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The future of Indiana professional basketball was in Gainbridge Wednesday night, though neither of them took the court. Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark took her shot at Wednesday’s Lakers-Pacers game. But this time from behind the camera. Wearing a Pacers photographer’s vest, the two-time WNBA All-Star was spotted sitting baseline with other working photographers alongside…

PHILADELPHIA — Billy Donovan didn’t deny interest in the UNC job that opened Tuesday night, when the university parted ways with Hubert Davis. Donovan didn’t come close to doing that. The Chicago Bulls head coach said the correct things on Wednesday evening when asked about his potential interest in being the next University of North…

NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver believes the league’s 65-game rule is successful and does not seem inclined to change it despite a public call this week from the players’ union to change it. The rule, which says players must play in at least 65 games to be eligible for the MVP award and…

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver vowed to fix his league’s tanking problem on Wednesday, telling reporters that significant changes will be made to its lottery system that will take effect for the 2027 NBA Draft. Silver, speaking after two days of Board of Governors meetings in New York, deemed the support for such measures “unanimous,” with…

It’s March, which means the “Brad Stevens returning to college” rumors have begun again. This time, Stevens was linked to the North Carolina head coaching vacancy before reportedly removing himself from consideration. Similar rumors have popped up almost annually. Stevens has shot down the idea several times, dating back to 2014, when he was in…

As many expected, NBA governors have given the league the green light to formally explore potential expansion in Seattle and Las Vegas. Seattle has been waiting for a franchise for nearly two decades since the team moved to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder in 2008. It would be a major surprise if any franchise…

The Detroit Pistons are bringing back bully ball. Pure, physical, unabashed, smash-mouth hoops. And they know it. Pistons fans are certainly familiar with this type of physical team. The 1980s Detroit Pistons were famous for their “Jordan Rules,” in which they would constantly hit His Airness. They did it so much that they popularized the…

NEW YORK — The NBA is taking a major step toward expansion. The league’s Board of Governors voted Wednesday to approve an exploration of adding two new franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle.  The vote, which required the approval of 23 of the league’s 30 governors to pass, does not mean the NBA will definitely…

ORLANDO, Fla. — They did it again. With two seconds left in Orlando on Saturday and trailing by two points, the Los Angeles Lakers managed to find Luke Kennard standing by himself at the 3-point line on a baseline out-of-bounds play, from which point the NBA’s leading 3-point shooter calmly deposited in the go-ahead points…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Last night, we had four games. The Cavaliers beat the Magic 136-131 in a battle of who has tuned out their coach more. The Nuggets beat the Suns 125-123 with Nikola Jokić going for 23 points,…