New ESPN story: A comprehensive look at what could play out on Sunday, including:

– why Boston should be rooting for Milwaukee to beat Orlando
– the race to the top of the West
– the East and West play-in races
– likeliest matchups

and much more:
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New ESPN story: Nikola Jokic has never seemed particularly excited to make basketball history.

But as the final ESPN MVP Straw Poll of the 2023-24 season shows, Jokic — despite stellar years from SGA, Luka and Giannis — is on the verge of doing just that.
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USA Basketball names 3x3 team for Paris Olympics including Jimmer Fredette: espn.com/olympics/story…

Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter is out of the lineup and a subject of an NBA investigation into irregularities on prop betting involving him, sources tell David Payne Purdum, someone somewhere and me. Story soon.

On Dec. 3, 1999, I met Keith Dambrot, a 6-foot 14 y/o named LeBron and a 5-foot 14 y/o named Dru. Coach Keith said they’re going to be so special. They all are. Congrats Duquesne Keith Dambrot & Dru Joyce

New feature to help pass the hour before March Madness tip:

How John Fanta, 28, made it to the top of the college basketball media.

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What to know about upcoming Olympic basketball tournament, which could be the most competitive ever staged: espn.com/olympics/baske…

.Hannah Storm stands strong against cancer, thanks to breast cancer screening, research & her wonderful surgeon she met through Chris Evert

The SportsCenter anchor details her journey & emphasizes the power of regular cancer screening

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“I can still get up there.”

ESPN story on the select handful of NBA head coaches who can still dunk, a list highlighted by windmillin’ Willie Green: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

New ESPN story: Saturday night, Joel Embiid officially became ineligible to win a second straight MVP award — causing a complete re-shaping of the race in our second MVP Straw Poll of the season.

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Miles Bridges has decided he won’t approve any trades and he will remain with the Charlotte Hornets the rest of the season, agent Rich Paul tells ESPN.

Bridges will be an unrestricted free agent this summer and the Hornets will retain his Bird Rights.

Agent Rich Paul says LeBron James will not be traded
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Karl-Anthony Towns on the sudden expectations of the Wolves, wanting to help make Ant Edwards a superstar & his plight of having great moments sometimes go bad (like, say, scoring 62 points and losing): espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

USA Basketball’s men’s national team is expected to announce a pool of around 30 players that can be selected from for the 2024 Olympics in the coming days, a source told Andscape ESPN. The final 12-man USA Basketball roster is expected to be announced after this NBA season.

Trying to evolve after Finals loss and in the midst of perhaps the best season of his career, Heat’s Bam Adebayo wants on the list of elite NBA big men espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

New ESPN story: The first NBA MVP Straw Poll of the 2023-24 season has arrived — and has some very familiar names in this race sitting at the top of the leaderboard.

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Additionally Cavs guard Darius Garland is scheduled for surgery next week on a fractured jaw he suffered last night and is expected to miss a month, per sources.

Team USA to play showcase games in London against South Sudan and world champion Germany before Paris Olympics in July: espn.com/olympics/story…