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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) ...

The NBA awaits a new champion, and the path is wide open

June 4, 2021 at 4:09 p.m.

In this NBA, this much is already clear: There will be a new champion.

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (00) ...

Utah鈥檚 Jordan Clarkson wins NBA鈥檚 6th man of the year award

December 8, 2022 at 1:29 p.m.

Utah’s Jordan Clarkson, the only player to come off the bench and score 40 points in a game this season, was announced Monday as the NBA’s Sixth Man of the...

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic gestures ...

Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry announced as NBA MVP finalists

December 8, 2022 at 1:33 p.m.

Denver鈥檚 Nikola Jokic finished ninth in the MVP voting last season. Philadelphia鈥檚 Joel Embiid and Golden State鈥檚 Stephen Curry didn鈥檛 get listed on a single ballot a year ago.

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry reacts ...

Stephen Curry shooting his way into history

April 20, 2021 at 3:02 p.m.

Never. That抖阴ap the last time the NBA saw a shooting stretch like the one Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has assembled over the past few weeks.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant(L) ...

Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for Hall of Fame induction

April 15, 2021 at 2:54 p.m.

Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame next month.

Michigan head coach Juwan Howard questions a call as his team played against Ohio State in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Picking the March Madness bracket: The Big Ten will feel right at home

March 14, 2021 at 7:12 p.m.

This is the annual story to tell you how to win your office NCAA tournament pool. We will begin with one important caveat. Logic will not apply this year.

Miami Heat forward Meyers Leonard, center, greets his teammates before an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Miami. Leonard made an ethnic slur while streaming a video game, a comment that was quickly condemned by the NBA shortly after it learned of the matter Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file)

NBA fines Meyers Leonard $50,000 for anti-Semitic slur

March 11, 2021 at 10:26 a.m.

The NBA has fined Meyers Leonard $50,000 and suspended him from all Miami Heat facilities and activities for one week, in response to his use of an anti-Semitic term.

USA Basketball picks 57 players for men鈥檚 Tokyo Olympic Games pool, including former CU Buffs guard Derrick White

March 11, 2021 at 9:34 a.m.

USA Basketball is a step closer to choosing the team that will play in this summer’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, releasing the names Thursday of 57 players who are part of...

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) goes to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

The NBA returns: 10 things to know entering the second half

March 10, 2021 at 10:29 a.m.

Here鈥檚 10 things to know about what抖阴ap happening, what might happen and what to watch the rest of the way.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, ...

LeBron James, Kevin Durant choose their teams for Sunday’s All-Star Game

December 8, 2022 at 1:29 p.m.

LeBron James has faced Giannis Antetokounmpo as an opponent in the last three All-Star Games.

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