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  18.      <title>Dick Barnett, Champion Knick With a Singular Jump Shot, Dies at 88</title>
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  91.      <media:description>Gus Williams, foreground, stole the ball from Larry Wright of the Washington Bullets in the deciding Game 5 of the 1979 N.B.A. Finals.</media:description>
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  94.      <title>Unrivaled Charts a New Path for Women’s Basketball</title>
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  100.      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
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  121.      <title>Dick Van Arsdale, 81, One of First Identical Twins in the N.B.A., Dies</title>
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  127.      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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  143.      <title>Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s Basketball Coach, Dies at 99</title>
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  147.      <description>Known for his quick wit and garish sweaters, he took the New York City university to national basketball prominence over 24 seasons.</description>
  148.      <dc:creator>Richard Goldstein</dc:creator>
  149.      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 06:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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  164.      <description>Love was a cornerstone of the franchise’s success in the early 1970s. He struggled with a stutter that he overcame only after his playing days were over.</description>
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  166.      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  187.      <title>Stan Asofsky, Vociferous Courtside Superfan of the Knicks, Dies at 87</title>
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  192.      <dc:creator>Harvey Araton</dc:creator>
  193.      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 01:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
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  203.      <title>‘Woj’ Leaves ESPN, and a Changed Sports Media, to Join St. Bonaventure</title>
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  207.      <description>At ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski leveraged social media to get the news out quicker. That skill made him rich and famous. He will manage the basketball team at St. Bonaventure University.</description>
  208.      <dc:creator>Victor Mather</dc:creator>
  209.      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
  210.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Wojnarowski, Adrian</category>
  211.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">News and News Media</category>
  212.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball</category>
  213.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">ESPN</category>
  214.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">St Bonaventure University</category>
  215.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Social Media</category>
  216.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball (College)</category>
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  218.      <media:credit>Joe Murphy/NBAE, via Getty Images</media:credit>
  219.      <media:description>When Adrian Wojnarowski got the scoop, and the news was big, it was dubbed a “Woj Bomb.”</media:description>
  220.    </item>
  221.    <item>
  222.      <title>Frank Selvy, 91, Dies; Scored 100 Points in a College Basketball Game</title>
  223.      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/sports/basketball/frank-selvy-dead.html</link>
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  226.      <description>The feat, a collegiate record, came in 1954 in South Carolina. As a pro, he missed a shot that would have given the Los Angeles Lakers a championship.</description>
  227.      <dc:creator>Richard Goldstein</dc:creator>
  228.      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
  229.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Selvy, Frank (1932-2024)</category>
  230.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball (College)</category>
  231.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">All Star Games</category>
  232.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Furman University</category>
  233.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Deaths (Obituaries)</category>
  234.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Los Angeles Lakers</category>
  235.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Atlanta Hawks</category>
  236.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_geo">South Carolina</category>
  237.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Records and Achievements</category>
  238.      <media:content height="1801" medium="image" url="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/16/multimedia/13Selvy-03-fjvc-print3/13Selvy-03-fjvc-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg" width="1800"></media:content>
  239.      <media:credit>via Getty Images</media:credit>
  240.      <media:description>Selvy was chosen by the Baltimore Bullets as the N.B.A.’s No. 1 draft pick in 1954.</media:description>
  241.    </item>
  242.    <item>
  243.      <title>Floyd Layne, 95, Basketball Player Tarnished by Gambling Scandal, Dies</title>
  244.      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/sports/basketball/floyd-layne-dead.html</link>
  245.      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/sports/basketball/floyd-layne-dead.html</guid>
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  247.      <description>He helped City College win two national championships in 1950 before pleading guilty in a point-shaving scheme. He later became City’s basketball coach and a mentor.</description>
  248.      <dc:creator>Richard Goldstein</dc:creator>
  249.      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 22:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
  250.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Layne, Floyd</category>
  251.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Deaths (Obituaries)</category>
  252.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball (College)</category>
  253.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">City College of New York</category>
  254.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Gambling</category>
  255.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Bribery and Kickbacks</category>
  256.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Coaches and Managers</category>
  257.      <media:content height="1800" medium="image" url="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/03/multimedia/31Layne-hvpb-print2/31Layne-hvpb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg" width="1800"></media:content>
