Beth Mowins made ESPN history in 2017 when she was the first woman to call a "Monday Night Football" game. She will again be part of a network first on Wednesday when ESPN produces an NBA game …
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By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer | 2/4/22 |
The NBA on Sunday postponed a total of five games involving nine teams in response to rising coronavirus numbers, raising the number of contests that have been pushed back this season to …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer | 12/20/21 |
Tony Brown usually isn't that excited about being assigned a shift as one of the referees working in the NBA's replay center.
That is, until now.
The longtime NBA ref — diagnosed earlier …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer | 11/29/21 |
NBA schedule for 75th anniversary season has nods to history
The full schedule for the NBA's 75th anniversary season was released Friday, highlighted in part by what will be a yearlong tribute to …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer | 8/23/21 |
Cade Cunningham arrived at Oklahoma State as the expected No. 1 overall NBA draft pick and did nothing to change that in one season as the Cowboys' floor leader.
He's the headliner in this draft …
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By AARON BEARD
AP Basketball Writer @aaronbeardap | 7/23/21 |
PHOENIX (AP) — Jrue Holiday seized his chance to give the Milwaukee Bucks the lead in the NBA Finals.
Took it right out of Devin Booker's hands, actually.
Holiday's steal and alley-oop …
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By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer @briancmahoney | 7/18/21 |
PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul waited 16 years to get to the NBA Finals, bringing with him a team starving for its first championship.
The setting was entirely new.
The performance was same …
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By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer | 7/7/21 |
PHOENIX (AP) — ESPN has replaced Rachel Nichols as its sideline reporter for the NBA Finals following a report detailing critical comments she made about Black colleague Maria Taylor.
The …
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trae Young ran off the court clapping and yapping toward the few Hawks fans that braved the Philly crowd and stuck around and were rewarded with a comeback victory for the …
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By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer | 6/17/21 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant has always been one of the NBA's most unstoppable scorers.
The Brooklyn Nets needed much more than points Tuesday night, so Durant gave them one of the most …
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By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer | 6/16/21 |