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2 teams, 2 chances at titles: Heat, Panthers ready for their finals tests
DENVER (AP) — They were No. 8 seeds. They barely got into the playoffs after up-and-down regular seasons. They had to face the No. 1 overall seeds in Round 1 of the postseason. They had to win Game 7s in Boston just to keep their seasons alive. They are Eastern Conference champions. They are each...
Star-studded crowd watches Victor Wembanyama turn it on late, hours before NBA draft lottery
PARIS (AP) — Hours before finding out his likely destination in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama drew a star-studded crowd in his last regular-season game in France and delivered another game-winning performance in the fourth quarter. Soccer star Kylian Mbappé and popular French actor...
76ers star Joel Embiid (knee) out for Game 1 vs. Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid sat out Game 1 of the Philadelphia 76ers' Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Celtics with a right knee injury. Coach Doc Rivers confirmed the MVP finalist's status during his pregame availability on Monday. Embiid sprained the...
Curry scores playoff career-high 50 as Warriors down Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With his big-game swagger on display for the world and that signature mouthpiece dangling from a celebratory grin, Stephen Curry drove fearlessly to the basket with jaw-dropping acrobatics all afternoon and he fired with precision from way back in a Game 7 extravaganza...
Nuggets try to make star-studded Suns look average again
The Phoenix Suns' star quartet of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton looked mighty average in their Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Now it's gut check time when the Suns try to even the series in Game 2 on Monday in Denver. There's certainly...
Injured Embiid 'doubtful' for Game 1, says 76ers coach
CAMDEN. N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers says NBA MVP finalist Joel Embiid is doubtful for Game 1 of the playoff series against the Boston Celtics with a sprained right knee. Embiid was examined by doctors this week and has yet to practice ahead of Monday's Eastern...
Durant signs lifetime deal with Nike, joining Jordan, LeBron
PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant and Nike have agreed to a lifetime contract, making him just the third NBA player to receive such a deal, joining Michael Jordan and LeBron James. The 13-time All-Star has a relationship with Nike that dates back to 2007, releasing 15 different sets of...
Back to health, Porter and Murray help Nuggets to next round
DENVER (AP) — Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has his bandmates back together. They’re making up for lost time, too. Paired again in the playoffs with Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr., Jokic and his crew made quick work of short-handed Minnesota, closing out the Timberwolves with...
Nets swept, but can build quickly after Durant, Irving deals
NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets finished the same way without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as they did with them. The Nets were swept out the playoffs, the first team sent home for the summer for the second straight year. The team that took the floor against the...
Sixers' sweep gives Embiid time to heal up for second round
NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Embiid received news this week that he has heard far too many times in the last few years. He was going to be sidelined in the playoffs. It's now three straight years the All-Star center has missed at least one game for the Philadelphia 76ers at the most...
