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Durant's request came a day after Kyrie Irving exercised his option to remain with the Nets for $36.9 million for the upcoming season

The prospect of another Chinese player approaching the former center's achievements seems even less likely, with the league mired in simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Paolo Banchero was the surprise top pick at the NBA Draft on Thursday as the Orlando Magic confounded expectations by swooping for the towering teenager from Duke. The highly rated 19-year-old power forward — who stands 208 cm and weighs in at 113 kg — ...

"My experience is that when you win a championship, you get better the next year," Kerr told reporters on Wednesday.

The players basked in the adoration of the crowd, with several of them leaving their buses to embrace delirious "Dubs" fans under sunny skies clouded only by blasts of confetti.

Klay Thompson didn't go lightly on the celebrations after winning his fourth NBA title, one that came in the wake of two devastating injuries that showed the Golden State Warriors star just how fragile an NBA career can be. "Oh, man, I was feeling absolutely ...

A dazzling performance from NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry powered the Warriors to the title.

Former No. 1 draft pick Wiggins led Golden State with 26 points, overcoming a rare poor performance by presumptive Finals MVP Steph Curry.

For Kerr, Curry's latest masterpiece brought back memories of an encounter the team had with 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer in Shanghai five years ago.