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The team donated $50,000 to a super PAC that backs the Florida governor's presidential ambitions, The union said team donations should reflect the diversity of values of the players.

Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem is toward the end of what has been a 20-year NBA career.

It's possible the men's national title game could match South Florida's Miami and FAU, which make up half of Final Four field after big wins this past weekend.

For three of the teams, it is the first time in school history their men's basketball teams have been to the Final Four.

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.

Following an initial suspension a month ago, Nike has now terminated its contract with Irving over his antisemitic social media posts.

The Miami Heat's Golden Oldies returns for the basketball team's 35th season. The senior dance crew for people over the age of 60 formed around 2004 and since then, they've been burning up the basketball court with their dance moves.

The decision effectively sends Griner to serve out her nine-year term in a Russian prison colony, even as the U.S. and Russia appear set to reengage in talks for a possible prisoner swap.

LeBron James is now part of a pickleball team ownership group that includes fellow NBA players Kevin Love and Draymond Green. Pickleball is rapidly growing in popularity in the U.S.

President Biden has said Griner and Whelan are wrongfully detained in Russia. Griner, a WNBA star, was convicted of marijuana possession, and Whelan, an ex-Marine, was convicted of espionage.

The National Basketball Association announced Tuesday that there are no games scheduled for November 8 in an effort to encourage fans to vote in the 2022 midterms.

The ruling came nearly six months after Griner was detained. Russia has indicated that any potential deal or prisoner swap to secure her release would have to wait until after a verdict in her case.