Articles filed under NBA
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NBA commissioner Silver wants more female refs — and coachesMay 09, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants half of all new referees joining the league to be women - and he would like to see teams hire female coaches, too. I...
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Durant-Harden duel may go distance; Bucks can finish CelticsMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Kevin Durant vs. James Harden. This duel may just go the distance, and the two stars know it. Everyone figured the Western Conference semifinal be...
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Painful Process: Embiid's woes coming at bad time for 76ersMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - Joel Embiid doesn't know if he will feel better. He certainly knows he has to play better. He's battling an illness, looking like someone who'd rather be in bed than on ...
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Leonard scores 21, Raptors rout 76ers 125-89 to win Game 5May 08, 2019 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - The Toronto Raptors came up with a new load management plan for Kawhi Leonard. It was to make sure their star forward didn't have to shoulder the entire o...
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Pelicans hire Suns' Nelson to oversee player healthMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - METAIRIE, La. (AP) - The New Orleans Pelicans' new basketball operations chief says he has hired Aaron Nelson to oversee injury prevention, rehabilitation, performance a...
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Millsap, Jokic spark Nuggets' 124-98 blowout of BlazersMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Paul Millsap is showing the young'uns how it's done. Millsap scored 19 of his 24 points in the first half Tuesday night, sparking Denver's 124-98 blowout o...
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Denver looks to clinch series against Portland in game 6May 08, 2019 7:00 am - Denver Nuggets (54-28, second in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (53-29, third in the Western Conference during the regular ...
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AP source: Cavaliers interview Spurs assistant coach MessinaMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - A person familiar with the meeting tells The Associated Press that the Cavaliers interviewed longtime Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina. Members of t...
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Toronto visits Philadelphia with 3-2 series leadMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - Toronto Raptors (58-24, second in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular sea...
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Thunder's Paul George, Russell Westbrook have surgeriesMay 07, 2019 7:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Thunder All-Stars Paul George and Russell Westbrook each underwent surgery on Tuesday. George had surgery for a partially torn tendon in his right s...