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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers fired president Daryl Morey on Tuesday and decided to keep Nick Nurse as their coach after the team was swept in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The 76ers were easily ousted by the New York Knicks to end Morey’s sixth season in charge, and the organization quickly decided that someone else would lead the basketball …

With three words, Jason Collins changed everything. Collins, who died Tuesday at 47 after battling Stage 4 glioblastoma, made history 13 years ago when he penned a piece in Sports Illustrated in which he came out as gay. Advertisement “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay,” Collins wrote in the May 6, 2013 issue of the magazine. …

How far are the Philadelphia 76ers away from competing for an Eastern Conference title? Far enough that they fired firmer president of basketball operations Daryl Morey on Tuesday, May 12, a move that came two days after the New York Knicks unceremoniously dispatched them in a sweep with an average margin of defeat of 22.3 points. Advertisement On the surface, …

You can add Rick Pitino to the rapidly expanding Knicks bandwagon. The St. John’s coach sees the possibility of the orange and blue going deep — deeper than the franchise has gone in more than 50 years. Advertisement Yes, that includes a championship. The Hall of Famer believes this surging group has that kind of potential. Head coach Rick Pitino …

On its face, the fit between Masai Ujiri and the Dallas Mavericks is perfect. “It’s almost like a match made in heaven,” Ujiri said after being introduced as the franchise’s president of basketball operations and alternate governor last week. “Every single one of us in this world is chosen for something special, and we just have to find it,” he …

Jason Collins was a trailblazer in the NBA as the league’s first openly gay player, and Jason Kidd felt lucky enough to call him a friend. Collins died Tuesday at 47 after a fight with Stage 4 glioblastoma. The late NBA center played eight years with the Nets and overlapped for seven years together as players before Kidd coached Collins …

There are only so many minutes to go around. OG Anunoby’s absence due to a right hamstring strain in Games 3 and 4 of the second round meant Miles McBride moved to the starting lineup, opening up his minutes for someone off the bench. After being buried in the rotation, Landry Shamet was the beneficiary. Advertisement He played 37 minutes …

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama atoned for his first career ejection with another huge performance, finishing with 27 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-97 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series. At 22 years old, Wembanyama is the third-youngest player in NBA history to post …

It’s been a big day for the top prospects in the NBA draft, and there were some surprising results for the prospects the Utah Jazz will be looking at in the Draft. Here are some of the most important highlights. AJ Dybantsa A lot of eyes were on Dybantsa as he came into the draft combine to see what his …

Throughout the majority of the Lakers’ red hot March, Rui Hachimura was coming off the bench as a key reserve. Two months later, with the season on the line, he was having one of the best games of his career while trying to save the Lakers from elimination. No one did more for his stock this postseason than Rui. After …

The Minnesota Timberwolves entered Game 5 in San Antonio with a chance to retake control of their Western Conference Semifinals series. A win would have snatched back home-court advantage, put the Spurs on the brink of elimination, and set up a Friday night closeout opportunity at Target Center. Unfortunately, none of that happened. Advertisement Instead, Minnesota walked out of Frost …

Victor Wembanyama starred as the San Antonio Spurs moved to within one win of a Western Conference final against the Oklahoma City Thunder by taking a 3-2 lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wembanyama scored 27 points – including 18 in the first quarter – to lead the Spurs to a 126-97 victory in game five of the best-of-seven series. Advertisement …

The basketball community has suffered another loss. On May 12, it was announced that former Brooklyn Nets center and NBA Cares Ambassador Jason Collins passed away at the age of 47. Last September, Jason revealed that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma, a tumor of the brain. Following the announcement of his passing, tributes poured in across the …

On a day of terrible news around the NBA (our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke AND trailblazing center Jason Collins), there is a small bit of good news for Bucks fans. You may recall that, towards the end of the regular season, Giannis Antetokounmpo infamously called on the league to investigate the Bucks …

The noise inside Frost Bank Center started long before tipoff. Fans arrived anxious, restless and desperate to see how the San Antonio Spurs would respond after letting Game 4 slip away in Minneapolis. There had been frustration over Victor Wembanyama’s ejection. Questions about composure. Questions about whether the young Spurs were ready for the weight of a playoff series that …

Three down and one more to go until the Western Conference Finals. Victor Wembanyama made amends for getting ejected two nights earlier with his rampage in the pivotal fifth game of the series against Minnesota.  The team’s 3-point shooting also helped them race out to an early lead and control of the boards assisted in keeping it. Advertisement The Timberwolves …

In theory, one of the biggest questions that could be surrounding the Lakers this offseason would be the impending free agency of their All-Star caliber guard. In many situations, a player of Austin Reaves’ caliber and age entering free agency would be a cause for concern as to whether he’d leave this summer. But nothing about this situation has created …

The NBA Draft Combine got underway Monday in Chicago, where Arizona’s Tobe Awaka, Jaden Bradley, Brayden Burries and Koa Peat performed measurements and drills in front of NBA decision makers. Burries and Peat are both projected first-round picks, while some mock drafts have Bradley going late second round. Awaka is one of the players participating at the combine looking to …

Jason Collins never won an NBA title or made an All-Star team, and you won’t find his name among the career leaders in any statistical category. Yet, his legacy will be as great as that of LeBron James or Steph Curry. Maybe greater, because Collins’ impact goes well beyond basketball. Advertisement There was a before Jason Collins, when gay male …

Victor Wembanyama is the story. As he always is. Fueled by his ejection in Game 4, he came out and set the tone from the opening tip, scoring 16 of the Spurs’ first 21 points as they raced out to a 21-9 lead. However, the real difference in this series is depth. Advertisement There were multiple points when the Timberwolves …

CHICAGO — A.J. Dybantsa loaded up for another jumping attempt, and Cameron Boozer glanced over for a brief moment to watch as one of the players he’s competing with to be the top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft soar more than 42 inches into the air. Boozer flashed a quick grin at the result, then got ready at the …

The billion-dollar question that everyone is asking is whether or not LeBron James will retire from basketball. Has the 41-year-old James played his last basketball game in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform? Has he played his last basketball game ever? Advertisement James and the Lakers were eliminated from the 2026 NBA playoffs in the Western conference semifinals by the defending …

Former NBA star Marreese Speights announced on social media that he has stepped down as the head boys basketball coach at St. Petersburg (FL) Northside Christian School. [ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] Thank you, Northside Christian, for this opportunity. It was truly a blessing to lead the program over the last …

Just two days after the Philadelphia 76ers were swept out of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the franchise is looking for a new head of basketball operations. The 76ers fired former president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, the 76ers announced Tuesday, May 12. Advertisement Morey spent six seasons with the franchise. This comes after Philadelphia was overmatched in the second round …

Victor Wembanyama announced his return early Tuesday night. The San Antonio Spurs star, ejected in the second quarter of Game 4 after elbowing Minnesota’s Naz Reid, scored 18 points in the first quarter and had 21 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots as the Spurs led the Timberwolves 59-47 at halftime of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. Advertisement The …