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• SB Nation Reacts: The Answer Isn’t More Vets

  16-08-2026 15:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MAY 15: Anthony Edwards #5 celebrates with Mike Conley #10 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second quarter of a game against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Six of the Second Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Target Center on May 15, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
  
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• Celtics Reacts Survey: History Month era debate

  19-08-2026 06:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON - JUNE 17: Kevin Garnett #5 of the Boston Celtics poses with former Boston Celtic Bill Russell after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers during Game Six of the NBA Finals at the TD Banknorth Garden on June 17, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Brian B
  
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• OG Anunoby relives his iconic NBA Finals moment — with the help of fans in Times Square

  19-08-2026 03:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  This time, the scene unfolded 10 blocks north of the Garden, two months after OG Anunoby first took off from just inside the paint and tipped in a Jalen Brunson miss — with 1.2 seconds left in Game 4 of the NBA Finals — to form his forever Knicks moment.This time, Anunoby was at Times Square — inside the mesh surrounding an Essentia-created court as part of the water company’s “Change the Equation” platform — taking shots as Gersh Park Basketball players
  
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• San Antonio’s starting five dilemma

  19-08-2026 03:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, TX - JUNE 13: Julian Champagnie #30 of the San Antonio Spurs grabs the rebound during the game against the New York Knicks during Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 13, 2026 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE(Photo by Nathaniel S. But
  
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• Utah Jazz Reacts: Which draft pick off the bench will have the biggest impact?

  19-08-2026 03:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 15: Isaiah Collier #8 of the Utah Jazz looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on March 15, 2026 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images The Utah Jazz are go
  
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• Nets owner Joe Tsai not thrilled cross-town rivals won title, says it doesn't change plans

  19-08-2026 02:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  All of New York was celebrating this summer as the party for the New York Knicks winning the title never seemed to stop...Well, not everyone. Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai was not thrilled, he told NetsDaily."Every year, some team is going to win a championship. So it happens that this year that team is in the same city. It doesn't make us feel very good. It irritates our fan base and it is embarrassing but in business or in competition, in sports, or in anything, you shouldn’t let the emba
  
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• Rumor Roundup: Latest updates on Buss family, Lakers sale

  19-08-2026 02:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles, CA - March 12: Mark Walter, left, a majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Jeanie Buss, minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, talk as the Lakers play the Chicago Bulls at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Between Mark Walter selling the team to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner and the Buss family’s predictable in-fighting over whether to join them, there has been a constant stream of informatio
  
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• Five Buss family members release statement, say they're unified in wanting to sell remaining shares of Lakers

  19-08-2026 00:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In what feels like a fifth season of Succession, the five Buss family members who want to sell their remaining 17.8% stake in the Lakers — over the strenuous objections of Jeanie Buss, who was serving as team governor — released a statement Tuesday saying they were unified in their goals.That statement:"The Los Angeles Lakers have never been just a basketball team. They have been one of the greatest privileges of our lives."Our focus has always been on what we believe is best for the
  
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• LeBron James, Buss family, new ownership: The craziest Lakers offseason ever

  19-08-2026 00:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  If you’re a Laker fan, go see your doctor. Your blood pressure is high. You have new crease lines on your forehead from shock. You have whiplash from shaking your head in disbelief. This offseason has been heart pounding. It has been eyebrow raising. It has been jarring. LeBron James stunned the world by leaving the Lakers in free agency after eight seasons. The Lakers left everyone crossing their fingers after mortgaging their future on Walker Kessler, whom they a
  
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• NBA 2K27 needs to change these three Raptors’ rankings

  18-08-2026 23:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO, CANADA - MAY 1: RJ Barrett #9 of the Toronto Raptors reacts after a basket against the Cleveland Cavaliers CLECAV during Game Six of the First Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 1, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) | Getty Imag
  
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• VOTE: Who was the better Rockets coach, Rick Adelman or Mike D’Antoni?

