Kevin Loughery and Julius Erving share a city, Atlanta, a golf club and an emotional connection to a basketball allegory told inharmoniously in three distinct…
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Alex Rodriguez Near Deal to Purchase Timberwolves and Lynx
Alex Rodriguez, the former Yankees star and three-time American League most valuable player, and Marc Lore, an e-commerce billionaire who is close to Rodriguez, signed…
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Irving Scores 40 as Short-Handed Nets Beat the Knicks
The injured Nets star Kevin Durant has been missing since mid-February, but his team got some good news on Monday with the return of James…
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In the Philippines, Everyone Knows Jordan Clarkson’s Name
For the longest time, Paolo del Rosario felt alone. In the Philippines, he was that rare type of basketball fan: He rooted for the Utah…
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N.B.A. Fines Kevin Durant for ‘Derogatory’ Social Media Spat
The N.B.A. fined Kevin Durant, the Nets star, $50,000 for using “offensive and derogatory” language on social media, an apparent reference to screenshots of a…
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We Expect Sports Stars to Be Heroes. What About Our Politicians?
Public performance and spectacle — rallies, speeches, news conferences — are as inherent to politics as they are to sports. Our two major political parties…
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The Nets Sign LaMarcus Aldridge
On Sunday, Nets guard Bruce Brown learned from a reporter on a post-practice video conference call that his team had added LaMarcus Aldridge, the seven-time…
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These N.B.A. Contenders Just Got Better
Los Angeles Clippers (31-16) Paul George has rebounded from postseason struggles last summer to keep the Clippers in the mix in the West.Credit…Darren Abate/Associated Press…
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The Time Dad Locked Down Elgin Baylor
That’s where my father went shoulder-to-shoulder with Baylor. Mel Streeter was a talent in his own right then. He had played at the University of…
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Elgin Baylor, Acrobatic N.B.A. Hall of Famer, Is Dead at 86
Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ Hall of Fame forward who became one of the N.B.A.’s greatest players, displaying acrobatic brilliance that foreshadowed the athleticism of later…
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