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BOSTON — Celtics star Jayson Tatum will return to Madison Square Garden this week. After tearing his Achilles tendon there during last season’s playoffs, he said he is “not really” looking forward to stepping into the building again. “I’ve thought about it,” Tatum said Tuesday night after scoring 23 points in a 113-102 win against…

BOSTON — As much as Joe Mazzulla appreciated Giannis Antetokounmpo’s recent praise, the Boston Celtics head coach said the credit for his team’s success this season belongs to his players. “Obviously, he’s a great player,” Mazzulla said when asked about Antetokounmpo’s comments. “But I think my reaction was, like, ‘You can’t do anything unless you…

NEW YORK — As they prepared for Tuesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, the Milwaukee Bucks once again listed two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo as out with a bone bruise stemming from a left knee hyperextension. Though Antetokounmpo has professed he is healthy and could be available to play, the team remains steadfast in its…

BOSTON — Count Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens among the prominent figures who believe the NBA needs to find a solution to the tanking problem. Stevens said Tuesday night that he is “a huge proponent of doing everything we can to make sure that every night is as competitive as humanly possible.” Advertisement…

The Dallas Mavericks said they committed “no error” in response to Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick’s claim that the Mavericks scanned the “wrong area” of guard Austin Reaves’ body. Reaves suffered a Grade 2 left oblique injury Thursday in the Lakers’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers, who were playing in Dallas…

While Victor Wembanyama is listed as doubtful for the San Antonio Spurs’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday with a rib contusion, the Spurs hope he will be able to play in one of their final three regular-season games, and he could return before the end of the regular season, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported.…

Steph Curry’s sneaker free agency has seen him wear several different shoes across multiple brands this NBA season. Those shoes will now benefit charity. More than 70 pairs of shoes Curry wore this season will be auctioned through Sotheby’s from April 13 to April 28. Proceeds will benefit the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, an organization…

The NBA Rookie of the Year race hasn’t generated many memorable battles in the last two decades. After Cooper Flagg’s outrageous scoring onslaught for the Dallas Mavericks over the weekend, the Rookie of the Year showdown against former Duke roommate and Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel is one of the closest in years. Advertisement Flagg…

Over the past few weeks, several new Topps baseball and basketball releases have hit the market that we haven’t had a chance to dive into here. Topps is flexing its new NBA license with some solid products, and there are a couple baseball highlights (and lowlights) to recap as well. Here’s my math on the…

The Chicago Bulls moved on from their front office of executive vice president Arturas Karnišovas and general manager Marc Eversley on Monday, firing them with just days left in the regular season while they try to rebuild one of the league’s least talented rosters. Our staff has already recounted the various individual moves that hastened…