basketball

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Rob Pelinka, the Lakers’ president of basketball operations, met Carr at the facility on Friday but didn’t speak with the media during the news conference.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

Some inside the room compared it to “two boys at recess yelling at each other over a foul on the basketball court.”

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

When it comes to accessories, basketball caps will shade your eyes when it's sunny, but will leave your ears and neck completely exposed.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

No basketball coach in three decades has left a national champion as quickly as Michigan’s Dusty May, who is jumping to the Dallas Mavericks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

“Lou Ann? Would it be okay if Boo stayed here? Ray asked me to play basketball just, you know, until it gets dark.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko