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NBA expands gambling probe, requests Lakers’ phones

Getty The NBA’s investigation into illegal gambling is widening, and multiple teams — including the Lakers — have been asked to turn over documents and devices, according to Joe Vardon, Mike Vorkunov and Sam Amick of The Athletic. The probe, pushed forward after pressure from Congress, stems from last month’s federal charges involving Heat guard

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Knicks outlast Heat in latest test of Mike Brown's defense: 'They’re so hard to guard'

Facing the Miami Heat for the second time in the season’s first 12 games, Knicks head coach Mike Brown knew what he was going to get from Erik Spoelstra’s team Friday night at Madison Square Garden. And he knew what his team had to do to weather the storm in their first game without Jalen

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Knicks' Landry Shamet embraces next man up mentality on career scoring night

The Knicks went into Friday’s NBA Cup game against the Miami Heat short-handed after Jalen Brunson (ankle) was ruled out for the game. New York was down another starter when OG Anunoby left early with a hamstring injury, putting the bulk of the offensive pressure on Karl-Anthony Towns. But while KAT did his thing — scoring

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With LeBron nearing a return, Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic lead Lakers past Pelicans

Lakers star Luka Doncic reacts after scoring on a three-pointer during a win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. (Sean Gardner / Getty Images) LeBron James is making progress in his return from injury, and that’s a good sign for a Lakers team that has performed unevenly over a five-game trip. Before the Lakers’

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With push from Tim Legler, ESPN restores NBA box scores to sanity

File photo/ESPN ESPN seems to have rediscovered an old truth that sports fans could’ve told them for free. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. For weeks, NBA fans were baffled — and borderline annoyed — by the network’s new-look box scores on the ESPN app and website. Offensive and defensive rebounds were split. Two-point

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Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch takes playful shot at Lakers' JJ Redick's podcast-heavy résumé

You might remember some measure of controversy when the Los Angeles Lakers landed on JJ Redick as their new head coach. You might remember the Lakers defending the hire of a coach whose previous coaching experience consisted of his son’s youth basketball team, buttressed by three years as an ESPN broadcaster and podcaster, following a

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