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New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) dribbles around Chicago Bulls guard Javonte Green (24) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)

Knicks and 76ers got past injuries that could’ve ruined them. Now they meet in playoffs

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Miami Heat forward Kevin Love (42) drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game, Friday, April 19, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Heat headed to Boston after beating Bulls 112-91 in East play-in finale

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Baylor student assistant Isaiah Austin prepares to toss a ball in as players run through drills before an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in Waco, Texas, Jan. 14, 2015. Former Baylor basketball player Isaiah Austin, whose NBA dreams were thwarted after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, was hired Friday, April 19, 2024, as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic. Austin spent the past two years working for the NBA, and will now coach for the first time. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

FAU hires Isaiah Austin, whose NBA playing plans were derailed, as an assistant coach

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Minnesota Timberwolves centers Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert and Naz Reid, from left, watch from the bench late in the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

T-wolves take NBA’s best defense into series vs. Suns, but can it stop Durant-Booker-Beal trio?

By Dave Campbell - Associated Press

Clemson guard Chase Hunter, right, shoots over Alabama guard Mark Sears (1) during the second half of an Elite 8 college basketball game in the NCAA tournament Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Clemson guard Chase Hunter enters NBA Draft, but retains eligibility to come back to college

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Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose flies out in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, July 24, 1978, at New York's Shea Stadium. Rose agreed to a lifetime ban in 1989 after an investigation for Major League Baseball by lawyer John Dowd found the all-time hit leader placed bets on the Reds to win from 1985-87 while playing for and managing the team. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett, File)

A look at some previous lifetime bans from professional team sports leagues

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Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen, right,drives past Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jaylin Williams, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 29, 2024, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)

Phoenix Suns and Grayson Allen finalize contract extension after career-best season

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Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole, left, drives past Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton for a basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

LOVERRO: Wizards, who can’t win for trying, try losing and calling it a win

By Thom Loverro

FILE - Phoenix Suns acting head coach Kevin Young yells to his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Boston. BYU hired Phoenix Suns associate head coach Kevin Young to replace Mark Pope, who left to coach Kentucky, the school's athletic director announced Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Young will continue to coach with the Suns during the NBA playoffs before joining BYU, but he will work on retaining current players, contacting recruits and assembling a coaching staff during the playoffs.(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

BYU hires Suns assistant Kevin Young to replace Mark Pope, who left to coach Kentucky

By John Coon - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) celebrates as the team pulls ahead of the Miami Heat during the last minute of the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Miami. The 76ers defeated the Heat 109-105. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Philadelphia 76ers set to start another playoff run with an ailing Joel Embiid

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Detroit Pistons point guard Will Bynum reacts in the closing moments against the Portland Trail Blazers in an NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Portland won 105-100. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Ex-Piston Will Bynum sentenced to 18 months in prison in NBA insurance fraud scheme

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James acknowledges cheers from the crowd as he heads to the bench late in the fourth quarter of the team's NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)

NBA average attendance was 18,322 this season. League says 71% of games were sellouts

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Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) drives toward the basket past Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Wizards fall to Celtics to end third straight season without a playoff berth

By Ken Powtak - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Jared Butler, left, and Boston Celtics guard Jaden Springer, right, pursue a loose ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Woebegone Wizards set new franchise low for wins

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after missing a shot against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 12, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

The last day of the NBA regular season is Sunday. Expect chaos and lots of it

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reacts during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

NBA Playoffs 2024: Playoff positioning fights continue, and see what games matter most

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Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter, right, pulls in a rebound as Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 11, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Adam Silver says gambling probe of Toronto’s Jontay Porter could lead to his banishment from NBA

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, right, confers with center Nikola Jokic in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

All-NBA will be more like an All-World team — again — this season

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies player Ja Morant appears in Judge Carol Chumney's courtroom at Shelby County Circuit Court, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A judge has ruled that Ja Morant acted in self-defense when a teen-ager accused the two-time NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game at the home of the Memphis Grizzlies guard's parents in 2022. Shelby County Court Circuit Judge Carol Chumney cited Tennessee law on when the issue of self-defense can be raised, and she wrote in a ruling issued Monday, April 8, 2024, that Morant “enjoys a presumption of civil immunity." (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP, File)

2-time All-Star Ja Morant acted in self-defense during pickup game fight, judge says

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Southern California guard Bronny James (6) scrambles for the bal lwith Arizona guard Pelle Larsson (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Pac-12 tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

USC’s Bronny James declares for NBA draft and enters transfer portal after 1 season

By Beth Harris - Associated Press