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• Southwest division watch: Did Wemby just pull a Duncan?

  01-09-2026 06:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dub Nation! This has been a piece I’ve been looking forward to writing for a minute as we finish our recap of the offseason moves of the Southwest division. The San Antonio Spurs won the Western Conference Finals and in my mind would have won the NBA Finals if they had that dawg in them. But if they had met a healthy Golden State Warriors team in the playoffs last year I HAVE NO DOUBT that the Dubs would have tucked the kids in San Antonio to sleep. But that’s just me though.Golden S
  
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• Clippers' laziness led to 2015 hand slap. Their recklessness brought NBA's ire | Opinion

  04-09-2026 00:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Let me get this right: The Los Angeles Clippers got busted by the NBA for offering improper benefits to a player it was trying to sign, apologized and promised not to do it again, and then … did?These folks aren’t just shady, they’re reckless. Or lazy. Or stupid. Or some combination of the three. That alone makes them deserving of all those harsh penalties the NBA dropped on them for setting up side hustles between Kawhi Leonard and four companies."The Clippers were especially
  
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• Nate Oats' wife rejoins Alabama men's basketball team

  03-09-2026 23:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Alabama men's basketball announced the addition of two staff members, and one of them is coach Nate Oats' wife.The Crimson Tide announced on Thursday, Sept. 3 Alex Accetta is rejoining the team as its director of program relations.Accetta returns after she worked with the men's basketball program from 2015 to 2022, starting as a student assistant before becoming the program's operations coordinator in 2017 and director of operations in 2021. Oats' tenure in Tuscaloosa began in 2021.She then
  
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• Knicks Mailbag: How can NY address lack of frontcourt depth?

  03-09-2026 23:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It's another edition of Knicks Mailbag, with SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley ready to answer your questions surrounding the team. Let's get started...Does the Knicks front office not see any concern with the lack of frontcourt depth off the bench? Bench seems guard-heavy, little to no wings or bigs - @JblackwingHey JBlackwing, great question. Before I answer, I just want to say that I can’t claim to know what the entire Knicks front office is thinking or not thinking. It’s a big group tha
  
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• Boston Celtics Daily Links 9/3/26

  03-09-2026 22:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 18: The sneakers worn by Toast Evbuomwan #12 of the Brooklyn Nets during the game against the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2025 NBA Summer League game on July 18, 2025 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 2025 NBAE (Photo by Tom O'Co
  
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• Steve Ballmer Could Sue the NBA, but It Would Be Tough to Win

  03-09-2026 21:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Los Angeles Clippers vehemently refute the NBA’s findings in the Kawhi Leonard salary-cap circumvention investigation, but converting that opposition into legal action will be challenging. That’s mainly because of the finality of league decisions and judicial deference to decisions of private associations.The NBA on Wednesday concluded that the Clippers and several team officials, including owner Steve Ballmer, conspired to violate the salary cap by arranging for Leonard to recei
  
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• Rockets extend Amen Thompson through 2032

  03-09-2026 21:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA dog days of summer are slowly coming to an end as training camp kicks off in less than a month and preseason games are a little over a month away. The Houston Rockets will most likely start training camp on September 29th, though it hasn’t been confirmed yet.Normally, there isn’t much NBA news this time of year, with MLB inching closer to the playoffs and the NFL and NCAA beginning their new season. However, the NBA has dominated the conversation the last couple of days, firs
  
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• Ranking the top 25 NBA free agents set to hit the 2027 market

  03-09-2026 21:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As the NBA calendar churns, and as teams look ahead to next season, some of the more interesting storylines extend beyond that.But, as always in the NBA, player movement and free agency are big draws, so it’s never too early to look ahead to the free agent class of players who may be available during the 2027 offseason. The interesting thing with NBA contracts is that there are multiple levers that could lead to a player being available on the open market.The simplest are expiring contract
  
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• More details pour out about NBA findings in Clippers, Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention case

  03-09-2026 21:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The initial headlines were shocking: Five first-round picks taken away, Steve Ballmer suspended for a year, head of basketball operations Lawrence Frank suspended for six months, a $30 million fine. The loss of all those first-round picks is as close to an organizational death sentence as the NBA can hand out.How the league got to the point Commissioner Adam Silver felt he had to bring the hammer down is detailed in the 36-page summary of the Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz report (the law fi
  
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• Tyrese Haliburton throwing out first pitch at Wrigley Field before Brewers-Cubs game as a 'free agent' baseball fan

