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Maya Moore gave up more to fight for social justice than almost any athlete
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NBA’s Board of Governors approves a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida
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NCAA announces Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments (March Madness) will be played without fans, with only essential staff and limited family attendance
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NBA to suspend season following tonight's games
@nba: NBA To Suspend Season Following Tonight's Games
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China’s state TV network cancels all NBA broadcasts
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Senator calls on NBA to cancel games in China amid growing controversy
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Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweets support for Hong Kong protestors; Chinese Basketball Association responds by cutting ties with the Rockets
Apologies for the title, it's not worded that well but I don't know how to word it better. In addition to the CBA cutting ties with the Rockets, Tencent will no longer report on the team or show...
Apologies for the title, it's not worded that well but I don't know how to word it better. In addition to the CBA cutting ties with the Rockets, Tencent will no longer report on the team or show their games. The Rockets have been China's favorite NBA team ever since Yao Ming was drafted by them in 2002. He is now president of the CBA, but that doesn't say anything about what input he had into these decisions. The Rockets are also one of the main contenders for the championship going into this year since Russell Westbrook was traded to them over the summer. They also have the storyline of Westbrook and former teammate and longtime friend James Harden being reunited after three seasons together on the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Here are a few articles/references about the subject:
Tweets by Tencent's former Rockets reporter
ESPN article about team owner Tillman Fertitta tweeting disagreement with Morey
Edit to add another article: Chinese consulate in Houston statement
Nike pulled all Rockets gear from their Chinese web store
Rockets star James Harden says 'sorry' to China over Morey's tweet
NBA reporter Shams Charania says the league is not punishing Morey
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The WNBA is putting on some of the best pro basketball in America: Why aren’t more fans showing up?
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Joe Johnson Is the Big3’s First God
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The threat of youth basketball: a two-part investigation into why so many more young players are getting seriously injured
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Why stars won’t come to the Knicks
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The NBA's newest gambling product: betting on games that don't exist
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The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a deal to trade Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks
@wojespn: The Pelicans have agreed to a deal to trade Anthony Davis to the Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks - including the No. 4 overall in 2019 Draft, league sources tell ESPN.
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Toronto Raptors beat Golden State Warriors for first NBA title
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Warriors part-owner who shoved Toronto Raptors' Kyle Lowry fined $500K, banned one year
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The Toronto Raptors achieved a rare feat: intimidating the Golden State Warriors
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The Toronto Raptors are now the most valuable sports franchise in Canada, experts say
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Tyreke Evans dismissed from league for violating anti-drug program
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How the Warriors finished the Rockets
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NBA Postseason Discussion
~sports has been a bit empty lately. With the end of the NBA regular season I thought we could open this up to discussion of how the season went for your team, notable moments, what you didn't...
~sports has been a bit empty lately. With the end of the NBA regular season I thought we could open this up to discussion of how the season went for your team, notable moments, what you didn't expect etc...
I'll start off, as an Orlando Magic fan I'm so incredibly psyched we finally made the playoffs, it's been too damn long. Speaking of the playoffs, how wild is it that Lebron's streak of finals appearances ends with him completely missing the playoffs? Is there even any point in the playoffs this season because the Golden State Monstars could just steamroll everyone in their way.
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Michelin restaurants and fabulous wines: Inside the secret team dinners that have built the Spurs' dynasty
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It’s time to talk about Russell Westbrook
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Which NBA playoff teams have the most star power?
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Is it happening again? The Raptors won fifty-eight games, but a Game 1 loss to the Magic was all it took to dredge up postseason fear and loathing yet again.
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The story of the NBA regular season in nine charts
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Privileged: Kyle Korver of the Utah Jazz on racism in the NBA
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In one hour the Orlando Magic will play their most important match since 2012
For those of you not following the NBA too closely you might not be aware but tonight the Magic play the Heat. For about the past month or so the two teams have been battling out for the final...
For those of you not following the NBA too closely you might not be aware but tonight the Magic play the Heat. For about the past month or so the two teams have been battling out for the final seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. I'll re-cap why this is so important for the Magic since they're the team I support and maybe some Heat fans can hit back with a reply for why it's so important to them.
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In the 2011-2012 season the Magic entered a dark period called the "Dwightmare" where their best player who had led them to an NBA final Dwight Howard began stirring up drama within the organisation. Dwight was traded in the offseason to the Lakers giving serious deja vu of Shaq's time in Orlando. Since 2012 the Magic have consistently been cursed to mediocrity and missing the playoffs.
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Magic star Nikola Vucevic (a player acquired from the Dwight trade) has been constantly underrated and disrespected by people around the NBA. After 7 seasons Vuc has finally made the All Star team and has led this team to exceed the expectations set at the beginning of the season. It is also important to note that Vuc has not made the playoffs either since 2012 when he was playing with the 76ers.
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The Magic are 0.5 games behind the Heat, whoever wins this match will take the 8th seed from the other and likely bring a lot of motivation and momentum into their next games therefore being more likely to make the playoffs.
There's many more storylines to this match than I've put in here but I feel that this gets the main gist of why it's so important to fans of the Magic.
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Say you watched him when: Can Japan's best basketball player lead Gonzaga to a championship?
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Your guide to the 2019 NCAA Men’s Tournament
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How a group of 'last-chance' college basketball players transformed a winless program
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Technology takes center court in the basketball world: The NBA elevates the game and fan experience thanks to technology and tech-savvy team owners willing to try new things.
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Mississippi players kneel during anthem in protest at local Confederacy rally
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How former referee Tim Donaghy conspired to fix NBA games
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After the NBA changed its sneaker rules, players are taking high fashion to the court
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Meet Paul George, destroyer of worlds
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LeBron James signing with Los Angeles Lakers in $154M bombshell
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Bryan Colangelo and 76ers part ways
@wojespn: Philadelphia and Bryan Colangelo have agreed to part ways, league sources tell ESPN.
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No suspension for Kevin Love for game 2.
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LeBron James scores fifty-one points as JR Smith forgets the score in the final pivotal play of regulation
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The Curious Case of Bryan Colangelo and the Secret Twitter Account
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An open letter about female coaches
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Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets
Breaking Tilde 2.0
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LeBron James buzzer beater to make it 3-0 against the Totonto Raptors
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Toronto has fired Raptors coach Dwane Casey, league source tells ESPN
@wojespn: Toronto has fired coach Dwane Casey, league source tells ESPN.
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Inside the Hamptons house where Kevin Durant hosted NBA suitors in 2016
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