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You can soon start making plans to watch your favorite NBA team. The league announced Monday that it will unveil some “signature” games of the 2026-27 schedule Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “Today.” If the league follows its blueprint from last season, we can expect the Christmas slate, opening night games and…

A sealed box of 1986-87 Fleer Basketball cards, signed and inscribed by Michael Jordan, sold for $1.48 million in an eBay auction Sunday night. It’s the only unopened box of ’86 Fleer Basketball — the set includes his iconic rookie card, as well as those of multiple NBA legends like Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon and…

When Dirk Nowitzki was introduced for the first time as a Dallas Maverick in June 1998, it was far from obvious he would develop into an all-time great NBA player. Nowitzki, then a 20-year-old from Würzburg, Germany, sounded nervous as he addressed the media in English, his second language. He had a part down the…

No one in the NBA has had a better 2026 than Jalen Brunson. The New York Knicks star won an NBA title, was the NBA Finals MVP and became the king of New York (and New Jersey and probably half of Connecticut). The Knicks hadn’t won a title in 53 years before Brunson helped bring…

As news of Don Nelson’s death spread Sunday, tributes rushed in from former players, colleagues, teams and executives for the longtime NBA coach. Mark Cuban, Dirk Nowitzki, Luka Dončić, Stephen Curry and NBA commissioner Adam Silver were among the many to express their love and appreciation after Nelson’s family revealed he died Sunday morning at…

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…