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MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards sat on the Minnesota Timberwolves bench in street clothes, helplessly watching his short-handed teammates clank 3-pointer after 3-pointer in an ugly loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Wolves have put up an inspired effort while Edwards has been out with a right knee injury, going 4-2 in the six games since…

The NBA suspended Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Dončić for Monday’s matchup against the Washington Wizards. The NBA’s leading scorer was called for his 16th technical foul of the season on Friday, triggering an automatic one-game ban. Dončić received his 16th technical with just over five minutes remaining in the third quarter against the…

TORONTO — When Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider returned to his Rogers Centre office last week, a single envelope sat on his desk. It looked, Schneider said, like it had been there all winter. Schneider settled into his seat, the same office chair he rested in ahead of each home game during Toronto’s run…

OKLAHOMA CITY — Of all the hands to dish the blow, of all the places for it to occur, there’s something poetic about former Chicago guard Alex Caruso and his defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder extinguishing the flames on a Bulls season long reduced to ash. With Friday night’s 131-113 loss, the Bulls were officially…

BOSTON — As Derrick White released a 3-pointer from the right wing late in the fourth quarter Friday night, Payton Pritchard had already started breaking toward the rim for rebounding position. With less than four minutes remaining and the Boston Celtics clinging to a four-point lead, Pritchard recognized the importance of the moment. Advertisement “It’s…

This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here. Amy Cuddy is a social psychologist who studies nonverbal communication. She was a professor at Harvard Business School and is a best-selling author. Before the opening tip of an NCAA tournament game, an unnamed college basketball…

LOS ANGELES — Luka Dončić was whistled for his 16th technical foul in the third quarter of Friday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, which will yield an automatic one-game suspension unless the technical is later rescinded. The Los Angeles Lakers star will serve his suspension Monday against the Washington Wizards. Advertisement Dončić received his 16th…

When LA Clippers All-Star small forward Kawhi Leonard made a pull-up jumper with 0.4 seconds remaining Friday, it should have capped a 114-113 comeback road win over the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Eventually, it did. But those 0.4 seconds turned out to be quite eventful, with the Clippers nearly blowing the game before the…

SAN FRANCISCO — While Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry still wants to play this season as he continues rehabbing from what the team has called “runner’s knee,” the Warriors, for the first time Friday night, acknowledged they are running out of time to try and bring their superstar back. “The way I would phrase…

Caleb Wilson, a projected lottery pick who missed the last nine games of North Carolina’s season with hand and thumb injuries, has officially declared for the 2026 NBA Draft. Wilson, a 6-foot-10, 215-pound forward, was a part of this season’s stellar freshman class, a group that many believe might be the best rookie class in…