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News Articles: Basketball

Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe Bryant smiles at a referee during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky in Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 2011. The Sparks won 74-67.

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Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, former NBA player and father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69

Bryant played in the NBA for eight seasons, before taking his playing career overseas. He later coached at a his alma mater, La Salle University, as well as the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.

July 17, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Chicago Sky's Angel Reese (5) eyes the basket as Connecticut Sun's Brionna Jones defends during a WNBA basketball game on June 12, 2024, in Chicago.

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Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will play on the same team for the WNBA All-Star game

Clark and Reese developed a rivalry after facing off in the 2023 NCAA women's basketball championship, and have played against each other since they both were drafted to the WNBA earlier this year.

July 03, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
The popularity of basketball in Rwanda can be seen on courts around the country.

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Basketball is booming in Rwanda — and the NBA is there for the ride

The popularity of basketball in Rwanda can be seen on courts around the country, and some young players see it as a path to a bigger future.

May 28, 2024
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Matt Ozug,
  • and 1 more
Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields, right, and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum pose for photos after Tatum announced that the Hawks had won the first pick in the NBA draft, during the draft lottery in Chicago, Sunday, May 12, 2024.

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Atlanta Hawks win NBA draft lottery

The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA draft lottery, landing the No. 1 pick and a potential cornerstone player in a year where there's no clear-cut choice. The Hawks hit the jackpot despite just 3% odds after finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference at 36-46.

May 13, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Brittney Griner on the court in September 2023.

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'I did not feel like a human': Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia

Griner's new memoir recounts being humiliated by guards, of the pain from squeezing her 6-foot-9 frame into cramped beds and cage, and cutting her locs because it was so cold that her hair froze.

May 06, 2024
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Ashley Brown,
  • and 1 more
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives past Dallas Wings forward Natasha Howard (6) during their WNBA basketball game in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.

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Caitlin Clark shines in her WNBA debut, a preseason sellout

The NCAA's all-time leading scorer played in her first professional game in the Indiana Fever's match against the Dallas Wings on Friday night. Clark's 21 points were impressive but not enough to win.

May 04, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Caitlin Clark, pictured autographing sneakers before the WNBA draft last Monday, is helping drive demand for the league's ticket sales and TV coverage.

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  • Sports

Caitlin Clark and Fever frenzy hit the WNBA, boosting ticket prices and jersey sales

Demand is skyrocketing to see Caitlin Clark play with the Indiana Fever. Ahead of her WNBA debut, ticket sales are soaring and some teams are relocating their games to larger venues.

April 22, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
From left: JuJu Watkins, Alissa Pili, Hannah Hidalgo and Te-Hina Paopao.

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These 4 stars are poised for a deep run in March Madness. Here's who to watch

It's been a banner year for women's college basketball. Now, with March Madness upon us, we've talked with some of the star players ready to go big in the NCAA tournament.

March 21, 2024
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  • Jason Fuller,
  • Kathryn Fink,
  • and 2 more
A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates after defeating the Connecticut Sun to win the 2022 WNBA Finals.

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Las Vegas Aces make WNBA history as first team to sell out season tickets

The two-time WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces have accomplished a first for the women's pro basketball league, selling out of season ticket memberships for 2024.

March 08, 2024
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James shoots during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Los Angeles.

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  • News

'The Book of James' chronicles basketball legend LeBron's power on and off the court

LeBron James is arguably the greatest basketball player to ever play the game — some argue even better than Michael Jordan. But James has brought more than tremendous skill to the court.

March 08, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark claps during the second half of a game against Minnesota on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

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  • Sports

Iowa basketball phenom Caitlin Clark plans to forgo next season and enter WNBA Draft

Caitlin Clark, who is on the verge of becoming the all-time NCAA scoring leader in college basketball, announced that she will leave the Hawkeyes after this season and turn pro.

February 29, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Atlanta Hawks Trae Young

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Hawks lose All-Star point guard Trae Young for at least 4 weeks with a torn ligament in left pinkie

The Atlanta Hawks' All-Star point guard Trae Young was hurt during Friday night's loss to Toronto and will have surgery Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

February 26, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Davidson head coach Lefty Driesell drops to a knee in front of his bench as he watches North Carolina win an NCAA Eastern Regional basketball tournament at College Park, Md., on March 15, 1969. Driesell, the coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map, died Saturday.

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  • Obituaries

Lefty Driesell, coach who put Maryland on college basketball's map, dies at 92

The Hall of Famer whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools.

February 17, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Lynette Woodard, pictured circa 1990, scored 3,649 points for the University of Kansas and went on to play professionally and for Team USA.

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  • Sports

Caitlin Clark's scoring record reveals legacies of Lynette Woodard and Pearl Moore

The scoring records of two Black American college basketball stars from the 1970s and 1980s are overlooked by the NCAA as Caitlin Clark takes the mantle as women's scoring champion.

February 16, 2024
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By:
  • Devan Schwartz
Caitlin Clark shoots the ball against the Purdue Boilermakers in January in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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  • Sports

Caitlin Clark — a 'tsunami of impact and influence' — breaks the NCAA scoring record

The Iowa senior now holds the NCAA women's points record. Here's how she got this far — and what it means for the sport.

February 16, 2024
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  • Jason Fuller
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