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NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. … Full Article

CHICAGO — Nate Robinson scored 34 points, and the Chicago Bulls wiped out a 14-point deficit late in regulation and beat theBrooklyn Nets 142-134 in triple overtime Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. … Full Article

CHICAGO (AP) — Every play near the basket looked like a traffic accident. There were long scoreless stretches. Shooting from outside was a dicey proposition. … Full Article

NBA fans will be able to purchase tickets for the first-ever NBA Draft in Brooklyn beginning May 22 at 10am, the league announced today. Barclays Center, the home of the Brooklyn Nets, will host the 2013 NBA Draft presented by State Farm on June 27. … Full Article

The Nets' first two games against the Bulls in this best-of-7 first-round playoff series were a microcosm of the first two months of their historic debut season in our fair borough. … Full Article

Perhaps it was fitting that the Nets' first home playoff loss came at the hands of a tough guy who played his high school ball right here in Brooklyn. … Full Article

Chicago evened its playoff series the only way it knows how: with bruising Bulls defense. … Full Article

After Saturday night's dominant 106-89 over the Chicago Bulls, the Brooklyn Nets once again look to put a beating on the Bulls in tonight's game two of the NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinals (8 p.m., WWOR, TNT, WFAN).  … Full Article

Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and the Nets turned the Brooklyn blackout into a blowout, beating the Chicago Bulls 106-89 on Saturday night in Game 1 of their playoff series. … Full Article

Our borough's first major pro sports franchise since the Dodgers abandoned us in 1957 has its first playoff game on Saturday night (8 p.m., ESPN) on the corners of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues. … Full Article