Timberwolves will pick first in draft slated for Oct. 16. Golden State holds the No. 2 pick, Charlotte got the No. 3 pick and Chicago will pick fourth.
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76ers limp into postseason without Ben Simmons against Celtics
Set to open the NBA playoffs against hobbled Philadelphia, Boston is in a better place that last year’s injury-riddled and disrupted squad. Jayson Tatum will be the key to the Celtics’ success, but Kemba Walker is slowly working his way back to full strength.
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Celtics win fourth straight, prevent Grizzlies from clinching spot in play-in series
Jayson Tatum scores 29 points and Kemba Walker and Gordon Hayward add 19 apiece as Boston runs past Memphis 122-107 in the Celtics’ second-to-last game before the start of the NBA playoffs.
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Celtics drop return game to Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo converted a tiebreaking three-point play with 1:28 left on an overturned call that kept him in the game and helped the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 119-112.
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Here’s 10 things to know about the NBA season restart
One is that Doc Rivers and Billy Donovan do really well in Florida.
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Joe Biden says MLB and NFL seasons are “probably not going to be able to happen”
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee doesn’t think football and baseball can pull off seasons without their players sequestering in one place.
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Game on: NBA finally set to see games that count again
The season resumes Thursday in Florida, where the remaining 22 teams will battle to reach the NBA Finals.
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Ridiculed and alone, Rudy Gobert was the face of coronavirus in sports. Now he’s ready to return.
Utah Jazz center was the first NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus, setting off the complete shut down of sports across the world.
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Pacers’ Victor Oladipo chooses to sit out restart of season
Two-time All-Star decides to skip rest of season because of the risk of re-injuring his right knee.
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NBA reportedly will have “Black Lives Matter” painted on courts when season resumes
Decision is part of an ongoing effort from the NBA and its players to use their platform to fight systemic racism in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks and Breonna Taylor.