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Chris Paul is a 'natural fit' for Clippers as reserve point guard
LOS ANGELES — The Clippers had a need for a playmaker and ballhandler, and they were able to find that “natural fit” with Chris Paul.
Paul spent six seasons with the Clippers, a time when he had plenty of success leading them to relevancy, and now he’s back to play his 21st season, which might be his last.
Paul, 40, a 12-time All-Star,...Read more

Keith Pompey: A painful truth: Nothing has changed for Joel Embiid, Paul George and the Sixers
PHILADELPHIA — The NBA’s Eastern Conference is wide-open.
But nothing has changed.
The NBA draft selection of VJ Edgecombe gave the 76ers a breath of fresh air, an athletic perimeter player who brings to mind a young Victor Oladipo.
But nothing has changed.
To get where they need to be, Daryl Morey, the team’s president of basketball ...Read more

Clippers and Chris Paul agree to deal as point guard prepares for 21st NBA season
LOS ANGELES — The Clippers went from "strongly, strongly considering" bringing Chris Paul back to the franchise to actually agreeing to a deal with the point guard on Monday, according to people familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly.
Lawrence Frank, the Clippers' president of basketball operations, told the media ...Read more

With top players sitting, Celtics crush Hawks to close out Summer League
The Boston Celtics closed out their 2025 Summer League schedule with a comprehensive victory over the Atlanta Hawks, winning 101-80 in Las Vegas.
Boston finished the tournament with a 4-1 record under Summer League head coach Matt Reynolds. Here are three takeaways from Sunday’s finale:
1. Top players sit
The two most established Celtics on...Read more

Troy Renck: Most important development of Nuggets' offseason? Jamal Murray putting in work in Las Vegas.
DENVER — The Nuggets cannot go through this again. The team and the fans cannot take another Blue Arrow to the heart.
Everyone reveled in Jamal Murray’s playoff excellence en route to a championship. But Nuggets Nation suffered as Murray has dealt with one injury after another the past two seasons, bad luck and poor early-season ...Read more

Ira Winderman: Subtle or severe? Heat remix allows Erik Spoelstra many different options.
MIAMI — In an NBA offseason of massive makeovers, from the Phoenix Suns deconstructing to the Los Angeles Clippers reconstructing, the Miami Heat’s summer has stood far more muted.
Norman Powell, Simone Fontecchio, Kasparas Jakucionis and Vlad Goldin in; Duncan Robinson, Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson, Alec Burks, Josh Christopher and Isaiah ...Read more

WNBA commissioner and players share different views of bargaining meeting
INDIANAPOLIS — WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said that she felt the league’s in-person meeting with the Women’s National Basketball Players Association on Thursday had been “productive.”
But when the league All-Stars took the court on Saturday for pregame warmups, they wore shirts with a simple message: “Pay Us What You Owe Us.�...Read more

WNBA All-Stars proud of CBA meeting, but lament 'wasted opportunity'
INDIANAPOLIS — From Thursday’s parade of glamorously attired players strolling the Orange Carpet to a madcap 72-hour Twitch livestream hosted by Minnesota Lynx teammates Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman, the self-proclaimed “Stud Budz,” the WNBA enjoyed a weekend to remember.
On Friday night, New York’s Sabrina Ionescu reclaimed...Read more

What stood out about Magic at Las Vegas Summer League and what's next
ORLANDO, Fla. — Although the Magic lost all five summer league exhibitions they played in Las Vegas, coach Ameer Bahhur still had plenty to like from what he saw throughout the team’s 10 days out west.
In fact, Orlando lost to three of the four teams that reached the tournament semifinals — two of which it fell to by a combined six points...Read more

Clippers continue to 'strongly' consider signing Chris Paul
LOS ANGELES — As Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank conducted his Zoom with the media Saturday from the team’s practice facility, he looked to his right and mentioned how James Harden was in the gym working out and how Harden played a pivotal role in the team signing free-agent guard Bradley Beal.
But Frank is not ...Read more

