Basketball
NBA All-Star 2023: Lillard wins 3-point contest and more
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Saturday, 18 February 2023 19:18 The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend kicked off Friday with the celebrity game and Rising Stars Challenge.The second-ever NBA HBCU Classic game between Grambling State and Southern opened Saturday's action. Then, Milwaukee Bucks star Jrue Holiday filled in for injured team captain Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was slated to once again team up with his brothers -- Thanasis and Alex -- in…
Pels' Alvarado steals show, wins Rising Stars MVP
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Friday, 17 February 2023 20:40 New Orleans guard Jose Alvarado's drifting 3-pointer clinched a 25-20 win for Team Pau (Gasol) over Team Joakim (Noah) in the title game of the Rising Stars event Friday at All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City.Alvarado, who was named the Most Valuable Player, had five points in the title game. The win capped a memorable day for Gasol, who was…
ESPN's Rowe, Spears receive Curt Gowdy award
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Friday, 17 February 2023 18:27 SALT LAKE CITY -- The recipients of the 2023 Naismith Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy Media Award, Andscape's Marc J. Spears (print) and ESPN's Holly Rowe (electronic), didn't know each other well before sharing the stage at Vivint Arena on Friday afternoon. But through their decades of stellar coverage of the sport of basketball, they've been united in their consistent…
NBA alters ASG draft; starters to be picked last
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Friday, 17 February 2023 18:26 SALT LAKE CITY -- There are more changes in store for the NBA All-Star team selection process.Unlike in years past when the All-Star team captains drafted their rosters on a television simulcast from their respective cities weeks before the All-Star Game, this year's draft will be conducted live on stage at Vivint Arena approximately 90 minutes to half an hour…
Dirk, Wade, Pop lead 'loaded' 2023 HOF finalists
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Friday, 17 February 2023 18:26 SALT LAKE CITY -- Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol and Gregg Popovich headline the list of finalists for the 2023 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced Friday as part of NBA All-Star weekend."I love the class," Jerry Colangelo, chairman for the Hall of Fame, said in a news conference. "I think this is…
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