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2025-26 NBA Title Odds: OKC Favored; Lakers Remain Steady Without LeBron
While OKC is favored to repeat, a Western Conference rival is moving up the board. See the odds.
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What’s real and what’s a mirage so far? We have verdicts on six early-season NBA trends
From the Bulls’ hot start to the onslaught of free throws, ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton explores which early-season trends are real or not.
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Mavs Fire GM Nico Harrison 9 Months After Franchise-Altering Luka Doncic Trade
The Dallas Mavericks have fired general manager Nico Harrison
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Sources: Mavericks expected to fire GM Harrison
The Dallas Mavericks are expected to fire general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, sources tell ESPN.
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Richardson, NBA star before ban, dies at age 70
Four-time NBA All-Star Micheal Ray Richardson, who was once banned from the NBA for drug use, died after a short battle with prostate cancer at the age of 70.
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Real or not? Early NBA trends that are either here to stay or will fade quickly
From the Bulls’ hot start to the onslaught of free throws, ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton explores which early-season trends are real or not.
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‘Fire Nico’ chants overshadow Flagg’s career night
“Fire Nico!” chants — a reference to embattled Mavericks GM Nico Harrison — rang out in the fourth quarter in Dallas on Monday night, overshadowing No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg’s season-high 26-point performance.
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Heat steal OT win with buzzer-beating lob play
The Miami Heat sealed a thrilling 140-138 victory over the Cavaliers off a brilliantly designed out-of-bounds play that ended in an Andrew Wiggins alley-oop.
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Magic’s Bane busts slump with buzzer-beating 3
Desmond Bane hit the biggest shot of his young Magic career on Monday, a rainbow 3-pointer at the buzzer to propel Orlando to a 115-112 win.
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Pistons’ Cunningham has 46 on 45 shots in OT win
Pistons star Cade Cunningham scored 46 points on 45 shots in a wild overtime win vs. the Wizards. His 18 misses were the most since the 1976-77 merger.