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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lenny Wilkens, a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as both a player and coach, died Sunday at 88. Wilkens, who played 15 years in the NBA — including four seasons as a player-coach — was one of just five men to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame in both roles. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Toronto Raptors star Brandon Ingram inadvertently hit a staffer in the face with his water bottle when he slammed it onto the floor in frustration on Saturday night. The TSN broadcast caught Ingram come back to the bench. As he sat down, he took his water bottle and spiked it down. The …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kevin Durant popped the question to a former WNBA player more than 10 years ago, but now he does not see marriage in his future. The NBA superstar, now playing for the Houston Rockets, was engaged to Monica Wright in 2013, but they called off the wedding shortly after. In a recent …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, the team announced Thursday. Topic, a first-round draft pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, underwent a procedure earlier this month to reach a proper diagnosis. General Manager Sam Presti confirmed with reporters Thursday that the results of …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Antonio Gates, a member of the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, categorically denied any connection to the sprawling gambling scandal that sent shockwaves across the NBA and the sports world at larger. Denise White, Gates’ business manager, issued a statement dismissing reports linking the former NFL tight end to alleged …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The NBA told its 30 teams on Monday it had launched a review into how the league could protect the integrity of the game and its players after two figures were placed on leave for their alleged roles in a gambling scheme, which was investigated by the FBI. Miami Heat guard Terry …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones were arrested Thursday morning as part of FBI probes into alleged illegal gambling with ties to La Cosa Nostra crime families.  The allegations come despite both Billups and Rozier having made over $100 million each in career earnings, while Jones has made around $20 million. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made his first public comments since the federal indictments of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier and former player Damon Jones in a wide-ranging gambling-related scheme. “My initial reaction was I was deeply disturbed,” Silver said in an interview during the Amazon Prime Video broadcast …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Congress is seeking information related to the recent FBI investigation into gambling and game fixing that resulted in the arrest of three current and former players.  The House Committee on Commerce Friday sent a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver requesting information and a briefing to obtain information related to the scandal …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Knicks sent a cease-and-desist letter to Zohran Mamdani after the New York City mayoral candidate used a logo similar to the team’s for a campaign ad, Fox News Digital confirmed. In a statement, the Knicks made it clear they “do not endorse Mr. Mamdani for Mayor.” “The NY Knicks …