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Steph Curry declares rare dunk against 76ers will be his last
PHILADELPHIA — Saturday morning at shootaround in the Wells Fargo Center, Warriors assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse told Steph Curry that he wanted to see a dunk.
Curry, the 36-year-old superstar, hadn’t heard that in years. The last in-game dunk he had was in 2019, before the team moved to Chase Center.
The Curry world has a way of ...Read more
Magic's Jalen Suggs to undergo surgery for left knee injury
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jalen Suggs will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee, the Orlando Magic announced Sunday afternoon.
He’s expected to have surgery this week. His return to the court will depend on how he responds to post-operative treatment and rehabilitation, according to information given by the ...Read more
No. 8 Michigan State basketball dumps No. 11 Wisconsin to stay in Big Ten lead
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State’s Big Ten title dreams are only getting more real. But Sunday’s win that kept them alive went along like a nightmare.
Fueled by strong rebounding and hot 3-point shooting, No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 11 Wisconsin 71-62 in a game marred by frequent fouls. The victory keeps the Spartans atop the Big ...Read more
Jimmy Butler left luxury rental in Miami Beach in 'complete disrepair,' lawsuit says
MIAMI — Jimmy Butler may be a great basketball player, but he’s a very bad tenant.
That’s according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Miami-Dade County.
The former Heat forward is accused of leaving a $130,000 a month rental in Miami Beach in “complete disrepair.”
The suit, filed by Five Star Marketing and Promotions, claims Butler ...Read more
Celtics snap skid with 110-103 win over Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
BOSTON — The Celtics avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season Sunday with a gritty 110-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets at TD Garden.
Jaylen Brown’s 22 points paced a balanced offensive effort from Boston, which was playing without starters Kristaps Porzingis (illness) and Jrue Holiday (mallet finger) for the second ...Read more
Grimes pours in career-high 44 to out-duel Curry in Warriors loss
PHILADELPHIA — Steph Curry did his best to will a comeback win, but the Golden State Warriors were too thinned out by Jimmy Butler’s absence to pick him up.
Butler missed his first game as Warrior with back spasms, and the Warriors felt the pain. Golden State won Curry’s minutes by 12 in a seven-point loss.
Curry finished with 29 points ...Read more
Nets lose 4th straight against Pistons 115-94
The Brooklyn Nets lost their fourth straight game on Saturday, falling to the Detroit Pistons 115-94 at Little Caesars Arena on the second night of a back-to-back set.
The Nets were once again plagued by a slow start at both ends of the court. They shot 1 for 8 from the field in the opening minutes and trailed 14-4 with 7:33 left in the first ...Read more
Kansas' Zeke Mayo says he received death wishes, racist message after loss to Texas Tech
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a rough outing against Texas Tech on Saturday, Kansas guard Zeke Mayo received a barrage of social media hate.
Mayo tweeted four different screenshots appearing to come from his Instagram direct messages, all expressing hateful words at the transfer guard, following the Jayhawks’ 78-73 defeat to Texas Tech.
The ...Read more
No. 3 Gators ride Will Richard's hot hand past No. 12 Texas A&M
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida shooting guard Will Richard’s career night was all for naught during the Gators’ no-show at Georgia.
On Saturday night against Texas A&M, Richard’s hot hand carried his team to a much-needed bounce-back 89-70 win against the Aggies.
Richard finished with 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting as the No. 3 Gators (25-...Read more
St. John's breakout stars RJ Luis Jr., Zuby Ejiofor Jr. step up in Big East clincher; Aaron Scott leaves with injury
NEW YORK — St. John’s needed a basket.
Nearly four minutes into Saturday’s game against Seton Hall, the Red Storm had missed all nine of their shots and committed three turnovers.
It was an ugly start against a lesser opponent on an afternoon No. 7 St. John’s could clinch its first outright Big East regular-season championship in 40 ...Read more
Austin Reaves is day to day after tests show no serious injury to calf
LOS ANGELES — Austin Reaves will not miss significant time after testing on his sore calf revealed no significant problems, a person with knowledge of the injury who is not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Los Angeles Times.
