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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

Will Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown take the Boston Celtics back to the NBA Finals?

Very much easier to talk about than to do, by all early accounts, this iteration of the Celtics is laser-focused on pulling it off.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 1

Kobe Bryant's 62 points through three quarters against the NBA Finals-bound Mavericks was truly something to behold.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 4

With control of the 2000 NBA Finals hanging in the balance, a 21-year-old Kobe Bryant took control and proved he was a legend in the making.

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Report: Jonathan Majors in Talks to Play Dennis Rodman

The film will chronicle Rodman's Las Vegas vacation in the middle of the 1998 NBA Finals.

Sports Illustrated

Jayson Tatum becoming louder vocal leader for Celtics: ‘He took a huge step’

Jayson Tatum gets plenty of credit for his basketball ability, now an All-NBA player and considered one of the game’s best after he led the Celtics to the NBA Finals last season.

Boston Herald

Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 7

With the Lakers in some trouble in Game 2 of the 2001 NBA Finals, Kobe Bryant turned in an excellent all-around game in an L.A. victory.

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Are the Boston Celtics 2023 NBA Finals favorites?

When people say it is hard to get back to the NBA Finals, they don't just mean because there are always a lot of good teams you have to play to do it.

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Celtics’ Robert Williams Out 8–12 Weeks After Knee Surgery

The standout defender played through Boston’s run to the NBA finals with knee issues.

Sports Illustrated

Celtics coach Udoka likely faces NBA season ban: reports

New York (AFP) - Ime Udoka, who guided the Boston Celtics to last season's NBA Finals, will likely be suspended for the entire 2022-23 season for team conduct violations, according to multiple reports Thursday.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 29

Kobe Bryant made sure to set the right tone against the Celtics in Game 1 of the 2010 NBA Finals.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 37

With the Lakers trailing the 2008 NBA Finals 2-0 to the Celtics, Kobe Bryant flexed to put his team on the board and make it a series.

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Steph Curry makes appearance at Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin fight in Las Vegas

The reigning NBA Finals MVP was in the building for Canelo vs. GGG in Las Vegas.

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A Michael Jordan jersey is sold for over $10 million, setting a new record

The basketball legend wore the jersey during the 1998 NBA finals, which would cap the Chicago Bulls' historic championship run in the 1990s. The sale price set a record for game-worn collectibles.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 50

Kobe Bryant had a tremendous and memorable outing in Game 5 of the 2008 WCF versus the Spurs to send the Lakers back to the NBA Finals.

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Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals jersey sells for record $10.1M

Basketball jersey from Jordan’s famed ‘Last Dance’ season with the Chicago Bulls sets record for game-worn memorabilia.

AFP

Michael Jordan 'Last Dance' jersey sells for $10.1 mn

New York (AFP) - A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, his last title victory, sold for a record $10.1 million Thursday, Sotheby's said.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 54

Kobe Bryant prevented the New Jersey Nets from making the 2002 NBA Finals competitive with a big game and big clutch shot in Game 3.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 56

The 2004 NBA Finals may have been a disaster for the Lakers, but Game 2 was a gem for Kobe Bryant, as he delivered a trey to force overtime.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 61

Versus the Celtics in Game 5 of the 2010 NBA Finals, Kobe Bryant got white-hot, as Boston wasn't able to apply that one last knockout punch.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 64

Kobe Bryant sent a strong Nuggets squad home for the summer with a dominant Game 6 performance that sent the Lakers to the 2009 NBA Finals.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 71

In his return to his hometown of Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant lit up the 76ers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals while giving the Lakers a win.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 79

Going up against the same Pistons team that defeated his Lakers in the 2004 NBA Finals, Kobe Bryant produced a win late in the 2006 season.

Daily Mirror

10 most expensive pieces of sport memorabilia as Michael Jordan jersey up for sale

A jersey worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA Finals as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz in six games is set to be auctioned next month and is expected to be one of the most expensive pieces of sports memorabilia in history

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Jayson Tatum on Emotions After NBA Finals Loss: ‘I Was Miserable’

The 24-year-old came up just short of his first championship when the Celtics fell to the Warriors in six games.

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