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Doc Rivers sounds off after controversial fouls on James Harden, Joel Embiid: ‘We got a problem in this league’

NEW YORK — Doc Rivers has had a major voice in the NBA for some time. The 76ers coach is a league lifer who is not afraid to speak out about what he views as an injustice. He’s also savvy enough to navigate any scenario with charm and — when…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘Ready to play’: LeBron James deflects Dillon Brooks trash talk ahead of Game 3

LOS ANGELES — Even at 38 years old, with 20 seasons of mileage on his legs, LeBron James is still plenty agile.

Los Angeles Times

French teenager Victor Wembanyama confirms NBA Draft intentions with key announcement

Victor Wembanyama has unsurprisingly declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, with one of the biggest talents of the next generation officially in the mix for the event which takes place later this year

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Los Angeles Lakers could sanction huge Trae Young trade this summer

Trae Young remains under contract with the Atlanta Hawks, but one NBA executive believes that the Los Angeles Lakers could make a sensational swoop for a high-profile trade this summer

Daily Mirror

Mike Sielski: P.J. Tucker is the anti-Ben Simmons. Which makes him just what the Sixers need.

NEW YORK — In their 102-97 victory Thursday night, a victory that gave them a three-games-to-none lead in their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets, the 76ers started a forward who played 29 minutes and took just three shots. One was a layup, which he made, but he hesitated on…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nets want justice after Joel Embiid’s flagrant foul: ‘I thought precedent was set’

NEW YORK — The Nets are eagerly awaiting word from the NBA’s league office on additional enforcement actions against 76ers star Joel Embiid.

Tribune News Service

Basketball Gods, please, have mercy on Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers for once

Clippers fandom is just unfair, man.

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Boston’s Jaylen Brown sports custom sneakers paying homage to Mesoamerican ball game

Associated with the ancestors of today's indigenous cultures of what is today Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, the Caribbean, and the US Southwest, the sport bears a clear resemblance to basketball.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Stephen A. Smith Calls Kawhi Leonard One of NBA’s ‘Worst Superstars’ Ever

The ESPN personality absolutely called out the Clippers star Friday on First Take.

Sports Illustrated

Nine players ready to open eyes during the spring live period

This weekend’s live period, which begins Friday evening, is the first chance for prospects across the state to be seen and viewed as “rising” juniors as the Class of 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hey, Dillon Brooks, Poke LeBron at Your Own Peril

Many other opponents have tried, and failed, to throw James off his game. So can we expect more of the same in Saturday’s Game 3?

Sports Illustrated

This photo of Jordan Poole ripping the ball from Domantas Sabonis is the wildest of the NBA playoffs

Jordan Poole later elbowed Domantas Sabonis in the jaw.

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Ime Udoka and the 9 other most likely candidates the Raptors may consider to replace Nick Nurse

Two other names to watch: former NBA players Jerry Stackhouse and Adrian Griffin Sr.

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Kevin Harlan Put on a Clinic During Sixers-Nets Playoff Game

Here are three must-hear calls from Kevin Harlan during wild Sixers comeback.

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NBA Twitter Wasn’t Sold on Legality of Warriors Player’s Highlight-Reel Move

The Warriors’ guard buzzer-beating sequence even elicited a Steph Curry reaction.

Daily Mirror

Toronto Raptors fire Championship hero head coach Nick Nurse as replacement already found

Nick Nurse cemented himself into Toronto Raptors history after securing the NBA title back in 2019, but four years on the 55-year-old has been sacked as head coach

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NBA players are partially to blame for officials taking over the playoffs

Draymond Green, James Harden and the rest of the players need to chill with the wild fouls

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Steph Curry praises Kevon Looney’s 20 rebound performance in Game 3 vs. Kings

After Kevon Looney recorded 20 rebounds against the Kings, Steph Curry praised his teammate's performance on the glass in Game 3.

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Warriors fans love this Stephen Curry quote: ‘They say Draymond’s got a history, so do we’

We're going to see this on t-shirts and memes pretty soon, aren't we?

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It’s time for the Lakers to prove they’re championship material

The Lakers have looked pretty good with their new roster over the last two months. Now it's time for them to start to put it all together.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk ‘personally paying’ to keep blue ticks on some verified Twitter users

Stephen King, LeBron James and William Shatner are among the stars whose blue ticks remain, despite claiming they had not paid a subscription

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Heavy Boston Celtics presence in latest Athletic NBA Players poll

The Athletic's anonymous NBA player poll engaged 108 members of the league's 30 rosters with their identities protected so they can feel comfortable speaking freely, and a number of Celtics made the returns.

Daily Mirror

Elon Musk forced to backtrack after LeBron James refuses to pay for verification

Twitter chief Elon Musk unverified millions of accounts on Thursday - including the one belonging to Cristiano Ronaldo - but LeBron James still has his blue tick

Los Angeles Times

Short-handed Clippers fall to Devin Booker, Suns in Game 3

LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard pulled up to Crypto.com Arena 95 minutes before tip-off Thursday.

The Times of India

NBA playoffs: Philadelphia 76ers beat Brooklyn Nets for 3-0 series lead

NEW DELHI: The Philadelphia 76ers moved one win away from a sweep of their NBA first-round playoff series as they beat Brooklyn Nets 102-97 on Thursday in a rugged clash that featured two ejections and a controversial kick from Joel Embiid.

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