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It’s the second championship for the franchise. The SuperSonics won the NBA title in 1979 in Seattle before the team was moved to Oklahoma City in 2008.
Obi Toppin scored 20 points, Andrew Nembhard added 17 and the resilient Pacers forced a winner-take-all Game 7 by beating the Thunder 108-91 on Thursday.
His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor. The NBA said he died surrounded by his family.
Tagovailoa sustained a concussion for the third time in his NFL career after running into defensive back Damar Hamlin and hitting the back of his head against the turf in the third quarter of the Dolphins’ 31-10 loss.
LeBron James and Kevin Durant went a combined 17-for-22 from the field — 8-for-9 for Durant, 9-for-13 for James — as the USA had no trouble with the reigning World Cup silver medalists from last summer.
The longtime NBA executive, who was the Bulls’ general manager from 1969 to 1973, also helped found the Orlando Magic.
It’s not guaranteed that father and son will actually play in a game together. But it raises the possibility that it could happen in what would be an NBA first — a father-son on-court duo in the league simultaneously as players.
West, nicknamed “Mr. Clutch” for his late-game exploits as a player, went into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1980 and again as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team in 2010.
Walton starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars in basketball broadcasting.