Basketball – Page 54

The Nuggets Are in the Playoffs Again. Hold the Champagne.

Woe be to Denver, where the Nuggets’ playoff failures — 37 chances without a championship so far — haunt the city like the ghost of a bearded cartoon miner.

By John Branch

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Former NBA Star Shawn Kemp Charged in Tacoma Mall Shooting

Kemp, the former N.B.A. star, is accused of shooting at people in a mall parking lot last month after he said his car was broken into. Kemp’s lawyer said it was self-defense.

By Tania Ganguli

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N.B.A. Suspends Miles Bridges for 30 Games for Domestic Violence

Bridges pleaded no contest to felony domestic violence in November. He was accused of assaulting the mother of his children.

By Sopan Deb

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Dallas Mavericks Fined $750,000 for ‘Desire to Lose’ a Game

The N.B.A. fined the team for resting players and making statements that indicated it did not want to win against the Chicago Bulls this month.

By Victor Mather