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Happy Friday! We are more than 1/8 of the way through the 2019-20 NBA season. Here are five noteworthy numbers and plays as we head into the Week 4 weekend. * * * 1. Mitchell’s improved offense Donovan Mitchell has been a more efficient player this season. In his third year, both his *true shooting…

They will never need to hold a telethon for Emeka Okafor. Dude graduated with a finance degree in three years with honors and a 3.8 overall GPA at Connecticut, where he led the Huskies to the national championship in 2004. (I know this acutely because during the evening the Huskies beat Duke in the national…

Luka Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander look to be in the race for the scoring title again this season. NBA basketball returns Oct. 24. We are counting down the days like the seconds on a shot clock — literally, that’s what we’re doing. As of Oct. 1, our writers will list 24 storylines heading into the…

Losing the regular-season series to the Houston Rockets 2-1 doesn’t have the Golden State Warriors worried the way it does some. When you have played your way to the final day of the NBA season three straight years, you develop a different perspective. When you claim championships in two of those three seasons, you digest…

NEW YORK — The National Basketball Association (NBA), Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fanatics, which operates e-commerce for both leagues, today announced that all league proceeds from the sales of new cloth face coverings featuring NBA and WNBA team and league logos will benefit Feeding America in the U.S. and Second Harvest in Canada….

The Hawks made a big splash this summer with the addition of Dejounte Murray (far left). Sometimes the drive to prosperity and respect hits a pothole and a realignment is necessary. Such was the case for the Hawks, who reached the Eastern Conference finals in 2021 with a young squad only to flounder last season…