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Owners Press NBA to Address Bad 76ers Management

A group of team owners got together to petition the NBA to step in and solve the management problems of the Philadelphia 76ers, several sources now say, and the pressure led to the hiring of Jerry Colangelo for a senior position on the troubled team.

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Kobe Bryant Announces Retirement

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant announced his retirement from basketball effective at the end of the 2015-2016 campaign, saying that “this season is all I have left to give.”

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Barack Obama Attends Bulls-Cavaliers Opener

On Tuesday, Barack Obama, always eager to increase his ubiquitous presence with an appearance on TV, attended the season opener between the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers in Chicago, offering trenchant analysis of the NBA on TNT.

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Metta World Peace Makes Lakers Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers roster will include 35-year-old veteran forward Metta World Peace, known most of his life as Ron Artest and for a short time as “The Panda’s Friend.”