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☆ LeBron James headlines Team USA’s 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball squad
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —USA Basketball unveiled the player roster Wednesday for the men’s team that will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team will be anchored by Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, making his fourth appearance after skipping the past two Olympics. This will be the 36-year-old Curry’s first Olympic Games, making him the fifth player to represent the Warriors at an Olympics with Team USA. The US team will hold a training camp and exhibition games in Las Vegas in July, before traveling to Paris. The Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics will take place on July 26 with men’s basketball play beginning the following day.

Persons: ”, LeBron James, James, Anthony Davis, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards, Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese, Bam Adebayo, Joel Embiid, Paul Childs, Embiid, Steve Kerr, Gregg Popovich Organizations: CNN, USA, Tokyo Olympics, Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Miami, Olympic Games, Warriors, Team USA, Philadelphia 76ers, NBA, Tokyo Games, US Locations: Tyrese Haliburton, Cameroon, France, Las Vegas, Paris

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 31 points and the Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio 117-106 on Friday night in a game played in the Texas capital as the Spurs drew a record crowd in their bid to broaden their regional fan base. After having his initial shot blocked by San Antonio rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama, Jokic went 13 for 19 from the field. Jeremy Sochan scored 19 points and Devin Vassell and Wembanyama each had 17 points for San Antonio, which lost its third straight. The Spurs have played in Austin the last two seasons to broaden their reach financially and build their fan base. “You can’t match the talent level that they have right now with (Spurs’) young team, but you see what it takes.

Persons: Nikola Jokic, phenom Victor Wembanyama, Jokic, Nikola, Gregg Popovich, “, ” Jamal Murray, Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, Michael Malone, ” Malone, Bill Schoening, Malone, Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr, Julian Champagnie, Porter, Gordon, ” Jokic, Johnson’s, ” Popovich, Murray, ___ Organizations: Denver Nuggets, Antonio, Spurs, NBA, ” Spurs, Denver, Conference, San, Moody Center, Nuggets, Wembanyama, Jokic, ”, Dallas, Brooklyn Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, San Antonio, Austin, “, Jokic, Denver

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers team president Daryl Morey expressed optimism on Friday that reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid would return from a knee injury in time for a possible postseason run. “We're hopeful,” Morey said before the 76ers hosted the Atlanta Hawks and three days after Embiid underwent surgery on his left knee. The initial report from the 76ers said that Embiid would be “re-evaluated” in four weeks. Morey declined to describe the exact procedure that Embiid had, which would have provided a clue to the significance of the injury. “Our priority was to get a big, but we wanted to add to our playoff rotation this year,” Morey said.

Persons: Daryl Morey, Joel Embiid, “, ” Morey, Embiid, Joel, ”, Morey, Jonathan Kuminga, Paul Reed, Buddy Hield, Cameron Payne, Patrick Beverley, Furkan Kourkmas, Jaden Springer, Marcus Morris Sr, Hield, Tyrese Maxey, Payne, Maxey, ___ Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, — Philadelphia 76ers, NBA, 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Golden State, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Hawks Locations: Danuel, Boston, Philadelphia

☆ Joel Embiid: Reigning NBA MVP set to have surgery on his left knee, expected to miss significant time
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid is set to undergo surgery to deal with a left knee issue, the team announced on Sunday. “Joel Embiid will have a corrective procedure this week to address an injury to the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Embiid has spent time out of the Philadelphia lineup this season as result of persistent injury issues and has missed 14 out of the 76ers’ 48 games. The Cameroonian was recently named to his seventh career All-Star team, but it appears that he will miss this month’s festivities in Indianapolis. Embiid can only miss three more games before he becomes ineligible for an award, meaning that his injury essentially takes him out of MVP contention.

Persons: Joel Embiid, “ Joel Embiid, Embiid, Nikola Jokić, Dubs, Jonathan Kuminga, Henderson, Tyrese Maxey, Paul Reed, Mo Bamba, Nick Nurse’s Organizations: CNN — Philadelphia 76ers, 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Warriors, Getty, NBA, Eastern Conference, Sixers Locations: Philadelphia, Indianapolis

LeBron James joined yet another exclusive club, and he’ll have plenty of familiar faces alongside him at the NBA All-Star Game. James is an All-Star — and an All-Star starter — for the 20th time, with the league unveiling the results of this season’s starter balloting on Thursday night. Durant is a 14-time selection now, one of only 11 players in NBA history to be picked that many times. Tatum set an All-Star Game record last season, scoring 55 points in Salt Lake City on the way to MVP honors. This year’s All-Star Game goes back to the traditional East-vs.-West format, which was utilized in the first 66 NBA midseason classics.

