Italy, Latvia, Serbia clinch spots in Basketball World Cup quarterfinals
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Stefano Tonut and Giampaolo Ricci each scored 15 points and Italy reached the World Cup quarterfinals with win over Puerto Rico
Doncic stars for Slovenia vs Georgia. Spain and the US reach the second round at the World Cup
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Spain defeated Brazil 96-78, and the Americans beat Greece 109-81
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Team USA at the Basketball World Cup: A mission for 12 rookies
The five-time champions are taking an untested team to the tournament under coach Steve Kerr’s idea of a collective game and with the goal of redeeming a seventh-placed finish in 2019
Balanced effort leads US past Doncic-less Slovenia 92-62 in World Cup warm-up game
Austin Reaves and Tyrese Haliburton each scored 10 for the Americans, who improved to 2-0 on their five-game slate of exhibitions before getting to the Philippines for the World Cup
As World Cup nears, USA Basketball says it’ll embrace any doubters
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The Americans have six players who averaged at least 20 points in the NBA last season
Giannis Antetokounmpo says he’s not physically ready to play in the World Cup
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Greece will play the U.S., Jordan and New Zealand in group-stage games at Manila in the tournament, which starts Aug. 25 in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan
Damian Lillard asks the Trail Blazers for a trade, team confirms
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Lillard asked the Trail Blazers for a trade, a move that will end the seven-time All-Star’s tenure with that team
NBA opens investigation into Dallas’ move to sit Irving, Doncic in loss to Bulls
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The league made the announcement a day after the Mavericks held out its star players in a defeat that knocked the franchise out of postseason consideration
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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
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.
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Pau Gasol: ‘It’s dizzying to realize that your name, your family, your dreams are part of such an exceptional group’
The number 16 shirt with which the Spanish player won two NBA titles at the Los Angeles Lakers was ceremoniously retired on Tuesday
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
Kyrie Irving going to the Dallas Mavericks
The Nets get Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and a package of draft picks, according to a person familiar with the terms of the deal
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
LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo chosen as captains for NBA All-Star Game
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The other eight starters are Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell and Zion Williamson
Trademarking Luka Doncic
On the court, the Slovenian NBA star has been putting up a string of stellar performances for the Dallas Mavericks. Off the court, he just ended a legal battle with his mother over his commercial rights
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