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Durant returns from injury — then hurts his Achilles
TORONTO (AP) — Golden State forward Kevin Durant has an injured right Achilles, a massive blow for the perennial All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP who may be three weeks…
Read MoreWarriors’ investor banned for 1 year, fined $500,000 by NBA
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Toronto guard Kyle Lowry wanted the Golden State Warriors’ executive who shoved him during an NBA Finals game ousted from the league. The NBA decided a…
Read MoreDanny Green excelling again on the NBA Finals stage
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Toronto’s Danny Green couldn’t make a shot for about two weeks going into these NBA Finals. Seems like forever ago now. The finals are a happy…
Read MoreRaptors hold off shorthanded Warriors to take 2-1 NBA Finals lead
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — For every amazing shot in a career night by Stephen Curry on his home court, Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Lowry and Danny Green kept finding dazzling answers…
Read MoreAaron Rodgers on chugging beer: "Finally a talent where they can say they are better than me."
Aaron Rodgers finally admitted he isn’t the greatest at everything. After failing to win a beer chugging contest during a Milwaukee Bucks game in the Eastern Conference Finals, Rodgers got…
Read MoreWarriors beat Raptors 109-104 to even NBA Finals
TORONTO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors relied on a champion’s heart to overcome their weary bodies. Klay Thompson scored 25 points before leaving with a hamstring injury, Stephen Curry…
Read MoreRaptors take NBA Finals opener, beat Warriors 118-109
TORONTO (AP) — The first NBA Finals game outside the U.S. was a party 24 years in the making. Then Pascal Siakam and the Raptors really gave Toronto something to…
Read MoreAntetokounmpo wants to run it back, but will he stay after next season?
This season was one of the biggest for the Milwaukee Bucks. Next season will be even important. It could determine whether or not Giannis Antetokoumpo remains in Milwaukee. With his…
Read MoreGiannis: Bucks ‘successful’ despite falling short of goal
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo said on Monday that he hadn’t slept in the two days since the Milwaukee Bucks’ season came to an end. But the NBA MVP finalist…
Read MoreTime to vent about the Bucks
At some point during the 2017-18 NBA season, I commented to a friend, how Jabari Parker was better at “basketball” than Giannis Antetokounmpo. He didn’t say anything. Probably because it…
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