Articles filed under Basketball
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Bucks face character test after getting embarrassed by NetsJun 09, 2021 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - No second-round matchup had more advance billing than the Brooklyn Nets-Milwaukee Bucks series that featured the NBA's two highest-scoring offenses. So ...
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Utah's Gobert wins third Defensive Player of the Year awardJun 09, 2021 7:00 am - Rudy Gobert saved Utah's opening game of the second round with a blocked shot, the kind of play that's earned him recognition as the NBA's best defender. It would have b...
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Bogdanovic and the Jazz host Los Angeles with 1-0 series leadJun 09, 2021 7:00 am - Los Angeles Clippers (47-25, fourth in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Utah Jazz (52-20, first in the Western Conference during the regular season)...
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Brooklyn takes 2-0 lead into game 3 against MilwaukeeJun 09, 2021 7:00 am - Brooklyn Nets (48-24, second in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (46-26, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) ...
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Nets' Harden to miss Game 3 vs Bucks with hamstring injuryJun 09, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Brooklyn's James Harden will miss Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals because of the right hamstring injury that forced him out of the series ope...
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Scheyer named to succeed Krzyzewski as head men's basketball coach at DukeJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - On Friday, June 4, in Durham, North Carolina, two days after it was initially announced, Northbrook native and Glenbrook North graduate Jon Scheyer was introduced as the...
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Parker makes home debut, Sky top Fever 92-76Jun 09, 2021 1:00 am - Candace Parker made her long-awaited home debut for the Chicago Sky on Wednesday during a 92-76 victory over the Indiana Fever. Parker, who missed eight games with an an...
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Nikola Jokic becomes lowest draft pick ever to win MVP awardJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic was selected with the 41st draft pick when he entered the NBA seven years ago. Now, by overwhelming consensus, he's No. 1. The Nuggets' big ma...
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Shake Milton saves Sixers as Philly evens series with HawksJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joel Embiid bounded on the court and pointed at Shake Milton following an electrifying stretch that might have saved Philadelphia's season and yelled...
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Boosted by big crowds, Suns try to win again vs NuggetsJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - It would have been an awesome play even when Phoenix Suns Arena was empty: Cameron Payne floated a pass to a streaking Torrey Craig, who soared through th...