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Beaten by the Best: LeBron James, James Harden and the players most often eliminated by NBA champions

Being eliminated in the playoffs is never a good thing, but there’s a certain solace in knowing you were only beaten by the eventual NBA champion. From the early BAA days to the modern NBA, here are the players who have most frequently lost to the team that would go on to lift the championship

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Dwyane Wade wears many hats after the NBA: Father, entrepreneur, cancer survivor

Dwyane Wade’s résumé could have stopped at three-time NBA champion, 13-time NBA All-Star and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer. But his basketball success has given him access to a wide range of people and opportunities, in ventures involving sports, education, entertainment, food and wine. His post-basketball duties expanded with last month’s announcement that he would

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With minutes left before their title dreams faded, Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder’s biggest stars stepped up

NDIANAPOLIS — “He never blinks, never shies away from the moment.” Alex Caruso’s description of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is apt. This was the biggest moment in Gilgous-Alexander’s young career, and there may not be a more crucial one in the future. The MVP-leader of Oklahoma City had been bottled up again by the physicality and pressure

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Knicks reportedly set to interview Taylor Jenkins, Mike Brown to become next head coach

The Knicks are done flirting with other teams’ coaches (well… probably) and have settled into focusing on coaches currently available. The Knicks are set next week to interview Taylor Jenkins (the recently-fired Memphis Grizzlies coach) and Mike Brown (a veteran NBA coach, most recently of Sacramento, where he helped them break their playoff drought), reports

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Russell Westbrook declines player option with Nuggets, will become free agent: Report

Russell Westbrook has declined his player option for next season with the Denver Nuggets, and will become an unrestricted free agent on June 30, according to Marc Stein. Westbrook’s player option was worth $3.5 million. The nine-time All-Star spent just one season with the Nuggets, playing in 75 games and averaging 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds

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