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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid plays during Game 6 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Joel Embiid signs a $193 million contract, 3-year extension with the 76ers

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver talks to reporters before Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

NBA expands permissible scope of coach’s challenge reviews on some out-of-bounds plays

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Keywanda Ashley, right, and Naomy Seiry Arzu Cruz show off their high school equivalency (HiSET) diplomas during a graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), a New Orleans-based non-profit organization which received money from the NBA Foundation program in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Nonprofits in New Orleans see new money and new inclusive approach from the NBA Foundation

By James Pollard - Associated Press

United States' Stephen Curry (4) reacts after winning a men's gold medal basketball game against France at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy,File)

Stephen Curry agrees to $63 million extension with Warriors for 2026-27 season

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Taylor (left) and Tyler (right) Frost parlayed their love of the "NBA 2K" video game into a pair of national championships for Eastern High School in Washington, D.C. The pair posed for this photo at a mural near their high school. (Photo by John Reggy)

D.C. brothers became esports champions years after mom threw Xbox off the balcony

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Former Golden State Warriors head coach Al Attles is shown during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Warriors Hall of Famer Al Attles, one of NBA’s first Black head coaches, dies at 87

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

Kentrell Gaulden, also known as NBA YoungBoy, arrives for a hearing in 1st District Court, on May 9, 2024, in Logan, Utah. (Eli Lucero/The Herald Journal via AP, File)

Rapper NBA Youngboy will plead guilty to Louisiana gun charge

Associated Press

United States' Jayson Tatum (10) knocks the ball from Victor Wembanyama (32), of France during a men's gold medal basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

NBA schedule highlighted by Celtics-Knicks on ring night, Durant going back to school

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - Frank Selvy poses with a basketball that belongs to his son, Mike, at his home Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004, in Simpsonville, S.C. Selvy, an All-America guard at Furman who scored an NCAA Division I-record 100 points in a game and later played nine NBA seasons, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)

Frank Selvy, NCAA record holder with 100 points in a game, dies at 91

Associated Press

United States' LeBron James (6) reacts to a call against Serbia during a men's semifinals basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

U.S. men’s basketball team rallies to beat Serbia in Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Charles Barkley arrives at the NBA Awards on June 24, 2019, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. . (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) **FILE**

Barkley says he will not retire and remain with TNT Sports even if they don’t have NBA

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press

France's Victor Wembanyama claps as he leaves the court after France defeated Japan in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Adam Silver says NBA and FIBA are having ‘much more serious’ talks about growth in Europe

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

France's Victor Wembanyama claps as he leaves the court after France defeated Japan in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Adam Silver says NBA and FIBA are having ‘much more serious’ talks about growth in Europe

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Kevin Durant, of the United States, waves a flag while traveling on the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis,Pool)

Durant ‘hopefully’ will play for the U.S. in its Olympic opener against Serbia

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA for not accepting its matching offer

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press

Arike Ogunbowale, right, of Team WNBA, celebrates after her 3-point basket against Team USA with teammates Caitlin Clark, center, and Aliyah Boston, left, during the second half of a WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

WNBA reaches landmark 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver talks to reporters before Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Boston. The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deal, an 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that assures player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

NBA says it has signed new 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon

By Tim Reynolds and Joe Reedy - Associated Press

Warner Bros. Discovery informs NBA it will match Amazon Prime Video’s offer to carry games

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press

Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (22) smiles as she talks with an official standing nearby in the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

WNBA players’ union head concerned league is being undervalued in new media deal

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter looks on during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Jan. 18, 2024, in Toronto. The former NBA player is due in court Wednesday, July 10, to face a federal criminal case tied to the betting scandal that got him banned from the league earlier this year. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Jontay Porter, banned from NBA, is denied permission to resume career in Greece

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press