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The United States is still very much alive in the World Cup. OK, sorry, not that World Cup. Bad joke. The basketball World Cup qualifiers are ongoing, and Mike James’ first week with USA Basketball included a qualifying-record 13 assists in a one-point win over the Dominican Republic and a go-ahead basket in the final…

PHOENIX — Miles Bridges is a throwback player, durable, protective and versatile, one who should not only make the Phoenix Suns better next season, but should fit into the basketball culture the front office has promoted as the organization’s foundation. That’s the assessment of five former NBA assistant coaches who have worked with Bridges, the…

NEW YORK — Michael Jordan and Upper Deck have been tied together since 1991, and that relationship isn’t going anywhere for a while. Or seemingly ever going anywhere else. The NBA legend and sports collectibles titan has become a “legacy partner” with Upper Deck, granting the company the exclusive rights to continue producing his authenticated…

Do you see that? It’s an overpriced buffet with crab legs, a spinning roulette table and, off in the distance, a craps table erupting as you wonder if you can learn how to play for the 20th time. That’s right! Vegas, baby! Vegas! It’s time for Las Vegas Summer League, that point of the year…

The Golden State Warriors have decided not to match unrestricted free agent Quinten Post’s three-year, $30 million offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies, allowing him to head to Memphis, team sources told The Athletic on Tuesday. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Advertisement The 26-year-old 7-footer spent…

Veteran wing Khris Middleton is returning to the Washington Wizards, agreeing to a three-year, $17.6 million contract as part of a six-team trade that will include several other agreed-upon transactions, according to a team source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been completed. Advertisement The Wizards will acquire Middleton via…

Veteran center Kevon Looney has agreed to sign a one-year, $3.9 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, Looney’s agent, Todd Ramasar, confirmed to The Athletic. Looney, 30, was an unrestricted free agent who last played for the New Orleans Pelicans. He is a three-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors (2017, 2018, 2022)…

Trading card grading volume peaked with a record 3.5 million cards holdered by the major authenticators in June. According to graded card tracker GemRate, June’s total easily passed the previous single-month high of 3.1 million cards behind record output from Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), Certified Guarantee Company (CGC), Beckett (BGS) and TAG as the grading…

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson underwent surgery to repair an injured left wrist that caused him discomfort during the team’s push to the NBA title, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. He is expected to resume basketball activities later this summer. Despite the discomfort, the All-NBA guard averaged 28.4 points during the Knicks’ dominant…

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