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NBA Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch blasted Nuggets guard Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ont., for throwing a heating pad onto the court in the second quarter of Minnesota’s 106-80 win in Denver on Monday in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals. Chris Finch tried to lobby with officialsContinue Reading

NBA Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley indicated a video showing him throwing a ball at a spectator on Thursday was misleading but later added that “I have to be better.” Cameras show Milwaukee guard sitting on the bench and tossing a ball into the stands The Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

NBA Canadian Jamal Murray’s 14-footer with 3.6 seconds left was the difference as Denver beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-106 to complete a five-game win in the first-round NBA playoff series. Kitchener, Ont., native fights through calf injury to sink LakersGregory Strong · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 30,Continue Reading

NBA Toronto Raptors two-way player Jontay Porter was banned from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games, even betting on the Raptors to lose. League investigation finds player guilty of manipulating games for betting purposes Tim ReynoldsContinue Reading

NBA LeBron James plans to go back to the Olympics. Stephen Curry is planning on going for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eye on history. And they’re just part of a star-studded roster the Americans have assembled for the Paris Games. Squad also set toContinue Reading

NBA 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. Adam Silver calls allegations of betting on own games ‘cardinal sin’ Brian Mahoney · The Associated Press · Posted: Apr 10, 2024 3:58 PMContinue Reading

NBA Former Toronto Raptors all-star guard Vince Carter wowed the basketball world with his high-flying dunks for more than two decades. He was inducted Saturday in Glendale, Ariz., as part of a 13-member class that included longtime NBA executive Jerry West. Former Raptors all-star guard had longest career in NBAContinue Reading

The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk.Continue Reading

All-star MVP Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks scored 39 points and the Eastern Conference beat the Western Conference 211-186 on Sunday night, with the winners putting up the most points in the game’s 73-year history. The previous mark: 196 by the West in 2016.Continue Reading