  18-08-2026 23:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, CA - APRIL 11: Phoenix Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni meets with Sacramento Kings head coach Rick Adelman before their teams take on each other at Arco Arena on April 11, 2006 in Sacramento, California. The Suns won 123-110. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2006 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBA
  
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• Buss family releases statement rebutting Jeanie, endorses sale of Lakers stake

  18-08-2026 22:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  El Segundo, CA - June 06: Siblings Joey and Jesse Buss (in black hat), from left, sitting in the front row during a press conferrence announcing new Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham, at the UCLA Health Training Center, in El Segundo, CA, Monday, June 6, 2022. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) It looks like both sides are digging in their heels ahead of a fight between Jeanie Buss and her siblings.News of the Buss family agreeing to sell their nearly 18% stake in the
  
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• Buss siblings respond to their sister Jeanie, reiterate intent to sell family's remaining share of Lakers despite her objection

  18-08-2026 22:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Buss siblings are not backing down following a legal challenge from their sister Jeanie to their plan to sell the family’s remaining share of the Los Angeles Lakers.A day after the initial announcement, Jim, Johnny, Janie, Jesse and Joey Buss released a statement thru Shams Charania of ESPN that they intend to move forward with their plan to sell their collective 17.8% share of the Los Angeles Lakers.Tuesday’s statement is a response to their sister Jeanie, who challenged that pl
  
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• Lakers ownership chaos intensifies as ESPN insider fires back at Jeanie Buss camp

  18-08-2026 22:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Shams Charania is not backing down after Jeanie Buss’ legal team accused the ESPN insider of inaccurately reporting the latest twist in the Lakers’ increasingly messy ownership saga.Appearing Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Charania addressed a letter from Buss’ attorney that accused him of falsely reporting that all six Buss siblings voted to sell the family’s remaining 17.8% stake in the franchise.The statement specifically claimed Charania “falsely
  
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• Buss family refutes Jeanie, states clear intention to sell Lakers

  18-08-2026 22:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  One day after Jeanie Buss contested her siblings attempting to sell the family’s shares of the Lakers, the rest of the Buss family made it clear they aren’t backing down.  Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon: “The Los Angeles Lakers have never been just a basketball team. They have been one of the greatest privileges of our lives. Our focus has always been on what we believe is best for the Lakers, the fans who have supported thi
  
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• Why Kevin Durant trade rumors just don't make sense

  18-08-2026 22:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA rumor mill never stops, and the latest smoke concerns one of the purest scorers of this generation.Year One of Kevin Durant on the Houston Rockets proved to be “frustrating and disappointing,” in the words of general manager Rafael Stone. Houston won 52 games, but was bounced in the first round of the postseason, after injuries took their toll.That has led to Durant, who will turn 38 in late September, to pop up on the rumor mill as a potential trade candidate. This, however,
  
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• Former Cavs guard says what we were all thinking

  18-08-2026 21:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND, OHIO - MAY 09: Dennis Schroder #8 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates after a basket against the Detroit Pistons during the first quarter in Game Three of the Second Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Rocket Arena on May 09, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Image
  
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• Malachi Smith Signs Training Camp Deal With Toronto Raptors

  18-08-2026 21:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO, CANADA - APRIL 12: Malachi Smith #18 of the Brooklyn Nets drives around a screen set by E.J. Liddell #9 against Immanuel Quickley #5 of the Toronto Raptors during the first half at Scotiabank Arena on April 12, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) | Getty Images The T
  
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• What to know about Jeanie Buss' fight for Lakers control, family feud

  18-08-2026 21:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The $12.5 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers has unleashed a family feud.The Buss children are at it again.Jeanie Buss, 64, took over as the team’s governor and controlling owner in 2013 after the death of her father, Jerry, the team's longtime and celebrated owner. She sued in 2017, alleging that two other brothers tried to oust her. Now Jeanie Buss is fighting to hold on to that power.She is one of six siblings and apparently is outnumbered. Her five siblings issued a statement sayin
  
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• Lakers are seemingly doing all the right things ... to test Luka Dončić's patience

  18-08-2026 20:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  If you're Luka Dončić, the business of basketball is quite a thing.Not only was he traded from the Dallas Mavericks, the team that drafted him, to the bright lights of the Los Angeles Lakers, seemingly without any advanced notice; he will, this season, be playing for his fifth different ownership group in the past three years.Mark Walter, who officially purchased a majority stake in the Lakers from the Buss family in October 2025, agreed last week — amid an ongoing federal invest
  
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• Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: Who should get the next statue?

