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• Trae Young is named assistant general manager for Oklahoma men’s basketball

  01-04-2025 18:09 via nbcsports.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma has hired former Sooners player and Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young as assistant general manager for men’s basketball.He also has pledged to donate $1 million to the program, the school announced.Young, a four-time NBA All-Star, was an All-American for Oklahoma in 2017-18, his only season with the Sooners. He became the first player in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in points per game (27.4) and assists per game (8.7). He was drafted No. 5 overall.T
  
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• NBA fines Ja Morant $75,000 for making finger gun gesture despite warning from league

  04-04-2025 18:12 via nbcsports.com
  
  Ja Morant had used a finger gun gesture toward the Warriors bench on Tuesday night, and on Wednesday he got a formal warning from the league. Thursday night in Miami, he used it again.Ja Morant just hit the finger gun celly again after getting investigated yesterday... pic.twitter.com/lDGrGnp2J9— Carlos (@LFGPads19) April 4, 2025The NBA came down on Morant Friday with a $75,000 fine "for twice making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court... Morant was previously warned by the leagu
  
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• Ja Morant fined $75,000 by NBA after making finger-gun gesture again despite warning from league

  04-04-2025 17:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday after "twice making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court," the league announced. Morant's "inappropriate gesture" was a finger-gun taunt. He used the gesture twice during the Grizzlies' 110-108 win over the Miami Heat, per the league's release.The following was released by the NBA: pic.twitter.com/rQfUDpj1Ao— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 4, 2025Morant performed the gesture following his first basket
  
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• The Thunder have a real chance to win 70 games and make NBA history, but do they even want to?

  04-04-2025 17:49 via cbssports.com
  
  Oklahoma City doesn't have much to gain by hitting that milestone
  
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• Five best NBA player props, odds for Friday, April 4: Nikola Jokic, LeBron James picks, bets, more

  04-04-2025 17:20 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's computer model has revealed five free NBA prop picks for Friday after evaluating the latest NBA odds
  
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• Damian Lillard update: Bucks have 'much more hope' star guard will return this season, Doc Rivers says

  04-04-2025 16:37 via cbssports.com
  
  Lillard is not on Milwaukee's current road trip
  
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• Fact or Fiction: Kevin Durant to the Celtics just makes sense

  04-04-2025 16:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward.[Last week: The Thunder still lack 'playoff scars' to win it all]Fact or Fiction: Kevin Durant to the Celtics just makes senseNew England Patriots legend Tom Brady joined a collection of Celtics, including Isaiah Thomas, Marcus Smart, Jae Crowder and Kelly Olynyk, for their July 2016 free-
  
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• 2025 NBA playoff picture: Standings, projections as Warriors close gap on Lakers, Grizzlies in No. 6 spot

  04-04-2025 16:27 via cbssports.com
  
  There are plenty of seeds to be determined as we head into the regular season's final week
  
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• Men's and Women's Final Four previews; Warriors continue to roll with win over Lakers

  04-04-2025 14:54 via cbssports.com
  
  The women's Final Four takes place on Friday, and the men play on Saturday
  
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• Watch Stephen Curry drop 37 on Lakers sparking Warriors win in potential first-round preview

  04-04-2025 13:46 via nbcsports.com
  
  Apr 3, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) moves to the basket agianst Los Angeles Lakers forward Dorian Finney-Smith (17) and guard Luka Doncic (77) during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesGary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesWe're only going to get so many more of these entertaining showdowns between Stephen Curry and LeBron James. We need to savor them.Although we could get six or seven more in the first r
  
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• Watch Stephen Curry drop 37 on Lakers in Warriors win in potential first-round preview

  04-04-2025 13:46 via nbcsports.com
  
  Apr 3, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) moves to the basket agianst Los Angeles Lakers forward Dorian Finney-Smith (17) and guard Luka Doncic (77) during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesGary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesWe're only going to get so many more of these entertaining showdowns between Stephen Curry and LeBron James. We need to savor them.Although we could get six or seven more in the first r
  
