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25 years since Dean Smith’s retirement: The 24 hours that changed Carolina basketball

North Carolina’s legendary men’s basketball coach Dean Smith tasked his longtime administrative assistant Linda Woods to gather the coaching staff into his office.

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Where MSU basketball’s elite 2023 class lands in ESPN’s updated top 25 recruiting team rankings

See where Michigan State lands in the updated recruiting team rankings from ESPN

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Court crisis forces Townsville Basketball to reject hundreds of eager players

With the bronze medal success of the Australian men's and women's basketball teams on the world stage, Townsville Basketball has become so popular it has been forced to turn hundreds away due to a lack of available courts.

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Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka agrees to four-year contract extension

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers and Rob Pelinka, the team’s vice president of basketball operations and general manager, have agreed to a four-year contract extension, people who were not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Los Angeles Times on Saturday.

Los Angeles Times

Hyde Park beats Chicago Richards to remain unbeaten

Mostly a basketball player in recent years, Maasai Gibson is back on the field as a senior and adds another dimension for one of the Public League’s last unbeaten teams.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michigan State basketball offers 2024 Ohio guard

MSU has extended an offer to a 2024 Ohio combo guard

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Growing women's basketball fan community highlighted at recent World Cup in Sydney

From custom, handmade merchandise, to personally crafted zines, to social pick-up games: The women's basketball fan community is thriving and growing thanks to the recent World Cup in Sydney.

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Self Appears to Troll Calipari on ‘College GameDay’

The Kansas head coach took a potential shot at his rival on the show.

Sports Illustrated

Bill Self took a subtle shot at John Calipari’s ‘basketball school’ comment on College GameDay

Who says you have to be a football school or a basketball school? Other than John Calipari.

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Dallas man kills 21-year-old woman after she beat him in basketball game: ‘Senseless’

Asia Womack, 31, was shot dead after playing a basketball game in South Dallas

The Independent UK

Best photos from Michigan State basketball’s ‘MSU Madness’ event on Friday

Check out some of the best photos from Friday night's "MSU Madness" event at the Breslin Center

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Why Blake Griffin chose to wear No. 91 with Celtics, and the reason he’s still playing basketball

BOSTON —Soon after Blake Griffin got off the phone with Brad Stevens to tell him he wanted to join the Celtics last week, the veteran forward had a decision to make.

Boston Herald

Villanova’s top freshman, Cam Whitmore, likely to miss start of the season with thumb injury

PHILADELPHIA — A month before a new era of basketball begins at Villanova, the Wildcats’ injury situation went from bad to worse Friday. The team announced late Friday afternoon that Cam Whitmore, the top freshman in Villanova’s 2022 class and a projected starter, will likely miss the beginning of the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Teenage sensation Victor Wembanyama has Derrick Rose in awe: ‘I never saw it before’

NEW YORK — Derrick Rose was teammates with the ‘Unicorn’ version of Kristaps Porzingis, when the Latvian was supposed to redefine the basketball capabilities of a person well over 7-feet tall.

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Draymond Green’s habitual line-stepping failed him at the worst time in his incident with Jordan Poole

The Draymond Green incident just took over the basketball world

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KU basketball’s Bill Self to serve as Chiefs’ drum honoree vs. Raiders

#Jayhawks men's basketball coach Bill Self will serve as the #Chiefs' drum honoree against the #Raiders, plus more information on game entertainment for Week 5:

Daily Mirror

Huge Asian hornet nest as big as a basketball discovered in Essex back garden

Home owner David Holborn was shocked when inspectors found the huge nest in his garden. The British Beekeepers Association said the nest was taken away for examination by government scientists

Bristol Post

Andreas Kapoulas dreaming big as Bristol Flyers look forward to new home in the Sporting Quarter

Head coach Andreas Kapoulas said there was "a real appetite" for the basketball in the city, after plans for a new 3,600 seat home for the team were approved by Bristol City Council

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Redeem Team: How Kobe Bryant’s steel restored pride to US basketball

A new Netflix documentary explores how the late NBA star helped provide some comfort for a team and country in turmoil

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Redeem Team’: How NBA stars worked together to win Olympic gold in 2008

In exhilarating Netflix documentary, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Carmelo Anthony and others share memories of rebuilding Team USA.

Tribune News Service

Scott Fowler: South Carolina coach Dawn Staley on hope, hoops, national titles and her dog Champ

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dawn Staley, the star of this week’s episode of “Sports Legends of the Carolinas,” has had one of the most sensational careers in women’s basketball history.

Los Angeles Times

Seattle wants an NBA team, but will the league play ball?

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee presided over a meeting of Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers captains at midcourt before tipoff Monday evening as Lenny Wilkens, the coach of Seattle's lone NBA championship team in 1979, found his courtside seat. On the outer edge of the temporary court inside this…

Los Angeles Times

As UCLA eyes national title, Mick Cronin sets a high bar for his eight freshmen

LOS ANGELES — A year after Mick Cronin brought everyone back, it’s back to basics for UCLA basketball.

Tribune News Service

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Ben Simmons: ‘He’s a tough guy to game plan for’

Like the rest of the NBA, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra went 470 days without seeing Ben Simmons play basketball before Simmons made his Nets debut against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.

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Celtics Lab 145: Honoring Bill Russell’s legacy and talking Boston basketball with Rep. Ayanna Pressley

This one covers everything from Russell's impact in Boston and beyond to ranked-choice voting and the strengths of clam chowder vs. Chicago hotdogs as arena food.

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