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In the preseason leading up to the 1971-72 NBA season, the Baltimore Bullets were less than two years away from moving permanently to Washington D.C.

In all of Boston, there is nothing quite like the 12-foot bronze pear that stands proudly in the center of Dorchester’s Edward Everett Square.

For countless Black youths, including those on the 1972-73 Verbum Dei basketball team, a pro sports career is the substance of sweat-soaked dreams.

Four former NBA players are among 16 enshrined at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, comprising the largest class in history.

The public is invited to a meet and greet Wednesday. The City Council could vote on a hire as early as Thursday.

2021 NBA Playoffs Godfather II, Jerry West retires and more: Its been 47 years since the Bucks reached The Finals Back in 1974, the NBA Finals saw Kareems Bucks battle against Celtics in a world (and NBA) that was markedly different. Jeff Case, NBA.com Ultimate Highlight: Bucks advance to NBA Finals Milwaukee defeats Atlanta in Game 6 to clinch its first trip to the NBA Finals since 1974. It’s hard to argue that any NBA expansion team was as successful as the Milwaukee Bucks were in their ear...

Hopefully front office shake-up will lead to Celtics catching up to rest of NBA in drafting International talent Ask me to name a NBA team with a worse track record when it comes to drafting international players and Id have a hard time comingh up with one. The Celtics snagged Dino Radja in the 2nd round of the 1989 draft, but for the 32 years since, its been nothing but indifference and failing when it comes to drafting internationally. There are the "what-ifs" like Dirk Nowitski, Tony Par...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — No chest-thumping, shouting or theatrics. With very little change of expression, Kawhi Leonard altered the Los Angeles Clippers playoff fortunes.

Mavs star Doncic still could not get over first-round hump

(AP Photo/Ronda Churchill, File) It could be nothing more than bored sportswriters looking for clicks, but there is a bit of a buzz floating about that the Boston Celtics are seriously contemplating offering their recently vacated head coach position to San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon. This would make Hammon the first woman head coach in a major men’s sporting league, although I should probably ask forgiveness for assuming the gender identity of all involved. Hammon has an ac...