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Basketball Hall of Fame member Bill Russell waves as he is introduced at a game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Las Vegas Aces at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 21, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) BOSTON (AP) - Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S.

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2022 NBA Draft: Magic go with Duke's Banchero as No. 1 pick in NBA draft

NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 02: Paolo Banchero #5 of the Duke Blue Devils works on offense against Leaky Black #1 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four at Caesars Superdome on April 2, 2022 in New Orl NEW YORK (AP) - - Paolo Banchero has been insisting for weeks that he believes he's the best prospect in the NBA draft. The Orlando Magic agree with him. The first pick in Thursday's draft brought the first mild surprise, when the Magic chose the Duke forward with the No. 1 selection -- after weeks of speculation that Auburn's Jabari Smith Jr.

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Nike boss says he murdered 18-year-old while in teen gang

PORTLAND, Ore. - Former Portland Trail Blazers president and current Nike executive Larry Miller has admitted that he killed a teen when he was in a gang more than 50 years ago. Miller, now 72, revealed the long-guarded secret in an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated published Wednesday. He described his decision to come clean about his past as "really difficult." "Because for years, I ran from this," Miller said.

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Yes, broadcaster Marv Albert retiring after NBA East finals

NEW YORK – Marv Albert is retiring after the NBA's Eastern Conference finals, ending a broadcasting career spanning nearly 60 years.

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NBA fines Meyers Leonard $50,000 for anti-Semitic slur

MIAMI – The NBA has fined Meyers Leonard $50,000, the maximum allowed by league policy, and suspended him from using all Miami Heat facilities and activities for one week in response to his use of an anti-Semitic term.

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March 11, 2020: The night sports, as we knew them, ended

Nobody knew exactly what to say in Oklahoma City around 7:10 p.m. local time on March 11, 2020. That was an issue for Mario Nanni, whose job as the Oklahoma City Thunder public-address announcer is to tell fans exactly what’s happening.

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Silver: NBA may return to normal in '21-22, virus permitting

The NBA is expecting arenas to be filled again next season and a return to its normal calendar, Commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday, while cautioning again that every plan is contingent on continued progress in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus.

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AP interview: Silver lays out reasons for NBA All-Star Game

MIAMI – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has heard all the reasons why the league should not have an All-Star Game in Atlanta next weekend.

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Suns' Booker replaces Lakers' Davis in NBA All-Star Game

NEW YORK – Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was selected Wednesday to replace injured Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis in the NBA All-Star Game.

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NBA says All-Star will benefit Black colleges, COVID relief

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have completed details for the March 7 All-Star Game in Atlanta, saying Thursday it will generate more than $2.5 million for historically Black colleges and COVID-19 relief efforts.

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NBA Analyst Sekou Smith Passes Away at 48 From Covid-19

Longtime NBA analyst Sekou Smith has sadly died at the age of 48.

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Sekou Smith who covered the NBA for more than two decades dies at age 48 of COVID-19

Sports reporter Sekou Smith, who covered the NBA for more than two decades, died Tuesday of COVID-19at age 48.The father-of-three was a regular on NBA TV and NBA.com, and hosted The Hang Time Podcast.NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, 58, said in a statement: 'The NBA mourns the passing of Sekou Smith, a beloved member of the NBA family. Sekou was one of the most affable and dedicated reporters in the NBA and a terrific friend to so many across the league.'He added: 'He covered the game for more than two decades, including the past 11 years with Turner Sports, where he showed his full range of skills as an engaging television analyst, podcast host and writer.

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The Latest: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar urges public to get vaccine

video shows Abdul-Jabbar receiving a vaccine.“We have to find new ways to keep each other safe,” he said.Abdul-Jabbar is 73, within the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about vaccine eligibility.Those guidelines suggest that priority for receiving the vaccine should go to health care personnel, those living in long-term care facilities, front-line essential workers, those over the age of 65 and people “with underlying medical conditions” that increase their vulnerability to COVID-19.Abdul-Jabbar revealed in a magazine article last month that he's had prostate cancer, leukemia and heart bypass surgery.NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has said the league will ensure that its players and teams wait until their turn

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Adam Silver and Jalen Rose talk social justice, NBA’s COVID challenges

after what he pulled off last season, should have a Vegas residency. How else can you explain this: He oversaw the NBA bubble, which allowed teams to finish the season, have playoffs and crown a champion — all without one positive COVID-19 case inside the bubble.

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NBA approves sale of Jazz to Utah technology entrepreneur

SALT LAKE CITY – The NBA's Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale Friday of the Utah Jazz to a group led by technology entrepreneur Ryan Smith, ending the Miller family’s 35-year run as owners of the franchise.The deal includes Vivint Arena, the team’s G League affiliate and management of a Triple-A baseball club.

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Wolves select Edwards with No. 1 pick in delayed NBA draft

Anthony Edwards was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the No. 1 pick Wednesday night when the NBA draft was finally held after multiple delays.