Persons: LeBron James, James, —, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Phoenix’s Kevin Durant, Denver’s Nikola Jokic, Dallas ’ Luka, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, Stephen Curry, Durant, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid —, Tatum, Milwaukee's Damian Lillard, “, ” Tatum, it’s, Curry, Boston's Jaylen Brown, York's Jalen Brunson, Atlanta's Trae, Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell, Miami's Bam Adebayo, Anthony Davis, Orlando's Paolo Banchero, Sacramento's De'Aaron Fox, Phoenix's Devin Booker, Kawhi Leonard, Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey, Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, ” Haliburton, I’ve, ”, Antetokounmpo, ” Durant, Adam Silver, Gordie Howe, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Howe, Aaron, Mays, Musial, Mickey Mantle, it’ll, SportsMediaWatch, ” Joe Dumars, ___ Organizations: NBA, Star, Western Conference, Golden State, Eastern Conference, Haliburton, TNT, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, NHL, Major League Baseball, Star Games, Kobe Bryant’s, League, TBS Locations: Indianapolis, Dallas, Dallas ’ Luka Doncic, Oklahoma, Salt Lake City, Miami, Indiana, Indy, U.S

“It is a privilege to select the team that will help us toward the goal of once again standing atop the Olympic podium. If he plays and the U.S. wins, Durant would be the first men’s player with four basketball golds. “I will play in the Olympics,” Durant adamantly said last fall at Phoenix’s media day. The other 28 players on the list are headlined by a pair who may make their Olympic debuts — Embiid and Curry among them. Players not in the pool aren’t exactly ineligible to make the Olympic team; while it is a long shot, it has happened before.

Persons: LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Golden, Steve Kerr, Miami's Erik Spoelstra, Mark, Grant Hill, — Durant, James, Chris Paul, Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo, Damian Lillard, Devin Booker, James Harden, Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, Jrue, Kyrie Irving, Paul George, Durant, ” Durant, — Embiid, Curry, ” Curry, ” Embiid, Nick Nurse, Jarrett Allen, Paolo Banchero, Desmond Bane, Scottie Barnes, Mikal, Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Alex Caruso, Anthony Edwards, De’Aaron Fox, Aaron Gordon, Tyrese Haliburton, Josh Hart, Tyler Herro, Chet Holmgren, Brandon Ingram, Jaren Jackson Jr, Cam Johnson, Walker Kessler, Kawhi Leonard, Donovan Mitchell, Bobby Portis, Austin Reaves, Duncan Robinson, Derrick White, Trae Young, “, ”, Adebayo, ” Green, Green, Antonio’s Keldon Johnson, Gregg Popovich, Johnson, JaVale McGee, Bradley Beal, Kevin Love —, — Organizations: USA Basketball’s, Paris Olympics, U.S, Janeiro Games, USA Basketball, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, ”, Philadelphia, France, ” 76ers, Golden State, Olympic, Tokyo Games, Spurs, AP Locations: USA, Paris, United, Cameroon, Mikal Bridges, Golden, paris

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to help the Philadelphia 76ers rout LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 138-94 on Monday night. The reigning NBA MVP, Embiid notched his sixth career triple-double with 2 minutes left in the third quarter. James scored 18 points in 29 minutes but nothing he did could make a dent in the 76ers' lead. Best of luck, Paul,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. 76ers: Hit the road for games Wednesday at New Orleans and Friday at Boston.

Persons: — Joel Embiid, LeBron James, Embiid, Embiid's, James, Tyrese Maxey, Anthony Davis, Maxey, Patrick Beverley, Marcus Morris Sr, Jalen, Davis, Paul Reed, ” Reed, “, Paul, ”, Darvin Ham, Nick Nurse, “ I’m, Kelly Oubre Jr, Oubre, ___ Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, 76ers, Lakers, Eagles, ” Lakers, UP NEXT, Detroit, Oklahoma City . 76ers, New, Boston Locations: shootaround, UP, New Orleans

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets extended the contract of coach Michael Malone after he guided the franchise to its first NBA title, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t announced the extension. Malone has gone 375-272 with the Nuggets, which included earning the best mark in the Western Conference last season. The Nuggets went 16-4 in their playoff run, culminating in winning the NBA crown in five games over the Miami Heat. Malone is the son of longtime NBA coach Brendan Malone, who died last month.