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• Stevens details how Tatum and Brown's growth has reached a new level

  04-04-2025 13:38 via nbcsportsboston.com
  
  Stevens details how Tatum and Brown's growth has reached a new level originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonFrom acquiring Derrick White in 2022 to swinging trades for Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday in 2023, Brad Stevens made a number of masterful moves that helped the Boston Celtics win their 18th championship.But the Celtics wouldn’t have raised Banner 18 last June without Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.Tatum and Brown have blossomed into superstars in Boston. The former is a six-ti
  
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• Celtics vs. Suns odds, line, prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, April 4 best bets from proven model

  04-04-2025 13:27 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's model simulated Phoenix Suns vs. Boston Celtics 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday's matchup
  
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• Jazz vs. Pacers odds, line, prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, April 4 best bets from proven model

  04-04-2025 13:14 via cbssports.com
  
  SportsLine's model simulated Indiana Pacers vs. Utah Jazz 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday's matchup
  
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• Kuminga puts on show for Warriors, rest of NBA in win vs. Lakers

  04-04-2025 10:17 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  Kuminga puts on show for Warriors, rest of NBA in win vs. Lakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaThe calendar the Warriors posted last summer to chart Jonathan Kuminga’s future has dwindled to a timer that could hit zeroes in as little as two weeks. He wants to delay it through April and May and deep into June.The more meaningful games the Warriors play, the closer they and other NBA teams will inspect Kuminga, who is in the waiting room for restricted free agency this summer.Kum
  
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• Warriors' Jimmy Butler is pushing all the right buttons by not actually pushing at all

  04-04-2025 09:05 via cbssports.com
  
  Steve Kerr said Butler saved Golden State's season, and he's not wrong
  
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• Warriors' two timelines are converging at the perfect time to create a terrifying title threat

  04-04-2025 08:19 via cbssports.com
  
  Golden State's youth is peaking right alongside its veterans
  
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• Lakers show fight, but Luka Doncic's struggles prove costly in loss to Warriors

  04-04-2025 06:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Golden State star Stephen Curry scores over Lakers star LeBron James, left, and forward Dorian Finney-Smith in the first half of the Warriors' 123-116 win Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)The Lakers couldn’t miss. And then they couldn’t make anything.Eleven times in a row, they got a mismatch they liked and found themselves in spots on the court they wanted, only to see their shots fail.For the first four minutes, the Lakers’ offense was perf
  
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• Lakers show fight, but Luka Doncic's 'unacceptable' struggles prove costly in loss to Warriors

  04-04-2025 06:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Golden State star Stephen Curry scores over Lakers star LeBron James, left, and forward Dorian Finney-Smith in the first half of the Warriors' 123-116 win Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)The Lakers couldn’t miss. And then they couldn’t make anything.Eleven times in a row they got a mismatch they liked and found themselves in spots on the court they wanted, only to see their shots fail.For the first four minutes, the Lakers’ offense was perfe
  
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• Warriors top Lakers behind big nights from Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski in potential playoff preview

  04-04-2025 06:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Warriors continue to look like a new team with Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler together. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)ASSOCIATED PRESSIn a potential playoff preview between LeBron James and Stephen Curry, it was Brandin Podziemski who tipped the scales. But it's not like Curry and James were quiet.With the Western Conference playoff picture rapidly sharpening, the Golden State Warriors went into Crypto.com Arena and notched a 123-116 win behind 65 combined points from Curry and Podziemski. The w
  
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• Warriors defeat Lakers behind big nights from Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski in potential playoff preview

  04-04-2025 06:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In a potential playoff preview between LeBron James and Stephen Curry, it was Brandin Podziemski who tipped the scales. But it's not like Curry and James were quiet.With the Western Conference playoff picture rapidly sharpening, the Golden State Warriors went into Crypto.com Arena and notched a 123-116 win behind 65 combined points from Curry and Podziemski. The win gives the Warriors sole possession of fifth place in the West.It also improves their record to 19-2 with Curry and Jimmy Butler in
  
