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Ime Udoka in his one year as a 76ers assistant got close enough to Joel Embiid to earn an invitation to the MVP's wedding to Anne de Paula last July. Udoka also saw up close in that one year that Embiid — already an All-Star and one of the best big men in the game — wasn't reaching his potential. Udoka saw a player that “stayed up playing video games, eating cereal” rather than being in tune with what was needed to play — to dominate, really, and ca...

Kyle Kuzma scored 29 points and the Washington Wizards took advantage of the Atlanta Hawks' worst offensive night this season to roll to a 127-99 victory on Saturday. Jordan Poole added 20 points for the Wizards, who snapped a six-game losing streak and improved their road record to 4-18 this season. The Wizards held the Hawks to a season-low 34% shooting from the field.

Goals from Richarlison and Rodrigo Bentancur cancelled out efforts from Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford.

The juxtaposition of two Manchester United knights, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Alex Ferguson, was a sight to lift the soul of fans weary at their club’s perpetual chaos. Here, after a decade of tumult, was their greatest manager imparting his wisdom to Britain’s richest man, soon to be formally confirmed as their part-owner. What could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot, it turned out over the next 90 chaotic minutes, as the hosts twice underlined their talent for self-sabotage to gift ...

Klay Thompson scored 30 points and Stephen Curry scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors used a big second-half turnaround to beat the Chicago Bulls 140-131 on Friday night. Thompson and Curry started slow, missing a combined 10 of their first 11 shots from the field. “It’s nice to win a game like that where I know individually I can shoot the ball better but we won a game collectively,” Curry said.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors are getting booed at home. Frustrated fans are leaving the arena early with their team facing daunting deficits and being dealt lopsided losses. Coach Steve Kerr believes this star-studded bunch has lost its confidence, its spirit. They’re “fragile,” he said. “We have […]

Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors are getting booed at home. Coach Steve Kerr believes this star-studded bunch has lost its confidence, its spirit. “We have to find some fight,” Kerr said.

Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat have agreed on a contract extension, ensuring that the longest-tenured coach in franchise history only keeps adding to his team records for many years to come. Spoelstra signed an eight-year extension worth around $120 million — the largest contract in NBA history in terms of total value for a coach — according to a person with knowledge of the agreement who spoke Tuesday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the terms were not...

Tottenham faced last-minute competition from German giants for the signature of Genoa centre-back.