Persons: Michael Malone, hadn’t, Malone, Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic, Jokic, Steve Kerr, Miami's Erik Spoelstra, Antonio's Gregg Popovich, Brendan Malone, LeBron James, ___ Organizations: DENVER, Denver Nuggets, NBA, Associated Press, Denver, Nuggets, Western Conference, Miami Heat, Golden State, Sacramento, Kings, Western, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers Locations: New York, Cleveland , New Orleans

☆ NBA roundup: Jayson Tatum makes Boston history in defeating Nets
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Tatum made 10 of 20 shots, hit six of Boston's 15 3-pointers and collected 11 rebounds. Washington scored 15 points, Brandon Miller and Nick Richards each had 10 and LaMelo Ball recorded 11 points and 11 assists. 76ers 112, Suns 100Joel Embiid supplied 26 points and 11 rebounds as host Philadelphia beat short-handed Phoenix. Brooks added nine rebounds and almost joined Smith (21 points, 11 rebounds) and VanVleet (21 points, 12 assists) with a double-double. Chicago trailed by as much as 23 in the fourth quarter after leading 53-51 at the break.

Persons: Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Wendell Cruz, Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Cam Thomas, Spencer Dinwiddie, Mikal Bridges, Mark Williams, Charlotte, Gordon Hayward, Terry Rozier, P.J . Washington, Brandon Miller, Nick Richards, LaMelo Ball, Tyrese Haliburton, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Banchero, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Joel Embiid, Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr, Tyrese Maxey, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Booker, Beal, Young, Jalen Johnson, New Orleans . Young, Johnson, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith, Fred VanVleet, Brooks, Smith, Malik Monk, De'Aaron Fox, Anthony Edwards, Karl, Anthony Towns, Edwards, Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Talen Horton, Tucker, Nikola Jokic, Michael Porter Jr, Reggie Jackson, Jamal Murray, Nikola Vucevic, DeRozan Organizations: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Barclays Center, Celtics, Nets, Hornets, Pacers, Indiana, Ball, Lakers, Orlando, Los Angeles, Clippers, NBA, 76ers, Suns, Philadelphia, Sixers, Phoenix, Hawks, Pelicans, Atlanta, New, New Orleans ., Rockets, Houston, Sacramento, Timberwolves, Jazz, Minneapolis . Towns, Wolves, Utah, Nuggets, Bulls, Denver, Chicago, Thomson Locations: Brooklyn , New York, USA, New York, Brooklyn, Indianapolis, P.J ., Haliburton, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Sacramento, Minnesota, Utah, Minneapolis .

Joel Embiid was in, after the reigning NBA MVP skipped a chance to rest and started Sunday night in Philadelphia’s home opener. Officially, the Sixers say Harden needs to “ramp up” his conditioning before he can return to play. Just need to get in some live action.”Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesNurse said he expected Harden to practice on Tuesday. The league is already investigating the reasons behind Harden’s absence from the 76ers’ nationally televised season opener. Nurse said the load management policy complicates the decision “a little bit” to play or rest a player like Embiid.

Persons: — James Harden, Joel Embiid, Philadelphia’s, Harden, walkthrough, “, Nick Nurse, Nurse, Harden wasn't, Embiid, ___ Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, 76ers, NBA, Portland, Sixers, G League, Milwaukee, Toronto

☆ Damian Lillard pours in 39 to win Bucks debut vs. 76ers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/53] Oct 26, 2023; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard (0) looks on during warmups prior to the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsOctober 27 - Damian Lillard collected 39 points and eight rebounds to lift the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 118-117 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday in the season opener for both teams. The Bucks trailed by eight points in the fourth quarter before rallying for the win. Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey contributed 31 points and eight assists and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 27 points off the bench. Maxey drilled a 3-pointer and Embiid added a pair of mid-range jumpers to cut the 76ers' deficit to two points with 1:29 remaining.

