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The NBA fined the Portland Trail Blazers $100,000 and suspended two front office members for illegal contact with Yang Hansen two years before the team drafted him, the league announced Wednesday. Assistant general managers Mike Schmitz and Sergi Oliva were suspended for two weeks after the Blazers said they self-reported the violations. Both Schmitz and…

After the Phoenix Suns fired then-coach Mike Budenholzer following last season, media and fans joked that owner Mat Ishbia, given his Michigan State history, might pursue longtime Spartans’ coach Tom Izzo for the position. As it turned out, he did. And Izzo considered taking the job. “I’ve had more than a couple job offers in…

Jaden Ivey’s tenure with the Chicago Bulls ended Monday, as the team placed the former No. 5 pick on waivers for “conduct detrimental to the team” after he criticized the NBA’s support of the LGBTQ+ community. Ivey, traded by the Detroit Pistons before February’s deadline as part of a three-team deal, got off to a…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. George Karl shared his thoughts with The Athletic on the three best leaders he ever coached. He named Andre Miller as one of them and told a cool story about how, before a Game 7 against…

PORTLAND, Ore. – For the past year, inside a Portland-area gym, a friendship developed between an NBA superstar and a local entrepreneur. Three or four times a week, the paths of Damian Lillard and Sheel Tyle would cross. As one would be finishing a workout, the other would be arriving. Eventually, casual conversation developed. Advertisement…

Lamar Odom, a two-time NBA champion and the 2011 NBA Sixth Man of the Year, is now 60-plus days sober. Ahead of a July 7 bench trial after being arrested in January on suspicion of driving under the influence in Las Vegas, Odom is now on the heels of a 30-day rehabilitation stint that started…

A day after being waived by the Chicago Bulls for what the franchise called “conduct detrimental to the team,” guard Jaden Ivey said his thoughts turned dark as he struggled with devastating injuries last year, in a livestreamed conversation in which he also discussed his recent family issues and the Bulls’ medical evaluation. Advertisement “I’ve…

The bids for NBA Europe are in, and commissioner Adam Silver’s office is encouraged by both the level of interest and the money attached to the new league. A Tuesday deadline for non-binding proposals passed at midnight ET, and two sources familiar with the submissions said multiple bidders proposed investments of at least $1 billion.…

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LOS ANGELES — Tom Dundon’s first day as owner of the Portland Trail Blazers came with a simple message to his players: The standard is changing. In a short meeting with his team inside Intuit Dome before Tuesday’s game against the LA Clippers, Dundon told his players he appreciates what they do, but he expects…