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NBA report: Sister of Celtics star Isaiah Thomas dies in car accident

Los Angeles Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
NBA star Isaiah Thomas' sister has died in a one-car accident. The Washington State Patrol said Saturday that 22-year-old Chyna J. Thomas died at the scene on Interstate 5 in Federal Way after the accident at about 5 a.m.
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NBA Playoffs 2017: Pacers' hopes vs. Cavs hinge on Lance repeating Game 1 showing

CBSSports.com - ‎6 hours ago‎
In this game, Teague and Ellis played 24 minutes together and it was a disaster -- Cleveland scored 121.8 points per 100 possessions, per NBA.com. After falling behind by double digits, Indiana came back in part because it went away from that duo.

Asur Misoa's illustrated interpretation of first-round NBA playoff matchups

ESPN - ‎7 hours ago‎
Following one of the greatest regular seasons statistically in NBA history, teams are gearing up to make a championship run, as the playoffs are officially here.
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NBA star Isaiah Thomas' sister killed in Federal Way I-5 accident

KIRO Seattle - ‎6 hours ago‎
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - The Tacoma woman who died in a one-car accident on Interstate 5 in Federal Way Saturday morning is Chyna J. Thomas, 22, the sister of NBA star Isaiah Thomas, according to family friends. Chyna Thomas died at the scene of the ...
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NBA players' union fires back at Knicks' Phil Jackson for Carmelo comments

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
The National Basketball Players Association fired back at New York Knicks president Phil Jackson on Saturday, issuing a strong statement of opposition regarding his recent statements regarding 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony.
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NBA playoffs truest test of champions in major North American sports

Chicago Tribune - ‎4 hours ago‎
The NBA playoffs are the purest form of competition from the four major North American sports. No hot goalie standing on his head can steal multiple 1-0 victories en route to Lord Stanley's Cup.
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NBA Regular-Season Ratings Dipped in 2016-17

Variety - ‎Apr 14, 2017‎
ABC, ESPN, and TNT saw NBA viewership decline slightly in the 2016-17 regular season, the first covered under a multi-billion-dollar contract extension between the league and its television partners that reaches through 2024-25.

3-D TV Tech Finally Finds Good Use Streaming NBA Action in Virtual Reality

WIRED - ‎16 hours ago‎
Five years later, Cole's company is a major player in the NBA's forward-thinking ethos. The league, which long ago embraced social media—more than 22 million followers on Instagram alone—offered NextVR's weekly broadcasts for free to anyone holding ...
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Raptors vs. Bucks: NBA playoff series dates, times, TV channels, streaming, online

CBSSports.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
Last year the Raptors made the Eastern Conference finals, and they're looking to get even farther in 2017. Standing in their way will be the young, upstart Milwaukee Bucks led by one of the league's most exciting players, Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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NBA playoffs 2017: Live scores, updates, results, live blog for Saturday's games

CBSSports.com - ‎11 hours ago‎
Which young stars will emerge as clutch playoff performers? We'll get all those answers, starting on Saturday with the first four games of the postseason.
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One reason to root against every team in the NBA playoffs

FOXSports.com - ‎Apr 14, 2017‎
You probably know whom you're rooting for in the 2017 postseason, but do you know which teams to pull against? Let's be honest: No matter which NBA team you support, each franchise has something that makes you want to hate its very existence. So with ...

A 38-year-old mental coach has become one of the NBA's premier resources for an emerging skill

Business Insider - ‎15 hours ago‎
In today's era of the NBA, players are specializing every skill. Players might have a shooting coach, a ball-handling coach, a nutritionist, a strength coach - all to zero in on specific skills and enhance their careers.
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Ranking every first-round NBA playoffs series by watchability

FOXSports.com - ‎Apr 14, 2017‎
You're going to have a lot of basketball to watch over the coming weeks, at least until we whittle the field down from 16 teams to eight.

NBA Free Agency: Jrue Holiday, Derrick Rose And The Top Five Free Agents Not In The NBA Playoffs

Forbes - ‎19 hours ago‎
The NBA playoffs officially begin today, but for almost half the league it is time to re-tool for the 2017-18 season this fall.
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