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Golden State Warriors become first pro team to launch NFT collection
The Golden State Warriors launched a nonfungible token (NFT) collection on the OpenSea platform Tuesday morning, becoming the first professional sports team to do so. The NBA has seen huge returns on its blockchain-based platform that allows fans to buy, sell and trade numbered versions of officially licensed video highlights. Since launching last fall, in collaboration with Dapper Labs, the NBA has raked in an estimated $500 million in sales from Top Shot. A portion of the proceeds from the NFT auction will go to the Warriors Community Foundation, which works to promote educational equity in the Bay Area.
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The Golden State Warriors launched a nonfungible token (NFT) collection on the OpenSea platform Tuesday morning, becoming the first professional sports team to do so. The NBA has seen huge returns on its blockchain-based platform that allows fans to buy, sell and trade numbered versions of officially licensed video highlights. Since launching last fall, in collaboration with Dapper Labs, the NBA has raked in an estimated $500 million in sales from Top Shot. A portion of the proceeds from the NFT auction will go to the Warriors Community Foundation, which works to promote educational equity in the Bay Area.
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NBA Stat Leaders (Players): 2020-2021
Points: Bradley Beal, Washington - 31.3 ppg
Rebounds: Clint Capela, Atlanta - 14.6 rpg
Assist: James Harding, Houston/Brooklyn - 11.0 apg
Blocks: Myles Turner, Indiana - 3.4 bpg
Steals: Jimmy Butler, Miami - 2.1 spg
3-Pointers Made: Stephen Curry, Golden State - 5.1 3pmg
NBA Stat Leaders - (Team): 2020-2021
Points: Milwaukee - 119.2 ppg
Points Allowed: New York - 104.7 papg
Field Goal %: Brooklyn - 49.3 fg%g
Points Differential: Utah - +9.6 pdpg
Rebounds: Utah - 48.3 rpg
Blocks: Indiana - 6.4 bpg
Points: Bradley Beal, Washington - 31.3 ppg
Rebounds: Clint Capela, Atlanta - 14.6 rpg
Assist: James Harding, Houston/Brooklyn - 11.0 apg
Blocks: Myles Turner, Indiana - 3.4 bpg
Steals: Jimmy Butler, Miami - 2.1 spg
3-Pointers Made: Stephen Curry, Golden State - 5.1 3pmg
NBA Stat Leaders - (Team): 2020-2021
Points: Milwaukee - 119.2 ppg
Points Allowed: New York - 104.7 papg
Field Goal %: Brooklyn - 49.3 fg%g
Points Differential: Utah - +9.6 pdpg
Rebounds: Utah - 48.3 rpg
Blocks: Indiana - 6.4 bpg
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NBA History: All- Time Stat Leaders, Awards
Points - Kareem Abdul Jabbar (38,387)
Rebounds - Wilt Chamberlain (23,924)
Assist - John Stockton (15,806)
Steals - John Stockton (3,265)
Blocks - Hakeem Olajuwon (3,830)
Points - Kareem Abdul Jabbar (38,387)
Rebounds - Wilt Chamberlain (23,924)
Assist - John Stockton (15,806)
Steals - John Stockton (3,265)
Blocks - Hakeem Olajuwon (3,830)
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Carmelo Anthony of Portland Trail Blazers moves into 10th place all time in NBA scoring
A 10-time All-Star, Anthony is in his 18th NBA season. He won the scoring title with the New York Knicks in 2012-13, averaging 28.7 points. Anthony spent 10 consecutive seasons in the top 10 in scoring and finished as a runner-up for the scoring title twice in that stretch.
Carmelo Anthony Career Stats.
Top-10:
A 10-time All-Star, Anthony is in his 18th NBA season. He won the scoring title with the New York Knicks in 2012-13, averaging 28.7 points. Anthony spent 10 consecutive seasons in the top 10 in scoring and finished as a runner-up for the scoring title twice in that stretch.
Carmelo Anthony Career Stats.
