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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley (22) looks at his hands after a foul call against the Los Angeles Clippers during the first quarter during an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King) **FILE**

Emotions, drama make NBA play-in tournament a likely fixture

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives on Detroit Pistons'Braxton Key in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Friday, April 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) **FILE**

Antetokounmpo eager for Bucks to win NBA title a ‘second time, third time’

By Steve Megargee - Associated Press

Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. watches a play during an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones) **FILE**

Wes Unseld Jr.’s next task is fixing Wizards’ defense

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) drives to the basket against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday April 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) **FILE**

Cavaliers, Nets expect intense battle in play-in tournament opener

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel walks along the sideline during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Lakers fire title-winning coach Frank Vogel after three seasons

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, reacts following an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Philadelphia. The 76ers won 133-120. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) **FILE**

76ers celebrate Embiid’s scoring title, push MVP contention

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Gonzaga forward Drew Timme, left, drives to the basket against Arkansas guard Stanley Umude during the second half of a college basketball game in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament in San Francisco, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

Gonzaga’s Drew Timme announces he’ll declare for NBA draft

Associated Press

Vivint Arena stands in Salt Lake City on Aug. 31, 2020. The NBA plans to keep its next All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, despite its opposition to Utah's ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls teams. The Utah Jazz are set to host the event next February and Commissioner Adam Silver said it will stay put as planned. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) **FILE**

NBA plans to keep next All-Star Game in Utah despite transgender athlete ban opposition

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

North Carolina guard Caleb Love, right, reacts to a loss as Kansas' Jalen Wilson (10) celebrates after a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. Kansas won 72-69. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) **FILE**

Kansas’ NCAA championship roots trace back to 2020 team

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Baltimore Bullets coach Gene Shue motions to the bench in this 1980 photo. At right is Bullets' Kevin Grevey (35). Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. He was 90. The Wizards and the NBA announced Shue’s death Monday, April 4, 2021. (Irving H. Phillips Jr./The Baltimore Sun via AP)

Former Bullets coach Gene Shue dies at 90

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Purdue's Jaden Ivey (23) drives past Saint Peter's KC Ndefo (11) during the second half of a college basketball game in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

Purdue’s Jaden Ivey announces he’s entering NBA draft

Associated Press

Kansas' Mitch Lightfoot cuts down the net after a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. Kansas won 76-50 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) **FILE**

Final Four gets experience boost from transfer portal, COVID-19 waivers

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

The Nationals’ "City Connect" uniforms will be worn during select games throughout the 2022 season and will make their on-field debut during the team’s home-opening weekend on Saturday, April 9. (Photo courtesy of Nationals)

Wizards, Nationals collaborate on new cherry blossom-themed uniforms

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom looks toward the team's bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Boston. The Boston Celtics center changed his name from Enes Kanter to Enes Kanter Freedom in celebration of him officially becoming a United States citizen Monday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Adam Silver calls Enes Kanter Freedom-Colin Kaepernick comparison unfounded, unfair

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

North Carolina's Caleb Love reacts during the second half of a college basketball game against UCLA in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Caleb Love’s big shots lift Carolina past UCLA, into Elite Eight

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

In this Sept. 29, 2008, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' Lorenzen Wright poses at the team's NBA basketball media day in Independence, Ohio. Billy Ray Turner is charged with conspiring with Sherra Wright to killer her ex-husband, retired NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in a swampy field Memphis in 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

Man guilty of first-degree murder in ex-NBA player’s death

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija shoots over Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, and Nuggets forward Will Barton, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Jokic shines, Nuggets cruise to 127-109 victory over Wizards

By Ian Nicholas Quillen - Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura (8) shoots for three points in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

Wizards to play two preseason games against Warriors in Japan

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving watches the game from the front row during the second half of the NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks at the Barclays Center, Sunday, Mar. 13, 2022, in New York. The Nets defeated the Knicks 110-107. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Nets fined $50,000 for letting Irving enter locker room

Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

LeBron James becomes first NBA player to total 10,000 points, rebounds, assists

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times