Last season's star-turn in the NBA Finals was a decade in the making for Payton Pritchard, who says a meeting with a six-time All-Star set him a path to NBA success and championship glory in Boston.

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Enter Gary Payton II, who received the ball from a driving Dennis Schröder and got all the way up, slamming down a thunderous dunk on OKC center Isaiah Hartenstein to extend the Warriors’ lead to nine points with just over a minute to play. The dunk got the entire Golden State bench on its feet, and sent the crowd into hysterics.

Pritchard didn’t — or couldn’t. When the February trade deadline approached, Pritchard asked to be traded. The front office made calls to try to honor the request, team sources

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It didn't take long for the action on the court to dispel any notion that it would be a dull contest. Or so we thought in the early going.

Jaylen Brown added 17 points and Payton Pritchard scored 14 for Boston. Stephen Curry scored 18 points to lead Golden State. The Warriors shot 34.8% for the game, with Andrew Wiggins making just 1 ...

Welcome to this week's roundup of the biggest risers and fallers in fantasy basketball! As the season unfolds, player performances continue to shake up the rankings and impact fantasy rosters. Whether it's a breakout star making waves or a struggling veteran losing ground,

For the sixth consecutive season, Jayson Tatum is headed to the NBA All-Star Game. The Boston Celtics superstar was announced Thursday as one of five Eastern Conference starters, joining Giannis Antetokounmpo,

Curry, 36, and James, 40, remain juggernauts in the NBA. Although their respective teams don't influence the Western Conference standings, their Christmas Day game showcased their importance to ...

"Everyone wants to see an NBA team-up of LeBron James and Stephen Curry ... like between just the Lakers and Warriors (Curry, Gui Santos, and Gary Payton II to the Lakers for Austin Reaves ...

Now, a trade featuring Tyler Herro and Stephen Curry? That isn’t just unexpected. That’s a move Heat fans have zero interest in considering. The Sporting News published a hypothetical deal ...