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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…

The NBA introduced three potential expansions to the 2027 draft lottery in an attempt to end tanking and is also considering harsher penalties for teams that continue to manipulate their lineups purposefully, player availability and in-game rotations to lose, two league sources told The Athletic. The possible changes to the lottery, which were introduced this…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Never in the history of sports has there been a pure level of hatred like Isiah Thomas’ constant quest to downgrade Michael Jordan’s place in history. It’s truly impressive. I can only aspire to be so…

DETROIT — It was hard to hear Mason over the din of the crowd celebrating another successful Pistons night at Little Caesar’s Arena Monday night as the team’s victory song — Gmac Cash’s “Pistons Won Again” — blared in the background. But Mason, Detroit’s legendary PA announcer, intoned solemnly into his microphone. Advertisement “There will…

Toward the end of a game at Intuit Dome, with the visiting Orlando Magic leading by two points, the ball found its way into Kawhi Leonard’s hands. The LA Clippers All-Star felt the defense doubling him with the clock winding down, and instead of forcing a shot, he found recent trade acquisition Bennedict Mathurin. Advertisement…

An MVP candidate is stepping back. A former All-Star is stepping forward. And an up-and-coming squad is stepping in the right direction. Let’s open the notebook to run through three NBA trends that have caught my eye this week. The Dončić twitch The Indiana Pacers survived 60 seconds until the Luka Dončić they surely dreaded…

Last year, Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel were sharing a suite as college teammates at Duke. This year, they’re competing against each other in one of the best NBA Rookie of the Year award races in recent memory. The former roommates are both in the midst of standout first professional seasons. Flagg has already set…

The NFL Players Association on Thursday alerted certified agents that their athletes — along with NBA players — may have been targeted by a man who allegedly posed as a female adult film star and is accused of running a phishing scam that prosecutors say evolved into a fraud and sex trafficking scheme. Advertisement Kwamaine…

MINNEAPOLIS — Referees assigned to a critical game between the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves missed six calls in the final two minutes and overtime, the NBA announced Thursday as part of its Last Two Minute report. According to the report, which the league releases the day after close games to promote transparency about officials…