  03-09-2026 21:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tyrese Haliburton is one highly-paid professional athlete who has turned down the Los Angeles Dodgers.The Indiana Pacers star had been invited by both the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs to throw out a ceremonial first pitch this season and the Wisconsin native opted to accept the pregame honor from the team closer to his Midwestern roots.Haliburton, a two-time NBA All-Star, will throw out the first pitch before Thursday's NL Central matchup at Wrigley Field between the Milwaukee Brewers and Cubs."I go
  
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• Tyrese Haliburton throwing out 1st pitch at Wrigley Field before Brewers-Cubs game as a 'free agent' baseball fan

  03-09-2026 21:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tyrese Haliburton is one highly-paid professional athlete who has turned down the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Indiana Pacers star had been invited by both the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs to throw out a ceremonial first pitch this season and the Wisconsin native opted to accept the pregame honor from the team closer to his Midwestern roots. Haliburton, a two-time NBA All-Star, will throw out the first pitch before Thursday’s NL Central matchup at Wrigley Field between the Milwaukee Brewers and Cu
  
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• NBA: Cody Williams Review and Scouting Report

  03-09-2026 21:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 10: Cody Williams #5 of the Utah Jazz handles the ball during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 10, 2026 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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 Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
  
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• Worst deal in NBA history? With Clippers' penalties, the Kawhi Leonard signing now rivals Luka Dončić trade

  03-09-2026 20:45 via cbssports.com
  
  With Wednesday's ruling, Leonard continues to cost the Clippers way more than he was ever worth
  
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• Clippers-Kawhi Leonard investigation details: What to know about the NBA's historic punishment and what comes next

  03-09-2026 20:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After completing a nearly year-long investigation into the relationship between the Los Angeles Clippers, their owner and governor Steve Ballmer, star forward Kawhi Leonard and various business partners, the NBA handed down the most damaging punishment for a team in league history.A 35-page report from the investigatory law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz revealed a lot about the Clippers’ dealings with Leonard and also raised additional questions.Here are the key details about
  
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• Lakers won’t crater without LeBron James, says Derek Fisher

  03-09-2026 20:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers entered their post-LeBron James era this summer after the four-time NBA champion informed the team he wouldn’t be returning for the 2026-27 season. There are contrasting opinions on how the Lakers will perform without the 41-year-old superstar, who spent eight consecutive seasons with LA. But former Lakers star Derek Fisher doesn’t believe the team is doomed without James.Derek Fisher won five championships with the Lakers.AP“You think about the few organ
  
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• The Clippers are sinking. Should the Suns go fishing?

  03-09-2026 20:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: Darius Garland #10 of the Los Angeles Clippers brings the ball up court during the second half of an NBA game against the Golden State Warriors at Intuit Dome on April 12, 2026 in Inglewood, 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 License Agreement. (Photo by Ryan Sun/Getty Images) | Getty Images What is a Clipper? Have y
  
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• The bombshell messages that doomed Clippers owner Steve Ballmer in Kawhi Leonard scandal

  03-09-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  steve ballmer kawhi leonard investigationDocuments have been released and bombshell text messages have been revealed in the Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention scandal involving billionaire Clippers owner Steve Ballmer.The Clippers were fined $30 million, Ballmer was suspended for one year and the team was docked five first-round draft picks in a poison-pill punishment for what the league believes proves the team’s guilt.According to documents released by law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rose
  
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• Clippers rat turns over 6-year notes of ‘illicit deals’ in Kawhi Leonard investigation

  03-09-2026 19:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Los Angeles Clippers have been punished for violating salary cap circumvention rules when the team signed Kawhi Leonard to an extension in 2021. According to ESPN insider Brian Windhorst, the NBA received overwhelming cooperation from companies with ties to the Clippers’ investigation and even received key information from president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank without the use of a subpoena. Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank was suspended by the NBA
  
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• Rockets, Amen Thompson agree to $208 million extension as Houston banks on continued growth from rising star

  03-09-2026 19:00 via cbssports.com
  
  Houston worked out a below-max deal for Thompson to lock him into its long-term core
  
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• Long Island Nets acquire Brooklyn Summer Leaguer Dwight Murray Jr.

