Sopan Deb
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NBA Draft Lottery: Spurs Get No. 1 Pick and Right to Select Wembanyama
The top pick is widely expected to be Victor Wembanyama, a 19-year-old French basketball star. → Read More
How the Nets Fell Apart From the Top
Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant have become the faces of their superteam’s failure, but the Nets leadership could have averted disaster several times, and didn’t. → Read More
Kyrie Irving Asks the Nets to Trade Him
The Nets guard, who will be a free agent this summer, wants out of Brooklyn just months after he caused an uproar by linking to an antisemitic film on social media. → Read More
Brooklyn Nets Fire Coach Steve Nash
The Nets have struggled to a 2-5 start, and their star guard Kyrie Irving is under fire for promoting an antisemitic documentary. → Read More
Kyrie Irving Defends Antisemitic Documentary and Conspiracy Theory
Irving, the Nets guard, is facing backlash, but said he was “not going to stand down on anything I believe in.” → Read More
Gonzaga revokes John Stockton’s season tickets over his refusal to wear masks.
Stockton has been a vocal opponent of Covid-19 vaccines and government measures to mitigate the virus. → Read More
What Is a Foul in Basketball? It’s Always Evolving
The N.B.A. foul is never set in stone. As players reinvent the game, the officiating changes, too. → Read More
Nets say Kyrie Irving can play at away games.
The Nets will allow Kyrie Irving, whom they barred from the team until he received a Covid-19 vaccination, to rejoin the team part time, the Nets said in a statement on Friday, despite Irving’s still being unvaccinated and cases skyrocketing in New York City. The announcement was a surprising about-face for a franchise that had said in no uncertain terms that it was not open to Irving’s working… → Read More
Ready to Unlock Your Inner Stephen Curry? Play Against the Knicks.
One of the N.B.A.’s best defenses last season, the Knicks now are one of the worst at stopping 3-point shooters. Opposing guards are having career nights. → Read More
The Milwaukee Bucks Win the N.B.A. Championship
The Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in the N.B.A. finals in six games for their first title in 50 years. It’s the first championship for Giannis Antetokounmpo. → Read More
Knicks’ Julius Randle Wins N.B.A.’s Most Improved Player Award
Randle led the Knicks in scoring and fueled their run to the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. → Read More
He Sought Refuge in Online Poker: ‘This Is Never About the Cards’
The author is not good at the game. But games played online while meeting on a video call with strangers provided connection at the right time. → Read More
N.B.A. Fines Kevin Durant for ‘Derogatory’ Social Media Spat
Michael Rapaport, an actor and podcast host, shared screenshots of a conversation in which Durant used homophobic and misogynistic language. → Read More
As the Miami Heat Evolved, So Did Udonis Haslem
Haslem, 40, has been with the Heat for all six of their runs to the N.B.A. finals. He hasn’t been a starter for years, but he remains vital to an ever-changing franchise. → Read More
The Lakers Beat the Heat in Game 1 of the N.B.A. Finals
The Lakers fell into a deficit early but fought back with a string of 3-pointers. The Heat were hobbled by injuries, a concern for the rest of the series. → Read More
Timeline: A Year That Changed the N.B.A.
From the virus to protests to an outpouring of grief. → Read More
Doc Rivers Is Out as Los Angeles Clippers Coach
The Clippers were expected to contend for a championship this season, but they were upset in the second round of the playoffs as their big-name stars struggled. → Read More
Miami Heat Advance to the N.B.A. Finals
The Heat beat the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday and will face the Los Angeles Lakers for the championship. → Read More
Secrets of the Most Thankless N.B.A. Job: Referee
A 17-year veteran N.B.A. referee discusses blown calls, player beefs and the timeless question: Do superstars get special treatment? → Read More
Tyler Perry Gives Rousing Emmys Speech After Receiving Governors Award
The award prompted a heartfelt personal story about a quilt made by Perry’s grandmother, and about its symbolic resonance with the experiences of Black Americans. → Read More