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Diamond Sports will continue to broadcast NHL, NBA games through upcoming season

Aug. 23, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — The largest broadcaster of regional sports networks across the country will continue to televise games for more than a dozen NBA teams and nine NHL teams through the 2024-2025 season even as it moves through bankruptcy proceedings, according to court filings on Friday. ...

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...

Cooper Flagg takes advantage of his opportunity to play against U.S. Olympic team

Jul. 09, 2024 14:21 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 3-pointer over Anthony Davis, swish. A baseline turnaround over Jrue Holiday, easy. An acrobatic putback after crashing the boards and getting fouled by Bam Adebayo, no problem. Those are three of the best defenders in the NBA. Cooper Flagg is 17...

Franz Wagner, Magic agree to 5-year extension, largest contract in club history, AP source says

Jul. 05, 2024 15:57 PM EDT

Franz Wagner has agreed to the largest contract in Orlando Magic history, a five-year extension that will be worth at least $224 million, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. The contract value could reach $270 million if he becomes...

Jonathan Isaac agrees to $84 million deal with Magic, AP source says

Jul. 02, 2024 19:43 PM EDT

Jonathan Isaac has agreed to an $84 million deal that will keep him with Orlando for five more seasons, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Tuesday. Isaac agreed to a renegotiation of the last year of his current deal along with an extension, said the person, who spoke...

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...

Atlanta and Washington give the Southeast Division a 1-2 punch at the top of the NBA draft

Jun. 27, 2024 19:05 PM EDT

The Southeast Division controlled the top two selections in the NBA draft, with Atlanta and Washington picking 1-2. Those were rare spots for those two franchises. The Hawks won the lottery after having only a 3% chance of landing the top pick. They had picked No. 1...

Teaching basketball to kids in the US is becoming a bit muddled, and the NBA is seeking solutions

Jun. 25, 2024 19:34 PM EDT

Victor Wembanyama's on-court warmup session before games when he played in France would last for about an hour. It consisted of plenty of stretching, lots of passing and dribbling drills, then a little bit of shooting. The basics. The skills. Nothing else. “It's what...