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Behind the mad scramble to get Lamont Butler, the 'linchpin' of this Kentucky basketball team
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Now six months removed from the chaos, it might be easy to forget just how frenetic those first few days of the Mark Pope era actually were.
The weeklong transition that Kentucky basketball went through — from John Calipari’s stunning departure to Pope’s electric introduction — was wild enough, but what followed ...Read more
Inside the design process of the Dwyane Wade statue that now stands in front of Kaseya Center
MIAMI — As soon as the Miami Heat unveiled Dwyane Wade’s bronze statue in front of Kaseya Center on Sunday, the critiques began coming in on social media. But the most important opinion belongs to the one who the statue depicts.
Wade is happy with how the 8-foot statue turned out. He’s also appreciative of the honor, as it’s the first ...Read more
LeBron James' gambit doesn't pan out as Lakers lose to Suns
PHOENIX — LeBron James, near the end of a brutally tough shooting night, intentionally missed a free throw to try and create an offensive rebound and salvage his bad night.
But the Suns corralled the loose ball, the last big moment in a 109-105 win that gave the Lakers their first loss of the season.
Faced with a choice during a timeout ...Read more
Heat wins fourth quarter on the way to holding off winless Pistons
MIAMI — Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 106-98 win over the Detroit Pistons (0-4) on Monday at Kaseya Center on Dwyane Wade Statue Night. Next up for the Heat (2-1) is a matchup against the New York Knicks on Wednesday to close a quick two-game homestand:
The winless Pistons didn’t make it easy on the Heat. But the Heat won the ...Read more
Payton Pritchard scores 28 points off bench to help lift Celtics over Bucks, 119-108
BOSTON — In the Celtics’ first home game of the season, Payton Pritchard attempted nine 3-pointers and missed eight of them. His stat line was one of the few blemishes on an otherwise dominant season-opening beatdown of the New York Knicks.
Boston returned to TD Garden on Monday after a brief two-game road trip. This time around, Pritchard ...Read more
Knicks survive Jalen Brunson injury scare but lose to Cavaliers, 110-104
NEW YORK — A deafening silence befell Madison Square Garden. New York’s prizefighter came up hobbling.
Knicks All-Star Jalen Brunson drove to the basket with 4:07 left in the third quarter of Monday’s matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers and appeared to tweak his right knee when he landed on the shot.
Brunson immediately hopped up and...Read more
Nikola Jokic scores 40, Jamal Murray forces overtime as Nuggets outlast Raptors for first win of season
TORONTO — Arriving in Canada with more pressure on them than the third game of a season should ever entail, the Nuggets had an opportunity to leave their bad start behind in Denver.
Instead, they’re bringing it back through U.S. customs and to Brooklyn for their Tuesday back-to-back — but with unimaginably heightened spirits after a 127-...Read more
Greg Cote: 'Who is that guy?' Dwyane Wade deserves immortality of statue -- iffy likeness or not.
MIAMI — The whole idea of erecting a bronze statue in someone’s honor is to convey immortality, to glorify a name and an accomplishment that should live on in perpetuity.
Dwyane Wade rises to that standard, as he rose to meet or exceed everything else across his 16-year NBA career.
If the planet still exists 100 years from now, if Miami ...Read more
Jim Souhan: Timberwolves' early schedule is a reminder of the NBA's magic
MINNEAPOLIS — This week’s Timberwolves schedule could have been improved only by a visit from the Knicks, with Karl-Anthony Towns and Tom Thibodeau standing midcourt at Target Center, insulting hot dish and fleece.
If you were trying to explain to a non-sports fan why the NBA is so popular, and you didn’t want to wait until the playoffs ...Read more
Paolo Banchero pours in 50 points as Magic survive against visiting Pacers
ORLANDO, Fla. — After Paolo Banchero became the first Magic player to score at least 30 points on opening night since Tracy McGrady (2002) last week at Miami, the third-year pro said it meant a lot to him to be mentioned in the same sentence as the franchise great.
Banchero didn’t wait long to be once again mentioned next to McGrady.
