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Reece Beekman Dishes 14 Assists as Wizards Beat Hawks 91-83 to Close Summer League at 3-2
With AJ Dybantsa, Will Riley and Tre Johnson already shut down, Washington’s depth pieces closed out Vegas with a win built on ball movement and a 10-26 night from three.
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Luka Doncic Says Lakers ‘Have a Really Good Team’ in Golf Channel Interview at The Open Championship
Luka Doncic made his first extended public appearance of the offseason at The Open Championship on Saturday, telling Golf Channel’s Rich Lerner the Lakers “have a really good team” after a July of roster moves built around him.
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Warriors Beat Lakers 92-88 in Summer League Semifinal, Advance to Championship Game Against Grizzlies
The Warriors beat the previously unbeaten Lakers 92-88 in Saturday’s Summer League semifinal behind 16 points each from Graham Ike and LJ Cryer, and will face Memphis in Sunday’s championship game on ESPN.
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Marc Stein: Raptors Are a “Confirmed Bidder” for DeMar DeRozan, Though Toronto Reporters Remain Skeptical
Marc Stein reports the Raptors are a confirmed bidder for free agent DeMar DeRozan, and a Toronto Star source says DeRozan would welcome a return. The local beat sees veteran-minimum money and a modest role standing in the way.
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Hawks Reach Broadcast Deal With Gray Media to Air 2026-27 Games on WANF and Peachtree Sports Network
Atlanta’s non-nationally televised games will air on local station WANF and Peachtree Sports Network next season, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ending the team’s search for a partner after FanDuel Sports Network’s operator shut down.
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Bucks GM Jon Horst Backs Kasparas Jakucionis After Guard’s Cold Shooting Start in Las Vegas
Jakucionis shot 5-of-19 across his first two Summer League games in a Milwaukee uniform. Jon Horst told reporters the Bucks valued the rotational impact he made as a Heat rookie and are focused on developing him.
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Hornets GM Jeff Peterson Says Trading LaMelo Ball Required ‘Thick Skin’ in First Extended Comments on the Deal
Speaking with Andscape’s Marc J. Spears, Charlotte’s head of basketball operations addressed the fan backlash directly: “The minute you start to feed into that, then you can’t do the job.”
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Cavaliers Shopping Max Strus and Dennis Schröder to Open Salary Room for LeBron James
Cleveland is working to move roughly $31.5 million in guard salary, per Sports Illustrated’s Cavaliers coverage — the difference between offering LeBron James a veteran minimum and offering him the mid-level exception.
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NBA Declines to Discipline Bam Adebayo for Punching Tyler Herro in Las Vegas Gym
A league spokesperson told The Athletic that no fine or suspension is coming for Adebayo’s altercation with his former teammate, and the Heat don’t plan to act either, per the Miami Herald.
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Spurs Release 2026-27 Preseason Schedule, Opening Oct. 8 at Home Against the Hawks
San Antonio announced a five-game preseason slate Thursday — three at Frost Bank Center, two on the road — that gives the coaching staff its first live look at a backcourt reshaped by last summer’s additions.