Top-10:
| 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38,387 |
| 2. Karl Malone | 36,928 |
| 3. LeBron James | 35,318 |
| 4. Kobe Bryant | 33,643 |
| 5. Michael Jordan | 32,292 |
| 6. Dirk Nowitzki | 31,560 |
| 7. Wilt Chamberlain | 31,419 |
| 8. Shaquille O'Neal | 28,596 |
| 9. Moses Malone | 27,409 |
| 10. Carmelo Anthony | 27,318 |
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NBA playoff watch: Golden State Warriors stay in eighth spot, Washington Wizards keep winning
With the addition of play-in games to the 2021 NBA playoffs, the scramble for seeding is wilder and more important than ever, with almost every game down the stretch having significant postseason implications. Here's a breakdown of all the key games from Saturday and what the results mean for the seedings, plus a look at what the play-in matchups would be if the season ended today.
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With the addition of play-in games to the 2021 NBA playoffs, the scramble for seeding is wilder and more important than ever, with almost every game down the stretch having significant postseason implications. Here's a breakdown of all the key games from Saturday and what the results mean for the seedings, plus a look at what the play-in matchups would be if the season ended today.
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2020-21 NBA Standings - Conference
Conference Leaders
Eastern Conference
No.1: x-Philadelphia (47 - 21)
No.2: x-Brooklyn (44 - 24) -3
No.3: y-Milwaukee (43 - 25) -4
No.4: New York (38 - 30) -9
No.5: Atlanta (38 - 31) -9.5
No.6: Miami (37 - 31) -10
No.7: Boston (35 - 33) -12
No.8: Charlotte (33 - 35) -14
No.9: Indiana (32 - 36) -15
No.10: Washington (32 - 37) -15.5
Western Conference
No.1: y-Utah (50 - 19)
No.2: x-Phoenix (48 - 20) -1.5
No.3: x-LA Clippers (45 - 23) -4.5
No.4: x-Denver (44 - 24) -5.5
No.5: y-Dallas (40 - 28) -9.5
No.6: Portland (40 - 29) -10
No.7: Los Angels Lakers (38 - 30) -11.5
No.8: Golden State (36 - 33) -14
No.9: Memphis (35 - 33) -14.5
No.10: San Antonio (33 - 35) -15.5
x --:Clinched Playoff Berth
y --:Clinched Division
2020-21 NBA Standings - Division
Division Leaders
Eastern Conference
Atlantic: x-Philadelphia (47 - 21)
Central: y-Milwaukee (43 - 25)
Southeast: Atlanta (38 - 31)
Western Conference
Northwest: y-Utah (50 - 19)
Pacific: x-Phoenix (48 - 20)
Southwest: y-Dallas (40 - 28)
X --:Clinched Playoff Berth
y --:Clinched Division
Conference Leaders
Eastern Conference
No.1: x-Philadelphia (47 - 21)
No.2: x-Brooklyn (44 - 24) -3
No.3: y-Milwaukee (43 - 25) -4
No.4: New York (38 - 30) -9
No.5: Atlanta (38 - 31) -9.5
No.6: Miami (37 - 31) -10
No.7: Boston (35 - 33) -12
No.8: Charlotte (33 - 35) -14
No.9: Indiana (32 - 36) -15
No.10: Washington (32 - 37) -15.5
Western Conference
No.1: y-Utah (50 - 19)
No.2: x-Phoenix (48 - 20) -1.5
No.3: x-LA Clippers (45 - 23) -4.5
No.4: x-Denver (44 - 24) -5.5
No.5: y-Dallas (40 - 28) -9.5
No.6: Portland (40 - 29) -10
No.7: Los Angels Lakers (38 - 30) -11.5
No.8: Golden State (36 - 33) -14
No.9: Memphis (35 - 33) -14.5
No.10: San Antonio (33 - 35) -15.5
x --:Clinched Playoff Berth
y --:Clinched Division
2020-21 NBA Standings - Division
Division Leaders
Eastern Conference
Atlantic: x-Philadelphia (47 - 21)
Central: y-Milwaukee (43 - 25)
Southeast: Atlanta (38 - 31)
Western Conference
Northwest: y-Utah (50 - 19)
Pacific: x-Phoenix (48 - 20)
Southwest: y-Dallas (40 - 28)
X --:Clinched Playoff Berth
y --:Clinched Division
