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With WNBA Finals even, Lynx will need to keep leaning on Courtney Williams to beat Liberty

With WNBA Finals even, Lynx will need to keep leaning on Courtney Williams to beat Liberty

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx had just beaten the New York Liberty to win the WNBA Commissioner's Cup earlier this season, and their next game was a noon start in Dallas. Courtney Williams just wasn't into it.
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76ers' Paul George diagnosed with bone bruise but no structural damage after hyperextending knee

76ers' Paul George diagnosed with bone bruise but no structural damage after hyperextending knee

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George has a bone bruise but did not suffer any structural damage when he hyperextended his left knee during a preseason game , the team said Tuesday.
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Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay receive homophobic threats after Game 1 of WNBA Finals

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay received threatening homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.
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NBA Central Division has Pacers and Cavs eager to build on momentum while Bucks hope to stay healthy

NBA Central Division has Pacers and Cavs eager to build on momentum while Bucks hope to stay healthy

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers want to show their run to the Eastern Conference finals last year was no fluke.
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Top-heavy Northwest Division features 3 of conference's elite teams in Thunder, Nuggets and T-wolves

Top-heavy Northwest Division features 3 of conference's elite teams in Thunder, Nuggets and T-wolves

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray feigned ignorance about a Northwest Division that features some of the top teams and talents in the league. “The Northwest?" the Denver Nuggets guard playfully replied.
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Atlantic Division rivals Knicks and 76ers load up for a run at the NBA champion Boston Celtics

Atlantic Division rivals Knicks and 76ers load up for a run at the NBA champion Boston Celtics

NEW YORK (AP) — In the Atlantic Division home of the NBA champions, two longtime rivals made big moves in hopes that they can have their time at the top. New York and Philadelphia are conceding nothing to the Boston Celtics.
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Magic and Heat look like the teams to catch this season in the NBA's Southeast Division

Magic and Heat look like the teams to catch this season in the NBA's Southeast Division

Paolo Banchero looked at one of the walls inside the AdventHealth Training Center after the Orlando Magic finished their first practice of this season and couldn't help but feel a real sense of satisfaction.
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New-look Pacific Division should be competitive and could come down to which NBA vets stay healthy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LeBron James and son Bronny playing side by side for the Lakers.
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Southwest Division goes through Mavs after West champs add Klay Thompson

Southwest Division goes through Mavs after West champs add Klay Thompson

DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson has joined Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in Dallas after the Mavericks made their first run to the NBA Finals since winning the championship 13 years ago.
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Intuit Dome opens its doors to Los Angeles Clippers fans

Intuit Dome opens its doors to Los Angeles Clippers fans

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The flashy new Intuit Dome opened its doors to basketball fans for the first time Monday night as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-96 in a preseason game in front of 13,400 fans.
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