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Adam Silver would have liked seeing Caitlin Clark on the US Olympic team, understands decision
DALLAS (AP) — As a basketball fan, Adam Silver would have loved to have seen Caitlin Clark on the U.S. Olympic women's team for this summer's Paris Games. As NBA Commissioner, he understands why it didn't happen. Clark was not selected for the team that was announced...
Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86
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...
NBA media negotiations are in the 4th quarter. The outcome remains very much in doubt
The conference finals and Bronny James' decision to remain in the draft are far from the only things dominating NBA conversations lately. In fact, both have been trumped by the drama surrounding where fans will be able to watch games for at least the next decade. The...
FAU hires Isaiah Austin, whose NBA playing plans were derailed, as an assistant coach
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Isaiah Austin never wanted to become a coach. And now, he sees it as his calling. The former Baylor center — whose plans to play in the NBA were thwarted when he was diagnosed in 2014 with Marfan syndrome — was introduced Friday as an assistant coach on...
Adam Silver says gambling probe of Toronto's Jontay Porter could lead to banishment from league
NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto's Jontay Porter could face expulsion from the league if the gambling-related accusations against him are found to be true, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday. Silver, speaking after a two-day meeting of the league's Board of Governors, did not...