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Beyond dunking: Mac McClung’s quest for full NBA roster status
Jumping over cars — and Shaq — wins fans but doesn’t translate into the talents recruiters want to see
Basketball
Paul announces NBA retirement after 21 seasons
Chris Paul announced his retirement from the NBA via a social media post on Friday. Paul had previously said he would retire at the end of this season, his 21st NBA campaign.
Basketball
Inside the ugly Chris Paul-Clippers divorce
A future Hall of Famer at the end of his career, looking for one final ride. Here’s why the reunion was doomed.
Basketball
Jazz fined $500K, Pacers $100K for sitting players
The NBA on Thursday night fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 and the Indiana Pacers $100,000 due to what the league called “management of their rosters for recent games.”
Basketball
LeBron oldest with triple-double in NBA history
LeBron James broke a record held by Karl Malone by posting a triple-double in the Lakers’ win over the Mavericks.
Basketball
The language of basketball: How international NBA players think about the game
For many of today’s NBA All-Stars, English is their second language, and that impacts how they think about the game.
Basketball
Topic debuts for Thunder after testicular cancer
Nikola Topic, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury and had not played this season after a cancer diagnosis, made his debut Thursday.
Hockey
‘He’s the truth’: Inside Macklin Celebrini’s rise to stardom for the Sharks, Team Canada
Scoring the opening Olympic goal for his country was the latest milestone on the phenom’s meteoric rise.
Hockey
As good as advertised: Grades from Canada’s big win over Czechia
It was a dominant start for the tournament’s gold-medal favorite. Here’s how they rolled — and what’s next.