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NBA Stat Leaders (Players): 2020-2021
Points: Stephen Curry, Golden State - 31.9 ppg
Rebounds: Clint Capela, Atlanta - 14.4 rpg
Assist: Russell Westbrook, Washington - 11.6 apg
Blocks: Rudy Gobert, Utah - 2.7 bpg
Steals: Jimmy Butler, Miami - 2.1 spg
3-Pointers Made: Stephen Curry, Golden State - 5.4 3pmg
NBA Stat Leaders - (Team): 2020-2021
Points: Milwaukee - 120.0 ppg
Points Allowed: New York - 105.0 papg
Field Goal %: Brooklyn - 49.2 fg%g
Points Differential: Utah - +9.2 pdpg
Rebounds: Utah - 48.1 rpg
Blocks: Indiana - 6.5 bpg
Points: Stephen Curry, Golden State - 31.9 ppg
Rebounds: Clint Capela, Atlanta - 14.4 rpg
Assist: Russell Westbrook, Washington - 11.6 apg
Blocks: Rudy Gobert, Utah - 2.7 bpg
Steals: Jimmy Butler, Miami - 2.1 spg
3-Pointers Made: Stephen Curry, Golden State - 5.4 3pmg
NBA Stat Leaders - (Team): 2020-2021
Points: Milwaukee - 120.0 ppg
Points Allowed: New York - 105.0 papg
Field Goal %: Brooklyn - 49.2 fg%g
Points Differential: Utah - +9.2 pdpg
Rebounds: Utah - 48.1 rpg
Blocks: Indiana - 6.5 bpg
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Alex Rodriguez group to purchase Minnesota Timberwolves for $1.5 billion, sources say
Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has reached a verbal agreement on a $1.5 billion sale of the team to former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. NBA approval of the deal was still pending, and neither side has publicly announced an agreement. The two sides had entered an exclusive 30-day negotiating window April 10 that expired without an agreement, though the sides continued to negotiate in good faith, sources previously told ESPN's Brian Windhorst. Taylor previously said a deal was contingent on Lore and Rodriguez keeping the team in Minnesota. The team has a lease at the Target Center through 2035, but the buyout is $50 million.
Lore and Rodriguez are 50-50 partners. They tried to buy the New York Mets last year but were beaten out for the Major League Baseball club by hedge fund manager Steve Cohen. Taylor, 80, a lifelong Minnesotan who bought the Timberwolves in 1994 for $88 million to save them from moving to New Orleans, has said he will continue to run the club for two more seasons until a handover in 2023. The Minnesota Lynx WNBA team is included in the sale.
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Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has reached a verbal agreement on a $1.5 billion sale of the team to former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. NBA approval of the deal was still pending, and neither side has publicly announced an agreement. The two sides had entered an exclusive 30-day negotiating window April 10 that expired without an agreement, though the sides continued to negotiate in good faith, sources previously told ESPN's Brian Windhorst. Taylor previously said a deal was contingent on Lore and Rodriguez keeping the team in Minnesota. The team has a lease at the Target Center through 2035, but the buyout is $50 million.
Lore and Rodriguez are 50-50 partners. They tried to buy the New York Mets last year but were beaten out for the Major League Baseball club by hedge fund manager Steve Cohen. Taylor, 80, a lifelong Minnesotan who bought the Timberwolves in 1994 for $88 million to save them from moving to New Orleans, has said he will continue to run the club for two more seasons until a handover in 2023. The Minnesota Lynx WNBA team is included in the sale.
