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The league's best defenders usually peak in their 30s. It takes grueling work to keep up with young offensive stars.

Iverson's impact extended beyond his on-court feats. To understand the totality of his greatness requires a sense of what he represented.

Any format changes are but Scotch Tape. Any concocted gimmicks are covering up the real issue with the NBA's All-Star Game.

After a stellar rookie year, Brandin Podziemski has struggled to start Year 2. But Wednesday, he looked like a player finding his way back.

You know how Kevin Durant makes putting the ball in the basket feel like breathing? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is of that ilk.

With their offense sputtering, the Warriors need to know what they have in their 2021 first-round pick. So begins the Jonathan Kuminga era.

SAN FRANCISCO — This “Night! Night!” celebration had some Saginaw swag on it. In borrowing Steph Curry’s exclamatory gesture, Draymond Green wasn’t putting the Minnesota Timberwolves to bed. No, when he drove around a Curry screen and punctuated the Golden State Warriors’ 114-106 win Sunday with a thunderous dunk, as thunderous as can be for a 34-year-old with the bounce of an assistant coach, Green was putting the Timberwolves to sleep. His version wasn’t the tuck-in of a doting patriarch, but a right hook hunting for a concussion. Figuratively speaking,...

Edwards has worked on his form until it's one fluid motion, capped with a portrait-worthy follow-through and a snap of the net.

In a critical moment Thursday night, Deebo Samuel couldn't haul in a critical pass. About an hour later, the 49ers' season was all but over.

The second annual NBA Cup proved something more is needed. It’s not terrible. It’s just not enough.