Persons: Damian Lillard, Jeff Hanisch, Lillard, Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez, Adrian Griffin, Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre Jr, Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Nick Nurse's, Star James Harden, Maxey, Harris, De'Anthony Melton, Oubre, Lopez, Jae Crowder, Antetokounmpo Organizations: Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Fiserv Forum, Portland Trail Blazers, Bucks, Reigning NBA, 76ers, Star, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Thomson Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, USA

☆ Nikola Jokić leads Denver Nuggets to victory over LA Lakers as title defense begins on NBA Opening Night
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Nikola Jokić led the Denver Nuggets to a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on opening night of the 2023-24 season as the NBA champions began their campaign to secure a second successive ring. Two-time NBA MVP Jokić finished with a triple-double – 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists – as the Nuggets won 119-107 at Ball Arena in Colorado. But it was the defending NBA champion which got its season off to the perfect start, with clear aspirations of repeat success. Who wants another?” Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said during the team’s ring ceremony. On one side, there are the words “WORLD CHAMPIONS” with the Denver Nuggets retro logo and the team’s regular season record.

Persons: Nikola Jokić, Jokić, –, LeBron James, “, Michael Malone, James dribbles, Justin Tafoya, Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell, Pope, ” Jokić, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant –, Booker, Steph Curry Organizations: CNN, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Nuggets, Ball Arena, Ball, Miami Heat, Western, Lakers, Denver, Suns, Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors Locations: Colorado, Los Angeles, Serbia

Reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers has told USA Basketball that he intends to play for them at the Paris Olympics, a person with knowledge of the matter said Thursday. Embiid became a U.S. citizen last year and could have also chosen to play for France — or even Cameroon, his homeland, if it qualified for the Paris Games. The U.S. will try for a fifth consecutive gold medal at Paris next summer. Embiid is expected to address his decision later Thursday at 76ers' training camp in Fort Collins, Colorado. ___AP coverage of the Paris Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games

Persons: Joel Embiid, Embiid, Grant Hill, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker Organizations: NBA, Philadelphia 76ers, USA Basketball, Paris Olympics, ESPN, France, Paris Games, Paris, 76ers, U.S Locations: U.S, Cameroon, Embiid, Fort Collins , Colorado, paris

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There was a long flight awaiting USA Basketball on Monday. And now, every bit of USA Basketball’s focus shifts to the Paris Olympics — where the challenge will be even tougher than the World Cup, which again reminded the Americans how much the FIBA game has changed. “The narrative about USA Basketball and FIBA, and do we need reminders, we’re past that,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. We do a great job as an organization at (USA Basketball) as far as respecting the game. Those are the colors of the uniforms USA Basketball will be wearing.

Persons: Steve Kerr, ” Kerr, — Erik Spoelstra, Tyronn Lue, Mark Few, Grant Hill, Sean Ford, “, ”, Carmelo Anthony, Austin Reaves, Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, “ I’ll, Bridges, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum, Draymond Green, we’ve, “ We’ve, Joel Embiid, he’s, Tim Reynolds, ap.org ___ Organizations: USA, Paris, NBA, Paris Olympics —, FIBA, USA Basketball, Olympics, Paris Games, Basketball, Tyrese, United, Paris Olympics, Associated Press, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Manila, Los Angeles, U.S, Paris, men’s, America, Tyrese Haliburton, USA, Canada, Tokyo, United States, France, Cameroon, treynolds

☆ An FTX customer who lost $750,000 during its collapse has filed a lawsuit against the Golden State Warriors, which had FTX as its 'official cryptocurrency platform'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Golden State Warriors named FTX as an "official cryptocurrency platform" last December. Elliott Lam accuses the Warriors of falsely promoting FTX as a "viable and safe way to invest in crypto." The Warriors are also defending a lawsuit in Miami, filed by American FTX customers. FTX filed for bankruptcy on November 11, having previously been worth $32 billion. Getty/Ezra ShawThe Warriors named FTX its "official cryptocurrency platform and NFT marketplace" last December, in a first-of-its-kind partnership which also saw FTX's logo printed on the Warriors' home court.

☆ Opening-night rosters to feature 120 international players
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Opening-night rosters for the National Basketball Association's 2022-23 season, which tips off later on Tuesday, will feature 120 international players from 40 countries, according to the league. The record for international players (121) and record for countries and territories represented (43) were set at the start of the 2021-22 and 2017-18 seasons, respectively. Canada is the most-represented country outside of the United States for a ninth consecutive year with 22 players featuring across the opening-night rosters of the NBA's 30 teams. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAustralia (10), France (9) and Germany (6) were next on the list followed by Nigeria, Serbia and Spain who each have five players on opening-night rosters. The Toronto Raptors have eight international players, marking the second consecutive season the NBA's only Canadian team lead the league in that category.

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