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Matt Calkins: Can Bradley Beal trade help boost Kevin Durant's playoff credentials?

SEATTLE — I imagine if there were a poll asking Seattleites who their favorite NBA player was, Kevin Durant would top the list. Or if not — he'd at least poll higher here than he would in any other town — including those in the Bay Area, where he won…

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If James Harden leaves the Sixers, who will replace him? Tracking point guard options in free agency.

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers' "Scenario A," as president of basketball operations Daryl Morey termed it last month, is re-signing James Harden (presumably after he declines his $35.6 million player option for next season). Not just because the former MVP is still a 20-and-10 player who led the NBA in assists…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Draymond Green free agency market heats up as Warriors prepare their pitch

With free agency set to begin Friday, the rumor mill is churning, and there’s a key Warriors figure at the heart of some of the gossip: Draymond Green.

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LeBron James makes brutal decision on Anthony Davis' LA Lakers future

LeBron James is said to be fed up with with Los Angeles Lakers co-star Anthony Davis after they were swept in the Western Conference finals by the Denver Nuggets

Daily Mirror

Are Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving enough? How Mavs rank in West before NBA draft, free agency.

DALLAS — With the NBA playoffs over — finally, mercifully, for the Dallas Mavericks, who participated in none of the postseason for the first time since Luka Doncic’s 2018-19 rookie season — it’s time for Mavericks action to resume again.

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Nuggets’ Mike Malone Salutes NBA Championship With Tattoo

Denver’s coach continued his NBA title celebration in a unique way on Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated

There’s talent to be had for the Lakers at No. 17 in the NBA draft

LOS ANGELES — When the NBA holds its annual draft on Thursday, the Lakers will perhaps take a peek into what the future has in store for them.

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Western Conference GM: Lakers ‘could make a push for Donte DiVincenzo’

One executive thinks guard Donte DiVincenzo could be a target for the Lakers this summer.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kevin Durant hits out at Brooklyn Nets fans for "making s*** up" in twitter rant

Kevin Durant has developed a reputation for hitting out at fans on social media, and he took aim at Brooklyn Nets fans on Twitter before deleting the post shortly later

Daily Mirror

Taylor Swift 'curse' in NBA Playoffs as theory suggests Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat winner

The 12-time Grammy award-winning artist is currently performing her mammoth Eras Tour concerts in several cities across the United States during the NBA Playoffs

Daily Mirror

NBA Finals set: It’s Heat vs. Nuggets for Larry O’Brien Trophy

The Heat, champions of the Eastern Conference even after getting in as only the No. 8 seed, will take on the Western Conference champion Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The series starts in Denver on Thursday night.

Chicago Sun-Times

Five years later, Eric Gordon reflects on Rockets’ near-miss in 2018 Western Conference finals

“You only get so many chances to win a championship,” former #Rockets guard Eric Gordon says of Houston’s near-miss in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on May 28, 2018.

USA Today Sports Media Group

LeBron James Breaks Silence With Eyebrow-Raising Tweet About NBA Ref Conspiracy

The Lakers superstar took to Twitter amid speculation regarding his NBA future to address the controversy surrounding NBA referee Eric Lewis.

Sports Illustrated

Polling Place: Who’s the NBA’s best big man? And should sports stars ‘stick to sports’?

We also asked respondents to pick their career horse among a quartet of 25-and-under Cubs and White Sox players.

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The Times of India

The LA Lakers have options, but LeBron James may not like them all

The day after the Los Angeles Lakers’ season ended in a sweep, general manager Rob Pelinka told reporters that the team intended to “keep our core of young guys together.”

Daily Mirror

LeBron James played with torn tendon during Lakers Western Conference finals defeat

The Los Angeles Lakers star is weighing up his options during the offseason and it has been revealed played through the pain barrier throughout the NBA playoffs before being eliminated

Tribune News Service

Mac Engel: Led by captain Jamie Benn’s brain-dead penalty, the Stars are on the brink

DALLAS — The Dallas Stars hosted their most significant game since 2016, and in front of an amped crowd they promptly performed like they had never seen a hockey puck in their lives.

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Ed Graney: History says Golden Knights will be Western champions

DALLAS — History says it’s over, that the Golden Knights will win this Western Conference final and eventually sit four victories from a Stanley Cup championship.

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Former Georgia star Kentavious Caldwell-Pope returns to NBA Finals

Former Georgia basketball star Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is returning to the NBA Finals and hopes to win his second career NBA championship

Daily Mirror

LeBron James retirement decision could hinge on four factors as pieces fall into place

LeBron James doesn't have long left in his NBA career and worried fans as he teased retirement, but his decision is likely to be made after completing his basketball checklist

Football London

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke breaks silence as $264m decision pays off

Latest Arsenal news as Gunners co-chairs Stan Kroenke and son Josh celebrate the Denver Nuggets' win at the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference NBA finals this week

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Kevin Sherrington: Why required desperation could be Stars’ key to turning series around vs. Golden Knights

FRISCO, Texas — If the Stars actually needed added motivation Tuesday for their Western Conference final game against the Golden Knights at American Airlines Center, there’s also this:

USA Today Sports Media Group

A classy Nikola Jokic calls out ‘mean’ people who say Joel Embiid didn’t deserve to win MVP

Nikola Jokic on MVP: 'People are just mean in saying that Embiid shouldn’t have won it.'

The Hindu

Jokic leads Nuggets past LeBron's Lakers 113-111, into their first NBA Finals

Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Nuggets advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in team history, sweeping the Western Conference finals with a 113-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Football London

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke proven right about $264m mega move as jackpot awaits

Latest Arsenal news as Stan Kroenke and son Josh watch their Denver Nuggets team storm to a 4-0 defeat of the LA Lakers in Los Angeles after a superb performance from Nikola Jokic

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