A triple double in an overtime win emphasized that James, who is on the verge of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career points total, is nowhere near done.
Category: Basketball
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Coach Who Posed as a High School Player in Virginia Causes Season’s Forfeit
The Portsmouth Public Schools received a report last week that an assistant coach had played in a girls’ junior varsity basketball game on Jan. 21. The team decided not to go forward with the season.
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Damian Lillard Has Stuck With Portland for 11 Years. What Kind of Star Does That?
The Trail Blazers point guard has prized loyalty over easier paths to winning. And that’s what makes him great.
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LeBron James Is Reminded in Boston That a Career Is Not All Glory
James drew closer to the N.B.A. career scoring record ahead of games in New York, but the Celtics proved again why they have been one of his great adversaries over the past 20 years.
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LeBron James Scoring Tracker: How Close Is He to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Record?
James is fewer than 200 points away from breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s N.B.A. career scoring record. Abdul-Jabbar set the record before James was born.
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The Knicks Are Moving Forward, if Only by Baby Steps
A victory over the Cavaliers showed quiet competence, something the team has been lacking for years.
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Luka Doncic Is Scoring More and Playing When He Doesn’t Have To
Even in pickup games, Doncic is showing a leap compared with last season, which ended with a disappointing exit in the Western Conference finals.
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A Farewell to Maya Moore, a Team Player Who Is Also One of a Kind
Moore, who has officially retired from the W.N.B.A., will be remembered for her brilliance on the court and her fight for justice away from it.
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A Farewell to Maya Moore, a Team Player Who Is Also One of a Kind
Moore, who has officially retired from the W.N.B.A., will be remembered for her brilliance on the court and her fight for justice away from it.
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Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren Discusses Lost Rookie NBA Season
“I could let this be a blessing or a curse, you know?” Holmgren said. “So I got to figure out how to turn it into a blessing, how to make the most out of it.”
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Chris Ford, Who Made a 3-Point Mark in the N.B.A., Dies at 74
He helped the Celtics win a title and coached them in the ’90s, but he may be remembered more for sinking what was hailed as the league’s first 3-point shot. Or was it?
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Celtics Beat Warriors, Despite Off Night From Jayson Tatum
Boston beat Golden State and has the N.B.A.’s best record. But the Celtics aren’t perfect, and neither is their star.