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(This story has been corrected to change the amount of Tyson Fury's earnings from $135 million to $146 million, in paragraph 5)
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Revisiting top-2s in MVP voting who faced off in NBA postseason - ESPN
The Western Conference semifinals between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder are a matchup between the likely 2025 NBA MVP and runner-up: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic.
Kerr: Warriors 'could have gone the distance' if Curry healthy - ESPN
MINNEAPOLIS — As the Target Center roared for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the last minute of Game 5 on Wednesday night, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr took Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green out for the final time this season.
Rhodes, Tamburlini lead new generation at Aramco Korea Championship, part of PIF Global Series
SEOUL: Rising stars Chiara Tamburlini and Mimi Rhodes are set to lead the competition at this week’s Aramco Korea Championship, part of the newly launched PIF Global Series.
Alonso to leave Bayer Leverkusen at end of season
BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso will leave his role at the end of the season, with the Spaniard saying on Friday the time was right after a fruitful three-year spell, as media reports link him to the Real Madrid job for next term.
Warriors' Green upset with 'agenda': 'I'm not an angry Black man' - ESPN
MINNEAPOLIS — After a Game 2 loss in which he received his fifth technical foul of the playoffs, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green expressed frustration over what he called an «agenda» to portray him as an «angry Black man.»
Stephen Curry says he knows patience will be required when dealing with hamstring injury
Stephen Curry sat down after the Golden State Warriors went through their shootaround practice in Minneapolis on Thursday, quickly announcing that he’s feeling great. He was not telling the truth. “Sarcasm,” the four-time NBA champion with the Warriors quickly clarified, just in case anyone missed the joke. Curry is going to be a postseason spectator for at least a few games, his Grade 1 hamstring strain bad enough that it forced him out in the second quarter of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series at Minnesota on Tuesday night. He missed the lopsided Game 2 loss to the Timberwolves on Thursday night that evened the series and will likely be sidelined for at least Games 3 and 4 in San Francisco, too. Curry — who is with the team but isn’t allowed to do anything basketball-related yet, even stationary shooting — isn’t exactly sure how or why the injury happened.
Wolves, Warriors take issue with officiating after Game 1 - ESPN
MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said his team submitted clips to the league office that showed what he believes was egregious contact made against center Rudy Gobert in Minnesota's 99-88 Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, none of which was called by the officials.