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Tyler Herro's return to the court remains a waiting game as the Heat keep winning
MIAMI (AP) — Since breaking his hand in the first round of the NBA playoffs, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has been relegated to offering his teammates support in conspicuously gaudy outfits — topics of much conversation — from the sidelines. The Heat would much rather have...
Bucks' Adrian Griffin appreciates chance to begin head coaching career with contender
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Adrian Griffin understands the responsibility that comes with taking over a title contender as a first-time head coach. “Let’s be real,” Griffin said Tuesday during his introductory news conference as the Milwaukee Bucks’ coach. What first-time head coach...
New Suns coach Frank Vogel has blueprint in place for early success
PHOENIX (AP) — Frank Vogel led the Lakers to an NBA title in his first season in Los Angeles by finding a way to mesh the skills of stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The veteran coach is now in a similar situation in the desert, where he takes over a Phoenix Suns team led by...
NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Final set to take over South Florida for 4 nights
MIAMI (AP) — Four games, four nights, two titles at stake. South Florida is getting ready for an epic run of finals games. Wednesday’s NBA Finals game in Miami between the Heat and Denver Nuggets starts a stretch of four consecutive days of either NBA or NHL title matchup...
Game 3 awaits in the NBA Finals, with Heat loose and Nuggets facing adversity
MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra has preached about the value of adversity for months, not shying away from saying that it helped the Miami Heat get to these NBA Finals. And now Denver is dealing with a little taste of it as well. Game 3 of the NBA Finals is Wednesday...
Analysis: For Heat, the team's famed 'culture' all starts with Pat Riley
MIAMI (AP) — Maybe the best way to describe Heat Culture would be to consider two ways that Pat Riley has used to define what basically is the backbone of Miami’s franchise. Answer 1: “It’s a shared philosophy with the goal of being great.” Answer 2:...
Bucks make hiring of Adrian Griffin official, plan news conference for Tuesday
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Adrian Griffin is getting his first head coaching job at the same place where he started out as an assistant. The Milwaukee Bucks officially announced Monday they have hired Griffin to replace Mike Budenholzer, who was fired last month after a first-round playoff...
Jokic, Djokovic place Serbia sports front and center at NBA Finals, French Open
DENVER (AP) — They use the court as their canvas, seeing passing lanes and paths to victory that others in their sports simply cannot. For Novak Djokovic, it's tennis. For Nikola Jokic, it's basketball. For their home country of Serbia, June is shaping up as a month no sports fan...
Miami Heat are on a comeback run like few others in this year's NBA playoffs
MIAMI (AP) — The easiest way to explain what the Miami Heat are doing in the comeback department during these playoffs is simply to put up their numbers against the rest of the league. When facing a deficit of at least 12 points this postseason: — The Heat are 7-6....
NBA says it won't mind if Wembanyama's debut comes in Sacramento, not Las Vegas
DENVER (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s next couple of weeks are now set: He’ll be playing in the French league finals starting this weekend, and then the San Antonio Spurs will almost certainly make him the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on June 22. And if that means the French...
