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Basketball legend Michael Jordan speaks during a press conference ahead of an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks in Paris, Jan. 24, 2020. Jordan is considering selling the Charlotte Hornets. The six-time NBA champion is in negotiations to sell at least a portion of the franchise to a group that includes Hornets minority owner Gabe Plotkin. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Michael Jordan considering sale of Hornets; no deal imminent

By Steve Reed - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Knicks won 116-110. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

When did the NBA MVP become this toxic?

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

New York Knicks Hall-of-Famer Willis Reed responds to questions during an interview before an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks, Friday, April 5, 2013, in New York. Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports’ most enduring examples of playing through pain, died Tuesday, March 21, 2023. He was 80. Reed's death was announced by the National Basketball Retired Players Association, which confirmed it through his family. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) **FILE**

Willis Reed, leader on Knicks’ two title teams, dies at 80

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Earvin Magic Johnson arrives at the Governors Awards on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Magic Johnson joins Josh Harris’ bid for Commanders: Report

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant is shown during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzilies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay, after determining that his holding a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.” Morant will miss his sixth game on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, when the Grizzlies play in Miami.(AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht, File) **FILE**

Ja Morant ready to rejoin Grizzlies, NBA suspension over

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, center, drives to the basket against Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe, left, and forward Cam Reddish, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)

Tatum scores 34, Celtics hold off Trail Blazers 126-112

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, left, reacts next to Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. When Golden State visits Memphis on Saturday night for the fourth and final time this regular season, another chapter will be added in what could be a crucial tiebreaker. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

NBA feud or rivalry? Warriors, Memphis drama is must-see TV

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives between Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, left, guard Terrence Ross (8), forward T.J. Warren (21) and center Bismack Biyombo, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Bucks clinch playoff spot, top Suns 116-104 for 50th win

By David Brandt - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant is shown during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzilies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay, after determining that his holding a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.” Morant will miss his sixth game on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, when the Grizzlies play in Miami.(AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht, File) **FILE**

NBA suspends Ja Morant 8 games for having gun in video

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in San Francisco, Saturday, March 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Stephen Curry doing all he can at 35 to prolong his career

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

Shawn Kemp, center, a former NBA basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics and several other teams, reacts after he cut the grand-opening ribbon for Shawn Kemp's Cannabis, the marijuana dispensary he owns with several business partners, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in downtown Seattle. Shawn Kemp was arrested and charged in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Washington, and was set to be appear in court Thursday, March 9, 2023, a sheriff's official said. Online jail records show Kemp was booked on a felony charge of drive-by shooting shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) **FILE**

Lawyers: Former NBA star Shawn Kemp fired in self-defense

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Former NBA basketball player Shawn Kemp speaks during the Seattle Kraken's NHL hockey expansion draft event in Seattle, July 21, 2021. Shawn Kemp was arrested and charged in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Washington, and was set to be appear in court Thursday, March 9, 2023, a sheriff's official said. Online jail records show Kemp was booked on a felony charge of drive-by shooting shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp arrested after a drive-by shooting in Tacoma

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol gets emotional during his jersey retirement ceremony at halftime of the team's NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Pau Gasol gets emotional as Lakers retire his No. 16 jersey

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant looks to the bench during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, March 3, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

NBA opens investigation after Ja Morant’s social media post

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers forward Drew Eubanks, middle, reaches for the ball between Golden State Warriors forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. (7) and forward Anthony Lamb during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Poole, Thompson rally Warriors back to beat Blazers 123-105

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, speaks to the media after being introduced during an NBA basketball team availability, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

NBA teams get ready to make fourth-quarter push for playoffs

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Mac McClung of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts after winning the slam dunk competition of the NBA basketball All-Star weekend Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) **FILE**

Mac McClung, now the NBA dunk champ, wasn’t an unknown

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Millwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, center, along with brothers Thanasis Antetokounmpo, right, and Alex Antetokounmpo award NFL player DK Metcalf the MVP award at the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rob Gray)

NBA All-Star Game: All you need to know about Sunday’s event

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

This photo provided by Google shows Giannis Antetokounmpo in a scene from Google's 2023 Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Google via AP) **FILE**

NBA announces All-Star Saturday night participants

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers' Russell Westbrook brings the ball up during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks on Jan. 31, 2023, in New York. The Lakers traded Westbrook to the Utah Jazz and reacquired guard D'Angelo Russell from Minnesota in a three-team, eight-player deal Wednesday night, Feb. 8, ahead of the NBA's trade deadline, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) **FILE**

Russell Westbrook could help NBA playoff contender

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press