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Diamond Sports will continue to broadcast NHL, NBA games through upcoming season

The largest broadcaster of regional sports networks across the country will continue to televise games for more than a dozen NBA teams and nine NHL teams through the 2024-2025 season even as it moves through bankruptcy proceedings.

West champ Mavs reunite with Dinwiddie, who helped in run to conference finals 2 years ago

Memphis acquires Diakite in trade with Brooklyn, which gets former lottery pick Ziaire Williams

Mavericks star Kyrie Irving breaks left hand in offseason workout, has surgery

Serena Williams hosts an ESPY awards show celebrating landmark year for women’s sports

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Clippers bring back Nicolas Batum and sign Derrick Jones Jr. and Kevin Porter Jr.

Nicolas Batum is returning to the Los Angeles Clippers, with the team signing the veteran forward along with forward Derrick Jones Jr. and guard Kevin Porter Jr.

Klay Thompson believes he could be the missing piece for the Mavs after leaving the Warriors

Klay Thompson believes he could be the missing piece for the Dallas Mavericks after leaving his longtime NBA home in Golden State.

Dallas Stars will start streaming their regional game broadcasts for free

The Dallas Stars are taking their local game broadcasts directly to consumers for free after years of fans having issues watching the team’s games on a regional sports network.

Buddy Hield is traded to the Warriors from the 76ers, AP source says, as busy offseason continues

Buddy Hield played in 632 regular-season games and established himself as one of the top 3-point shooters in the NBA before he finally played a postseason game.

Klay Thompson is leaving the Warriors and will join the Mavericks, AP sources say

Klay Thompson is moving on from the Golden State Warriors, with the four-time league champion agreeing to join the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks and change franchises for the first time in his 13-year NBA career, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.

NBA champions the Boston Celtics are up for sale

The ownership group that controls the NBA champion Boston Celtics says it intends to sell all its shares of the team.

Mavericks trading Hardaway to Pistons for Grimes, AP source says, getting some financial flexibility

A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Dallas Mavericks are trading Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round draft picks to the Detroit Pistons for Quentin Grimes.

Cue the duck boats: Boston salutes Celtics’ record 18th NBA championship with parade

The Boston Celtics have celebrated their 18th NBA championship with the customary duck boat parade through the city.

Kyrie Irving sounds ready to keep chasing titles in Dallas after NBA Finals loss to Boston

Kyrie Irving sounds as if he wants to stay in Dallas in the long term after the Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics in five games in the NBA Finals.

For Dominicans, Celtics star Al Horford is a national treasure after NBA championship victory

Al Horford is being celebrated in the Dominican Republic after the Boston Celtics center became the first player from the country to win an NBA title on Monday.

‘I trusted him. He trusted me.’ Brown and Tatum answered critics while leading Celtics to 18th title

In 2008, the Celtics ended a 22-year championship drought led by a Big 3. Sixteen years later, they did it again following the play of a dynamic duo.

Doncic and Irving can’t deliver for Dallas in NBA Finals clincher as Celtics win 18th championship

Dallas needed Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving to be at their best in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics.

Celtics win 18th NBA championship with 106-88 Game 5 victory over Dallas Mavericks

Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Celtics topped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 to claim the franchise’s 18th championship, breaking a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in league history.

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis returns to play for Game 5 of NBA Finals against Mavericks

Kristaps Porzingis returned to play for the Celtics as they attempted to close out the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Sports betting roundup: DeChambeau takes home US Open trophy, Celtics favored to win Game 5

Bryson DeChambeau entered the U.S. Open with the fourth-shortest odds to win at BetMGM online sportsbook, taking in the second-most tickets, the second-most money and, eventually, taking home the silver trophy.

Rookie Lively leaving an impression as Mavericks try to stay alive in NBA Finals

Rookie Dereck Lively II is leaving an impression on the global basketball stage as the Dallas Mavericks try to stay alive in the NBA Finals.

Mavericks and Oilers already have made some history in their comeback quests

For the Dallas Mavericks and the Edmonton Oilers, the comeback efforts are just beginning and still have very long ways to go.

Tatum and the Celtics look to clinch NBA Finals against Dallas

The Boston Celtics look to clinch the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks in game five. The teams meet for the seventh time this season.

Kyrie Irving ends his personal Celtics skid, so now the Mavs will try to win in Boston in NBA Finals

Kyrie Irving’s personal 13-game losing streak against the Celtics is over. Now it’s back to the parquet floor in Boston to face his former team again.

Celtics knocked down hard by Mavericks in Game 4 of NBA Finals, but go home with chance to clinch

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics got knocked down hard in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Instead of wrapping up a four-game series sweep over the Dallas Mavericks, the Celtics suffered their worst loss ever in the NBA Finals, and one of the worst in league history when they fell 122-84 Friday night.

Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals

Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their season on Friday night, fending off elimination by beating the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

Porzingis available for Celtics as they try to wrap up sweep of NBA Finals against Mavericks

Kristaps Porzingis will be in uniform and available to play in a limited role when the Boston Celtics try to wrap up a sweep of the NBA Finals in Game 4 against the Dallas Mavericks.

New Mavs owners with casino ties preach patience on gambling in Texas as they plan for new arena

New Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont says the families with casino ties that recently bought the club are taking a long-term view over gambling prospects in Texas.

It’s closest 38-year-old Al Horford has come to an NBA title, with Celtics on verge of their 18th

Al Horford has never been this close to winning an NBA championship. Boston is on the verge of an unprecedented 18th title, which would be the first for the 38-year-old Horford.

Doncic knows he’s learning in first NBA Finals, but Mavs star isn’t conceding to Celtics

It’s been a rough first trip to the NBA Finals for Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic. The Mavs trail the Boston Celtics 3-0 after Doncic fouled out for the first time in his playoff career.

Celtics on the brink of an 18th title, can close out Mavericks in Game 4 of NBA Finals on Friday

It’s over. That’s what the numbers say. There will be a record-setting 18th championship for the Boston Celtics to celebrate soon, maybe very soon.

Tatum and the Celtics aim to clinch NBA Finals against Dallas

The Boston Celtics look to clinch the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks in game four. The teams meet for the sixth time this season.

Doncic fouls out and Mavericks fall into a 3-0 hole after losing to Celtics again in NBA Finals

Luka Doncic fouled at when the Dallas Mavericks were making a furious comeback attempt in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

Tatum, Brown help Celtics hold off huge Dallas rally for 106-99 win, 3-0 lead in NBA Finals

Jayson Tatum scored 31 points and the Boston Celtics held off a furious Dallas rally to reach the brink of a record 18th championship with a 106-99 victory over the Mavericks for a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals.

Celtics’ Porzingis out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals because of rare tendon injury in lower left leg

Kristaps Porzingis did not play for the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals because of a rare tendon injury in his lower left leg suffered in the previous game.