The ...Read more
Heat icon Dwyane Wade reacts to criticism surrounding his bronze statue: 'We don't care'
MIAMI — Yes, Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade has heard the criticism surrounding the appearance of his new statue in front of Kaseya Center.
“There’s never been a worse sports statue ever,” Bill Simmons of The Ringer said on his platform.
No, Wade doesn’t care.
“Yeah, I have an iPhone, social media. I see all the things,” Wade said ...Read more
Joel Embiid assessed technical foul for waving towel on sidelines of Sixers victory
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid has yet to make his season debut for the 76ers, but that didn’t stop the 2023 MVP from being assessed his first technical foul.
Embiid received the technical foul on Monday after video showed him waving a towel near the Sixers bench in the closing seconds of Sunday’s 118-114 overtime victory over the Indiana ...Read more
Patrick Williams still is seeking an NBA identity in Year 5. Can he keep up with the Bulls' faster pace?
CHICAGO — There’s a version of Patrick Williams that can single-handedly elevate an NBA team from good to great.
Or, at the least, from decent to good. From a loss to a win. The Chicago Bulls saw that effect in full force in the fourth quarter of Friday’s surprising victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, their only win of the season entering ...Read more
Timberwolves relive the playoff lows and highs with games against Dallas, Denver
MINNEAPOLIS — Just three games into a new season, the Timberwolves play Western Conference rivals Dallas and Denver consecutively this week at Target Center.
They met both teams in last season’s run to the Western Conference finals, beating the Nuggets in the best-of-seven by winning the final two games, including a decisive Game 7 on the ...Read more
Is it Dwyane Wade or Laurence Fishburne? Artist defends statue: 'We had the same thing with Kobe No. 8.'
Dwyane Wade loves his new statue.
“I was just like, ‘Dude, that’s beautiful,’ ” the Miami Heat legend told reporters Sunday after a 7-foot-3 bronze representation of his image was unveiled outside Kaseya Center in Miami.
“Personally biased, I think it’s one of the best statues that’s been created because of what it represents ...Read more
Warriors star Steph Curry ruled out for next two games with ankle sprain
SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Kerr and everybody else in the building breathed a deep sigh of relief Monday when they received the results of an MRI on Steph Curry’s left ankle.
“The MRI was positive, or negative, whatever, it was good,” the Warriors coach said from the podium a day after the Warriors’ star left their loss to the Clippers ...Read more
Sun part ways with Stephanie White amid Fever reports: What it means for franchise's future
HARTFORD, Conn. — When the Indiana Fever announced Sunday that they had fired head coach Christie Sides, they became the seventh team to part ways with their coach or general manager since the 2024 WNBA season ended. Barely 24 hours later the Connecticut Sun became the eighth, announcing Monday they mutually parted ways with second-year head ...Read more
Dieter Kurtenbach: Steph Curry's ankle injury is the early twist this Warriors season didn't need
You can’t raise a championship banner in October.
But you can certainly raise a red flag.
Consider one flying over Chase Center after the Warriors’ 112-104 loss to the Clippers on Sunday. That’s not because the Dubs came out flat against long-time nemesis James Harden, but because the game saw superstar Steph Curry twist his left ankle ...Read more
Ben Simmons is back ... to passing up wide open dunks and triggering Sixers fans
Ben Simmons is back on the court for the first time since February — and he’s off to a rough start.
Simmons, the former Philadelphia Sixers’ first overall pick, was traded to the Brooklyn Nets for James Harden in 2022, but he hasn’t played much since the deal.
After suffering a back injury as a member of the Sixers, Simmons continued ...Read more
Jim Souhan: Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo show off in first Wolves home opener
MINNEAPOLIS — Julius Randle played point forward, grabbing rebounds and speed-dribbling up court.
Donte DiVincenzo came off the bench oozing energy and launching three-pointers, instantly becoming a crowd favorite.
Joe Ingles came off the bench to throw passes and take charges anywhere between the basket and the arena entrance.
Coming off a...Read more
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