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• Suns Reacts: The next big Suns move isn’t a trade

  21-07-2026 21:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 27: Dillon Brooks #3 of the Phoenix Suns celebrates during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Round One Game Four of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2026 at PHX Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. 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 Barry Gossage/NBAE via Get
  
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• NBA Front Office Rankings (Part 1): Knicks soar over Celtics after winning title

  19-08-2026 15:23 via cbssports.com
  
  We're ranking the 15 best front offices in the NBA, and the Knicks have made a jump ... but they're not No. 1
  
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• What if Gordon Hayward stayed healthy in Boston?

  19-08-2026 13:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 17: Gordon Hayward #20 of the Boston Celtics is sits on the floor after being injured while playing the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on October 17, 2017 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 Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) | Getty Images Normally, entertaining a ‘What if?&rsqu
  
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• Top three highest-earning Illini in the NBA

  19-08-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Just last week, former Illinois defensive back Devon Witherspoon inked a four-year, $132 million extension, making him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.Witherspoon has come a long way from representing the Orange and Blue at Memorial Stadium, and is obviously cashing in the big bucks at the next level.But he’s not the only former Illini who has gotten paid in the pros.With that being said, let’s switch lanes to the hardwood.Here are the three highest-earning former Illinois
  
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• Open Thread: Victor Wembanyama spent another offseason dabbling in non-basketball activities

  19-08-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  San Antonio Spurs' French basket ball player Victor Wembanyama arrives for the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 collection fashion show as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris on June 23, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images Victor Wembanyama is all about basketball…during the season. From the tip off of preseason until the fateful end of the NBA Finals, Wemby is locked in and focused on the Spurs winning as many games as possible. Wh
  
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• 2027 NBA mock draft: AI ranks the top 30 prospects

  19-08-2026 12:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  If the early expert predictions are accurate, the 2027 NBA Draft doesn't have an obvious No. 1 pick like Cooper Flagg in 2025 or a rare collection of players who project as future All-Stars near the top of the class like the 2026 draft. There is, however, an emerging consensus forming that Kansas freshman Tyran Stokes is the player most likely to open the season atop draft boards.Stokes will be a featured attraction for NBA scouts this season, but he's not an overwhelming favorite to go No. 1. N
  
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• Banner Years: 1976, triple the tension with Celtics-Suns 3 OTs

  19-08-2026 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  John Havlicek (17) taking last-second shot during second overtime vs Phoenix Suns, Game 5, Boston, MA 6/4/1976. With him are assistant coach John Killilea (left) and trainer Frank Challant. (Photo by Dick Raphael/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) NBA history spans 80 seasons, and as CelticsBlog readers well know, the Boston Celtics have won a league-high 18 championships. This month, we are recapping each of those title years.In 1974, the Boston Celtics won their 12th championship in a tensio
  
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• Not AI! LeBron James's NBA coach at a Brasileirão Série B game

  19-08-2026 11:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Not AI! LeBron James's NBA coach at a Brasileirão Série B gamePhiladelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse made an appearance in Brazilian soccer.But if you thought it was Fla-Flu, Palmeiras vs. Corinthians, Grenal, Galo vs. Cruzeiro, or any other Série A derby, you were wrong!LeBron James’ coach in the NBA went to Estádio dos Aflitos, in Recife, to watch the match between Náutico and Ceará in the 23rd round of Brazil’s Série B.Connection
  
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• Warriors fan survey: What should Brandin Podziemski’s extension look like?

  19-08-2026 07:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, CA - APRIL 10: Brandin Podziemski #2 of the Golden State Warriors plays defense during the game against the Sacramento Kings on April 10, 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
  
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• Jonathan Kuminga suitor drops out, leaves Lakers among final 3 options

  19-08-2026 06:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ interest in Jonathan Kuminga has been widely known for months, but there’s been little movement in a potential deal. The Lakers initially pitched the idea of Kuminga starting alongside Luka Dončić, earning roughly $10 million annually.The Lakers have been interested in signing Jonathan Kuminga for several months now.NBAE via Getty ImagesFor weeks, the idea of the Lakers landing Kuminga has hit a standstill because of the forward’s desire to ear
  
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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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