  03-09-2026 18:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 19: Dwight Murray Jr. #26 of the Brooklyn Nets handles the ball during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 19, 2026 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 Tom O'Connor/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via
  
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• Amen Thompson gets huge contract extension: What it means for Rockets

  03-09-2026 18:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Amen Thompson's rise in the NBA will continue with the Houston Rockets. The Rockets and Thompson have come to terms on a new lucrative contract extension that will make the 23-year-old a franchise cornerstone for the foreseeable future, according to multiplereports on Thursday, September 3. Thompson has agreed to sign a 5-year, $208-million contract extension with the Rockets, ESPN reported. The uber-athletic two-way guard was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. He just completed the m
  
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• Amen Thompson reportedly agrees to five year, $208 million extension with Houston

  03-09-2026 17:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Amen Thompson is poised for a breakout year. Already one of the league's best perimeter defenders whose offensive game keeps improving each season, the 23-year-old is on the verge of becoming one of the league's brightest young stars.The Houston Rockets are paying him like one. Thompson and the Rockets have agreed to a five-year, $208 million contract extension, a deal broken by ESPN’s Shams Charania and since confirmed by other reports. The contract includes a 10% trade kicker.This is a w
  
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• Who is Uncle Dennis? What to know about Kawhi Leonard's adviser Dennis Robertson and his role in NBA's investigation

  03-09-2026 17:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was reportedly paid $28 million by a company funded by team owner Steve Ballmer that helped the Clippers evade the NBA salary cap, according to a report by Pablo Torre in 2025. Nearly a full year after the NBA launched a formal investigation into the matter, the it issued its findings Wednesday, docking the Clippers five first-round picks, fining Clippers owner Steve Ballmer $30 million and fining Leonard $700,000, among other penalties. On his show, "Pabl
  
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• Is there a pathway to minutes for Chris Mañon, Arthur Kaluma this season?

  03-09-2026 17:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 5: Chris Manon #30, Arthur Kaluma #47, and William Hickey #66 of the Los Angeles Lakers smile after the game against the Miami Heat during the California Classic Game on July 5, 2026 at Chase Center in San Francisco, 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 Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by No
  
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• NBA punishes LA Clippers over Kawhi Leonard deals: What we know

  03-09-2026 17:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Kawhi Leonard saga came to a head on Wednesday, Sept. 2, when the NBA released the results of an 11-month investigation that concluded the Los Angeles Clippers knowingly circumvented the league's salary cap through "no-show" endorsement deals for their former star forward.The Clippers are being fined $30 million, and the team will forfeit five first-round picks in the 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032 and 2033 NBA drafts. Leonard has been fined $700,000, but will not be suspended. The league, however,
  
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• What to expect from Rockets, Thunder & Knicks in 2026-27 with Sam Amick

  03-09-2026 17:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Subscribe to The Kevin O'Connor ShowApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeKevin O’Connor is joined by Sam Amick to continue his NBA Entertainment Rankings, diving deep into offseason moves, title expectations and chaos potential for the Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks. They break down Houston’s all-or-nothing gamble on veterans like Kevin Durant, OKC’s roster flexibility and subtle strategy shift and the Knicks’ shot at a championship repeat amid ne
  
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• 6 winners, 5 losers from Kawhi Leonard scandal after Clippers get hit with NBA ‘death penalty’

  03-09-2026 16:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 09: Steve Ballmer attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the New York Knicks at Intuit Dome on March 09, 2026 in Inglewood, 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 License Agreement. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the salary cap to funnel e
  
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• Amen Thompson signs reported 5-year, $208M extension with Rockets

  03-09-2026 16:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Houston Rockets have signed Amen Thompson to a contract extension, the team announced on Thursday. The deal is reportedly for five-years and worth $208 million, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.“Amen represents everything we want our organization to be about,” said Rockets general manager Rafael Stone. “He has elite two-way ability, a toughness and the will to outwork his peers, and he competes in every circumstance. Year over year, he’s improved in every facet of h
  
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• Amen Thompson, Rockets reportedly work out 5-year, $208M extension

  03-09-2026 16:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Houston Rockets and Amen Thompson have reportedly agreed to a five-year, $208 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.The extension for Thompson, the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, also includes a 10% trade kicker. He is entering the final season of a four-year rookie scale contract he signed in 2023 and will earn $12.3 million this season with his new deal kicking in next summer.Thompson, 23, can play guard and forward. He led the NBA in minutes play
  
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• Bob Iger’s future ‘ownership’ of LA Lakers has been exaggerated in $12.5B deal

  03-09-2026 16:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Media reports of Bob Iger’s future “ownership” of the Los Angeles Lakers appear to have been greatly exaggerated, On The Money has learned.Three weeks ago, a flurry of headlines from major outlets – the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, you name it – reported that “Bob Iger and Josh Kushner,” in that order, will be buying the iconic NBA franchise.The natural implication would be that Iger is poised to own at least 50% of the team und
  
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