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After six years in charge, Daryl Morey has been fired as the president of basketball operations of the Philadelphia 76ers, the team has announced (Shams Charania of ESPN first reported the news). The firing comes days after the 76ers were swept out of the playoffs by the New York Knicks, losing the four games in the series by an average …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have fired president Daryl Morey and decided to keep Nick Nurse as their coach after the team was swept in the Eastern Conference semifinals, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The 76ers were easily ousted by the New York Knicks to end Morey’s sixth season in charge, …

After cutting his teeth with the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey was supposed to take the next step in his career and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a championship. Instead, the team endured ups and down during Morey’s tenure, leading to the executive’s reported dismissal on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The news ends Morey’s six-year run with the franchise. …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The NBA’s investigation into the dispute between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks regarding the two-time MVP’s injury status has concluded with a determination that no further action is warranted under the circumstances, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because no resolution has …

Jason Collins, the 13-year NBA veteran player — who is more famous as the first pro athlete to come out as gay while still playing in any major American sports league — has died at age 47, his family has announced. “We are heartbroken to share that Jason Collins, our beloved husband, son, brother and uncle, has died after a …

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday. Collins spent 13 years as a player in the league for six different franchises. He revealed in 2013 that …

The Milwaukee Bucks have at least one thing settled regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo. The NBA has concluded its investigation into the team’s contentious shutdown of the former MVP and has determined no further action is warranted, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The development comes with Antetokounmpo’s future in Milwaukee as cloudy as ever. The Bucks are reportedly listening …

By now, we’re all used to NBA stars muscling their way to the top of the hobby’s leaderboard, from the courtside-to-cardboard hype of Ant-Man, to record-shattering Goldin gavels for Victor Wembanyama’s Black Shimmer 1-of-1. Well, as of this month, Nikola Jokic can add another notch to his Mile High résumé: the three-time MVP’s 2015-16 Panini Immaculate Collection RPA Logoman just …

Ja Morant was heartbroken to hear the news of the death of his Memphis Grizzlies teammate Brandon Clarke. The two-time All-Star paid tribute to the forward on social media after the news of Clarke’s passing broke. Morant shared a series of posts to his Instagram stories on Tuesday, May 12 expressing his appreciation for Clarke, who spent all seven seasons …

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, his agency announced on Tuesday, May 12. He was 29. The native of Vancouver, Canada played three years of college basketball, including one season at Gonzaga, and he was a member of the Memphis Grizzlies for all seven seasons of his NBA career. Advertisement Clarke made an impact in his community and, after …

There was a moment when the Lakers were humming along near the end of the NBA’s regular season, when they went 16-2 in the month of March as Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James found their groove together as a dynamic threesome. But on April 2 at Oklahoma City, Doncic (Grade 2 left hamstring strain) and Reaves (Grade 2 …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If LeBron James wants to keep playing professional basketball, the Los Angeles Lakers want it to be with them. General manager Rob Pelinka and coach JJ Redick affirmed their desire to keep James in a Lakers uniform on Tuesday. James’ eighth season with the club ended Monday night with a heartbreaking 115-110 loss and a second-round …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Kerr has signed his new two-year contract to remain coach of the Golden State Warriors. The team made the announcement Tuesday after Kerr reached agreement on a deal last weekend. Advertisement “I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue coaching this team,” Kerr said in a statement. “This organization has meant so much to me for …

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29. The news broke on Tuesday, May 12, when the Grizzlies and Clarke’s agency each made separate statements about his passing. He was remembered as a light in the community and for his passion on the court. Advertisement NBC4 Los Angeles reports that Clarke’s death is being investigated as …

With their season over, the Los Angeles Lakers are facing an abundance of significant offseason questions, most notably around the futures of LeBron James and Austin Reaves. General manager Rob Pelinka and head coach JJ Redick addressed those topics with media Tuesday, a day after their Game 4 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Advertisement Per Pelinka, the Lakers want …

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, the NBA team has confirmed. The Canadian was a first-round draft pick in 2019 and had played only two games this season because of injuries. Advertisement The Grizzlies said they are “heartbroken” by the loss. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. “Brandon was an outstanding …

Austin Reaves did his damnedest. After missing the Los Angeles Lakers’ final five regular-season games and the first four games of the 2026 NBA playoffs with a Grade 2 oblique strain, the sweet-shooting guard logged long hours in a hyperbaric chamber to fast-track the healing process in hopes of getting back on the court as soon as possible. He returned …

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died on Tuesday afternoon. He was 29 years old. ESPN reporter Shams Charania broke the news. Clarke spent all seven of his NBA seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies after being the No. 21 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Clarke’s journey to being a first-round pick was an inspiring story: he spent two seasons …

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died, his agency announced. He was 29. Clarke’s agency, Priority Sports, confirmed the news in a social-media post Tuesday. The agency’s full post read: “We are beyond devastated by the passing of Brandon Clarke. He was so loved by all of us here, and everyone whose life he touched. He was the gentlest soul who …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama is playing in Game 5 of the Spurs’ Western Conference semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, after getting ejected early in Game 4 for throwing an elbow. The Spurs are obviously relieved about that. And if Wembanyama is angry about missing most of Game 4, then even better, Spurs guard Devin Vassell …

If you have remained a Cleveland Cavaliers fan since LeBron James departed the franchise for a second time back in 2018, you would know that, despite the varying degrees of success the team has endured since then, the main question on everyone’s mind has been whether and when LeBron would end his career in the Wine and Gold. As the …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. In some alternate NBA timeline, Victor Wembanyama was suspended for his katana-like elbow on Naz Reid. In that dimension, the Western Conference semifinals look very different. Advertisement But in our universe, the league isn’t holding out one of its biggest superstars for Game …

LeBron James may be on the move, and how often have we been able to say that? In 2010, when he made The Decision to take his talents to South Beach. In 2014, when we had an inkling he would leave the Miami Heat for a return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. And in 2018, when all signs pointed to him …

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James has said it consistently all season long: He doesn’t know what’s next for him. He doesn’t know if he will play another season, and if so, whether it will be with the Lakers or another team. He — and the people around him — have consistently said he had not come close to making that …