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Jayson Tatum (26) scored 37 points as the Boston Celtics launched the defense of their NBA crown with an emphatic 132-109 defeat of the New York Knicks on Tuesday. After a triumphant pre-game ceremony that saw Boston celebrate raising their record-breaking 18th championship banner, the Celtics delivered a performance that suggested they could well be the team to beat once more.

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Thousands flooded Manhattan's Canyon of Heroes on Thursday to honor the WNBA champion New York Liberty. The team's first title in its 28-year history ended a half-century drought for New York basketball championships, with the city's last celebration coming from the 1973 Knicks.

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LeBron (39) and Bronny James (20) made NBA history on Tuesday, becoming the first father and son to play alongside each other in a regular season fixture as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-103.

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With the internationalization of the NBA, it's hardly surprising that Canada is playing in the big leagues. Steve Nash paved the way with two MVP titles in the 2000s, before the Toronto Raptors' unforgettable coronation in 2019.

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Caitlin Clark's massive popularity continues to rise, and if anyone needed further proof, Panini America provided it on Thursday afternoon.

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Ten years after his arrival in the NBA, Joel Embiid has played just 433 games out of a possible 801 in the regular season. How best to explain the career of the Cameroonian-French-American giant? Possibly the NBA's most unstoppable force, but too many physical limitations.

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On the day LeBron James and his eldest son, Bronny, made history as the first father-son pair to play in the NBA, LeBron's 11-year reign as the league's highest annual earner came to an end. According to Sportico, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has overtaken James as the NBA's top earner for the 2024-25 season when factoring in both salary and endorsements.

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It was one of the most powerful images of the Olympic Games. Once again, it looked like Team USA might fall. France were seriously outplaying the Americans in the final of the basketball tournament, and looked set to win.