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MINNEAPOLIS — In a sudden twist in a competitive playoff series, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul in the second quarter of Sunday’s Game 4 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. With just under nine minutes remaining in the first half, the Timberwolves’ physicality finally got to the Spurs star.…

Where are the angry basketball gods when you need them? The Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies — the league’s three most egregious, embarrassing, shameful tankers in the tankfest that was the 2025-26 season — were nonetheless rewarded with the top-three picks in a loaded 2026 draft in Sunday’s lottery. Advertisement For the last…

CHICAGO — The Bryson Graham era almost began with a thud. As in the sound of Graham’s head hitting the table in a ballroom at Navy Pier when the Bulls jumped from No. 9 to No. 4 in Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery. “I almost fainted,” he said. “I was like, ‘This is crazy, this is…

The New York Knicks made quick work of the Philadelphia 76ers, and, in the series-clinching Game 4, they once again made it look easy. Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 25 points, and New York led by as many as 44 en route to a 144-114 road win on Sunday in Philadelphia. The Knicks won the…

Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard knew the risk of what he was doing. He knew the gamble when he traded his 2026 first-round selection, with conditions, among other picks and players, to the LA Clippers in a deal centered around big man Ivica Zubac in February. The first-round pick had stipulations that,…

The NBA Draft lottery is complete. The Washington Wizards are the big winners of the 2026 sweepstakes, and the order has shaken out in a way to solve exactly what every team needs within the top four. The Wizards won a truly momentous lottery, with the Utah Jazz moving up on lottery day for the…

CHICAGO — The Washington Wizards won the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery on Sunday. After a season in which they went 17-65, the Wizards entered Sunday with a 14-percent chance of winning the top pick. The Utah Jazz will pick second. After a season in which they went 22-60, the Jazz entered Sunday with an 11.5-percent…

A pair of seven-figure private sales and a new all-time high for grading activity highlighted another sweltering month for the trading card market in April. Sales tracker Card Ladder recorded more than $616 million in online secondary market sales for the industry, marking the highest single month recorded by the tool during its current era…

One day, the best business schools will cite Steve Kerr’s offseason as a masterclass. At minimum, his handling of this contract situation deserved an episode of “Mad Men.” He volunteered to enter the 2025-26 season as a lame duck, refusing to discuss his status the entire time and underscoring his ability to walk away. By…

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