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76ers make a splash with $400 million in contracts for Paul George and Tyrese Maxey

Jul. 01, 2024 11:40 AM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul George ditched LA and decided to help form a new Big Three in Philly with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Of course, Maxey needed to stick around to complete the talented trio — and the Philadelphia 76ers went all in on lavish, long-term contracts to make that happen. ...

George heading to 76ers, Caldwell-Pope to Magic, CP3 to Spurs, AP sources say

Jul. 01, 2024 08:15 AM EDT

Paul George is going back to the Eastern Conference, and surely has made Joel Embiid very happy in the process. George will sign a four-year, $212 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press early Monday. The person...

Flagg and Pritchard among those selected for USA Basketball select team to help with Olympic prep

Jun. 28, 2024 12:07 PM EDT

Cooper Flagg’s summer will include some time playing against the U.S. Olympic team. The Duke signee — expected to be one of the top picks in the 2025 NBA draft and the consensus national high school player of the year this past season — was the lone collegian among the 15...

Clippers leave an empty seat for Jerry West in their war room at 'bittersweet' draft without him

Jun. 27, 2024 21:19 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two-day NBA draft was tinged with sadness for the Los Angeles Clippers without Jerry West in their war room. West spent the last seven years as a consultant for the team, helping recruit Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. The Hall of Fame player...

USA Basketball expects Leonard, Haliburton, Embiid to be ready for Olympic camp in Vegas next week

Jun. 27, 2024 16:16 PM EDT

Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid are all good to go for the start of USA Basketball's men's national team training camp in Las Vegas next week, the first step toward what the Americans hope is a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal. Leonard missed 12 of the Los...

Jerry West's family says no public memorial for the NBA Hall of Fame player and executive

Jun. 20, 2024 17:41 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There will be no public memorial for NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West. “We will honor Jerry's wishes and mourn his passing privately,” his family said in a statement released Thursday by the Los Angeles Clippers. West was working as a consultant...

Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86

Jun. 12, 2024 21:01 PM EDT

The NBA has never confirmed the worst-kept secret in basketball, that Jerry West is the player whose silhouette is depicted in the league’s logo. There’s probably a reason for that: West never wanted to be the logo. “I’m just part of the game,” West said in a...

Reaction to the death of Jerry West, 'a basketball genius'

Jun. 12, 2024 19:41 PM EDT

The NBA and sports world reacted Wednesday to the death of basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West. He died Wednesday morning at age 86 with his wife, Karen, by his side, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Clippers. West had been working for the Clippers as a consultant. ___...

Some things to know about NBA great Jerry West's life and Hall of Fame career

Jun. 12, 2024 12:43 PM EDT

Hall of Famer Jerry West, the high-scoring guard whose silhouette is believed to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday at 86, the Los Angeles Clippers said. West was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1980 and again as a member of the...

Clippers sign coach Tyronn Lue to new deal reportedly worth $14 million annually

May. 29, 2024 18:20 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have signed coach Tyronn Lue to a long-term contract after winning a division title in his fourth season. Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank didn't disclose details in announcing the new deal on Wednesday. ESPN...