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Hawks romp to win without Trae Young, Giannis goes down

East finals tied 2-2 now with two biggest stars in doubt

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Gritty Clippers stave off elimination, beat Suns in Phoenix

Game 6 coming in Los Angeles

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Suns outlast Clippers, take 3-1 lead in West finals

LOS ANGELES – Neither team could make a shot. The ball bounced crazily on and around the rim, but rarely went in. In timeouts, the Suns only talked defense. The Clippers deliberately missed ...

DATE: Jun 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Bucks trounce Hawks to tie East finals at 1-1

MILWAUKEE – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 22 and the Milwaukee Bucks blew out the Atlanta Hawks 125-91 on Friday night to even the Eastern Conference finals at a...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Paul George leads Clippers over Paul and Suns in Game 3

Los Angeles cuts the Phoenix series led to 2-1 LOS ANGELES – This time, Paul George didn't flinch. Playoff P showed up and dragged the Los Angeles Clippers back from the brink. George scored...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Grant accepts Olympic bid, pushes USA Basketball roster to 12

USA Basketball now has a full 12-man roster for the Tokyo Games, after Chicago's Zach LaVine and Detroit's Jerami Grant accepted invitations Wednesday to join the team that will try to win ...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Trae Young drops 48 points, Hawks beat Bucks in Game 1

Atlanta continues surprising playoffs run

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Ayton soars for last second alley-oop, Suns beat Clippers

PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton jammed an alley-oop pass from Jae Crowder with 0.7 seconds left, giving the Phoenix Suns a thrilling 104-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night i...

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Detroit Pistons win NBA Draft lottery

Cunningham the expected top pick

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Supreme Court court sides with ex-athletes in NCAA compensation case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday that the NCAA can’t enforce rules limiting education-related benefits — like computers and paid internships — that colleges off...

DATE: Jun 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Bird, Taurasi earn spots on fifth U.S. Olympic basketball team

Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi will try and become the first five-time Olympic gold medalists in basketball as they lead the U.S women's team at the Tokyo Games. The duo was selected for their f...

DATE: Jun 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports