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NBA Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58. Hall of Famer was one of the best defensive players in NBAContinue Reading

NBA Vince Carter will have his No. 15 jersey retired before the Toronto Raptors host Sacramento at Scotiabank Arena, on Nov. 2 according to reports from TSN and ESPN. 47-year-old will be honoured Nov. 2; Ranks 4th in franchise history with 9,420 pointsField Level Media · Posted: Sep 23, 2024Continue Reading

NBA Rebuilding the Toronto Raptors and making them one of the top teams in the NBA again is a project that starts from the ground up. The Raptors 905, Toronto’s G-League affiliate, held open tryouts Saturday at the OVO Athletic Centre, the training facility for the NBA club. Series ofContinue Reading

NBA Seven-time NBA all-star Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers agreed to a $193 million extension with a player option for the 2028-29 season, a person familiar with the deal said. With 3 cornerstone players signed this off-season, team pursues 1st title since ’83Dan Gelston · The Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

NBA ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program, the Atlantic 10 school announced Wednesday. 55-year-old graduated from Allegany, N.Y. school with journalism degree in 1991JohnContinue Reading

NBA The Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on home court at Boston’s TD Garden on Monday, securing the franchise’s record-breaking 18th NBA title. Boston surpasses Lakers franchise for most titles all-time; Brown voted Finals MVP Kyle Hightower · The Associated Press · Posted: Jun 17, 2024 11:00 PM EDTContinue Reading

NBA Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their season on Friday night, fending off elimination by beating the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Dallas forces Game 5 ofContinue Reading

NBA Boston frittered away almost all of what was a 21-point lead before winning 106-99 to take a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals, moving one win away from what would be their record-setting 18th championship. Boston moves 1 win away from record-setting 18th championship Tim Reynolds · The AssociatedContinue Reading

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 2021 interview. “IContinue Reading