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LAS VEGAS — The NBA hired former Lithuanian star and Chicago Bulls vice president Artūras Karnišovas as its consultant for building NBA Europe, according to sources with direct knowledge of the hiring who were granted anonymity to discuss a personnel matter that had not been formally announced. Karnišovas, 55, will advise NBA commissioner Adam Silver…

The NBA’s offseason has been rich with shocking acquisitions and contract signings … and LeBron James, fresh off splitting with the Los Angeles Lakers after eight years, still hasn’t decided where he’ll play his NBA-record 24th season. But that hasn’t stopped the league from being shaken by the Boston Celtics trading Jaylen Brown to a…

NBA Draft picks are taking the court in Las Vegas Summer League, and for the most part, most of the impact free agents have found their next home. But there’s still one LeBron James-sized domino to fall, and that could impact the outlook for a few teams. Has your favorite team gotten the help it…

Veteran NBA coach Frank Vogel has been named associate head coach for the Golden State Warriors, joining Steve Kerr’s staff, a team source confirmed to The Athletic, speaking anonymously because the deal is not official yet. ESPN was first to report the agreement. The 53-year-old Vogel spent last season with the Dallas Mavericks in the…

Disrespect — real or perceived — has led to plenty of altercations. And in a world of social media-subliminal jabs and burner accounts, the avenues to express dissatisfaction now seem endless. The world of burner accounts might be the root of an altercation between Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo and his former teammate, Tyler Herro,…

Disrespect — real or perceived — has led to plenty of altercations. And in a world of social media-subliminal jabs and burner accounts, the avenues to express dissatisfaction now seem endless. The world of burner accounts might be the root of an altercation between Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo and his former teammate, Tyler Herro,…

LAS VEGAS – Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse entered this offseason thinking next season’s team would resemble the one he took to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Like almost everyone else, though, Nurse was floored by Philly acquiring Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics. Nurse has spent his summer bracing for…

LAS VEGAS — As Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum sat in the front row of UNLV’s Cox Pavilion Friday night, a graphic on the video screen inside the arena showed a list of accomplishments he and Jaylen Brown produced over their nine seasons as teammates. For a matter of seconds, Brown — or at least…

The NBA returned to Las Vegas this week for its annual Summer League, but the league is still deciding whether it wants to set up a permanent residency in the city. While the NBA continues its expansion process by deciding whether to bring a team to Las Vegas and to Seattle, one interested suitor is…

LAS VEGAS — It’s all wrong, Ja Morant says. His image, how other people see him … it’s all wrong. Once the darling of the NBA, the next heartthrob to splash on posters and commercials, the acrobatic point guard concedes he is viewed negatively. He was twice suspended by the NBA for brandishing a gun…