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‘It was great’: LA Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard makes long-awaited return from injury in preseason win over Portland Trail Blazers

In his first game in 15-plus months, Leonard began his return to the court by hitting his first shot from behind the arc before finishing with 11 points and four rebounds in the Clippers’ 102-97 preseason win over the Portland Trail Blazers at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on Monday night “It was great,” Leonard said […]

Five things every NBA rookie should know heading into the 2020-21 season

This class of NBA rookies is facing an unprecedented transition to the league. Most of them haven’t played an organized game since March, and now they are set to begin their first NBA training camp on Dec. 1, less than two weeks after being drafted. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic deprived them of the opportunity to […]

NBA playoffs: What sets Nikola Jokic apart from other NBA superstars

In the past week, Jokic has led the Nuggets to a startling upset of the LA Clippers, been named to his second All-NBA team and made his Western Conference finals debut. While Friday’s Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers turned frustrating for Jokic and the Nuggets, his skills were on display, especially during a […]

Sources: NFL fines Broncos’ Vic Fangio, Seahawks’ Pete Carroll, 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan $100K each for mask noncompliance

The NFL fined three head coaches — Denver’s Vic Fangio, Seattle’s Pete Carroll and San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan — $100,000 each for not wearing masks Sunday, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. In addition, the league fined each coach’s team $250,000, sources said. The $1,050,000 in punishments comes a week after the league sent a memo […]

Lakers’ LeBron James partners on ‘More Than a Vote’ to energize, inform voters

James and a collection of black athletes and entertainers are teaming together in a new group geared toward energizing black voters and thwarting voter suppression in cities around the country that could prove critical in the upcoming presidential election. “Because of everything that’s going on, people are finally starting to listen to us — we […]