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DETROIT — Can you imagine, after Cade Cunningham’s first two postseason games this year, if he still wasn’t eligible for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, or for any of the All-NBA teams? Cunningham has become every bit the franchise player the Detroit Pistons dreamed he’d be almost five years ago, when they took him…

It’s Oct. 11 inside the Galen Center on the campus of USC, on another sun-kissed Southern California day. The Golden State Warriors are wrapping up a preseason practice ahead of a matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Inside the practice gym, members of USC’s men’s basketball team linger for a glimpse of Stephen Curry. Off…

In an NBA playoffs that entering Wednesday had seen the underdogs win half of the games, normalcy was restored for a night with the No. 1 seeds in action. Detroit and Oklahoma City both took care of business. All eight first-round series have completed two games, which means changes of venue for every series. Only…

A first-round sweep in the 2025 postseason helped launch the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship, and after Wednesday’s 120-107 win over the Phoenix Suns, they are halfway to another perfect first round. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren combined for 23 points in the third quarter of Game 2, propelling the Thunder to a…

Oklahoma City forward Jalen Williams left during the third quarter of Wednesday’s Game 2 between the Thunder and the Phoenix Suns with a left hamstring injury. With 6:28 to play in the quarter, Williams rose for a fast-break layup, which he missed. Upon landing, Williams reached for his left hamstring after an apparent tweak. He…

The Detroit Pistons used a dominant third quarter to pull away from the Orlando Magic before cruising to a 98-83 home win in Game 2 of their first-round series Wednesday night. The series is now tied at 1-1 as it shifts to Orlando for Games 3 and 4. Cade Cunningham led six Pistons in double-figure…

Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan have a former MLB All-Star to thank for ending the 14-year silence that engulfed their friendship: Longtime outfielder Vince Coleman. Barkley and Jordan became very close friends while competing against each other during their NBA careers, but the pair hadn’t spoken since 2012 because of critical comments Barkley made during…

Aspiration co-founder Joe Sanberg has voluntarily participated in the NBA’s investigation into possible cap circumvention by the LA Clippers, the top lawyer for the firm looking into the claims told a federal judge. In a previous filing related to a federal fraud case in which Sanberg has pleaded guilty, his attorney said he “substantially assisted”…

SAN ANTONIO — Keldon Johnson has won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, the NBA announced Wednesday. He joins Spurs teammate Victor Wembanyama as award winners this week. Wembanyama was named the NBA’s first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year on Monday. Johnson, a 6-foot-6 forward, has been dubbed the Spurs’ “heart and…

Adam Silver is confident in the Grizzlies’ staying power in Memphis but wouldn’t mind an increased presence in Nashville. The NBA commissioner appeared on Barstool’s “Pardon My Take” podcast on Wednesday and was asked about LeBron James’ recent disparaging comments about Memphis and the suggestion that the Grizzlies should move to the more populous Tennessee…