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		<title><![CDATA[Celtics squander clinching chance in 113-97 Game 5 loss to 76ers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Round 1, not done.

One win away from securing their fifth consecutive trip to the
Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics fell flat Tuesday night at TD
Garden, losing 113-97 to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5.

Boston held a 13-...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4083864</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Timberwolves don't feel defeated, blame themselves for Game 5 loss]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DENVER – Even while shorthanded against the Denver Nuggets, the
Minnesota Timberwolves came away blaming themselves more than feeling
overmatched in their 125-113 loss in Game 5 of their first-round playoff
series on Monday.

The Wolves ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4083802</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-Lakers assistant Damon Jones admits role in gambling schemes, could face years in prison]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Damon Jones
became the first among 34 defendants to plead guilty Tuesday in an
expansive gambling indictment that also ensnared Hall of Fame player
Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat star Terry ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4083780</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No. 1 recruit Tyran Stokes picks Kansas basketball after whirlwind recruitment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE, Kan. — The wait is finally over.

After a long recruitment filled with twists and turns, Tyran Stokes
announced his commitment to the Jayhawks on ESPN’s “NBA Tip-off”
show Tuesday night.

Stokes, the consensus No. 1 player in the...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4083779</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lakers' Austin Reaves will again be a game-time decision Wednesday]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Less than four weeks after suffering a Grade 2 left
oblique muscle strain, Austin Reaves is closing in on a return with the
Lakers in position to clinch a spot in the Western Conference
semifinals.

Reaves will officially be a game...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4083700</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Magic's Franz Wagner uncertain to play Game 5 vs. Pistons]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — Franz Wagner‘s status for Wednesday’s Game 5
against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons is uncertain after the Orlando
Magic forward exited Monday’s Game 4 late in the third quarter and did
not return due to right calf soreness...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4083686</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alijah Arenas to withdraw from NBA draft and return to USC]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Alijah Arenas will withdraw his name from the NBA
draft and return to USC for his sophomore season, according to a person
familiar with the decision not authorized to speak publicly on the
matter.

The former five-star prospect, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4083668</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dave Hyde: Tankers beware! Riley's classic way to reconstruct the Heat (and save the NBA from itself?).]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Pat Riley is not retiring, resigning or — here’s the
relevant point — retreating.

Did anyone expect that from him?

Nor is he tanking, backtracking or — again, the timely point —
changing.

For some reason, there was some ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4083108</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nuggets cruise to Game 5 win over Timberwolves, staving off elimination in NBA playoffs]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[If a technical foul was the punishment, then so be it, Christian
Braun decided. It was worth the satisfaction of the crime: a bit of
hanging on the rim after a dunk, a sly finger-point at Jaden
McDaniels.

Braun had played poorly in this series. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4082940</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pistons self-destruct, trail Magic 3-1 after loss in Orlando]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla.— The Detroit Pistons began the fourth quarter on a
5-0 run after entering the period trailing 75-69. They managed to come
within one point at 75-74, but then Tobias Harris committed a foul
against Paolo Banchero, resulting in an ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4082871</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Even the Rockets thought Deandre Ayton's controversial ejection was 'soft']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Deandre Ayton has a simple explanation for his first
career ejection.

"We're both sweaty guys," the Los Angeles Lakers' center
said after his accidental elbow to the back of Alperen Sengun's head
resulted in his ejection from ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4082823</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cooper Flagg edges Hornets' Kon Knueppel for NBA Rookie of the Year]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kon Knueppel won’t have those friendly bragging
rights over a good buddy this summer.

The Charlotte Hornets’ Kon Knueppel finished second in the KIA
2025-26 Rookie of the Year voting, the NBA announced Monday night.
Cooper...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4082804</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[David Murphy: After Game 4 stinker, Joel Embiid needs to take a backseat to Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid didn’t lose Game 4 for the
Philadelphia 76ers.

He didn’t win it for them, either.

Somewhere in between is a conundrum that will define the upcoming
Sixers summer and those in the foreseeable future.

How do you ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4082748</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Decision on Sonics' potential return likely not coming this summer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — The timeline around a decision on NBA expansion and the
potential return of the SuperSonics doesn’t sound likely to see a vote
by owners happening this summer.

That was the message from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Monday
during ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4082713</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heat president Pat Riley is here to stay, and so is Bam Adebayo: 'I want to build this around Bam']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Miami Heat president Pat Riley spent more than an hour
answering questions on various topics during his annual season-ending
news conference Monday afternoon.

While a lot still remains up in the air on what’s next for the Heat
at the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4082681</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Florida adds Lithuanian forward Arturas Butajevas to a loaded men's basketball roster]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida signed Lithuanian forward Arturas
Butajevas, the Gators announced Monday, adding talent with an
international flair to an already deep and experienced men’s
basketball roster.

Butajevas, who turned 19 on March 27, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4082674</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Turnover-plagued Lakers fail to pull off sweep in Game 4 loss to Rockets]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — The Lakers still have
control of this first-round series even after the blow they took from
the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.

As ugly as their 115-96
loss was, the Lakers still hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven
Western ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4081590</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Payton Pritchard, Celtics spoil Joel Embiid's return in Game 4 rout of 76ers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — Trailing the heavily favored Boston Celtics two
games to one, the 76ers received an ideal mid-series boost Sunday night.
Joel Embiid, the oft-injured 2023 NBA MVP, was finally cleared to play
after a seven-game absence.

Healed ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4081553</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards out multiple weeks with hyperextended knee, bone bruise]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS — If the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to close out
the Denver Nuggets in their NBA first-round playoff series, they will
likely have to do so without Anthony Edwards.

Edwards hyperextended his left knee and suffered a bone ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4081409</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Troy Renck: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic show fight against Timberwolves with a second left. That sums up this lopsided series.]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — Lock the door. Activate the alarm. Last one left, turn out
the lights.

The Denver Nuggets’ championship window unofficially closed on
their fingers Saturday night in Minneapolis.

For the third time in four games against the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4081405</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/26/2026</pubDate>
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