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NBA creates Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award
The NBA has created a new award in honor of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the league's all-time leading scorer and a noted civil rights activist, that will recognize a player who best embodies his striving for social justice and racial equality, the league announced Thursday. The winner of the inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award will be announced during the playoffs and will receive $100,000 from the league to donate to an organization of his choosing. Four additional finalists will receive $25,000. Abdul-Jabbar won three consecutive NCAA championships (1967 to 1969) while at UCLA. In between them, he, alongside famed sociologist Harry Edwards, helped organize a boycott of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City due to the then-recent assassinations of civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., and the continued mistreatment of Black people in America. While in the NBA, Abdul-Jabbar and other famous Black male athletes, including Jim Brown and Bill Russell, organized the Cleveland Summit in support of world champion boxer Muhammad Ali's decision to refuse entry into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
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The NBA has created a new award in honor of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the league's all-time leading scorer and a noted civil rights activist, that will recognize a player who best embodies his striving for social justice and racial equality, the league announced Thursday. The winner of the inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award will be announced during the playoffs and will receive $100,000 from the league to donate to an organization of his choosing. Four additional finalists will receive $25,000. Abdul-Jabbar won three consecutive NCAA championships (1967 to 1969) while at UCLA. In between them, he, alongside famed sociologist Harry Edwards, helped organize a boycott of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City due to the then-recent assassinations of civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., and the continued mistreatment of Black people in America. While in the NBA, Abdul-Jabbar and other famous Black male athletes, including Jim Brown and Bill Russell, organized the Cleveland Summit in support of world champion boxer Muhammad Ali's decision to refuse entry into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
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Basketball Hall of Fame prepared special exhibit for Kobe Bryant with wife Vanessa's input
Bryant was the only member of the star-studded 2020 class -- which includes Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett -- who wasn't represented at Friday's news conference. Vanessa Bryant prepared a statement in lieu of answering questions that was read by event host Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated.
Bryant was the only member of the star-studded 2020 class -- which includes Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett -- who wasn't represented at Friday's news conference. Vanessa Bryant prepared a statement in lieu of answering questions that was read by event host Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated.
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NBA playoff watch: Philadelphia 76ers nab East's top seed; Washington Wizards clinch play-in spot
With the addition of play-in game to the 2021 NBA playoffs, the scramble for seeding is wilder -- and more important than ever, with almost every game down the stretch having significant postseason implications.
With the addition of play-in game to the 2021 NBA playoffs, the scramble for seeding is wilder -- and more important than ever, with almost every game down the stretch having significant postseason implications.
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2020-21 NBA Standings - Conference
Final Regular Season Standings
Conference Leaders
Eastern Conference
No.1: z-Philadelphia (49 - 23)
No.2: x-Brooklyn (48 - 24) -1
No.3: y-Milwaukee (46 - 26) -3
No.4: x-New York (41 - 31) -8
No.5: y-Atlanta (38 - 31) -8
No.6: x-Miami (40 - 32) -9
No.7: pb- Boston (36 - 36) -13
No.8: pb- Washington (34 - 38) -15
No.9: pb- Indiana (34 - 38) -15
No.10: pb-Charlotte (33 - 39) -16
Western Conference
No.1: *-Utah (52 - 20)
No.2: y-Phoenix (51 - 21) -1
No.3: x-Denver (47 - 25) -5
No.4: x-LA Clippers (47 - 25) -5
No.5: y-Dallas (42 - 30) -10
