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Russian court extends US basketball star Brittney Griner's arrest until May 19, reports TASS
• Why so many WNBA stars play basketball overseas • Biden administration looking for ways to help Ukrainian refugees join family in the US
[ cnn.com ]Details emerge about Brittney Griner's arrest in Russia. But questions remain over her whereabouts
Basketball star Brittney Griner's arrest in Russia on allegations of drug smuggling has brought widespread condemnation in the US but few details from Russian authorities on her status and the investigation.
[ cnn.com ]Basketball star Brittney Griner is the latest American to be detained in Russia
[ cnn.com ]Anxiety and uncertainty grow after basketball star Brittney Griner's arrest in Russia
• Why so many WNBA stars play overseas
[ cnn.com ]Chinese fans yell racist slurs at American basketball player
American basketball player Sonny Weems has been subjected to the racial abuse from fans while playing in China, as shown in a video circulating on social media. CNN's David Culver reports.
[ cnn.com ]Teacher sinks full-court basketball shot and earns superhero status from her students
What started out as a promise of hot chocolate turned into a viral video for a Washington, DC, teacher.
[ cnn.com ]Memo: NBA to let teams sign replacement players
The National Basketball Association (NBA) will allow teams dealing with Covid-19 issues to add replacement players due to the rising number of cases, according to a memo dated Sunday and obtained by CNN on Monday.
[ cnn.com ]'That's not the way to play basketball': Writer thinks Steph Curry ruined the sport
Boston Globe sports columnist Bob Ryan defends writing that Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry is ruining the game of basketball.
[ cnn.com ]NBA executive is out of a job following review of workplace complaints
The National Basketball Association's (NBA) Portland Trail Blazers have fired president of basketball operations Neil Olshey after an independent review into concerns and complaints around the workplace environment, the team announced on Friday.
[ cnn.com ]High school basketball team accidentally adds NFL player to group chat
The addition of a wrong number to a Michigan high school basketball team's group chat led to an unforgettable FaceTime with NFL players.
[ cnn.com ]Legendary broadcaster breaks out in tears during return to live TV
College basketball announcer Dick Vitale could not hold back his emotions as he returned to commentating for the first time since announcing that he has lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy.
[ cnn.com ]Coach Mike Krzyzewski's grandson and Duke's star player face DWI charges
Michael Savarino, a grandson of legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, was arrested Sunday morning and charged with Driving While Impaired, and Paolo Banchero, his passenger, was cited by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, officials said Tuesday.
[ cnn.com ]Vanessa Bryant must provide therapy records in lawsuit over fatal crash photos, judge rules
Vanessa Bryant must turn over mental health records in her lawsuit regarding leaked photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and others, a judge has ruled.
[ cnn.com ]Christie decides to go right at Trump ahead of 2024
There's an axiom in basketball that when you are playing against a gifted shot-blocker, the only effective strategy is to go right at him or her. Don't shoot fade-aways; jump right into them.
[ cnn.com ]The NBA's burgeoning tattoo culture has created a new type of influencer
On any given night, NBA games are a showdown between some of the best basketball professionals in the world. But increasingly, the courts are not just stages for athletes showing their physical prowess -- they've also become an exhibition of some of the best, and most interesting, tattoos.
[ cnn.com ]Man convicted in the murder of Michael Jordan's father is denied parole
One of the men convicted in the murder of James Jordan, father of basketball legend Michael Jordan, was denied parole, according to Greg Thomas, a spokesperson for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
[ cnn.com ]Kobe Bryant's wife learned about the basketball legend's death from social media posts, testimony shows
Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, said she learned about the basketball star's death when social media notifications began showing up on her phone -- hours before she got the official confirmation from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Why top NBA stars aren't telling you to get vaccinated
Tuesday marks the start of NBA training camp. Which, as a basketball lover, is great news for me!
[ cnn.com ]NBA legend calls for unvaccinated players to be removed from teams
If NBA players are not vaccinated, they shouldn't be on the team, basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar told Rolling Stone.
[ cnn.com ]From Nobel laureate to global pariah: How the world got Abiy Ahmed and Ethiopia so wrong
"Abiy, Abiy," the crowd chanted, waving Ethiopia's tricolor flag and cheering as the country's new prime minister, dressed in a white blazer with gold trim and smiling broadly, waved to a packed basketball arena at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, part of a whirlwind three-city tour of the United States to woo the diaspora.
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