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BOSTON — Perhaps you were at Boston Garden on the muggy Mother’s Day afternoon of May 10, 1970. That was the day Bobby Orr flew through the air after scoring the overtime goal that completed the Boston Bruins’ four-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup Final. Maybe you were there on…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers rejected the National Basketball Players Association’s claim that the Bucks are keeping a healthy Giannis Antetokounmpo out of games against the star forward’s wishes. “He’s not (healthy),” Rivers said when asked about the NBPA’s assertion that Antetokounmpo is healthy and not being allowed to play so…

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…