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Phoenix Suns fire coach Mike Budenholzer after one dismal season with high-priced roster

Phoenix Suns fire coach Mike Budenholzer after one dismal season with high-priced roster

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have parted ways with veteran coach Mike Budenholzer following one dismal season that featured a fast start before a maddening slide out of postseason contention for a high-priced roster that included Kevin Durant, Dev
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Hornets want to see franchise cornerstone point guard LaMelo Ball get stronger, stay on the floor

Hornets want to see franchise cornerstone point guard LaMelo Ball get stronger, stay on the floor

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Head coach Charles Lee left no doubt about his offseason expectations from Charlotte Hornets cornerstone point guard LaMelo Ball. “He’s got to get stronger,” Lee said Monday following the team’s exit interviews.
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Hawks' Risacher enters play-in as the last man standing from French players to top last 2 NBA drafts

Hawks' Risacher enters play-in as the last man standing from French players to top last 2 NBA drafts

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks rookie Zaccharie Risacher is the lone survivor of the influx of French players who have dominated the top of the last two NBA drafts.
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Phoenix Suns fire coach Mike Budenholzer after one dismal season with high-priced roster

Phoenix Suns fire coach Mike Budenholzer after one dismal season with high-priced roster

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have parted ways with veteran coach Mike Budenholzer following one dismal season that featured a fast start before a maddening slide out of postseason contention for a high-priced roster that included Kevin Durant, Dev
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Play-in time: Magic-Hawks, Warriors-Grizzlies on Tuesday, Bulls-Heat and Kings-Mavs on Wednesday

Play-in time: Magic-Hawks, Warriors-Grizzlies on Tuesday, Bulls-Heat and Kings-Mavs on Wednesday

Steve Kerr, the basketball fan, raves about the play-in tournament and the drama that it creates down the stretch of the NBA's regular season and leading into the official start of the playoffs. Kerr, the basketball coach, doesn't like it so much.
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WNBA mock draft 3.0: Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas and Seattle selects French star Malonga 2nd

WNBA mock draft 3.0: Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas and Seattle selects French star Malonga 2nd

NEW YORK (AP) — There's no doubt who's going first in the WNBA draft on Monday with UConn's Paige Bueckers the consensus top pick.
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Golden State and Memphis meet in play-in game

Memphis Grizzlies (48-34, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (48-34, seventh in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -7; over/under is 229.
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Orlando and Atlanta meet in play-in game

Atlanta Hawks (40-42, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (41-41, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -5; over/under is 216.
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Thunder smash NBA record for scoring differential in a season

Thunder smash NBA record for scoring differential in a season

Oklahoma City had a regular season like none other in NBA history. The Thunder — who went 68-14 — finished the season outscoring teams by 12.9 points per game, smashing the previous mark that had stood for more than a half-century.
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Pelicans enter offseason of uncertainty after second-worst record in franchise history

Pelicans enter offseason of uncertainty after second-worst record in franchise history

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson watched from the bench in street clothes — along with teammates CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Trey Murphy III and Yves Missi — as the New Orleans Pelicans' worst season in two decades ended with a seventh-straight loss o
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