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Yes, things have changed as a result of NBA free agency, the draft and the series of trades that always accompany those two events. But has anything really changed? To wit, has anything happened that might shift the balance of power in the league? Thus far, the shifts have been more subtle than seismic. I…

Rogers Communications Inc. signed a $4.35 billion agreement to become the 100 percent owner of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors, buying the last 25 percent ownership stake from Kilmer Sports Inc., the company announced Monday. The deal is subject to league approvals, and Rogers said it expects…

When the LA Clippers visited the Toronto Raptors in the middle of January, they were running on fumes. It was their 12th straight game with no more than one day of rest. Not helping matters was star small forward Kawhi Leonard being downgraded to out for that afternoon game. Another issue was that the Clippers…

The Denver Nuggets intend to match any offers for restricted free agent Peyton Watson when the NBA’s moratorium lifts on Monday, said league sources who were granted anonymity to discuss the ongoing negotiations. Yet as the Nuggets and Watson’s agent, Rich Paul of the Klutch Sports Group, have continued to be apart in negotiations for…

Mitchell Robinson injured his hand shortly before the NBA Finals after banging it on his truck “in a moment of frustration” after his brother was in a car crash, Robinson wrote in a Facebook post Sunday. Robinson had surgery on his right pinkie days before Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Even on July 4, when Sacramento Kings fans could have been downing hot dogs and soaking up the sun, they showed up with palpable energy to watch the potential future of the franchise in Darius Acuff Jr. Fans were hoping to see the No. 7 pick in the NBA Draft, playing alongside…

WASHINGTON — Former Georgetown Hoyas and New York Knicks great Patrick Ewing is likely to join the Washington Wizards as an assistant coach, a team source told The Athletic. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because a contract has not been finalized. Ewing, 63, worked as the Hoyas’ head coach for six seasons (2017…

The Minnesota Timberwolves have ramped up their push for LeBron James, with full belief that they are very much in the hunt to land one of the greatest players in NBA history, league sources told The Athletic.  The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe ongoing deliberations, said the Timberwolves have been in…

Kyle Kuzma aired out his grievances with the NBA’s current collective bargaining agreement Friday and shot off some fireworks before the July Fourth weekend. The 30-year-old Milwaukee Bucks forward warned that the NBA Players Association has to be prepared for the next CBA negotiations because, he feels, “the first and second apron are starting to…

Rightfully so, the basketball conversation in Philadelphia centers on the 76ers, Mike Gansey, Jameer Nelson, the rest of the Sixers’ front office and their ability to seemingly pull a miracle out of this offseason. That Philly has at least put itself into the conversation with the biggest free agent of the summer — LeBron James…