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    LeBron James and Anthony Davis Sign Up for Lakers’ Bright Future

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyLeBron James and Anthony Davis Sign Up for Lakers’ Bright FutureThe N.B.A. champions signed their two most important players to new or longer contracts on successive days, after upgrading other areas of their roster.LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the Los Angeles Lakers to a championship this October in their first season together.Credit…Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty ImagesBy More

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    Rockets’ Russell Westbrook Traded to Wizards for John Wall

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyRockets’ Russell Westbrook Traded to Wizards for John WallWestbrook and Wall were both unhappy on their teams. Houston is also giving up a future first-round pick in the trade, which will reunite Wall with his college teammate DeMarcus Cousins.Russell Westbrook spent just one season with the Houston Rockets.Credit…Mark J. Terrill/Associated PressBy More

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    Diego Maradona Loved Basketball. Its Stars Loved Him, Too.

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storymarc stein on basketballDiego Maradona Loved Basketball. Its Stars Loved Him, Too.Maradona, the Argentine soccer legend, was a big fan of his country’s biggest N.B.A. star, Manu Ginobili. But his fandom extended to Michael Jordan and, recently, Stephen Curry.Diego Maradona was a big fan of the N.B.A., from Michael Jordan to Manu Ginobili to Stephen Curry.Credit…Massimo Sambucetti/Associated PressBy More

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    Kevin Durant Says He’s Ready to Return. ‘It’ll Come Naturally.’

    #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Coronavirus OutbreakliveLatest UpdatesMaps and CasesWho Gets the Vaccine First?Vaccine TrackerFAQAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyKevin Durant Says He’s Ready to Return. ‘It’ll Come Naturally.’Durant, the Nets star, said he felt “solid” after missing all of last season with an Achilles’ tendon injury. It has been almost 18 months since his last N.B.A. game.Kevin Durant said he had been training “as hard as I could” to prepare for this season, when he and Kyrie Irving are expected to play together for the first time.Credit…Kathy Willens/Associated PressBy More

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    The N.B.A. Slam Dunk Champion Cashes In

    Derrick Jones Jr. of the Miami Heat poses for a portrait during the 2020 NBA All-Star weekend in Chicago.Credit…Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE, via Getty ImagesSkip to contentSkip to site indexThe N.B.A. Slam Dunk Champion Cashes InDerrick Jones Jr. took The New York Times behind the scenes of his free agency to reveal all of the nerves, contemplation and, ultimately, joy.Derrick Jones Jr. of the Miami Heat poses for a portrait during the 2020 NBA All-Star weekend in Chicago.Credit…Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE, via Getty ImagesSupported byContinue reading the main storyBy More

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    N.B.A. Free Agency Frenzy: 5 Takeaways

    AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storymarc stein on basketballN.B.A. Free Agency Frenzy: 5 TakeawaysA player was traded three times, and the Lakers and Clippers jockeyed for each other’s stars. But Milwaukee is still waiting for a big decision from its biggest star: Giannis Antetokounmpo.Many of the N.B.A.’s off-season questions have been answered, but not the ones being asked about Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee.Credit…Harry How/Getty ImagesBy More