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Bucks can't contain … Bogdanovic in loss to Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic has cranked up his tenacity, and it’s leading to some of the best basketball of his life. Bogdanovic tied his career high with 29 points…
Read MoreBucks snap 4-game skid, come from 20 down to beat Sixers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks wouldn’t quit. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 14 of his 35 points in the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak, scoring…
Read MoreLakers’ Isaiah Thomas: ‘All you need is 1 team to love you’
MIAMI (AP) — Isaiah Thomas still feels like there’s time. He’s four months away from free agency, the wheeling-and-dealing period where — the way things were looking a year ago…
Read MoreLeBron disputes talk of Philadelphia visit
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — This LeBron James-to-Philly stuff is getting either silly — or serious. Just days after three billboards, paid for by a Pennsylvania company, popped up in Ohio…
Read MoreLeBron flattered by Philly fans’ free-agency fawning
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James has Philadelphia’s basketball pulse racing. The NBA superstar still hasn’t seen three billboards urging him to join the 76ers, but he’s flattered by the…
Read MoreMavericks allegations could dog potential Cuban campaign
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and driving force behind TV’s “Shark Tank,” has for months teased the notion of running for…
Read MoreNBA setting up hotline to report misconduct, work concerns
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA is establishing a confidential hotline for league and team employees to report concerns about misconduct in their workplace. The move comes after a Sports…
Read MoreWhen NBA returns, will Warriors’ dominance come back, too?
The Golden State Warriors have never lost more than 15 games in a season under Steve Kerr. They could reach that total in the first night after the All-Star break.…
Read MoreMavs owner Mark Cuban fined $600,000 for tanking comments
DALLAS (AP) — The NBA fined outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $600,000 on Wednesday for comments about tanking during a podcast with Hall of Famer Julius Erving. Commissioner Adam…
Read MoreA talkative Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflects on becoming himself
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been a best-selling author, civil-rights activist, actor, historian and one of the greatest basketball players who ever lived. One thing Abdul-Jabbar has…
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