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Appreciation: Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Fame player, had impact far beyond the game
The finger wag. The enormous smile. The unmistakable voice. Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that few others in basketball history ever possessed, all among the many reasons why he's immortalized in the Hall of Fame. On the court, he stopped people. ...
A fully healthy Ben Simmons is ready to lead the rebuilding Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons believes he is fully rebuilt. Now the former All-Star is ready to help the Brooklyn Nets with their reconstruction. “It’s just about getting better every day,” Simmons said at the team’s practice facility in Brooklyn. “For us,...
Memphis acquires Diakite in trade with Brooklyn, which gets former lottery pick Ziaire Williams
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies acquired forward Mamadi Diakite and the draft rights to Nemanja Dangubic from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for one-time lottery pick Ziaire Williams and a Dallas Mavericks' 2030 second-round draft pick, the teams announced Friday. ...
Canada finalizes its men's Olympic basketball roster, with 8 returnees from World Cup team
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canada finalized its men's basketball roster for the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, with eight of the 12 players selected having been part of the run to a bronze medal at last summer's World Cup. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dillon Brooks, Kelly Olynyk, Lugentz Dort,...
Commissioner Brett Yormark says Big 12 has solidified itself as one of nation's top 3 conferences
Brett Yormark believes the Big 12 has clearly solidified itself as one of the nation's top three conferences in a period of drastic change in college athletics, and the commissioner said the expanding league is more relevant than it has ever been in its nearly three-decades history. ...
Trading Mikal Bridges to Knicks sends Nets into rebuild. GM doesn't think it will be long one
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Brooklyn Nets made their first deal with the local rival New York Knicks in four decades, they traded away their best all-around player in Mikal Bridges. Bridges was the key piece the Nets acquired when they sent Kevin Durant to Phoenix in 2023, and his...
