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The Mavericks' Cooper Flagg (left) is guarded by Lakers guard Dalton Knecht during their NBA Summer League game in Las Vegas on Thursday.
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No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg scores 10 in Summer League debut for Mavericks
Flagg went scoreless during the second half and finished 5-for-21 from the floor.
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Nuggets' Nikola Jokic reportedly to wait until next summer for contract talks
A three-time MVP, Jokic is eligible for a three-year, $206.4 million contract extension, but could wait and sign a max deal next summer.
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Bucks dump Damian Lillard and sign Myles Turner
The decision reportedly did not sit well with Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Cooper Flagg (right) shakes hands with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being taken by the Dallas Mavericks with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday.
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Jun 26, 2025
Mavericks take Cooper Flagg with top pick in NBA draft
The 18-year-old Flagg, a consensus pick as the top college player as a freshman at Duke last season, is the second-youngest player taken first overall.
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered an Achilles injury during Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.
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Jun 26, 2025
Adam Silver says NBA taking serious look at increase in Achilles injuries
Silver said there was no convincing evidence that the length of the season was a factor.
Indiana Pacers guard attends a training session in Paris in January.
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Jun 25, 2025
Pacers star Haliburton says 'frustration unfathomable' after Achilles surgery
Haliburton played with a calf strain for the Pacers in Sunday's winner-take-all Game 7, but fell to the court with in pain about seven minutes into the contest.
Cooper Flagg speaks to reporters during the NBA draft combine in Chicago on May 14.
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Jun 25, 2025
Cooper Flagg poised to be second-youngest No. 1 pick at NBA draft
The Mavericks are expected to take Flagg, an 18-year-old American who played last season for Duke University before opting into the draft.
Lakers forward LeBron James controls the ball against the Timberwolves in Los Angeles on April 30.
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Jun 24, 2025
NBA's James feels great after first workout since knee injury
The player has a Sunday deadline to opt into a $52.2 million player contract option for next season with the Lakers.
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton is treated on the floor after injuring his leg during Game 7 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City on Sunday.
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Jun 23, 2025
Pacers' 'hearts dropped' after Tyrese Haliburton's injury in Game 7
Haliburton — the pivotal figure in Indiana's run through the playoffs — collapsed to the hardwood in agony early in the first quarter and did not return.
The Thunder celebrate with the Larry O'Brien trophy after defeating the Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in Oklahoma City on Sunday.
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Jun 23, 2025
Thunder get past Pacers in Game 7 to claim NBA title
The Thunder, who led the league with 68 regular-season wins, captured their first title since the club's controversial move to Oklahoma City in 2008.

Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.

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