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LOS ANGELES — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is past the point of developmental leaps. He’s in his refinement era. His Oklahoma City Thunder, overwhelming as they can appear, still vary in ages and experience. In cohesion and role. In their ability to swing quarters and games. The Thunder have made the postseason look like a little more…

SAN ANTONIO — A long time ago, in a playoffs far, far away, the underdog Minnesota Timberwolves were facing elimination against the Memphis Grizzlies. They were letting yet another lead slip away in Game 6 of that 2022 first-round series, causing coach Chris Finch to do something drastic. He benched starting point guard D’Angelo Russell,…

SAN ANTONIO — Most NBA teams usually can’t wait to get home, especially after a loss. They have chartered planes that fly when they want, so landing at 4 a.m. is just the norm. Fans will line the road leading out of the airport, honking and waving to their heroes, even as the sunrise waits…

Indiana Pacers executive Kevin Pritchard apologized Sunday after losing one big bet. It’s his underlying gamble that will determine whether the hefty price to acquire Ivica Zubac made sense. No matter what comes next for Pritchard’s Pacers, they went down as the biggest losers of Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery drawing. They entered with a 52.1…

As the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers partake in a dogfight series for the right to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, the New York Knicks are back at home with their feet kicked up and taking in the action like the rest of us. New York handled its second-round business as quickly as possible,…

Victor Wembanyama scored 27 points with 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 126-97 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals series on Tuesday. Wembanyama, who avoided a suspension after elbowing the Timberwolves’ Naz Reid and getting ejected from…

The Philadelphia 76ers have made the playoffs in five of the last six seasons. They won 45 games this year and overcame a 3-1 deficit to beat the Boston Celtics in a first-round series. But, in those six seasons, the Sixers never advanced past the second round. Ultimately, as team sources told The Athletic, those…

The NBA announced former veteran center Jason Collins has passed away at the age of 47. The league released a statement on behalf of Collins’s family, who spent 13 seasons in the NBA. “We are heartbroken to share that Jason Collins, our beloved husband, son, brother and uncle, has died after a valiant fight with…

The NBA’s investigation into the Milwaukee Bucks regarding the health status of Giannis Antetokounmpo at the end of the 2025-26 season has concluded, and the league has determined no further action is warranted, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. ESPN was first to report. Antetokounmpo, 31, missed the final 15 games of the 2025-26…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Though Rob Pelinka said the Los Angeles Lakers are open to re-signing LeBron James should he decide to play a 24th NBA season, the primary goal this offseason is to “retrofit” the roster around Luka Dončić. “In terms of LeBron, we probably haven’t seen a player that has honored the game…