Marcus Smart plans to join Lakers after Wizards buy out contract
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers have found their point-of-attack, defensive-mind wing defender in guard Marcus Smart, who has agreed to a buyout with the Washington Wizards and plans to sign a two-year, $11 million deal with Los Angeles, people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter confirmed to The Los Angeles Times on Saturday.
Smart, the ...Read more

Mirjam Swanson: Kiki Iriafen's smooth evolution from WNBA rookie to All-Star
LOS ANGELES — Something about Kiki Iriafen, the Washington Mystics’ Tarzana-born rookie forward – she’s not going to wait for your invitation.
No, she’ll do it herself, on her own timeline, make a beeline from A past B straight to the W, where her WNBA dream job is exceeding her own lofty expectations.
The 21-year-old — you might ...Read more

Bulls sign guard Yuki Kawamura -- the shortest player in the NBA -- to a two-way contract
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls signed guard Yuki Kawamura to a two-way contract Saturday, rewarding the point guard for a strong summer league performance in Las Vegas.
The Bulls might have entered the NBA Summer League focused on rookie Noa Essengue and second-year forward Matas Buzelis, but Kawamura quickly stole the show. He averaged 10.2 ...Read more

Matas Buzelis embraces Year 2 expectations as a leader on the ball -- and off the court -- for the Bulls
CHICAGO — Matas Buzelis believes he can be great.
Not just great. The greatest.
The second-year forward doesn’t particularly care that he was drafted at No. 11 last summer. Or that he spent the first half of his rookie season mostly on the bench. When Buzelis writes down affirmations of his visions for the future, they follow the same ...Read more

Mark Story: Todd Svoboda's year of challenges and triumphs after leg amputation
LEXINGTON, Ky. — For Todd Svoboda, the one-year anniversary of the amputation of his right leg was July 11.
On that day, the ex-Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball player sat at the dinner table with his wife, Franci, and reflected on 12 months unlike any other in his life.
“It hasn’t been easy,” Svoboda says. “But, so far, there’...Read more

Sean Keeler: Cam Johnson? Jonas Valanciunas? David Adelman has Nuggets team Michael Malone always wanted. He better not blow it.
DENVER — Nicholas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley got a longer honeymoon than David Adelman.
Man, it was fun, though. Right? Eighty-five days, pure bliss, from interim status to the Michael Porter Jr. trade. We’ll always have Sacramento, Coach. We’ll always have Inglewood.
“I want to win,” new Nuggets forward Cam Johnson said Friday at ...Read more

Liberty guard Natasha Cloud wins WNBA All-Star Skills Challenge; teammate Sabrina Ionescu wins 3-point contest
INDIANAPOLIS — New York Liberty guard Natasha Cloud may not have been named to a WNBA All-Star team, but she still made her presence felt on All-Star weekend. The Broomall, Pa., native took home the All-Star Skills Challenge crown, in addition to a $57,575 cash prize.
Cloud led wire-to-wire in the challenge, posting the best time in the first...Read more

How Kayla Thornton became a WNBA All-Star, Valkyries' best player
SAN FRANCISCO — Kayla Thornton is not one to brag about individual honors.
The 32-year old Valkyries forward and El Paso, Texas, native carries herself with a laid-back, southern humbleness that keeps the focus on her team rather than herself.
But when she learned she was going to be an All-Star for the first time in her 10th WNBA season, ...Read more

ESPN report sheds light on unusual betting activity surrounding Heat's Terry Rozier in 2023 game
MIAMI — As federal prosecutors continue to investigate whether Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier manipulated his performance as part of an illegal sports betting scheme, additional details surrounding the Rozier case have been made public.
A report by ESPN on Friday shed light on the unusual wagering activity under scrutiny, noting that “a ...Read more

Missouri men's basketball lands one of nation's top guards as Tigers' 1st 5-star recruit since 2017
Missouri men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates’ first commitment for the 2026 roster is a big one.
Mizzou on Friday landed a commitment from five-star recruit Jason Crowe Jr. from Inglewood High School in California. A top-rated point guard for the 2026 class, per Rivals, made the announcement on CBS Sports HQ.
Crowe is regarded as one of ...Read more
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