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6 min read • 21 Oct 2026

4 reasons the Sacramento Kings are better than you think despite Simmons loss

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings' training camp and preseason are officially behind us, and the 2026-27 regular season is set to start again.There's excitement surrounding the team in California's ...

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5 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Starry Sixers show substance, defensive tools in opening win over Knicks

Starry Sixers show substance, defensive tools in opening win over Knicks  originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaThe opening weeks of this Sixers season were always destined to be about flashes, hints and promise...

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2 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Today on Pinstripe Alley – 10/21/26

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: Josh Hart of the New York Knicks throws out the ceremonial first pitch before game 2 of a doubleheader between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 25...

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2 min read • 21 Oct 2026

YouTube Gold: The Greatness Of Allen Iverson

Allen Iverson #3, Shooting Guard and Point Guard for the Philadelphia 76ers looks up through the net of the basketball hoop during a photoshoot for Reebok Sportswear on 3rd July 1996 at the Chelsea Piers basketball court...

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3 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Victor Wembanyama leads USA TODAY's top 25 NBA players under 25

Who's next? It's a question that lingers over every NBA season, but perhaps never more so than at the dawn of a new one.The 2026-27 campaign begins this week after the NBA crowned a ninth different champion in ni...

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1 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Around the World, Paris and 'giddiness': The dawn of the Ant-Melo era in Minnesota

The new LaMelo Ball-Anthony Edwards backcourt opens the season with a lot of flash and a renewed joy in Minnesota....

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1 min read • 21 Oct 2026

The 5 biggest questions still facing Luka Doncic and the Lakers

After a transformative offseason on the floor and off, there are still massive unanswered questions for this Lakers team....

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5 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Way Too Early 2026-27 NBA Opening Day overreactions: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for MVP. Again.

If there's one thing sports fans are good at, it's overreacting to one game.We excel at drawing big-picture conclusions from a very small sample size. Well, we've had one game for six NBA teams, that's en...

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5 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Poor first half dooms Spurs in season opening loss to Thunder

SAN ANTONIO, TX - OCTOBER 20: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder handles the ball during the game against the San Antonio Spurs on October 20, 2026 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOT...

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6 min read • 21 Oct 2026

‘If not the fastest': How Maxey's speed drove Sixers when shots didn't fall

‘If not the fastest': How Maxey's speed drove Sixers when shots didn't fall originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaJoel Embiid had something to tell Tyrese Maxey after the Sixers walked off the Madis...

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6 min read • 21 Oct 2026

Thunder remind Spurs of their championship pedigree in statement-making opening win

SAN ANTONIO —It's somewhat ironic that the Oklahoma City Thunder's greatest display of strength came as their 7-foot center was flung to the ground by a man nearly a foot shorter, but rivalries are an inexact s...

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3 min read • 21 Oct 2026

LeBron James' 76ers beat Knicks on NBA opening night

LeBron James is a four-time NBA champion and the league's all-time leading scorer [Getty Images]LeBron James scored 14 points on his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers as they defeated champions the New York Knicks on ...

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