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July 4, 2021

Bucks beat Hawks, head to NBA Finals for 1st time since 1974

The Milwaukee Bucks were an instant success in the NBA, winning a championship in just their third season and reaching the finals again three years later.

July 3, 2021

Antetokounmpo (knee) ruled out by Bucks for East Game 6

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out of Game 6 Saturday of the Eastern Conference final against the Atlanta Hawks.

July 2, 2021

Shaquille O’Neal calls out LeBron James' NBA schedule criticism: 'I don’t complain and make excuses'

Shaquille O’Neal blasted LeBron James this week after the Los Angeles Lakers player faulted the NBA for starting the season too soon, in his view causing a spate of players’ injuries.

July 1, 2021

Bucks top Hawks in Game 5, inch closer to first NBA Finals berth since 1974

The Milwaukee Bucks moved one win away from making it back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974.

July 1, 2021

Doncic, Slovenia continue roll through Olympic qualifying

Luka Doncic and Slovenia are two wins from the Tokyo Olympics.

July 1, 2021

29 years later, Larry Bird’s trash talk still resonates

Nearly 30 years ago, then-college basketball star Jamal Mashburn saw Larry Bird in a hotel prior to a week of scrimmages between The Dream Team and some of the country’s top college players.

July 1, 2021

Chris Paul gets to first NBA Finals appearance after going on 'don't lose' mission

Chris Paul will finally get a taste of the NBA Finals after the Phoenix Suns eliminated the Los Angeles Clippers in six games to win the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday.

July 1, 2021

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer's excitement perplexes fans

Los Angeles Clippers team owner Steve Ballmer had a strange reaction to a third-quarter run put on by the team during Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.

July 1, 2021

Clippers' Patrick Beverley shoves Chris Paul amid Suns' blowout in series-deciding game

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul had just nailed a shot midway through the fourth quarter to put the Suns up 26 points when Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley pushed the veteran during a timeout.

June 30, 2021

Chris Paul helps Suns reach NBA Finals for first time since 1993

The Phoenix Suns are back in the NBA Finals after a 28-year drought.