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Larsson's basket in OT lifts Heat to 120-118 win over Grizzlies and 1st Summer League title

Jul. 22, 2024 22:52 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pelle Larsson broke a tie by scoring from the lane in overtime to give Miami a 120-118 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday and hand the Heat their first NBA Summer League championship. “Coach (Dan Bisaccio) drew up a great play we've run in practice a...

Magic co-founder Pat Williams, who helped bring team to Orlando, dies at 84

Jul. 18, 2024 00:59 AM EDT

Pat Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team announced. Williams was 84. He started his NBA career as business manager of...

Here's what you need to know about the NBA's upcoming 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal

Jul. 11, 2024 12:08 PM EDT

The NBA might not be happy with the NFL making Christmas Day a regular part of its schedule. However, its new media rights deals nearly put the two leagues in the same economic arena. The NBA's 11-year, $76 billion contract package would kick in with the 2025-26 season. The deal is...

Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia's Opals. Mills, Giddey in Boomers team

Jul. 06, 2024 22:27 PM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad on Sunday just four months after again coming out of retirement. The Opals, Boomers and the 3x3 teams were announced by Chef de...

Thunder GM says Josh Giddey didn't want to come off the bench, prompting trade

Jun. 21, 2024 17:19 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Bulls and Thunder finalized a deal sending Josh Giddey to Chicago and Alex Caruso to Oklahoma City on Friday, with the Thunder granting the 21-year-old Giddey's trade request after he resisted the team's plans to use him off the bench. Giddey, a 6-foot-8 point...

Thunder trade guard Josh Giddey to Bulls for Alex Caruso, AP source says

Jun. 20, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

The Oklahoma City Thunder traded Josh Giddey to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for guard Alex Caruso, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because trades can’t be announced until July 6. ESPN...

A postseason like almost none other for Luka Doncic, even without a title

Jun. 17, 2024 23:54 PM EDT

Luka Doncic's first trip to the NBA Finals didn't result in his first championship. That said, the Dallas star most definitely left his mark on these playoffs. Doncic finished the postseason as the NBA's leader in points (635), rebounds (208) and assists (178). He's...

Chet Walker, a 7-time All-Star forward who helped the 76ers win the 1967 NBA title, has died

Jun. 09, 2024 01:01 AM EDT

Chet Walker, a seven-time All-Star forward who helped Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia 76ers win the 1967 NBA title and later starred for the Chicago Bulls, has died. He was 84. The National Basketball Players Association confirmed Walker's death, according to NBA.com. The...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says finalizing the new media rights deals is 'complex' process

Jun. 06, 2024 20:52 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Getting the NBA's next round of media rights deals completed is an extremely complex proposition, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday, especially because nobody can say with any certainty what the viewing landscape will look like in the future. Silver, speaking in...

Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever win 1st game of season, beat LA Sparks 78-73 in front of 19,103

May. 25, 2024 01:12 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 11 points and 10 rebounds for her first WNBA double-double and the Indiana Fever beat Los Angeles 78-73 on Friday night to snap a season-opening five-game skid in front of a Sparks record crowd of 19,103 that included several Hollywood stars. ...