Kyrie Irving emerging as star on and off the court

LAS VEGAS — Kyrie Irving sat on a couch in a suite in the Wynn hotel and casino surrounded by executives and an advertising team from Nik...

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NBA stars passed on Olympics, but Team USA is still loaded with talent

LOS ANGELES -- The ball. That's what Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski came up as part of a list of things that are going to be challeng...

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Bringing social discourse back into the conversation

LOS ANGELES -- Even though Carmelo Anthony and Tamika Catchings wore their Team USA attire Monday, they weren't speaking on behalf of...

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Kevin Durant's defection forcing Westbrook to decide OKC future now

A few days before Kevin Durant left for the Hamptons, he ate dinner at BOA Steakhouse in Los Angeles with Russell Westbrook and Nick Col...

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Celtics stars at peace with soaring salaries for role players

When Boston Celtics center Tyler Zeller agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract extension on Saturday, it made him the fourth-highest...

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Solomon Hill sees an opportunity to spread his wings with Pelicans

In just three NBA seasons, Solomon Hill has vacillated through enough roles to last a long career. The former late first-round pick started ...

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Draymond Green Didn't Recruit Kevin Durant During Playoffs

Draymond Green was pivotal in recruiting Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors, texting him often throughout the season but that lar...

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Rudy Gay Denies Asking For Trade, Has No Idea On Direction Of Kings' Franchise

Rudy Gay was asked about how he's handling reports the Sacramento Kings are looking to trade him this offseason. "I mean it...

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Report: Kevin Durant Told Russell Westbrook He'd Re-Sign With Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder hope to sign Russell Westbrook to a contract extension this summer following the departure of Kevin Durant.  ...

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2016 NBA Free Agency Cheat Sheet: predicting where the top players will sign

Welcome to the circus. Thanks to an incredible increase in the salary cap, more teams than ever are heading into free agency with mon...

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The NBA draft was about as orderly and restrained as Police Academy 6

T he  NBA  draft is, by its very nature, unpredictable. As much as pundits and fans like to pretend they know who will boom and who will b...

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