The Lakers listed Reaves and fellow guard Jordan Goodwin, who sprained an ankle late in the win over the ...Read more
Close call for Cooper Flagg: 3 takeaways from Duke basketball's win over Florida State
DURHAM, N.C. — Bloodied, dazed but not knocked out, Cooper Flagg and No. 2 Duke continued their onslaught of the ACC on Saturday night.
Despite missing the final 11 minutes of the first half after being hit in the eye, Flagg scored 16 points as the Blue Devils pounded Florida State, 100-65, at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke (26-3, 17-1 ACC) ...Read more
Clippers sign guard Jordan Miller to four-year contract
LOS ANGELES — The Clippers announced Saturday that they have signed guard Jordan Miller to a contract.
According to people who are not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, Miller and the Clippers agreed to a four-year deal worth about $8.3 million.
The 6-foot-5 Miller, a second-round pick by the Clippers in 2023, has appeared in 30 ...Read more
St. John's clinches first outright Big East championship in 40 years with win over Seton Hall
NEW YORK — For the first time in 40 years, St. John’s stands alone as the Big East champion.
Rick Pitino’s red-hot Red Storm clinched the conference’s outright regular-season title with Saturday afternoon’s 71-61 win over Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden, further immortalizing one of the greatest seasons in school history.
It took...Read more
Jaxson Robinson will miss the rest of Kentucky basketball season. 'Super big loss for us.'
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mark Pope’s Kentucky basketball team suffered two major losses Saturday afternoon.
The Wildcats were defeated 94-78 by No. 1 Auburn in Rupp Arena, a lopsided loss with just one week remaining in the regular season. But that was just a single game
What Pope said afterward will have a much more lasting effect on what’s ...Read more
Three home losses? Kansas falls (again) at Allen Fieldhouse: Takeaways vs. Texas Tech.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — There were 20 seconds remaining in the game between unranked Kansas and No. 10 Texas Tech when a fan — apparently protesting a call — launched a water bottle onto James Naismith Court at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Jayhawks were issued a warning from the officials, but the throw represented something much deeper regarding the ...Read more
Dylan Hernández: Lakers find an identity, forged by a true leader in JJ Redick
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers have found their leader.
After Mike Brown and Mike D'Antonio, after Byron Scott and Luke Walton, after Frank Vogel and Darvin Ham, they have found their leader.
The revolving door to the coach's office has finally stopped. JJ Redick is what the Lakers hoped he would be, and maybe even more.
The Lakers improved to 37...Read more
Kentucky basketball is no match for the nation's No. 1 team. Auburn rolls to win in Rupp.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — At the beginning, things were going OK for Kentucky in its battle with No. 1 Auburn on Saturday.
But that didn’t last long.
The top-ranked Tigers unleashed a 12-0 run in less than a minute out of the first TV timeout of the game, and the Wildcats were never able to get back within a possession of Bruce Pearl’s team ...Read more
David Murphy: Tanks for the memories! With top 4 draft pick in reach, Sixers and Embiid have lots to (not) play for.
PHILADELPHIA — The good news is that the Sixers are not amid one of the worst five-game stretches in NBA history.
The bad news is that the Hornets are. It’s bad news because the Hornets are one of the seven teams currently jockeying for draft position alongside the Sixers, who officially called in the armored cavalry on Friday by announcing...Read more
Season isn't over, but SDSU is already in NIL negotiations with basketball players for next one
SAN DIEGO — On rare off days during the season, San Diego State’s basketball coaches typically drive to Los Angeles or head to the airport for a quick trip to evaluate high school prospects.
A few weeks ago, two coaches embarked on a different sort of recruiting mission. They visited the parents of one of their own players, lobbying to keep...Read more
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- Kansas' Zeke Mayo says he received death wishes, racist message after loss to Texas Tech
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