Basketball Hall of Famers and NBA icons Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are this year’s recipients of the NBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
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76ers bounce back to handle Raptors and force decisive Game 7
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USA, Red Bull create pathway to 3-on-3 Olympics teams
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Nets GM Sean Marks fined, suspended for entering refs’ locker room
The NBA fined Brooklyn GM Sean Marks $25,000 and suspended him one game without pay for entering the referee locker room after the Nets’ Game 4 loss.