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Photo: Getty Images The San Antonio Spurs are releasing Stanley Johnson. The power forward had a strong stint for the Spurs this season, shooting 45 percent from 3-point range, and will now look to join a postseason contender. The San Antonio Spurs are releasing forward Stanley Johnson, sources tell @TheAthletic…

With an arbitration hearing approaching, potential Timberwolves owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez have deposited a substantial amount of $942 million into an escrow account, as reported by Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico and Shams Charania of ESPN. According to Novy-Williams, the primary objective for Lore and Rodriguez is to demonstrate…

Photo: Denver Nuggets/Twitter Upon picking up a convincing 3-0 first-round series deficit over the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road this Friday, head coach Michael Malone aired a bold declaration on behalf of the Denver Nuggets. “Up 3-0, our mindset right now is – no disrespect to the T-Wolves – this…

Photo: Peter Baba The Milwaukee Bucks interviewed Kelvin Sampson and Joseph Blair for their head coaching job. Sampson spent six seasons in the NBA as an assistant coach before returning to college basketball at Houston. Meanwhile, Blair is an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards and won a 2019 G…

The ’76 U.S. women’s basketball team laid the foundation for the rise and evolution of women’s basketball in the country, including the iconic ’96 Olympic team that helped bridge the birth of the WNBA. The ’76 squad was headlined by a roster full of legends of the game, like Pat…

Jimmy Butler and Joel Embiid were full of compliments for each other in their respective press conferences after the Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 99-90 to advance to next week’s Eastern Conference Finals. The two All-Stars grew a close bond while Butler was with the 76ers, helping complete the…