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Curry wins MVP with 16 threes in a 50-point all-star performance
LeBron James sank the game-winning basket as his side edged Team Durant 163-160 but Curry was the brightest shooting star, winning the MVP award with a 50-point...
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Suns topple NBA champion Lakers in first round of playoffs
The last defending NBA champion to be knocked out in the first round was the San Antonio Spurs in 2015.
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Conor McGregor tops 2020 sporting rich list: Forbes
The bulk of the former plumber's pay packet an estimated $158 million came via his successful business activities, which included the sale of his Proper Twelve whiskey brand.
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LeBron, Osaka, Mahomes among SI Sportspersons of the Year
SI's annual Sportsperson of the Year was The Activist Athlete and paid tribute to off-field activities by James, Osaka, Mahomes and his NFL teammate Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Women's NBA champion Breanna Stewart.
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NBA champion Lakers face 'balancing act' in fast-approaching season
With the 72-game 2020-21 season scheduled to tip off on 22 December, it's less than a month to the start of training camps on 1 December.
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LeBron James improves case versus Michael Jordan as all-time NBA best
LeBron James captured his fourth NBA title in his 10th finals appearance when the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 106-93 on Sunday to close out the series 4-2.
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James keeps eye on ultimate prize as Lakers win NBA Finals opener
The Lakers shook off a slow start to lead the Miami Heat by as many as 32 points on the way to a 116-98 victory in Orlando, Florida, but LeBron James insisted it was no time to celebrate.
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Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets to reach NBA Finals
With the win in the league's quarantine bubble in Orlando, the Lakers completed a 4-1 victory over the Nuggets in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals.
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NBA star LeBron James emerges as potent political force ahead of US election
LeBron James, an outspoken activist and frequent critic of President Donald Trump, helped form a group that will spend millions of dollars to battle voter disenfranchisement in predominantly black communities ahead of the 3 November election.
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NBA players vote to continue playoff season
ESPN and The Athletic website said players attending a meeting in Orlando had agreed to resume the playoffs, although games scheduled for Thursday would be postponed.
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LeBron brushes off Trump blast, saying he couldn't care less
Trump told Fox News he turns away when he sees players kneel during the anthem, although players have said the move is to protest police brutality and social injustice, and is not an insult to the flag, military or nation.
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Rare LeBron trading card brings $1.84 million at auction
Darren Rovell of sports media company Action Network said the winning bidder was Leore Avidar, the CEO and co-founder of a San Francisco-based company.
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LeBron James eager to get back to basketball
The virus brought global sport to a virtual standstill, but as lockdowns aimed at preventing its spread have begun to ease, sport has begun to re-emerge.
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Obamas, Lady Gaga, LeBron James join forces for US virtual graduations
In a one-hour multimedia event called 'Graduate Together,' to be broadcast on 16 May across multiple TV networks, Barack Obama will deliver a message to high school seniors and reflect on the coronavirus pandemic.
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LeBron, Curry say NBA needs to cancel 'rough' 2020
In the wake of the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the NBA shut down its season Wednesday with five weeks remaining in the campaign after a player contracted the virus.
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'Not forgotten' - grieving Lakers honour Bryant
"As I look around this arena, we're all grieving, we're all hurt, we're all heartbroken. When we go through things like this the best thing you can do is lean on the shoulders of your family," LeBron James said.
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Space Jam or the World Cup? LeBron among USA's absent stars
LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and Paul George are among those who opted out.
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James can't give Davis No. 23 over Nike money issues: reports
ESPN and Yahoo Sports, citing unnamed sources, reported that the swap would be delayed because of production and financial issues for Nike.
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Fans campaign to have Crayola crayon named after Nipsey Hussle
Pro basketball player LeBron James is among those who are keen for the handicraft company to rename their blue crayon in tribute to the late rapper.
