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2023 is NBA Draft prospect Victor Wembanyama's year — and it's just getting started

2023 is NBA Draft prospect Victor Wembanyama's year — and it's just getting started

2023 is the year of Victor Wembanyama. Long before Wembanyama will likely hear his name called first overall at the 2023 NBA Draft in June, he’s got plenty of unfinished business to handle in France’s LNB Pro A league.

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Brittney Griner speaks out for first time since U.S.-Russia prisoner swap: 'It feels so good to be home!'

Brittney Griner speaks out for first time since U.S.-Russia prisoner swap: 'It feels so good to be home!'

Brittney Griner has made her first public comments since returning to the United States, thanking her family, WNBA teammates and the Biden Administration in an Instagram post on Friday. The Phoenix Mercury star traveled back to the U.

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Did the NBA admit Michael Jordan is the GOAT over LeBron James? Social media reacts to new MVP trophy

Did the NBA admit Michael Jordan is the GOAT over LeBron James? Social media reacts to new MVP trophy

Who’s better: LeBron James or Michael Jordan? The debate that still echoes through every sports bar, grinds barbershop production to a halt and has carried sports talk shows to new heights may finally have its answer.

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Inside Yuta Watanabe's historic 3-point shooting: How Nets forward suddenly became NBA's most accurate shooter

Inside Yuta Watanabe's historic 3-point shooting: How Nets forward suddenly became NBA's most accurate shooter

With each passing game, Yuta Watanabe continues to prove that he belongs in the Nets' rotation. Though defense and energy have been his calling card thus far, the 28-year-old has unexpectedly emerged as Brooklyn’s best 3-point shooter.

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Ja Morant, DeMar DeRozan headline electrifying night full of highlight dunks

Ja Morant, DeMar DeRozan headline electrifying night full of highlight dunks

Wednesday night’s action around the NBA featured 26 teams and 13 games, meaning there was no shortage of highlights. With no NBA games played on Tuesday due to Election Day, players had the day off and seemingly used that time to hit some plyometric training, with multiple highlight-reel plays blowing up the Twitter timeline.

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