BASKETTBALL

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Thousands flooded Manhattan's Canyon of Heroes on Thursday to honor the WNBA champion New York Liberty. The team's first title in its 28-year history ended a half-century drought for New York basketball championships, with the city's last celebration coming from the 1973 Knicks.

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In 2022, Jalen Brunson was one of the main architects of the Mavericks' superb playoff campaign, which saw them finish runners-up in the Western Conference. But it was already clear that the role of Luka Doncic's lieutenant was too small for him. And yet it was Dallas who had selected the two-time NCAA champion point guard 33rd in 2018, in a draft packed with talent. It turned out, that was far too low for such a player.

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With the internationalization of the NBA, it's hardly surprising that Canada is playing in the big leagues. Steve Nash paved the way with two MVP titles in the 2000s, before the Toronto Raptors' unforgettable coronation in 2019.

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Ten years after his arrival in the NBA, Joel Embiid has played just 433 games out of a possible 801 in the regular season. How best to explain the career of the Cameroonian-French-American giant? Possibly the NBA's most unstoppable force, but too many physical limitations.

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Sabrina Ionescu had to catch a replay of her clutch 3-pointer in the locker room to fully grasp just how impressive it was. Still, she knew right after releasing it that it was destined to go in.

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It was one of the most powerful images of the Olympic Games. Once again, it looked like Team USA might fall. France were seriously outplaying the Americans in the final of the basketball tournament, and looked set to win.

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Paul George (34), the nine-time NBA All-Star who joined Philadelphia as a free agent in the off-season, hyper-extended his left knee in a pre-season victory over the Atlanta Hawks, the team said Monday.