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Kevin Durant (36) and Devin Booker (27) combined for 63 points as the Phoenix Suns sent LeBron James (39) and the Los Angeles Lakers tumbling to their first defeat of the season in NBA action on Monday. Booker bagged 33 points and Durant 30 to give the Suns a thrilling 109-105 win at Phoenix's Footprint Center, avenging the Lakers' 123-116 win over the Suns in Los Angeles on Friday.

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Jayson Tatum (26) scored 37 points as the Boston Celtics launched the defense of their NBA crown with an emphatic 132-109 defeat of the New York Knicks on Tuesday. After a triumphant pre-game ceremony that saw Boston celebrate raising their record-breaking 18th championship banner, the Celtics delivered a performance that suggested they could well be the team to beat once more.

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On Sunday, the Indiana Fever parted ways with head coach Christie Sides, making them the sixth of twelve WNBA teams from the 2024 season without a head coach. This change is part of a swift and high-profile period for the WNBA, which has received unprecedented attention this year.

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LeBron (39) and Bronny James (20) made NBA history on Tuesday, becoming the first father and son to play alongside each other in a regular season fixture as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-103.

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This time, there's no excuse: Nikola Jokic has been voted Most Valuable Player for the third time in four years. And the one year he didn't take the award, he scooped the Larry O'Brien and Finals MVP awards to boot.

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Caitlin Clark's massive popularity continues to rise, and if anyone needed further proof, Panini America provided it on Thursday afternoon.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder, fuelled by big games from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26) and Chet Holmgren (22), opened their NBA campaign with a dominant 102-87 victory over Nikola Jokic (29) and the Nuggets in Denver on Thursday.

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On the day LeBron James and his eldest son, Bronny, made history as the first father-son pair to play in the NBA, LeBron's 11-year reign as the league's highest annual earner came to an end. According to Sportico, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has overtaken James as the NBA's top earner for the 2024-25 season when factoring in both salary and endorsements.