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Gambling. Racism. Gambling again. And now, alleged salary cap circumvention by the Clippers. When the NBA has problems of this magnitude, it calls the same law firm. W @MikeVorkunov @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7041653… via @NYTimes
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The NBA is looking into a potential cap-circumvention violation by the Milwaukee Bucks and Gary Trent Jr., who inked a four-year, $64 million guaranteed contract in July that raised the league’s suspicions.
@joevardon with more:
nytimes.com/athletic/7621957…
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The ‘other’ NBA salary cap circumvention case is ongoing. The league hired a law firm (not that one) to see if the Bucks and Gary Trent Jr. cheated. Everyone is cooperating. How does this one compare to past NBA cap cheating inquires? @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7621957…
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In @nytopinion
“This is what it means to be the country’s paper of record: a great and imperfect newspaper steadfastly chronicling a great and imperfect nation,” A.G. Sulzberger writes of The New York Times’s 175th anniversary. nyti.ms/4Ar7lhI
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Introducing the 2027 DP World Tour global tournament schedule 🌍
◾️ Three historic tournaments return
◾️ Hong Kong Open and Deutsche Bank Singapore Open co-sanctioned with Asian Tour
◾️ New dates for Amgen Irish Open, FedEx Open de France and BMW PGA Championship
◾️ 42 tournaments in 24 different countries
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NEW and BREAKING: Justice Department prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into revelations the Clippers helped arrange secret sponsorship contracts for the star player Kawhi Leonard that circumvented the salary cap. nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/po…
w/@WRashbaum @SantulN
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Happy 75th Birthday to Chrissie Hynde born this day in Akron, OH.
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This is wild and awesome and please do this
We’re hosting our latest talent ID day on Wednesday October 21 to help identify the next generation of sports journalists.
If that’s you, you’re 18+ & UK based: send us 200 words on your experience & contact details.
📧 talentid@theathletic.com
Deadline: Wednesday September 9, 5pm BST.
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This is dope
We’re hosting our latest talent ID day on Wednesday October 21 to help identify the next generation of sports journalists.
If that’s you, you’re 18+ & UK based: send us 200 words on your experience & contact details.
📧 talentid@theathletic.com
Deadline: Wednesday September 9, 5pm BST.
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The NBA’s most famous uncle is banned from doing business for five years. Here’s what Dennis Robertson is said to have done in the alleged wide-ranging cap circumvention scheme for Kawhi Leonard, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7560525…
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Scouting trip for next summer…
Eric Spoelstra: "We always encourage our guys to play for their countries."
Read more from the Miami Heat's Head Coach as two of his players, Italy's Simone Fontecchio & Serbia's Nikola Jovic, faced each other in FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers action!
fiba.basketball/en/events/fi…
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The NBA’s expansion process is moving forward, with Las Vegas facing another bidding deadline in September.
Some sources involved in the process believe the league will select a Vegas ownership group before deciding on Seattle.
More from @MikeVorkunov: nyti.ms/3UcuPqd
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No matter who, no matter where, we know we're going to get everyone's best shot. The Qualifiers are true battles for victories.
Watch 🇺🇸 #TheGoldStandard (Ch. 16) in full » piped.video/watch?v=qwzRahHN…
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"You try to explain to [casual sports fans] ‘Well, this person is in because it’s a sponsors exemption because he had dinner with the CEO three weeks ago.’ A sports fan says, ‘That’s not a sport. I don’t know what that is.'"
Rolapp gets real and candid in a great clip from his appearance on Golf Channel today. He's quite comfortable talking like a normal human about strengths, weaknesses, and goals. Not sure I've heard this kind of frank self-evaluation from the Tour (on the record in public) very often.
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