basketball

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And then the torn ACL cost her 25 games of her rookie season and another 25 last season, plus her spot on the United States’ Olympic 3x3 women’s basketball team in Paris in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Meet the folks who had given up on the team or needed to wake up early this morning—and missed a piece of basketball history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Knicks coach Mike Brown OG Anunoby's move "has to be the most iconic shot in the history of New York basketball," Brown said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The unrest happened around Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, where the Knicks basketball game was played to a sellout crowd that included US megastar Taylor Swift.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“I’m sure we can find a basketball team in Tucson, if that’s what you’re worried about. And it will be way better than the one here. You’ll see.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko