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DETROIT — Troy Weaver called this “ground zero” back in September, and he meant it in the best way possible. The Pistons’ general manager was talking about his “restoration” project in Detroit reaching a new stage, with the foundation laid and the substructure settling into place.

“He combined the knowledge developed over nearly 40 years as an NBA player and coach with an innate understanding of how to mix discipline with his never-ending positivity,” Charlotte Hornets chairman Michael Jordan said.

The Jordan Trophy will stand 23.6 inches tall and weigh 23.6 pounds — nods to his jersey number and six NBA titles with the Bulls.

The bronze Michael Jordan Trophy is one of six renamed trophies unveiled by the NBA on Tuesday

John Havlicek came off the bench for his first seven years as a pro, earning four All-Star nods in that time. The NBA is honoring his service as the definitive sixth man with a new trophy.

The league’s most coveted award is getting a rebrand.

The NBA Most Valuable Player award has been renamed The Michael Jordan Trophy

Paul Silas, an NBA star player who later was the head coach of the Charlotte NBA franchise on two different occasions, has died. He was 79.

Liverpool owners FSG announced in November that they were open to offers for the football club, and a future business venture may explain their inevitable decision to move on

After being detained for 10 months, a prisoner swap has released her from Russian custody.

Reactions after WNBA star Brittney Griner was freed from a Russian prison in a high-profile prisoner exchange