In Paris, the world beheld the joy of Steph Curry and it felt so familiar
PARIS — The atmosphere of the mixed zone for track and field, on the bottom floor of Stade de France, felt like a locker room and a pizza kitchen sharing a space. Hot and stanky enough to sweat while merely standing. Waiting became like a cruel prank. …
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With Olympic gold secured, could Team USA players potentially team up in the NBA?
SOMEWHERE OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN — Now for the question you know you’ve been dying to ask for three weeks about the Team USA men’s basketball “Avengers”: With their gold-medal mission accomplished , which players on this star-studded squad are going …
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What we learned from the Olympics: LeBron and Steph have juice, Jamal Murray may not and more
Bon travail, Paris . You did it. Hats off to perhaps the most memorable Olympic basketball tournament (and Olympic Games) ever. The U.S. men’s basketball team needed all it could muster from its aging (or should we say ageless ?) superheroes, and based …
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NBA 2024-25 schedule release: 35 games I’m looking forward to this season
I’ll admit I had my doubts the NBA could do it again. Ultimately, I knew my favorite league would come through, and guess what? It did. The NBA released another 82-game regular-season schedule for all 30 teams , proving the doubters wrong. The scheduling …
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Stephen Curry sees a window of opportunity for Warriors: ‘It’s still about winning’
Windows, in basketball, are a metaphor for opportunity. Finite chances for achievement. Open spaces closing fast. The passing lane on a backdoor cut. A good look at the rim off a screen. The stretch run of a season. A swing game in a playoff series. An …
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