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Don Nelson, a five-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics as a player and one of the winningest coaches in league history, died Sunday at 86, his family announced in a statement. “On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving…

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died of an accidental overdose of heroin and cocaine, the L.A. County Medical Examiner ruled in a report released Friday. The medical examiner also listed the “combined effects of multiple prescription medications” as a significant contributing factor in his death.  A full autopsy report will be released at a later date…

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We’ve gotten to what Kid Twist called “the quill” in the great film “The Sting”: the best of the best. The teams that had the NBA’s 10 best offseasons this spring and summer. It doesn’t mean each of the 10 will compete for a title next season. It means they all took major strides in…

This is it. 2026 Topps Chrome Updates Basketball was one of the most hotly anticipated releases in recent memory and the hype has only intensified since it officially dropped on Thursday. With the first ever NBA Debut Patch cards, featuring one of the league’s most impressive draft classes of the last 20 or 30 years,…

The LA Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, who are currently under investigation for violations related to payments outside of the league’s salary cap, also received millions in a second undisclosed sponsorship deal, according to a report by the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out.” The podcast, citing multiple anonymous sources inside the Clippers and the Intuit Dome…

PHILADELPHIA — Jaylen Brown was one of the best No. 1 options in the NBA last season. He averaged 28 points per game, distributed the ball, rebounded well and was efficient by his standards. He was the biggest reason the Boston Celtics emerged as the second seed in the Eastern Conference despite not having Jayson…

Despite having a relationship that goes back nine seasons as teammates on the Boston Celtics, Jaylen Brown says he and Jayson Tatum have not communicated since Brown was sent to the Philadelphia 76ers in a stunning July 1 trade. Brown made that revelation during his introductory news conference with the 76ers on Thursday, after a…

The Portland Trail Blazers moved one step closer to receiving the public funding they have requested to renovate the Moda Center after the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved a term sheet that would approve up to $101.6 million to redo the 31-year-old arena. The board voted 4-1 to approve the funding, which is $13.6…