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Hawks fans rep Magic City despite nixed promo

Hawks fans showed up in Magic City gear Monday night even though the NBA shut down the team’s short-lived promotion with the well-known strip club.

Sources: NBA eyes key 1st vote for expansion

The NBA will hold a vote at the board of governors meetings next week to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, sources told ESPN.

Kerr wins 600th, fourth fastest among coaches

Steve Kerr reached 600 wins in his 943rd regular-season game Monday night in Washington.

KD says loss to Lakers on him: ‘I’m the offense’

The Lakers, in the process of carving out a defensive identity, threw a steady diet of double-teams at Kevin Durant in the fourth quarter Monday, leading to disastrous results for Houston. “I just felt like I lost the game for us tonight,” said Durant.

NBA: Missed call late in Lakers-Nuggets thriller

The NBA ruled that Spencer Jones had a clean strip of Austin Reaves with 9.2 seconds remaining in regulation of Saturday’s Nuggets-Lakers game and that Reaves should not have gone to the free throw line.

Kerr part of Oscar win for documentary short

Golden State coach Steve Kerr was an executive producer on “All the Empty Rooms,” a documentary short about the families of children killed in mass shootings that won the Oscar on Sunday night.

Suns’ Ishbia could bump ownership stake to 96%

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia and two Suns minority owners are heading to a confidential binding mediation that could result in Ishbia buying out the minority owners’ 13% stake in the team.

Late flurry allows SGA to maintain 20-point run

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander barely extended his record streak of games with at least 20 points to 128 during Sunday’s win over the Timberwolves.

🏀 Draft intel: Peterson or Dybantsa to go at No. 1?

Here’s what league insiders are saying about Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa and more top NBA draft prospects.

Reaves, Luka deliver late-game magic in OT thriller

Austin Reaves executed a perfect missed free throw before sinking the tying bucket to force overtime, and Luka Doncic drained the winning jumper in the extra frame to lift the Lakers past the Nuggets.