
NBA
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Bob Lanier, 8-Time NBA All-Star-Turned Global Basketball Ambassador, Dies at 73
By Ross A. Lincoln | May 10, 2022 @ 10:23 PMLanier played for the Pistons and Bucks, and was a 1992 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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‘Winning Time’ Fact Check: Did Magic Johnson Really Almost Reject the Lakers’ Offer?
By Harper Lambert | March 6, 2022 @ 7:02 PMThe first episode of the HBO drama puts its own spin on how Magic came to play for Los Angeles
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Ted Cruz Torched for ‘Your Body, Your Choice’ Defense of NBA Anti-Vaxxers
By Andi Ortiz | September 29, 2021 @ 1:07 PM”Where was this energy for the women?“ one person tweets
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Milwaukee Bucks Win Their First NBA Title in 50 Years
By Tim Baysinger | July 20, 2021 @ 8:44 PMAfter losing the first two games to the Phoenix Suns, Bucks win four straight to end the league’s third-longest championship drought
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No LeBron, No Problem: NBA Finals Ratings Should Top Last Year’s Despite Suns-Bucks Matchup
By Tim Baysinger | July 6, 2021 @ 6:00 AMThe Bubble Finals of 2020 were beaten by the World Series for the first time in four years
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ESPN, Marvel Team for NBA Game With ‘Avengers’-Themed Storyline
By Jennifer Maas | April 23, 2021 @ 9:20 AM”Marvel’s Arena of Heroes“ game, which is set for May 3, will feature Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans
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Minnesota Twins, Timberwolves and Wild Postpone Games After Police Killing
By Lindsey Ellefson | April 12, 2021 @ 1:19 PM20-year-old Daunte Wright was killed near Minneapolis Sunday night, sparking protest
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The Best Twitter Memes About the Rockets Trading Russell Westbrook to the Wizards
By Phil Owen | December 2, 2020 @ 6:54 PMThe Rockets traded Westbrook to the Wizards for John Wall on Wednesday night, and the memes flowed freely in response
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Gamers Spent $10.7 Billion in September, Mostly on Sports
By Samson Amore | October 27, 2020 @ 2:19 PMSimulated sports title ”NBA 2K21“ outsold all other games in September, SuperData finds
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Why Dodgers-Rays World Series Might Be Latest to Strike Out in TV Ratings
By Tim Baysinger | October 20, 2020 @ 6:00 AMEven with an expected smaller audience than last year, the World Series could out-draw the NBA
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Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA Finals Win on ABC Crushed by ‘Sunday Night Football’ in Early Ratings
By Jennifer Maas | October 12, 2020 @ 8:49 AMLakers’ defeat of Miami Heat is down 57% from Toronto Raptors’ victory over Golden State Warriors last year
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Los Angeles Lakers Defeat Miami Heat to Tie Boston Celtics for Most NBA Championships
By Tim Baysinger | October 11, 2020 @ 7:02 PMLeBron James gets his fourth ring, with his third different team
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NBA Finals Sets Record Low TV Audience With Game 1
By Tim Baysinger | October 1, 2020 @ 3:45 PMOne-sided Heat vs. Lakers matchup on ABC competed with MLB Playoffs and ”The Masked Singer“
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Early Ratings: Game 1 of 2020 NBA Finals on ABC Loses Half of 2019’s TV Audience
By Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas | October 1, 2020 @ 8:42 AMAnd that’s WITH LeBron James — it’s been a weird year
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Former President Barack Obama, Shaq Among Virtual Fans for NBA Finals
By Daniel Goldblatt | September 30, 2020 @ 7:09 PMLeague has been putting fans on a big screen since the bubble season resumed