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BOERNE, Texas — Stepping through piles of hay and a maze of tiny goats, Keldon Johnson spots one of the newest additions to his family, a black and white llama. In December, the 26-year-old said he wanted to buy a llama with his prize money from the San Antonio Spurs’ run to the NBA Cup…

For years, you could watch a first-round NBA playoff game on TNT or ESPN and start thinking to yourself, “I thought there were three games tonight.” Or you would turn on TNT or ESPN and think to yourself, “Are the Magic or the Raptors playing?” That’s when you’d remember that there are some first-round playoff…

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rip Hamilton and Ryan Fitzpatrick are headed into the most prestigious golf tournament in the world. One is a three-time NBA All-Star and world champion, the other a 17-year NFL veteran. No badge will get them where they want to go. It’s an unlikely duo, but before the two famous athletes can…

BOSTON — Sam Hauser’s long streak of 40 percent 3-point shooting seasons could soon come to an end. If it does, he at least found a piece of history along the way. Hauser sank eight 3-pointers Friday night as the Boston Celtics tied the NBA record for most 3-point makes in a game (29) for…

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama has now qualified for postseason NBA awards after returning from a left rib contusion to score 40 points and grab 13 rebounds in 26 minutes Friday against the Dallas Mavericks. The Spurs’ 7-foot-4 superstar was at risk of falling a game short of the 65-game minimum when he suffered a…

WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards have won the race to the bottom of the NBA’s 2025-26 standings. With their 140-117 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday, the Wizards clinched sole possession of the league’s worst record when the NBA’s regular season ends Sunday night. Washington now sits at 17-64 with one game to play.…

ESPN NBA and college football play-by-play announcer Mark Jones is leaving the network after more than three decades, sources briefed on the move told The Athletic on Friday. Jones, 64, was once the network’s No. 2 NBA play-by-player and called two Finals games when Mike Breen tested positive for COVID in 2022. Advertisement Jones has…

The Miami Heat will waive embattled guard Terry Rozier on Friday, a league source confirmed, almost a month after The Athletic reported that the move would likely happen near the end of the regular season. The 32-year-old Rozier is on indefinite leave after he was indicted in October as part of a federal investigation into…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. During Tuesday’s loss to the Warriors, the Kings intentionally fouled career 86.4 percent free-throw shooter Seth Curry while leading with just over three minutes left. Draymond Green called it an egregious tanking strategy. The Kings claimed…

By Sunday night, each NBA team will have played 82 regular-season games. Finality, without round numbers. Who saw the Detroit Pistons at No. 1 in the East? Who saw the San Antonio Spurs topping 60 wins? Did anyone of sound mind foresee this Charlotte Hornets swarm? There is still weight around the weekend’s closing slate.…