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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony looks up from the floor after getting called for a foul in the fourth quarter of game 3 of the NBA Western Conference playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs in Denver on April 28, 2007. Anthony, who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday, May 22, 2023.

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Carmelo Anthony announces he is retiring from the NBA after 19 seasons

Anthony was selected third overall in the 2003 NBA draft, months after winning a national championship during his only season at Syracuse University. Anthony is also the NBA's No. 9 all-time scorer.

May 23, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Josh Christopher, 21, of the Houston Rockets is building his own brand. He's shown above prior to a game against the Atlanta Hawks in November 2022 in Houston, Texas.

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With NBA playoffs underway, players are showing off their talents — and their style

Players didn't always have the freedom to express themselves through their outfits — in 2005, the NBA instituted a restrictive dress code. Now players embrace the intersection of sports and fashion.

April 23, 2023
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By:
  • Pilar Galvan
Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Shawn Kemp, center, attends a WNBA basketball game between the Seattle Storm and the Chicago Sky on May 18, 2022, in Seattle. Prosecutors in Washington state charged Kemp on Friday, April 14, 2023, with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cell phone.

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Former NBA star Shawn Kemp is charged with 1st-degree assault in a March shooting

Kemp said he was shot at first after he tracked down his stolen cell phone and confronted the person he presumed had it. Kemp was released from jail and not initially charged after the incident.

April 17, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Michael Jordan's game-worn sneakers from the 1998 NBA finals are displayed at Sotheby's on April 5 in New York. On Tuesday, they sold for a record $2.2 million.

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Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' sneakers sell for a record-breaking $2.2 million

Jordan wore the Air Jordans during the second half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals in 1998, a historic season widely known as Jordan's "Last Dance."

April 12, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
Utah Jazz guard Johnny Juzang (33) shoots against the Spurs during a game in San Antonio on Wednesday.

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The NBA and its players have a deal for a new labor agreement

The league and its players came to an agreement on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement. It is still pending ratification, though that process is almost certainly no more than a formality.

April 01, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Willis Reed (19) of the New York Knicks drives against San Francisco Warrior Clyde Lee (43) during an NBA game at Madison Square Garden on March 4, 1970. At right is San Francisco Warrior Jeff Mullins (23). Reed died Tuesday at age 80.

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Willis Reed, a leader on the New York Knicks' NBA championship teams, dies at 80

Reed dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the Knicks to their first championship, an enduring example of playing through pain.

March 21, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay, after determining that his holding a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was "conduct detrimental to the league."

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NBA suspends Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant 8 games for displaying a gun at a club

The NBA suspended Morant eight games without pay on after determining that his displaying a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was "conduct detrimental to the league."

March 15, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts during a game against the San Antonio Spurs on January 23, 2023.

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A reporter's indulgence no longer a secret — 'The NBA's Damian Lillard made me a fan'

Damian Lillard has played his whole NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers. Unlike other star players, he has wowed fans in the Northwest with his demeanor & wisdom - including NPR's Tom Goldman.

March 01, 2023
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  • Tom Goldman
Michael Jordan (pictured in January 2020) is celebrating his 60th birthday on Friday by making a $10 million donation to Make-A-Wish America.

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  • Sports

Michael Jordan sets another record — a $10 million donation to Make-A-Wish

Make-A-Wish said the NBA legend's donation is the largest individual contribution it has ever received. It said Jordan's gift will create an endowment to fulfill future wishes.

February 16, 2023
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  • Roshan Fernandez
The Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant (right) looks to drive against the Chicago Bulls' Coby White during a Jan. 4 game in Chicago.

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The Brooklyn Nets are trading Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns, AP source says

The Suns will send Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to the Nets for Durant, a 13-time All-Star who averages nearly 30 points per game.

February 09, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The Brooklyn Nets reportedly traded Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns.

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Fans are in disbelief over Kevin Durant's departure from the Brooklyn Nets

Fans, fellow NBA athletes and the mayor of Phoenix all took to social media to voice their reactions. "That is insane," one fan, Joe Brooks, told NPR. "I can't believe that they actually did it."

February 09, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
LeBron James now stands alone atop the NBA's all-time scoring list, ousting another Laker great, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, from the No. 1 spot. James is seen here last month.

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LeBron James breaks the NBA career scoring record, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The last time a new name appeared atop the NBA's all-time points rankings was in April 1984. LeBron James was born later that year.

February 08, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Ayana Archie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (left) hands LeBron James a basketball celebrating James' all-time NBA scoring record Tuesday night in Los Angeles.

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  • Sports

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflects on his strained relationship with LeBron James

In an online letter a day after James broke his scoring record, Abdul-Jabbar blamed himself for the contentious relationship between them, citing his own introversion and a significant age gap.

February 08, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
Former Michigan State player Mat Ishbia laughs as he's introduced along with Michigan State's 2000 national championship NCAA college basketball team during halftime of the Michigan State-Florida game in East Lansing, Mich. The mortgage executive has agreed in principle to buy the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury from the embattled owner Robert Sarver for $4 billion.

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The suspended owner of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury sells them to Mat Ishbia for $4B

The mortgage executive has agreed to buy a majority stake in the NBA and WNBA teams from Robert Sarver, who is serving a one-year ban from suspension after a report on his toxic behavior.

December 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving speaks before the team's NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 19, 2022, in New York. The Nets are suspending Irving for at least five games without pay, saying they were dismayed by his failure to "unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs."

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The Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for at least 5 games for an antisemitic post

Basketball star Kyrie Irving posted a clip on Twitter from a film that contained false and antisemitic comments. The post has since been deleted and Irving now faces a suspension of at least 5 games.

November 04, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
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