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		<title><![CDATA[Hornets, Brandon Miller agree to 5-year, $209M rookie extension]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Brandon Miller will be a Charlotte Hornet for the
foreseeable future.

A league source confirmed to The Charlotte Observer that Miller — a
former No. 2 draft pick — has agreed to a five-year, $209 million
rookie-scale ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4325977</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lakers waive former first-round pick Dalton Knecht before season opener]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers waived former first-round pick
Dalton Knecht on Monday to reach the NBA’s maximum roster requirements
before the season begins this week.

The 17th overall pick in the 2024 draft had fallen out of the
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4325973</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bill Plaschke: The new-look Lakers have much to prove and no chance of winning it all]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Their face is gone, LeBron James getting kicked to a
Philly curb.

Their voice is gone, longtime public address announcer Lawrence
Tanter dying last month at age 76 after more than four decades of dulcet
downtown tones.

A big ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4325901</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LeBron James chose the Sixers in his 'final decision.' Now he's bringing a championship 'blueprint' to Philly.]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — Nick Nurse has long prided himself on being a
morning person.

Somebody the Philadelphia 76ers coach knows he can text — and get a
response — at that time of day? LeBron James.

“He’s in here [at the facility] very early,�...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4325896</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Achilles tear abruptly ends Ben Simmons' NBA and Australian national team comebacks]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Ben Simmons' comeback attempt with the Sacramento
Kings generated more than one blip on the basketball radar during the
preseason before it came to an abrupt end Sunday when he suffered a torn
Achilles tendon during practice.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4325889</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Florida faces early questions after preseason No. 1 ranking]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Todd Golden’s Florida Gators unsurprisingly
earned the nation’s preseason No. 1 ranking, the same spot Florida
ended 2025 as the school’s third national champion.

“It’s cool,” Golden said earlier this month, “...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4325869</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Steph Curry ankle injury: Kerr shares update on Warriors star]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO – The Golden State Warriors will have their superstar
available for the season opener on Wednesday.

Steph Curry suffered a right ankle sprain during the Warriors’ open
practice on Sunday. After practice at Chase Center on Monday...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4325868</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[La Velle E. Neal III: Timberwolves must let Joan Beringer play through growing pains]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS — Joan Beringer can impact a game in so many ways. How
long he can remain on the court to do so is the problem.

The second-year player is in position for an increase from the 7.9
minutes a game he averaged over 40 games last season ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4325447</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ira Winderman: History says Heat's Thompson will come around with 3-point shot, he always does]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Exhale. Because at some point during seasons, that’s what
Klay Thompson does. And then he becomes Klay Thompson again.

For all the metrics compiled by the Miami Heat during their
now-completed 3-2 preseason schedule, one stands ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4325446</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adam Hill: NBA makes half-hearted attempt to fix betting business it shouldn't be in]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — The NBA made headlines all over the internet with its
aggressive crackdown on certain types of proposition wagers Friday.

It was … something.

Will Friday’s agreement announced between the league and its
partner sportsbooks end ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4325443</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ira Winderman: Heat with high ceiling, low floor or just stuck in the middle again?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — There is no doubt the Miami Heat have gotten better as they
prepare for the start of the franchise’s 39th season. There also is no
doubt that the Eastern Conference has gotten better.

So where do those two factors put Erik Spoelstra�...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4324822</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Peter Sblendorio: NBA's improved Eastern Conference makes Knicks and Nets' goals more difficult in 2026-27]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The defending-champion Knicks and playoff-hopeful Nets
are competing for different things.

But they do have this in common: Their respective goals will be more
difficult to accomplish due to a transformed Eastern Conference that
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4324820</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dieter Kurtenbach: Valkyries make beautiful scene out of ugly hoops in Game 1 win over Dream]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Chase Center was a beautiful field of lilac on
Saturday.

What a scene the first game of the WNBA Finals was in San
Francisco.

Euphoric? That might be underplaying it — this was nirvana at
Ballhalla.

The game? That was ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4324651</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valkyries beat Dream in WNBA Finals opener behind Gabby Williams' 26 points]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — By a slim margin, the Golden State Valkyries are on
the board in the WNBA Finals.

After trailing for nearly all of Game 1, the Valkyries mounted a late
comeback to beat the Atlanta Dream, 68-64, and defend home court at
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4324616</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What we learned from the Lakers' preseason games and training camp]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — After five preseason games, the Lakers open their
regular season Wednesday at home against the Golden State Warriors. The
preseason offered some promising moments, other confounding connections
between new teammates and a strong ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4324594</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What we learned from Bulls' preseason, including why rookie Caleb Wilson is ready for the spotlight]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — The training wheels are about to come off.

The Chicago Bulls won three of their five preseason games, including
a 133-116 victory over a stripped-down Minnesota Timberwolves side
Friday night at the United Center. Results don’t ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4324591</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sixers convert 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall to a two-way contract]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers will convert center Tacko Fall to a
two-way contract, the team announced Saturday morning.

Fall, at 7-foot-6, gives the Sixers needed traditional size after
reserve center Ariel Hukporti tore his Achilles in the team’...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4324569</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LeBron James makes home debut, Joel Embiid stars, but Sixers drop preseason finale in OT]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — There were a few firsts at Xfinity Mobile Arena on
Friday night.

Jaylen Brown faced his former team for the first time, even if most
of the Boston Celtics starters, including Jayson Tatum, didn’t make
the trip.

Friday was also...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4324114</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With WNBA Finals a day away, Valkyries anxious to tip off in Ballhalla]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. — On the eve of the biggest game of most of their
lives, the Golden State Valkyries were calm, confident and a little bit
restless.

The Valkyries have waited a week to start the WNBA Finals against the
Atlanta Dream after ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4324105</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dieter Kurtenbach: 'Big Shot' Gabby Williams' evolution is the Valkyries' not-so-secret weapon entering the WNBA Finals]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, defense wins championships.

But what happens when both teams have a championship-caliber
defense?

That, folks, is what we call a double-negative, so we have to get
back to basics:

Buckets.

Defense gets you to the dance. Offense will pay ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4324084</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/16/2026</pubDate>
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