The NBA offseason is when hope springs eternal. But with more than four months between the Boston Celtics returning to the top of the mountain as NBA champions and tipoff of the next climb to seize the Larry O’Brien Trophy, the offseason can also just … feel eternal. That’s one reason why so many fans get so psyched for the …
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The Nets’ 2024-25 schedule has been released, and Brooklyn will get things started on the road against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Here are some other highlights: – The Nets will have NBA Cup Group Play games against the Knicks on Friday, Oct. 15, against Charlotte on Tuesday, Oct. 19, against Philadelphia on Nov. 22, and against Orlando …
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Suns troll Warriors fans with 2024 NBA schedule release post originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Phoenix Suns wasted no time rekindling their rivalry with the Warriors. In a 2024-25 NBA schedule-reveal post on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, Phoenix shaded Golden State’s fanbase by implying Warriors supporters are bandwagoners. While the Warriors’ dynastic run has …
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Sixers schedule 2024-25: Key dates and matchups originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers’ complete 2024-25 schedule (just about) dropped Thursday. As was the case last year, NBA Cup results will determine the specifics of two December regular-season games for each team. The Sixers are in East Group A of this year’s NBA Cup with the Knicks, Nets, Magic …
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The Los Angeles Lakers will open the season by hosting Minnesota, will spend Christmas in San Francisco against the Warriors and will debut at the Clippers’ new building on Jan. 19 this upcoming season. The league officially released the full 82-game schedule for 2024-25 season on Thursday, with the Lakers also announcing one piece of significant business. Opening night against …
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Warriors’ 2024-25 schedule released by NBA, with game dates, times originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors now know which teams they must go through to punch their ticket to the NBA playoffs and potentially pursue a fifth championship in 11 seasons. The NBA released its 2024-25 regular-season schedule Thursday, with all 82 Warriors games laid out from …
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TNT has held NBA broadcast rights for 35 years, but this looks to be the final season under the new 11-year media rights deal. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) In what will likely be its final slate, NBA on TNT is starting out the season with a bang. With the full NBA schedule coming out on Thursday, TNT starts strong, …
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2024 NBA Finals – Dallas Mavericks v Boston Celtics The NBA schedule is out. The league dropped its full schedule — all 1,230 regular season NBA games — on Thursday. There’s a lot of ground to cover, including who are the schedule winners and losers — the Suns and Clippers have a brutal October and November — but we know …
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Now that the Clippers have a home to call their own, they will no longer have to cover the championship banners featuring the other home team. When the Clippers play their first NBA regular-season game at the Intuit Dome against the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 23, the walls inside Steve Ballmer’s $2-billion palace will be adorned with the faces of …
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Motivated Tatum? Why early-season Celtics-Warriors game should be epic originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The NBA released its schedule for the 2024-25 season Thursday, and one specific early-season matchup between marquee franchises sticks out. The Boston Celtics will host the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden on Wednesday, Nov. 6 on NBC Sports Boston. Celtics-Warriors games are always must-see …
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Steph shares hilarious story behind first successful dunk attempt originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Superstar Warriors guard Steph Curry was a late bloomer. Unlike other NBA stars, the 10-time All-Star couldn’t dunk until he was close to adulthood — rare for a basketball prodigy. An embarrassed Curry hilariously admitted how old he was when he first threw one …
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The new NBA season is just a couple of months away, and the league announced its full schedule Thursday afternoon, giving Knicks fans a full glimpse into what’s to come. Let’s dive into all 82 games and see what the top matchups, toughest stretches and key games are for New York… Top matchups Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Boston Celtics …
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Our five favorite deep tracks from the Celtics’ 2024-25 schedule originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics’ 2024-25 regular-season schedule is out. You don’t need us to tell you some of the obvious dates to circle, like the opening night ring ceremony against the Knicks, a Christmas Day visit from the 76ers, or two rivalry games with the …
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Will Celtics repeat as champs? Simulating the 2024-25 NBA season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics cruised to their 18th NBA title with a historic regular season and a dominant playoff run. Our partners at Strat-O-Matic predicted it all. Strat-O-Matic’s simulation for the 2023-24 season nailed the Celtics’ 64-28 record and correctly picked Boston to win the …
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Celtics schedule analysis: Month-by-month breakdown of key storylines originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston For the first time in 16 years, the Boston Celtics enter the season with a Larry O’Brien Trophy-sized target on their backs. The NBA released its full 2024-25 schedule Thursday, giving fans an advance look at all 82 regular-season games and teams a concrete look at …
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Kings’ 2024-25 schedule released by NBA, with game dates, times originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Alas, the time has come basketball fans. The Kings’ schedule for the 2024-25 NBA season officially was released by the league Thursday, with game dates, times and TV info. Sacramento will open the new campaign at home against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota …
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10 Warriors games to watch that are pivotal to 2024-25 playoff push originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Despite missing the playoffs last season, the release of the 2024-25 NBA schedule Thursday stands as proof that the Golden State Warriors retained their ongoing status as one of the league’s most watchable teams. For that, they can thank transcendent Stephen …
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The WNBA All-Star Game is headed to Indianapolis. The league announced Thursday that Indianapolis will play host to All-Star weekend next summer, as first reported by ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. It will mark the first time that the city has hosted the All-Star Game, and it comes after Indianapolis hosted the NBA’s All-Star weekend earlier this year. The move to land …
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Report: Warriors believe analytics back roster improvement belief originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Despite missing out on their top two targets this NBA offseason, the Warriors seemingly feel good about their roster heading into the 2024-25 season. In fact, Golden State believes it has improved this summer, The Athletic’s Anthony Slater reported in his latest column Thursday, citing …
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Report: Steph not panicking over Warriors’ current roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry does not appear too concerned about the Warriors’ roster heading into the 2024-25 NBA season. Golden State missed out on its top two offseason targets in Paul George and Lauri Markkanen, but did acquire a handful of impactful depth players such as De’Anthony …
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Orlando Magic v Cleveland Cavaliers – Game Five Welcome to the doldrums of the NBA offseason — half the league is on vacation, there are few transactions and the ones that happen are more about filling out the end of the roster (Utah signing Patty Mills, for example) or locking down two-way players and camp invites. Still, there are a …
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The WNBA All-Star Game is headed to Indianapolis. The league is expected to announce this week that Indianapolis will play host to All-Star weekend next summer, according to ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. It will mark the first time that the city has hosted the All-Star Game, and it comes after Indianapolis hosted the NBA’s All-Star weekend earlier this year. The move …
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This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie On this episode of No Cap Room, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer and Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Dan Devine get to close the book on Team USA, who won gold in men’s basketball while being led by LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph …
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The Knicks signed forward Jacob Toppin to a two-way contract, the team announced on Wednesday. Toppin, 24, appeared in nine games with New York last season, scoring 13 points (5-for-9 from the field, 1-for-4 from three) with seven rebounds and three assists in 38 minutes of action. New York has now used all three available two-way player spots after previously …
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Basketball – USA vs Spain – Men’s Gold Medal game – London Olympic Games 2012 Carmelo Anthony has three Olympic gold medals and, with them, a claim as the greatest men’s American Olympic basketball player ever (although Kevin Durant, with four golds now, may have that crown). When legends of USA Basketball were introduced at the USA Showcase game in …
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