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Gray edges Cunningham to win WNBA All-Star skills competition

Gray edges Cunningham to win WNBA All-Star skills competition

PHOENIX (AP) — Allisha Gray won the WNBA All-Star skills competition, beating hometown favourite Sophie Cunningham in the finals Friday night.
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 23 points, Canada beats France in Olympic hoops tune-up

ORLEANS — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points as Canada defeated host France 85-73 Friday in an Olympic men's basketball exhibition game. RJ Barrett added 21 points for Canada, while Guerschon Yabusele led France with 19.
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Memphis acquires Diakite in trade with Brooklyn, which gets former lottery pick Ziaire Williams

Memphis acquires Diakite in trade with Brooklyn, which gets former lottery pick Ziaire Williams

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Bronny James continues promising play with 13 points in Lakers' 93-89 win over Cavaliers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lakers rookie Bronny James put together his second promising Summer League performance in a row Thursday night, scoring 13 points in Los Angeles' 93-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Clippers trade Russell Westbrook to Jazz. He's expected to join the Nuggets after a buyout

Clippers trade Russell Westbrook to Jazz. He's expected to join the Nuggets after a buyout

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers sent Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz on Thursday in a sign-and-trade deal for point guard Kris Dunn.
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Griner, Jones among WNBA's picks for skills competitions. Clark, Ionescu decline 3-point contest

Griner, Jones among WNBA's picks for skills competitions. Clark, Ionescu decline 3-point contest

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix's Brittney Griner and New York's Jonquel Jones are among the biggest names participating in the WNBA's special competitions on Friday during the league's All-Star weekend .
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Raptors, Wizards to play NBA pre-season game at Montreal's Bell Centre

Raptors, Wizards to play NBA pre-season game at Montreal's Bell Centre

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will host a pre-season game against the Washington Wizards in Montreal as part of this year's NBA Canada Series. The game announced Thursday will take place Oct.
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WNBA players' union leader is concerned league being undervalued in new media rights deal

WNBA players' union leader is concerned league being undervalued in new media rights deal

PHOENIX (AP) — The executive director of the WNBA players' union is concerned the league is being undervalued with the $2.2 billion over 11 years it will receive as part of the NBA's recently approved media rights deals .
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Magic co-founder Pat Williams, who helped bring team to Orlando, dies at 84

Magic co-founder Pat Williams, who helped bring team to Orlando, dies at 84

Pat Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team announced. Williams was 84.
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Fever lose to Wings despite Caitlin Clark's WNBA single game assist record

Fever lose to Wings despite Caitlin Clark's WNBA single game assist record

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 19 assists to break the WNBA game record in the Indiana Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night in the final WNBA contest before the month-long break for the Olympics.
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