No.6: x-Portland (42 - 30) -10
No.7: pb-Los Angeles Lakers (42 - 30) -10
No.8: pb-Golden State (39 - 33) -13
No.9: pb- Memphis (38 - 34) -14
No.10: pb-San Antonio (33 - 39) -19
* --:Clinched Best League Record
z --:Clinched Conference
x --:Clinched Playoff Berth
y --:Clinched Division
pb --:Clinched Play-in Berth
2020-21 NBA Standings - Division
Division Leaders
Eastern Conference
Atlantic: y-Philadelphia (49 - 23)
Central: y-Milwaukee (46 - 26)
Southeast: y-Atlanta (41 - 31)
Western Conference
Northwest: y-Utah (52 - 20)
Pacific: y-Phoenix (51 - 21)
Southwest: y-Dallas (42 - 30)
y --:Clinched Division
Final Regular Season Standings
Conference Leaders
Eastern Conference
No.1: z-Philadelphia (49 - 23)
No.2: x-Brooklyn (48 - 24) -1
No.3: y-Milwaukee (46 - 26) -3
No.4: x-New York (41 - 31) -8
No.5: y-Atlanta (38 - 31) -8
No.6: x-Miami (40 - 32) -9
No.7: pb- Boston (36 - 36) -13
No.8: pb- Washington (34 - 38) -15
No.9: pb- Indiana (34 - 38) -15
No.10: pb-Charlotte (33 - 39) -16
Western Conference
No.1: *-Utah (52 - 20)
No.2: y-Phoenix (51 - 21) -1
No.3: x-Denver (47 - 25) -5
No.4: x-LA Clippers (47 - 25) -5
No.5: y-Dallas (42 - 30) -10
No.6: x-Portland (42 - 30) -10
No.7: pb-Los Angeles Lakers (42 - 30) -10
No.8: pb-Golden State (39 - 33) -13
No.9: pb- Memphis (38 - 34) -14
No.10: pb-San Antonio (33 - 39) -19
* --:Clinched Best League Record
z --:Clinched Conference
x --:Clinched Playoff Berth
y --:Clinched Division
pb --:Clinched Play-in Berth
2020-21 NBA Standings - Division
Division Leaders
Eastern Conference
Atlantic: y-Philadelphia (49 - 23)
Central: y-Milwaukee (46 - 26)
Southeast: y-Atlanta (41 - 31)
Western Conference
Northwest: y-Utah (52 - 20)
Pacific: y-Phoenix (51 - 21)
Southwest: y-Dallas (42 - 30)
y --:Clinched Division
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NBA playoffs 2021: Everything you need to know about the 20 teams in the mix
The 2020-21 NBA playoffs -- and play-in! -- are finally here. And this thing is as wide open as ever. But before we lock in the full 16-team field, here's a look at the first round of the play-in tournament, during which two teams from each conference will secure the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds:
Eastern Conference
No.10: Charlotte (33 - 39) at No.9: Indiana (34 - 38)
No.8: Washington (34 - 38) at No.7: Boston (36 - 36)
Western Conference
No.10: San Antonio (33 - 39) at No.9: Memphis (38 - 34)
No.8: Golden State (39 - 33) at Los Angeles Lakers (42 - 30)
The 2020-21 NBA playoffs -- and play-in! -- are finally here. And this thing is as wide open as ever. But before we lock in the full 16-team field, here's a look at the first round of the play-in tournament, during which two teams from each conference will secure the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds:
Eastern Conference
No.10: Charlotte (33 - 39) at No.9: Indiana (34 - 38)
No.8: Washington (34 - 38) at No.7: Boston (36 - 36)
Western Conference
No.10: San Antonio (33 - 39) at No.9: Memphis (38 - 34)
No.8: Golden State (39 - 33) at Los Angeles Lakers (42 - 30)
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MVP down to Nikola Jokic, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid as NBA announces awards finalists
Denver Nuggets Jokic had one of the best offensive seasons in the history of the league, averaging 26.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 8.3 assists while shooting 56.6% overall, 38.8% from 3-point range and 86.8% from the foul line.
Golden State Warriors Curry became the oldest player to lead the league in scoring since Michael Jordan, averaging 32 points per game, bouncing back from missing all but five games last year to play 63 this season.
Philadelphia 76ers Embiid had the best season of his career, averaging 28.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 blocks per game for the Sixers, leading them to the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Denver Nuggets Jokic had one of the best offensive seasons in the history of the league, averaging 26.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 8.3 assists while shooting 56.6% overall, 38.8% from 3-point range and 86.8% from the foul line.
Golden State Warriors Curry became the oldest player to lead the league in scoring since Michael Jordan, averaging 32 points per game, bouncing back from missing all but five games last year to play 63 this season.
Philadelphia 76ers Embiid had the best season of his career, averaging 28.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 blocks per game for the Sixers, leading them to the best record in the Eastern Conference.