  18-08-2026 20:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country.Loyola Chicago is honoring Sister Jean with a statue this Friday on what would have been her 107th birthday.So, that got us thinking: who should be the next mid-major legend to be given a statue?Pete Carril, Greg Kampe, Bill Russell, Steph Curry, Steve Nash or Buddy the Street Dog?Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed su
  
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• Mike Brown seen with wife in rare photos on luxurious post-Knicks championship vacation

  18-08-2026 20:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown and his wife Rochelle "Ro" Ledesma at the beach in Porto Cervo, Italy, on Sunday, August 16, 2026.Knicks coach Mike Brown is enjoying the post-championship life. The coach and his wife Rochelle “Ro” Ledesma enjoyed some R&R in Porto Cervo, an Italian seaside resort in Northern Sardinia on Sunday in new beach photos obtained by The Post.The couple, mostly private regarding their personal life, were seen canoodling in the ocean and laughing tog
  
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• Brooklyn Nets signing 6’10” Nick Pringle to Exhibit 10 deal

  18-08-2026 19:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arkansas forward Nick Pringle (23) celebrates after the SEC tournament championship win against Vanderbilt at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, March 15, 2026. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co NetsDaily has confirmed that the Brooklyn Nets are signing Nick Pringle, a 6’10”, 230-pound 24-year-oldpower forward out of Arkansas, to an Exhibit 10 deal.Pringle, who went undrafted in June, played last season at Arkansas with Darius Acuff and Trevon Brazile, drafted at No. 7 a
  
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• The Lakers have become real-life ‘House of the Dragon’ — and Jeanie Buss is fighting for her throne

  18-08-2026 19:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Betrayal, bloodlines and a battle for the throne.Again.Nine years after their last Game of Thrones-esque power struggle, the Los Angeles Lakers have somehow wandered back into Westeros, only this time the drama is more scintillating and vicious than ever before. Forget Succession, the better comparison is House of the Dragon.  Paddy Considine stars as King Viserys I Targaryen in HBO’s “House of the Dragon.” Ollie Upton / HBOAnd Jeanie Buss is Queen Rhaenyra Targa
  
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• Cavaliers & Hornets check-in, Fever looking dangerous + contender check-in

  18-08-2026 19:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Subscribe to The Dunker SpotApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeWe have a fun episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way!First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones analyze the Dennis Schröder-Tre Mann trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets, then examine their offseason and roster outlook.On the WNBA side, the guys talk about the changes the Indiana Fever have made during their win streak. From there, they check the temperature of the Atlanta Dream and Las Vegas Aces, and salute
  
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• Florida PG Xaivian Lee plans to enter NCAA transfer portal

  18-08-2026 19:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Florida point guard Xaivian Lee plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Joe Tipton reports. Lee spent one season with the Gators after transferring in from Princeton.In 35 games last year, Lee averaged 11.6 points per game, 3.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, shot 42% from the floor and 29.2% from three-point range. He also shot 76.5% from the free-throw line.$19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverageLee spent three years at Princeton before electing to hit the portal and
  
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• Florida PG Xaivian Lee enters NCAA transfer portal

  18-08-2026 19:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Florida point guard Xaivian Lee entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. Lee spent one season with the Gators after transferring in from Princeton.In 35 games last year, Lee averaged 11.6 points per game, 3.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, shot 42% from the floor and 29.2% from three-point range. He also shot 76.5% from the free-throw line.$19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverageLee spent three years at Princeton before electing to hit the portal and play for the Gators la
  
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• Celtics owner Bill Chisholm says 'best brains in basketball' convinced him to trade Jaylen Brown

  18-08-2026 18:43 via cbssports.com
  
  Chisholm had trepidation, but Brad Stevens and Boston's front office had 'conviction' about trading Brown, he said
  
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• The NBA’s investigation into the Clippers has become an absolute mess

  18-08-2026 18:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 11: Steve Ballmer (L) and NBA Commissioner Adam SIlver attends an NBA playoff game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on May 11, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/GC Images) It’s been 11 months since the NBA opened a formal investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers for salary cap circumvention, and somehow Adam Silver has only made it worse. We are no closer to knowing what exactly happened, there&r
  
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• The Lakers should be in better hands now. They just can’t escape the drama

  18-08-2026 18:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - APRIL 02: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center on April 2, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) | Getty Images The NBA was verging on being a failing business when Jerry Buss bought
  
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