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Count Anthony Davis as one of the many people who were confused on the night of Feb. 1, 2025, when word began to circulate that he’d been traded for Luka Dončić. In an episode of “The Draymond Green Show” that went live Wednesday, Davis went into detail about the night he found out his time…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Today would have been the 86th birthday of John Havlicek, who died in 2019. Havlicek had one of the more underrated careers. He won eight championships in 16 years (six with Bill Russell) and scored 26,395…

PHOENIX — The burst came early in the fourth quarter. A driving dunk. An easy put-back. Eight quick Houston Rockets points. A timeout to hold off the avalanche. A lost opportunity. The Phoenix Suns are running out of time. They know it. Not all of them care to discuss it. After Tuesday night’s 119-105 loss…

The words don’t matter anymore. Whether it’s Giannis Antetokounmpo giving his side of this never-ending saga like he has so many times this season, or longtime Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst sitting down for a long interview with the team’s beat writers on Tuesday, the time has long since come for us to focus…

NEW YORK — The 2025-26 season has not gone the way anyone associated with the Milwaukee Bucks wanted it to go. The Bucks (31-48) have been eliminated from Play-In Tournament contention for more than a week, and they will miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2015-16 season. In the lead-up to a…

OG Anunoby could tell the future. No, the New York Knicks’ all-defensive wing didn’t know a pass would drift into his hands. He didn’t predict the exact fashion of yet another steal or the fast break that followed. But he could detect where the Denver Nuggets were heading next. Clairvoyance came during an early-March decimation…

This week, the NBA and the EuroLeague will come together and see if there is a united future for basketball in Europe. Chus Bueno told The Athletic that he is set to talk to a high-ranking NBA executive later this week to start discussions on how the two leagues might work together going forward as…

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…