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The Latest: September worst month for pandemic in India

Hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in Midwest— Mild to severe: Immune system holds clues to virus reaction— Study: Neanderthal genes may be liability for COVID patients— British lawmakers have renewed the government’s sweeping powers to impose emergency restrictions to curb the coronavirus. But many criticized the way Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative administration has used the powers— House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have wrapped up an “extensive conversation” on a huge COVID-19 rescue package.

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Silver: NBA still hoping to open next season in arenas

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver reiterated Wednesday that the league's hope is to begin next season with teams in their home arenas and with fans in the seats, though cautioned that there are still numerous unknowns to work through before any plan can be finalized.Silver, in his annual state-of-the-league address before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, also said the protocols that allowed the league to get through a restart in a so-called bubble at Walt Disney World — such as strict adherence to mask-wearing and social distancing — proved that a balance can be struck “between public health and economic necessity."“It's certainly our goal," Silver said, referring to playing in arenas.

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Silver to CNN: A later NBA season may disrupt Olympic plans

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that his “best guess” is that next season will not start until at least January, plus acknowledged that the later-than-usual schedule could mean top U.S. men’s players miss next summer’s Tokyo Olympics.Silver, a guest in a series of panel discussions on CNN, did not indicate that any decisions are finalized.

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NBA 2020/21 season set to start no earlier than Christmas Day amid Covid-19 impact

NBA season will not get underway any earlier than December 25, it is being reported.With this season’s NBA Finals not scheduled to finish until the end of October, there is a concern that some players will not be allowed sufficient downtime to prepare for the new campaign.The league had previously stated that it would like the new NBA season to begin by December 1 after the coronavirus pandemic meant the 2019-20 season had to be postponed in March.Action got back underway in July in the bubble at Disney World in Florida, with the Eastern and Western Conference Finals now not far away.Commissioner Adam Silver said last month that felt a “little bit early” for the new season to begin in early December and it seems that this has now been

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NBA plans to let players show social-justice messages on jerseys

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media during a press conference at the United Center on February 15, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

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NBA star Kyrie Irving calls on players to boycott 2019-20 season

The NBA players association, led by President Chris Paul, voted with the NBA Board of Governors and team owners to approve Commissioner Adam Silver's proposal to resume the season on July 30. However, NBPA Vice President Kyrie Irving is against the whole idea, and is calling on other NBA players to opt-out of the games due to safety and "social justice" concerns.Last week, another Brooklyn Nets superstar, Kevin Durant, was the first player to publicly announce he will opt-out of the NBA games due to health and social justice reasons.

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NBA plotting return to action in July - with all games set to take place at Disney World

The NBA has approved to restart the 2019-20 season as a 22-team format with a "tentative" start date of July 31 - and Disney World is set to be the venue.

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NBA Approves 22-Team Plan to Finish the 2019-20 Season at Disney World

After several months on hiatus, the NBA made significant headway in returning to play. On Thursday's board of governors call with league commissioner Adam Silver, the owners approved a plan to finish out the remainder of the 2019-20 season at Disney World in Orlando, where eventually, a champion will be crowned, according to 's Shams Charania. The vote required three-fourths support to pass, and it received a 29-1 vote from owners on the call, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

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In staff memo, NBA's Adam Silver addresses racial tensions

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to the league’s staffers Sunday night to address the latest racial tensions in the country, sparked most recently by the death last week of a black man who was in handcuffs when a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe.

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AP sources: No consensus yet on NBA return-to-play plan

The NBA Board of Governors met again without a consensus opinion emerging on how many teams should be back on the floor for the planned late-July resumption of the pandemic-interrupted season, three people familiar with details of the call said Friday.

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The NBA Is in Talks to Restart Season at Disney World Sports Complex

NBA fans will be excited to know that there's still chance for a 2019-2020 season. The league posted an official statement to Twitter today from NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass.

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AP Source: NBA facilities will begin to reopen Friday

MIAMI – A person with knowledge of the situation says NBA players will be allowed to return to team training facilities starting Friday, provided that their local governments do not have a stay-at-home order prohibiting such movement.

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NBA says players will receive full checks on April 15

NBA players will receive their full checks when the next payday for most of them arrives on April 15 despite no games having been played for more than a month at that point.

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Silver says he does not expect any NBA decisions until May

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver does not expect any decisions to be made until at least May about the possible resumption of the 2019-20 season, saying the coronavirus pandemic simply makes it too difficult to project what will happen next.

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NBA's Adam Silver seeking answers, which are in short supply

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver finds himself almost constantly looking at financial numbers and projections. And like the rest of a world that is dealing with the seismic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, he still isn’t sure how bad things will get.

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Silver says NBA will consider many ideas if play can resume

The NBA is considering an idea where some players would be quarantined or isolated for purposes of being able to compete against one another and provide basketball fans with some sort of diversion from the coronavirus pandemic.

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