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• Nets' winning streak snapped in 105-90 wire-to-wire loss to Timberwolves

  04-04-2025 04:46 via sny.tv
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Edwards shook off an injury scare and finished with 28 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Brooklyn Nets 105-90 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.Edwards, who also added five rebounds, appeared to avoid serious injury when he briefly left the game after he stepped backward onto the foot of Nets coach Jordi Fernandez while making a 3-pointer late in the second quarter. Edwards was helped off the court, but returned for the start of the se
  
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo makes NBA history with 35-point, 20-assist, 17-rebound triple-double against 76ers

  04-04-2025 04:33 via cbssports.com
  
  Antetokounmpo is the latest NBA superstar to notch a historic statistical performance
  
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• Ja Morant appears to make finger gun gesture again after reported NBA warning, later hits game-winner vs. Heat

  04-04-2025 04:18 via cbssports.com
  
  The league launched an investigation after Morant made the gesture during a game on Tuesday
  
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes first player in NBA history to record 35 points, 20 assists and 15 rebounds

  04-04-2025 03:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Giannis Antetokounmpo is still doing things we've never seen on an NBA court.The Milwaukee Bucks star became the first player in NBA history to post 35 points, 20 assists and 15 rebounds in a single game on Thursday, filling up the box score against the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers. Specifically, he posted 35 points, 20 assists and 17 rebounds, while shooting 12-of-19 in a 126-113 win. The Sixers, who had none of their full-strength starters, simply didn't know what to do about him.The g
  
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes first player in NBA history to post 35 points, 20 assists and 15 rebounds

  04-04-2025 03:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Underappreciate Giannis Antetokounmpo at your own peril. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)ASSOCIATED PRESSGiannis Antetokounmpo is still doing things we've never seen on an NBA court.The Milwaukee Bucks star became the first player in NBA history to post 35 points, 20 assists and 15 rebounds in a single game on Thursday, filling up the stat sheet against the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers. Specifically, he posted 35 points, 20 assists and 17 rebounds, while shooting 12-of-19 in a 126-113 win. The S
  
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• Ja Morant breaks out finger guns again after reportedly receiving warning from NBA, then hits buzzer-beater

  04-04-2025 03:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ja Morant does not appear interested in changing his ways, though he at least ended Thursday on a positive note.The Memphis Grizzlies star whipped out his finger guns celebration again during a game against the Miami Heat, which might be a bit of an issue because the NBA reportedly issued a warning against him Wednesday for the same celebration. This time, he did it less than five minutes into the first quarter, on his first basket of the game.JA MORANT WITH THE GUN GESTURE AGAIN😳 p
  
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• Ja Morant breaks out finger guns again after reportedly receiving warning from NBA

  04-04-2025 03:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ja Morant does not appear interested in changing his ways.The Memphis Grizzlies star whipped out his finger guns celebration again on Thursday during a game against the Miami Heat, which might be a bit of an issue because the NBA reportedly issued a warning against him Wednesday for the same celebration. This time, he did it less than five minutes into the first quarter, on his first basket of the game.JA MORANT WITH THE GUN GESTURE AGAIN😳 pic.twitter.com/VbGyE5RBOd— NBACentel
  
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• Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards leaves game after landing on foot of Nets coach, appears to avoid injury

  04-04-2025 03:15 via cbssports.com
  
  Edwards appeared to tweak his ankle but seems to have avoided serious injury
  
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• Rockets' Dillon Brooks suspended one game after receiving 16th technical this season

  04-04-2025 02:39 via nbcsports.com
  
  Dillon Brooks will sit out Friday night when his Rockets take on the Thunder, serving a one-game suspension for reaching his 16th technical foul of the season. Brooks is a defensive catalyst for the Rockets also averaging 13.9 points and 3.7 rebounds a game. He will be missed against OKC. That 16th technical came against the Jazz Wednesday, when he tried to back down guard Collin Sexton, and when Brooks spun to shoot Sexton stripped the ball out of his hands. As part of Brooks' motion, he extend
  
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