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Nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard is coming back to the Portland Trail Blazers. It is reported that he is on the verge of signing a three-year, $42 million contract to come back to the team. Two years on from leaving the Trail Blazers for the Milwaukee Bucks, the 35-year-old will make his homecoming. He is set to sign a $42 million contract for three years with Portland. Lillard will also have a net paycheck of $70 million from the deal between Portland and Milwaukee.

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In a blockbuster NBA trade involving a record-breaking seven teams, Kevin Durant has officially joined the Houston Rockets from the Phoenix Suns. The complex deal, which includes 13 players and multiple future draft picks, was confirmed Sunday as the league’s new year officially began.

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Dwight Howard, a former NBA star, and his wife Amber Rose Howard are ending their marriage after just six months. Court records obtained by PEOPLE confirm that Amber, who also goes by the name Amy Luciani in her music career, filed for divorce on Tuesday, July 1, in Georgia. She
stated in the filing that the marriage is “irretrievably broken” and there is “no prospect for reconciliation.”

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Former NBA player Ben McLemore was found guilty of rape and sexual assault of a woman in 2021 while he was with the Portland Trail Blazers, authories said on Thursday.

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Olympic gymnastics legend Simone Biles has issued a public apology to former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines following a heated online dispute regarding the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports.