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OKLAHOMA CITY — Karl-Anthony Towns’ market bump in the All-Star voting didn’t go unnoticed by his teammate. “KAT, you see the difference between New York and Minnesota?” Josh Hart said Friday morning before the Knicks’ 117-107 loss to the Thunder. “Difference of a million.” Towns, who had 17 points and 22 rebounds in the loss, … Read more

OKLAHOMA CITY — Miles McBride remains “day-to-day” after missing his second straight game because of a hamstring strain, he told The Post.  “Just seeing how it feels. It’s tough with hamstrings,” McBride said. “Those type of injuries, you don’t want to rush it. But I’m progressing.”  McBride was sorely missed in Friday night’s 117-110 loss … Read more

The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina — says the black Labrador has died. In a Facebook post Friday, the O’Donnell family said Ripken died Wednesday due to complications “from a serious undiagnosed medical condition.” The 8-year-old Ripken’s history in the spotlight included … Read more

The 2024-25 season has not been the kindest to Mika Zibanejad, though he has been trying to correct that since the holiday break ended by getting shots on net. That paid off for Zibanejad on Thursday night in the Rangers’ 2-1 win over the Bruins, when he scored nearly 10 minutes into the game to … Read more

Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has voiced his frustrations with the NFL’s current playoff seeding format, suggesting changes might be necessary to better reward teams with stronger records. With the Lions and Vikings both boasting 14-2 records heading into their Week 18 clash, the outcome will determine who secures the NFC North title and … Read more

Ziaire Williams returned just in time for the Nets. With less than a minute to go Thursday night and the Bucks trailing by a single point, the Nets forced a missed shot from 6-foot-11 Giannis Antetokounmpo and Williams grabbed the rebound with 6.1 seconds remaining. The 6-9, former No. 10-overall pick of the 2021 draft … Read more

The Clippers hope Kawhi Leonard will return from a knee injury and make his season debut Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) All signs point to Kawhi Leonard making his season debut for the Clippers on Saturday night against the Atlanta Hawks at the Intuit Dome. The Clippers listed Leonard as “questionable” … Read more

Lakers star LeBron James passes in front of Atlanta’s Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the Lakers’ 119-102 win Friday at Crypto.com Arena. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) LeBron James stepped into a three-point shot on the far side of the court, the ball perfectly rotating through the Friday night air, before it swished through the … Read more

MILWAUKEE — Ben Simmons and D’Angelo Russell didn’t share the court in the Nets’ win Thursday night in Milwaukee, but at some point they will both be at the point. The Nets are hoping it will be more complementary than competitive. After all, the pair of playmakers already has shown it can not just co-exist, … Read more

Jeff Ulbrich disagreed with Sauce Gardner. Days after Gardner said his teammates “checked out” in their 40-14 loss to the Bills on Sunday, the Jets’ interim head coach had a different view. “I took a hard look at the tape,” Ulbrich said Friday. “I really did, and not because of his comments, but I took … Read more