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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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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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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

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

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

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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Alaves' Andoni Gorosabel, left, kicks the ball ahead of Real Madrid's Rodrygo during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Alaves and Real Madrid at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Ricardo Larreina)

Mallorca probing another racial-abuse incident after fan makes monkey gestures at Real Madrid game

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts throws out San Diego Padres' Jackson Merrill at first base on a ground ball during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, gifts exclusive sneakers to LA Dodgers on Mamba Day anniversary

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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

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

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

Former basketball star Michael Kidd-Gilchrist speaks at a bill signing ceremony on April 11, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky. Kidd-Gilchrist was a leading advocate for a bill signed into law that will expand insurance coverage for people seeking treatment for stuttering. (Tom Latek/Kentucky Today via AP)

Ex-NBA player scores victory with Kentucky bill to expand coverage for stuttering treatment

By Bruce Schreiner - 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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Iowa's Caitlin Clark pauses as she speaks during a press conference before practice for the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WNBA prepares for the Caitlin Clark Effect

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

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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Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo reacts after being called for a foul during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Sunday, April 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

NBA acknowledges two missed calls in final minute of Miami’s costly loss at Indiana

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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

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) aims a three point shot as Miami Heat forwards Kevin Love (42) and Haywood Highsmith (24) defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

NBA fines 76ers $100,000 for violating injury reporting rules in the game Embiid returned

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