When cocaine ruled the NBA: ‘Drugs were everywhere, it was like a fad’
Micheal Ray Richardson’s memoirs place the spotlight on a tragic era in the NBA when more than 40% of its players used cocaine
The Celtics and the curse of the champion
Boston is favorite to retain the title after the NBA Championship has gone to six different winners in six years
Steve Kerr: ‘No company in the world would hire someone with Trump’s resume’
The Golden State Warriors and Team USA coach talks politics, leadership and the synergies between soccer and basketball during a visit to Mallorca
Kerr joins Nash as a shareholder of Spanish first-division soccer club Mallorca
The announcement came a few months after Mallorca restructured its ownership, with club president Andy Kohlberg acquiring the shares of former Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver
Some athletes with a fear of flying are leaning on greater resources than their predecessors
Giants star Joc Pederson has worked with San Francisco’s staff to overcome his anxiety with meditation, visualization and calculated breath work.
Stephen Curry touts his ‘Underrated’ mindset in new documentary on Davidson years
One of the NBA’s biggest stars is sharing the story of his basketball beginnings and how being doubted eventually ended up fueling his pursuit to become one of the greatest players
The Lakers are keeping Reaves and Russell. The Bucks agreed to keep Lopez in free agency
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Austin Reaves agreed to a four-year deal that could be worth $56 million, and D’Angelo Russell returned to the Lakers as well on a $37 million, two-year deal
LeBron James leads Lakers past Warriors with 122-101 victory in Game 6
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James had 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and Anthony Davis 17 points and 20 rebounds for the Lakers, who never trailed in a commanding closeout victory
Curry vs. LeBron, the clash in the West that feels like a final
Golden State’s point guard became the first to score 50 points in a Game 7 on Sunday
NBA: Curry, Warriors get crucial 127-125 win over Doncic, Mavs
The Mavericks were without All-Star guard Kyrie Irving because of right foot soreness and fell 1 1/2 games behind the Warriors
NBA: Jackson scores 31 as Grizzlies defeat the Warriors 133-119
The game was the last of Ja Morant’s league-imposed suspension
Grabbing NBA play-in spots in West will be tough
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The race for the last two guaranteed playoff spots and the four berths into the play-in tournament is as muddled and murky as possible.
Stephen Curry doing all he can at 35 to prolong his career
Golden State is battling for homecourt in the postseason, which could be pivotal in defending the title
Blazers’ Lillard has 71 pts and 13 3s, then gets drug tested
Lillard got tested on the night he tied Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season
After trade deadline, NBA title road got tougher
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It reaffirmed that getting out of the Western Conference and making the NBA Finals is going to be incredibly daunting this season
NBA All-Star reserve voting to lead to some snubs
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There were 56 players who entered this week averaging at least 20 points per game
Biden welcomes Warriors at the White House, pledges support for California
The president plans to visit the state Thursday, and he has approved disaster assistance for the state