The post-Russell Westbrook era has begun in Oklahoma City. After trading Westbrook to Houston this past offseason and sending Paul George to the Clippers, the Thunder are rebuilding, but it could be a rebuild worth watching. The Thunder received Chris Paul in the Westbrook trade and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the George trade, which gives the team a formidable …
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Russell Westbrook and James Harden are back together again. The Houston Rockets traded for Westbrook in the offseason to reunite the two guards who previously played together in Oklahoma City at the beginning of the decade. It remains to be seen how these two ball-dominant guards will coexist in the same backcourt or how (if?) they’ll contribute defensively. Perhaps the …
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The sun was already setting on the Dubs dynasty with the departure of Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson expected to miss the upcoming season. And now things look even bleaker after Stephen Curry broke his hand. Suddenly, it’s D’Angelo Russell’s team, and he’s in his first year with the Golden State Warriors. Wins might be tough to come by for the team …
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The 2019-2020 NBA season’s opening week continues Wednesday night as 11 games follow the opening night tip-offs of the Pelicans, Raptors, Lakers and Clippers last night. The defending champ Raptors needed overtime to outlast the up-and-coming Pelicans — even without star rookie Zion Williamson, who is out for six to eight weeks after knee surgery — while former Raptor and Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers to take round …
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After losing to France in the quarterfinals, Team USA’s 58-game winning streak in FIBA and the Olympics is over. A new basketball world champion will be crowned on Sunday when Spain plays Argentina. Here’s what you need to know to watch the final game of the FIBA World Cup. Now playing: Watch this: Top 5 streaming services for live TV …
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AT&T’s super speedy 5G network is coming to the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this month, the carrier said Wednesday. AT&T will work with the NBA to use 5G to stream video at games on July 10 and 11. 5G, the next-generation mobile technology, provides faster speeds, more capacity and lower latency (the time it takes a …
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The Toronto Raptors lead the Golden State Warriors three games to two, but let the possible series-clinching Game 5 slip away at home, blowing a six-point lead with less than 4 minutes to go. The NBA Finals shift back to Oakland for the last game ever at Oracle Arena (the team will open next season in their new digs across the bay in …
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As the NBA Finals evened up to 1-1 between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, Google showed off a new way basketball fans can get team stats just by pointing their phone at a logo. Aparna Chennapragada, vice president of Google Lens and AR, on Sunday shared a video on Twitter demoing how the search engine’s …
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Kevin Durant may be sidelined with a calf injury as his Golden State Warriors face the Portland Trailblazers in the Western Conference Finals of the NBA playoffs, but he’s still making business moves. Thirty Five Ventures, the company Durant owns with sports business executive Rich Kleiman, has announced that it’s become an equity partner in New York-based Master & Dynamic, …
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In the NBA, teams that don’t make the playoffs all have a chance at landing the first pick in the draft by way of the draft lottery. The fewer games a team won last season, the greater its odds are at landing the top pick in the NBA Draft. The top prospect in this year’s draft is Zion Williamson, a power …
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