NBA News
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NBA: Cooper Flagg Rookie Card Sells for Record $8M
A single Cooper Flagg rookie card just sold for more than most NBA role players make in a season, closing at $8.04 million in a frantic final-hours bidding war.
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NBA: Curry Clarifies His Warriors Extension Stance
Stephen Curry says free agency holds zero appeal, but he isn’t rushing his next contract with the Warriors either. Patience, not distance, defines where things stand.
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WNBA: Ogwumike says goodbye against the Valkyries
One last run in a Sparks jersey Eleven All-Star picks. A 2016 MVP award. And now, on Thursday, one final game. Nneka Ogwumike is calling it a day against the Golden State Valkyries in a contest that means nothing to the Sparks’ standings, with Los Angeles already out of the playoff picture at 16 wins…
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WNBA: Atlanta knocks off New York to lock up its seeding
A shot to the face, then a blow to the gut Sabrina Ionescu crashed into Angel Reese square in the face. Second quarter. Play stopped for a moment. Reese stayed on the floor, limited, with six points and six rebounds in 17 minutes, out for the entire second half. It did not matter. Atlanta did…
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WNBA: Aces head back to Phoenix before the playoffs
One last game before the postseason starts Phoenix wraps up its home schedule on Thursday against the Las Vegas Aces, the team it met in last year’s WNBA Finals. For the Mercury (16-27), the main aim is to finish with something positive before an early offseason. The Arizona side is being driven by the return…
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WNBA: Bueckers sends Dallas into the playoffs as Seattle sets a grim record
Dallas finishes strong against Seattle Dallas closed out the regular season in style. The Wings rolled past Seattle 103 to 91 in their final WNBA regular-season game, a win that locked up seventh place and a playoff berth. Paige Bueckers led the charge for the Wings. She finished with 25 points, including a huge three-pointer…
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NBA: Towns and the Knicks still miles apart on a deal
A deal drifting further away Talks between Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks have slowed to a crawl. Several sources agree there is a real sticking point. A deal before training camp opens next week looks unlikely. Both sides have spent the summer talking, though. There is still a clear desire to keep this thing going.…
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WNBA: Sky finish strong against Tempo
Chicago ends its home season in style Sydney Taylor and Gabriela Jaquez each dropped 18 as Chicago closed its home slate the right way, beating the visiting Toronto Tempo 97-85. Kamilla Cardoso added 17, Jacy Sheldon chipped in 12 off the bench, and Courtney Vandersloot had 10. Elizabeth Williams rounded things out with six points…
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NBA: Ausar Thompson locks in $155M extension with Pistons
Detroit locks up its best defender Five years. $155 million. Ausar Thompson isn’t going anywhere. The Pistons wing put pen to paper on a rookie extension this week, closing the book on his future just over a week before training camp tips off. He arrived in Detroit as the No. 5 pick in 2023 out…