  258.      <media:credit>Bettmann Archive/Getty Images</media:credit>
  259.      <media:description>Layne leaving the Elizabeth Street police station in Lower Manhattan after being booked on a bribery charge related to the point-fixing scheme in February 1951.</media:description>
  260.    </item>
  261.    <item>
  262.      <title>Before LeBron and Bronny, These Fathers and Sons Made Sports History</title>
  263.      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/sports/basketball/father-son-lebron-bronny-james-lakers.html</link>
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  266.      <description>The Los Angeles Lakers are poised to have the first father-son N.B.A. duo in league history. But other dads and sons have played pro sports together as well.</description>
  267.      <dc:creator>Victor Mather</dc:creator>
  268.      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
  269.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball</category>
  270.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">James, LeBron</category>
  271.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">James, LeBron Jr</category>
  272.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Los Angeles Lakers</category>
  273.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Football</category>
  274.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Soccer</category>
  275.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Baseball</category>
  276.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Hockey, Ice</category>
  277.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Golf</category>
  278.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Records and Achievements</category>
  279.      <media:content height="1800" medium="image" url="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/06/28/multimedia/28xp-fatherson/28xp-fatherson-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg" width="1800"></media:content>
  280.      <media:credit>Left: Raul Romero Jr./Associated Press, Right: Matthew Stockman, via Getty Images</media:credit>
  281.      <media:description>Bronny James could play on the same team this fall as his father, the basketball great LeBron James.</media:description>
  282.    </item>
  283.    <item>
  284.      <title>Chet Walker, N.B.A. Champion and Movie Producer, Dies at 84</title>
  285.      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/sports/basketball/chet-walker-dead.html</link>
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  288.      <description>A vital member of the 1966-67 champion Philadelphia 76ers, he later produced a TV series based on the life on the point guard Isiah Thomas’s mother.</description>
  289.      <dc:creator>Harvey Araton</dc:creator>
  290.      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
  291.      <category domain=""></category>
  292.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball</category>
  293.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Philadelphia 76ers</category>
  294.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Basketball Hall of Fame</category>
  295.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">National Basketball Assn</category>
  296.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Deaths (Obituaries)</category>
  297.      <media:content height="1801" medium="image" url="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/06/10/multimedia/00walker-chet-fkmb/00walker-chet-fkmb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg" width="1800"></media:content>
  298.      <media:credit>Jessica Hill/Associated Press</media:credit>
  299.      <media:description>Chet Walker at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.</media:description>
  300.    </item>
  301.    <item>
  302.      <title>Bill Walton, N.B.A. Hall of Famer and Broadcasting Star, Dies at 71</title>
  303.      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/sports/basketball/bill-walton-dead.html</link>
  304.      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/sports/basketball/bill-walton-dead.html</guid>
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  306.      <description>He won championships in high school, college (U.C.L.A.) and the pros (Trail Blazers and Celtics) before turning to TV as a talkative game analyst in the college ranks.</description>
  307.      <dc:creator>Richard Sandomir</dc:creator>
  308.      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 17:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
  309.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Walton, Bill</category>
  310.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball</category>
  311.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Boston Celtics</category>
  312.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Portland Trail Blazers</category>
  313.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">NCAA Basketball Championships (Men)</category>
  314.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">University of California, Los Angeles</category>
  315.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">National Basketball Assn</category>
  316.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Deaths (Obituaries)</category>
  317.      <media:content height="1800" medium="image" url="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/28/multimedia/27walton1-gpwm-print1/27walton1-gpwm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg" width="1800"></media:content>
  318.      <media:credit>Associated Press</media:credit>
  319.      <media:description>Bill Walton, right, of the Portland Trail Blazers tangling with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers during a playoff game in 1977. Portland went on to win the N.B.A. championship that year.</media:description>
  320.    </item>
  321.    <item>
  322.      <title>An NBA Star’s Remark Becomes a Minnesota Rallying Cry</title>
  323.      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/sports/basketball/minnesota-anthony-edwards-slogan.html</link>
  324.      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/sports/basketball/minnesota-anthony-edwards-slogan.html</guid>
  325.      <atom:link href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/sports/basketball/minnesota-anthony-edwards-slogan.html" rel="standout"></atom:link>
  326.      <description>Minnesota Timberwolves fans have picked up on a phrase uttered by their star, and are hardly put off by its mild vulgarity.</description>
  327.      <dc:creator>Victor Mather</dc:creator>
  328.      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 17:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
  329.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball</category>
  330.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Indecency, Obscenity and Profanity</category>
  331.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Minnesota Timberwolves</category>
