Basketball – Page 69

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Greater Than Any Basketball Record

His N.B.A. career scoring record has been broken, but his legacy of activism and his expansion of Black athlete identity endure.

By Kurt Streeter

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Kyrie Irving Says He Wants to Change His Narrative in Dallas

After his first practice with the Dallas Mavericks since being traded from the Nets, Kyrie Irving said he felt nothing but “genuine love” from his new team.

By Scott Cacciola

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A Columnist and Basketball’s ‘Chosen One’

As LeBron James approaches the N.B.A.’s career scoring record, the former Times reporter Harvey Araton has been thinking about the way reporters have covered him.

By Harvey Araton

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N.B.A. Owners Approve Mat Ishbia’s Purchase of Suns and Mercury

The deal, which values the Phoenix basketball teams at $4 billion, was expected to close this week, transferring ownership away from Robert Sarver after a tenure that ended in scandal.

By Shauntel Lowe