Joe Vardon
Senior NBA Writer at The Athletic
Covers NBA for @TheAthletic. The white line’s getting longer and the saddle’s getting colder. [email protected]
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | Joe Vardon
Indiana lost star Tyrese Haliburton early in the game to an Achilles injury, as OKC finally pushed past a team many underestimated.
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1 week ago |
basketball.realgm.com | Adam Crafton |Joe Vardon
Kevin Durant has taken a direct minority stake in Paris Saint-Germain and will consult on the club's basketball expansion plans. The investment comes as PSG explores launching a basketball franchise under the NBA's proposed European league. Durant restructured his previous PSG investment through Arctos Sports Partners to become a direct shareholder via his Boardroom company. Durant will advise on PSG's multi-sport strategy, including potential basketball ventures tied to NBA Europe.
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nytimes.com | Adam Crafton |Joe Vardon
Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant has expanded his relationship with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), investing directly into UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain as part of a strategic partnership that will also see Durant consult on the club’s “potential plans” to expand into basketball. In March, QSI revealed it had been approached about the possibility of launching a basketball franchise in Paris and that it had expressed an interest.
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nytimes.com | Joe Vardon |James Boyd
INDIANAPOLIS – For the first time in nine years, there will be a Game 7 in the NBA Finals, and with it, a chance for the Indiana Pacers to pull off one of the greatest championship series upsets of all time. Pascal Siakam produced maybe the most timely double-double of his career, given the stakes, Tyrese Haliburton fought through a strained right calf, and the Pacers kept their playoff identity as the comeback kings intact in a dominant, 108-91 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6.
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nytimes.com | Mike Vorkunov |Joe Vardon
After five decades of control by the Buss family, the Los Angeles Lakers will be sold to Mark Walter, the lead owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, at a valuation of at least $10 billion, league sources told The Athletic. The sale price marks the largest for a North American sports franchise and exceeds the $6.1 billion valuation for the Boston Celtics earlier this year. Jeanie Buss, the team’s governor, will remain in her current role after the sale goes through.
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