  332.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Edwards, Anthony (2001- )</category>
  333.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Barkley, Charles</category>
  334.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_geo">Minneapolis (Minn)</category>
  335.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_geo">Minnesota</category>
  336.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_geo">St Paul (Minn)</category>
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  338.      <media:credit>David Zalubowski/Associated Press</media:credit>
  339.      <media:description>Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards enjoyed a victory, and then uttered a memorable catchphrase.</media:description>
  340.    </item>
  341.    <item>
  342.      <title>Lefty Driesell, Basketball Coach Who Put Maryland on the Map, Dies at 92</title>
  343.      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/sports/basketball/lefty-driesell-dead.html</link>
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  346.      <description>He built Maryland into a national powerhouse and became the first coach to win more than 100 games at each of four major college programs.</description>
  347.      <dc:creator>Richard Goldstein</dc:creator>
  348.      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
  349.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Driesell, Lefty (1931-2024)</category>
  350.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Deaths (Obituaries)</category>
  351.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">University of Maryland</category>
  352.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball (College)</category>
  353.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Coaches and Managers</category>
  354.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Basketball Hall of Fame</category>
  355.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">National Collegiate Athletic Assn</category>
  356.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Bias, Len</category>
  357.      <media:content height="1659" medium="image" url="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/21/multimedia/20Driesel--03-kgtz-print1/20Driesel--03-kgtz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg" width="1660"></media:content>
  358.      <media:credit>William Smith/Associated Press</media:credit>
  359.      <media:description>Lefty Driesell, the University of Maryland’s longtime head basketball coach, during a game with Duke in College Park, Md., in 1974.</media:description>
  360.    </item>
  361.    <item>
  362.      <title>George McGinnis Dies at 73; Powered His Way to Basketball Stardom</title>
  363.      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/sports/basketball/george-mcginnis-dead.html</link>
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  366.      <description>He won two titles with the Pacers of the A.B.A. before joining Julius Erving on the N.B.A.’s 76ers, but it was 35 years before the Hall of Fame inducted him.</description>
  367.      <dc:creator>Harvey Araton</dc:creator>
  368.      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
  369.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">McGinnis, George (1970-2023)</category>
  370.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Deaths (Obituaries)</category>
  371.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">American Basketball Assn</category>
  372.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Basketball Hall of Fame</category>
  373.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Indiana Pacers</category>
  374.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Philadelphia 76ers</category>
  375.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Erving, Julius</category>
  376.      <media:content height="1800" medium="image" url="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/15/multimedia/14mcginnis-02-hgzl-print2/14mcginnis-02-hgzl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg" width="1800"></media:content>
  377.      <media:credit>James Drake/Sports Illustrated, via Getty Images</media:credit>
  378.      <media:description>George McGinnis in 1975. A star forward, he joined the Philadelphia 76ers in 1975. The slogan for his first season on the team was “Let George Do It.”</media:description>
  379.    </item>
  380.    <item>
  381.      <title>Why Some Korean Basketball Players Love the Bank Shot</title>
  382.      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/sports/basketball/bank-shot-south-korea-basketball.html</link>
  383.      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/sports/basketball/bank-shot-south-korea-basketball.html</guid>
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  385.      <description>Banked free throws, an unorthodox technique, have a cult following in the Korean Basketball League.</description>
  386.      <dc:creator>John Yoon</dc:creator>
  387.      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
  388.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball</category>
  389.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Korean Basketball League</category>
  390.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_geo">South Korea</category>
  391.      <media:content height="1800" medium="image" url="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/11/14/multimedia/00xp-bankshot-mwbj/00xp-bankshot-mwbj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg" width="1800"></media:content>
  392.      <media:credit>Chang W. Lee/The New York Times</media:credit>
  393.      <media:description>Jeon Seong-hyen, a guard with the Goyang Sono Skygunners, making a free throw during the opening game of the season in Goyang, South Korea, in October in this composite image.</media:description>
  394.    </item>
  395.    <item>
  396.      <title>Johnny Green, Jumpin’ Knicks All-Star, Dies at 89</title>
  397.      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/sports/basketball/johnny-green-dead.html</link>
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  400.      <description>An All-Star forward — and an all-American at Michigan State — he was known as Jumpin’ Johnny, able to soar over taller opponents for 14 seasons in the N.B.A.</description>
  401.      <dc:creator>Richard Goldstein</dc:creator>
  402.      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
  403.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_per">Green, Johnny (1933-2023)</category>
  404.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Deaths (Obituaries)</category>
  405.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball</category>
  406.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/des">Basketball (College)</category>
  407.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">New York Knicks</category>
  408.      <category domain="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/keywords/nyt_org">Michigan State University</category>
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