LeBron on Cavaliers making NBA Finals: Nothing is guaranteed

In the wake of the Cleveland Cavaliers getting their head handed to them Monday by the Golden State Warriors, this has been the conventional wisdom: The Cavaliers have the remaining three months of the regular season, plus the first three rounds of the playoffs, to figure out their problems — how to defend the pick-and-roll, […]

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Detroit’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope fined $10,000 for kicking chair

That's a lot of cash for a moment of frustration.

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Kobe Bryant’s retirement plans: Skiing, surfing, skydiving

All the things his contract forbid him from doing for the past couple decades.

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Pistons reported targets in free agency: Ryan Anderson and Donatas Motiejunas

Motiejunas' injuries probably have since removed him from the short list

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Adam Silver: NBA exploring weekday morning games to appease overseas TV

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the NBA is no longer looking at putting a franchise in Europe. But that doesn’t mean the NBA will ignore foreign markets. Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today: In trying to get games on TV at a better times overseas, Adam Silver said NBA will explore idea of experimenting with weekday […]

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Turkey, not Lebanon, keeps its Olympic basketball dream alive

Serbia, Italy and Philippines hosting Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

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Jae Crowder, one of NBA’s most underrated players, helping Celtics move on

The Celtics no longer have Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen or Rajon Rondo. They haven't acquired a new star. But they have Jae Crowder -- and that's important

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