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North Carolina Probe: Advisers Steered Athletes to Bogus Classes
Investigation reveals the scope of the academic fraud: 3,100 students involved.
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How Much Will Kevin Durant’s Absence Hurt Oklahoma City?
The numbers — albeit in smallish samples — may surprise you.
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NBA 2K15 Review
NBA 2K15’s overhauled movement system and improved shooting mechanics make it the best-playing basketball game in existence.
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Jazz ink 5-year-old with leukemia to contract
The Utah Jazz signed a 5-year-old, free-agent guard to a one-day contract for a special scrimmage Monday night.
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Wilt Chamberlain becomes first NBA player ever to appear on U.S. postage stamp
It's been a long time coming, and now the honor's here — the legendary Wilt Chamberlain will appear on a commemorative postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service, the first of its kind ever to feature an NBA player.
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Qatar women’s basketball team forfeit match after being told hijab is banned
The Qatar women’s basketball team forfeited a match at the Asian Games after being refused permission to wear the hijab, saying they were taking a stand against a discriminatory policy against Muslim women. The Qatari players were asked, in accordance with International Basketball Federation rules, to remove their Islamic headscarves in order to play against Mongolia.
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World's Best Basketball Freestyle Dunks - Lords of Gravity in 4k
Film by Devin Graham at 6k with the RED Dragon downscaled to 4k and with the Phantom Miro at 1000fps at 1080 upscaled to 4k with the Glidecam HD 4000 for stabilizing.
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The Next NBA Labor War Is Already Here
The fallout of Paul George's grisly injury in a scrimmage this summer for USA Basketball has seen much of public opinion coalesce around a mushy middle idea. The idea goes that player and team should come together to make a decision about whether to participate in international tournaments.
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Nike's LED Basketball Court Has Us FLOORED
Thanks to a new project by Nike, real-life basketball looks more like a video game than a sport. As a part of its "Nike RISE" campaign in China, the company has built an absolutely mesmerizing basketball court, complete with in-floor LEDs that interact with the players as they move across the court's surface.
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USA Basketball Cancels Trip to Senegal Due to Ebola Outbreak
The U.S. men’s basketball national team canceled a trip to Senegal due to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that’s caused more than 1,000 deaths. Team USA, comprised of 16 National Basketball Association players, was set to visit Dakar on Aug. 27 for a youth clinic in conjunction with the Senegal national team before traveling to Spain the following day for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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Sim Bhullar Is First Player of Indian Descent to Sign with an NBA Team
The Sacramento Kings signed 7-foot, 5-inch, 360 pound center Sim Bhullar to a contract on Friday, potentially making him the first-ever player of Indian descent to appear in the NBA's 60-plus year history. The 21-year-old Bhullar was born in Toronto to first generation Indian parents.
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The NCAA Is a Wreck Now
College sports just got killed in a courtroom. Now what?
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NBA offered to drop Raptors' fine if they'd fire Drake
On Monday, we learned that the NBA fined the Raptors $25,000 due to a tampering violation by official ambassador Drake. The rapper invited Kevin Durant to join the team during his big Toronto music festival recently with the reigning MVP in attendance. Fans chanted and everything.
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Durant withdraws from 2014 USA National Team
USA Basketball National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo today announced that Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) has informed USA Basketball that he was withdrawing from participating with the 2014 USA National Team and from consideration for the 2014 USA Basketball Men's World Cup Team roster. The USA National Team is scheduled to resume its 2014 preparations for the FIBA Basketball World Cup on Aug. 14 in Chicago.
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Timberwolves agree to send All-Star Kevin Love to Cleveland Cavaliers
All you need is Love to form a new Big Three for LeBron James in Cleveland. The Cavaliers’ whirlwind summer continued on Thursday amid reports that they have reached an agreement to acquire All-Star forward Kevin Love from the Minnesota Timberwolves to pair with James, who rejoined his hometown team last month as a free agent after four seasons in Miami.
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Kobe Bryant vs Michael Jordan - Identical Plays
The official third and final installment to the viral "Identical Plays" video series.
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Huge 13 Year Old Basketball Player
Huge 13 Year Old Basketball Player
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Pacers star Paul George suffers serious leg injury
Indiana Pacers star Paul George suffered a grisly injury to his right leg Friday night during the USA Basketball Showcase scrimmage.
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How often does a future Hall of Famer return for another stint with his original team?
A player ticketed to the Hall of Fame returned to his first team just once in NBA history and only eight times in all the four major sports since 1980.
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LeBron James: World Cup final is "bigger" than NBA Finals
He's going home, but first LeBron James is going to the World Cup final – an event he says is "much bigger" than any NBA Finals.
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