity. T...
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Phoenix takes 1-0 lead into game 2 against MilwaukeeJul 07, 2021 7:00 am - Milwaukee Bucks (46-26, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Phoenix Suns (51-21, second in the Western Conference during the regular season) P...
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Bueckers and Fudd bring friendship, competitiveness to UConnJul 06, 2021 7:00 am - STORRS, Conn. (AP) - UConn star Paige Bueckers spent a lot of 2020 in the ear of her good friend Azzi Fudd, pushing last year's top high school prospect to join her at C...
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The NBA Finals: 10 things to know about Bucks vs. SunsJul 06, 2021 7:00 am - Make way for something new in the NBA Finals. Milwaukee hasn't been to the NBA Finals since 1974 and Phoenix hasn't been to the NBA Finals since 1993, two stats that hav...
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Silver says NBA may have weathered pandemic well financiallyJul 06, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - The NBA may emerge from the pandemic on better financial footing than it first anticipated, though Commissioner Adam Silver warned Tuesday that it's too e...
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Suns' Saric suffers knee injury, won't return to Game 1Jul 06, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix Suns forward Dario Saric won't return to Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night after suffering a right knee injury late in the first quarter. ...
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ESPN takes Nichols off NBA Finals duty after leaked commentsJul 06, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - ESPN replaced Rachel Nichols as its sideline reporter for the NBA Finals following a report detailing critical comments she made about Black colleague Mar...
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A couple years ago, Bulls guard Zach LaVine and Phoenix counterpart Devin Booker were in the same boat. Now Booker will lead the Suns into the NBA Finals against Milwaukee. What can the Bulls learn from Phoenix' success?Jul 05, 2021 12:00 pm - There was once an NBA franchise that had a high-scoring shooting guard with no history of team success, and then invested heavily in a talented center. Hang on a second,...
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NBA Finals: Why the Suns will win the NBA championshipJul 05, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - This version of the Phoenix Suns will be a case study for future NBA general managers on how to build a championship contending roster in a hurry. Roll th...
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Hawks reach agreement to make Nate McMillan full-time coachJul 05, 2021 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk moved quickly to lock down Nate McMillan as the full-time coach, reaching an agreement to remove the interim ...