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Bucks, Hawks to play preseason games in UAE
The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks will have two preseason matchups at Abu Dhabi in October, marking the NBA’s first…
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Owner vows Hawks won’t stand pat in offseason
ATLANTA — Hawks principal owner Tony Ressler said Thursday the team won’t repeat the “mistake” of complacency that he believes…
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Injury-depleted Heat finish off Hawks to advance
MIAMI — The Heat were missing two of their starters yet hardly missed a beat in Tuesday’s 97-94 Game 5…
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Heat’s Butler (knee inflammation) out for Game 5
MIAMI — Heat star Jimmy Butler was ruled out of Game 5 of Miami’s first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks…
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‘It’s like there’s a national celebration’: Life on the other side of a poster dunk
JAYLEN BROWN SPLIT a pair of Dallas Mavericks defenders at the top of the key, took one more dribble, two…
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Inside the world of the NBA’s referee whisperers
With 53 seconds left in the fourth quarter and his Atlanta Hawks on the brink of elimination, Onyeka Okongwu makes…
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Trae: Not ‘any doubt’ clutch floater would sink
ATLANTA — Trae Young got his last shot to bounce in, Jimmy Butler missed his final heave and the Hawks…
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Butler, ‘a different player now,’ fuels Heat with 45
MIAMI — The vision of Jimmy Butler, slumped over a baseline barricade, during the 2020 NBA Finals in the Orlando…
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Under-the-radar X factors who could steal an NBA playoff game
If NBA fans outside of Pennsylvania didn’t know the name Tyrese Maxey, they sure do now. While the Toronto Raptors…
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Heat staying wary of Trae despite stifling Hawks
MIAMI — The Heat’s defense might have suffocated Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young all game in Sunday’s 115-91 Game 1…
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NBA playoff takeaways: Miami flexes its muscle in a Game 1 rout
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2022 NBA playoffs! Saturday saw a flurry of impressive postseason debuts, including those from…
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NBA experts’ picks for Nets-Celtics, Pelicans-Suns and every first-round series
What lies ahead in the NBA postseason? The Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves are advancing as seven seeds, while the…
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NBA experts’ picks for 76ers-Raptors, Warriors-Nuggets and every first-round series
What lies ahead in the NBA postseason? The Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves are advancing as seven seeds, while the…
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NBA playoffs 2022: Complete first-round matchups, schedules and news
The NBA postseason is here, and it’s shaping up to be a wide-open chase to the 2022 title. The Phoenix…
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Young, Hawks take ‘care of business,’ seal 8-seed
Facing a double-digit deficit under the weight of a raucous road environment, and with the starting center Clint Capela sidelined…
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Hawks keep foot on gas in play-in rout of Hornets
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks coach Nate McMillan took some heat from his coaching staff — as well as some fans…
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NBA experts’ picks for Nets-Cavs, Clippers-Wolves and every postseason matchup
What lies ahead in the NBA postseason? The Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers kick things off tonight with the No.…
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The 75 things you need to know about the NBA postseason
The NBA postseason is here, and the 75th season in league history could deliver one of its most wide-open chases…
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The NBA and its multiverse of seeding madness: How every race could end
8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA regular season’s final weekend is here, and all we know is 48 hours…
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NBA Power Rankings: Sixers streaking, Knicks falling back to earth
Who are the best teams in the NBA right now? The Milwaukee Bucks certainly don’t look like a team that…
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NBA Power Rankings: Phoenix rises; KD returns ahead of a massive East battle
Let the battle for the Eastern Conference begin in the NBA. With Kevin Durant back after missing nearly two months…
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