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The mysterious fall and harrowing story of an NBA center

The Aussie had been playing well; he had 14 points in 14 minutes and nailed a couple of 3-pointers, which had become the big man’s specialty. Now, he was needed on the inside to battle fellow NBA players Nicolo Melli and Danilo Gallinari. But he was nowhere to be found. Where was Aron Baynes? It […]

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2022 NBA All-Star debate: Who deserves to start in Cleveland?

As of the last public reveal of the fan vote, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had surpassed Golden State Warriors rival Stephen Curry as the leading vote-getter in the West, putting him in line to be a captain for the fifth consecutive year. Curry, meanwhile, was in a tight race with the Dallas Mavericks’ […]

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NBA Power Rankings, Week 15: The Eastern Conference race is tightening; the Suns are streaking

The Miami Heat are the current leaders after their win over the Los Angeles Lakers combined with the Brooklyn Nets’ loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, but plenty of contenders are right behind. Six teams — Miami, Brooklyn, the Chicago Bulls, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers — are separated […]

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Nine games, 8,000 miles and Kyrie Irving’s return: Inside the Brooklyn Nets’ frenzied two-plus weeks

As Kyrie Irving stayed away from his Brooklyn Nets teammates the past three months, he wondered what it would be like to venture out and watch a game like a fan. “I can’t really go out and watch at a local bar or anything like that,” Irving, who is still not vaccinated against COVID-19, said […]

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Julius Randle, the New York Knicks and the burden of expectations

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN had just played host to one of the season’s most thrilling comebacks. It was Jan. 6, and New York Knicks fans had witnessed a ridiculous buzzer-beating bank shot 3-pointer by RJ Barrett that capped a 24-point rally and win against the Boston Celtics. It was the Knicks’ fifth victory in their last […]

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