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Mike Budenholzer agrees to coach Phoenix Suns, AP source says
PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Budenholzer has agreed to coach the Phoenix Suns, according to a person familiar with the decision, as the franchise turns to the man who beat them in the 2021 NBA Finals. The 54-year-old Budenholzer replaces Frank Vogel, who was fired Thursday after one season....
Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups headline 13-member class for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Vince Carter wowed the basketball world with his high-flying dunks for more than two decades. Chauncey Billups was a clutch guard and Finals MVP for the Detroit Pistons. Two icons from the 2000s era of basketball are headed to the Naismith Basketball Hall of...
Denver beats Miami 100-88 in an NBA Finals rematch and moves atop the Western Conference
MIAMI (AP) — After four months of looking up at others in the Western Conference, Denver finally is alone atop the standings. Michael Porter Jr. scored 25 points, Aaron Gordon added 16 and the reigning NBA champion Nuggets took sole possession of first place in the West standings...
Patty Mills once beat the Heat in the NBA Finals. He's looking to make amends in Miami now
MIAMI (AP) — Patty Mills still remembers being upset when Miami beat San Antonio in the 2013 NBA Finals. And he knows Heat fans probably haven't forgiven him for his role in the Spurs topping the Heat the following season in the title-series rematch. Mills is hoping to win those...
