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SportsDallas Mavericks Hire Dusty May Away From Michigan
The Mavericks are hiring Dusty May away from Michigan, making him the first coach to leave college for the NBA immediately after winning a national title since Larry Brown in 1988.
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SportsCeltics and Heat Are the Two Finalists for a Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade
ESPN reports the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat are the two finalists for a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, with a deal expected before the NBA Draft begins Tuesday.
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SportsTrae Young Agrees to Four-Year, $212 Million Deal With Washington Wizards
Trae Young agrees to a four-year, $212 million contract with the Washington Wizards, committing one day before the franchise picks No. 1 in the 2026 NBA Draft.
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SportsSotheby's to Auction OG Anunoby's Game 4 Game-Winning Ball Starting June 30
Sotheby's will auction the basketball from OG Anunoby's Game 4 game-winning tip-in, listed as "The Hand of OG," starting June 30, with one analyst projecting it could fetch up to $3 million.
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SportsNBA Players Union Launches Commercial Brand Plyrs Untd
The NBA players union launched Plyrs Untd, a consumer-facing brand replacing Think450, with an Own the Game campaign narrated by Kyrie Irving and featuring Stephen Curry and Jalen Brunson.
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SportsThunder Trade Aaron Wiggins to Hawks for Two Second-Round Picks
Oklahoma City agreed to trade Aaron Wiggins to the Hawks for two second-round picks, a move that trims the Thunder's projected luxury-tax bill from roughly $213 million to $152 million.
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SportsDevin Booker Changes Jersey Number From No. 1 to No. 15 to Honor His Father
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is switching from No. 1 to No. 15 to honor his father Melvin, revealed in a Father's Day video. He wore 15 winning Olympic gold in 2020 and 2024.
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Sports2026 NBA Draft Begins June 23 as Wizards Weigh Dybantsa and Peterson for No. 1 Pick
The 2026 NBA Draft opens June 23 with Washington holding the No. 1 pick and a genuine debate at the top: ESPN's final big board ranks Kansas guard Darryn Peterson ahead of BYU wing AJ Dybantsa.
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SneakersOG Anunoby's Skechers SKX Nexus 'NYC Blue' PE Opens for Pre-Order in July
Skechers will open pre-orders the first week of July for OG Anunoby's SKX Nexus 'NYC Blue' PE — the Knicks colorway he wore for his Game 4 Finals tip-in — with shipping in October.
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SportsStephen A. Smith Apologizes to the Knicks at Brunson and Hart's Podcast Taping
A day after the Knicks' title parade, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart confronted Stephen A. Smith on their ESPN-simulcast podcast over a decade of bad Knicks takes — and the booed host apologized: 'I was beyond wrong.'
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SportsKendrick Perkins Named Jackson State Men's Basketball GM
Kendrick Perkins, the 2008 NBA champion and ESPN analyst, has been named men's basketball general manager at Jackson State, joining a wave of NBA stars taking roles at college programs.
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SportsTrae Young to Decline $48.97M Wizards Option to Enter Free Agency
Four-time All-Star Trae Young plans to decline his $48.97 million player option and enter free agency Monday, betting on a longer-term deal with the Wizards still seen as the front-runner to keep him.