Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Oct 6, 2024 | 55A | Grp. with an in-season tournament beginning in 2023 | John Kugelman | Fagliano |
Sat Oct 5, 2024 | 23A | Org. that discourages traveling (2) | Natan Last | Fagliano |
Tue Aug 20, 2024 | 61D | Org. associated with the John Tesh instrumental "Roundball Rock" | Sam Buchbinder | Fagliano |
Sat Jul 13, 2024 | 43A | Org. whose members work to get tips? | Eli Cotham | Fagliano |
Wed Jun 12, 2024 | 22D | Jazz grp. (6) | Simeon Seigel | Fagliano |
Sat Jun 8, 2024 | 38D | Court org. (5) | Daniel Sheremeta | Fagliano |
Sun May 26, 2024 | 102D | Court grp. (5) | John Kugelman | Fagliano |
Sun Mar 17, 2024 | 41D | Jazz group, for short (2) | Simeon Seigel | Fagliano |
Thu Feb 22, 2024 | 31D | With 50-Down, annual June sports event | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Sat Jan 27, 2024 | 46D | Org. concerned with traveling | Grace Warrington and Greg Warrington | Shortz |
Wed Nov 1, 2023 | 9D | Trail Blazers' org. (2) | Steve Weyer | Shortz |
Thu Sep 7, 2023 | 42D | Org. with a draft (2) | Ryan Patrick Smith | Shortz |
Tue Jun 27, 2023 | 48A | Org. in which Wizards battle Kings | Anthony Gisonda | Shortz |
Thu Jun 22, 2023 | 5D | In which Bulls lock horns with Bucks, for short | Michael Baker and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Apr 12, 2023 | 9D | Org. with a Sixth Man of the Year Award | Olivia Mitra Framke and Brooke Husic | Shortz |
Tue Mar 28, 2023 | 42A | Org. for the Hawks and the Hornets | Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 19, 2023 | 113D | Suns setting, for short | Robert Ryan | Shortz |
Mon Feb 13, 2023 | 2D | Sports org. for Bill Russell | Eric Rollfing | Shortz |
Tue Dec 27, 2022 | 28D | Org. that oversees court battles | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Thu Oct 13, 2022 | 5A | Heat setting, in brief | Lewis Rothlein | Shortz |
Sun Sep 25, 2022 | 41A | Bird watcher's org., once | Meghan Morris | Shortz |
Fri Aug 19, 2022 | 53D | L.A. and N.Y.C. are each represented in it twice | Patrick John Duggan | Shortz |
Sun Aug 14, 2022 | 53A | Org. with a Summer League | Jeff Chen and Jim Horne | Shortz |
Fri Jul 22, 2022 | 49D | Org. whose logo features a leaning silhouette | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Tue May 31, 2022 | 53A | Org. for King James and Dr. J | Sam Buchbinder and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Mon May 30, 2022 | 34D | Org. for the Hawks, but not the Falcons | Alexander Liebeskind | Shortz |
Fri May 27, 2022 | 40A | Rockets can be found in it, in brief | David Distenfeld | Shortz |
Mon Apr 25, 2022 | 5D | Where Wizards play with Magic, in brief | Li Ding | Shortz |
Tue Nov 9, 2021 | 11A | Org. for Pistons and Rockets | Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson | Shortz |
Sun Sep 26, 2021 | 120D | Dallas and Houston are in it, in brief | Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Sun Sep 19, 2021 | 79D | Org. that bestows the Community Assist Award | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Sep 9, 2021 | 9D | Magic org. (4) | Billy Bratton | Shortz |
Wed Jul 7, 2021 | 53A | Org. appropriately found in Elgin Baylor's name | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Sun Mar 21, 2021 | 41A | Hoops grp. (4) | Julian Kwan | Shortz |
Thu Mar 4, 2021 | 38A | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle | Blake Slonecker | Shortz |
Mon Apr 6, 2020 | 47A | Org. with the Suns and the Heat | Andrea Carla Michaels and Brian Thomas | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 2020 | 55D | Org. to which Jordan once belonged | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Wed Jan 22, 2020 | 2D | Hornets are in it, in brief | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Wed Oct 16, 2019 | 60D | Dream Team members' org. | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Fri Aug 9, 2019 | 49A | Org. that penalizes carrying | John Guzzetta | Shortz |
Sat May 11, 2019 | 10D | Court org. (5) | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Mon Apr 22, 2019 | 22D | Org. for the Suns and the Heat (2) | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Wed Dec 19, 2018 | 11A | Org. with the Wizards and Warriors (2) | Seth A. Abel | Shortz |
Mon Oct 22, 2018 | 62D | Org. for the Sixers and Spurs | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sun Sep 23, 2018 | 61D | Org. with a June draft | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Sat Jun 30, 2018 | 57A | See 16-Across | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Thu Apr 26, 2018 | 27D | Jordan joined it in 1984, for short | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Mon Apr 16, 2018 | 21A | Org. for the Suns and the Heat (2) | David Woolf | Shortz |
Tue Feb 20, 2018 | 33D | LeBron James's org. (2) | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Thu Jan 18, 2018 | 21A | Org. that discourages traveling (2) | Ryan McCarty and Alan Southworth | Shortz |
Sun Jan 7, 2018 | 59A | Warriors' org. (2) | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Sun Oct 15, 2017 | 123A | Court org. (5) | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Tue Sep 5, 2017 | 56A | Trail Blazers' org. (2) | Michelle Kenney and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Fri Sep 1, 2017 | 43A | Court org. (5) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sat Jul 8, 2017 | 57D | Shooting grp. | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed Jun 28, 2017 | 61D | Org. for Raptors and Hawks (2) | David Kwong | Shortz |
Thu Mar 2, 2017 | 56D | Org. for the Pelicans | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Feb 5, 2017 | 52D | Org. with a travel ban? | Sam Trabucco | Shortz |
Wed Jan 4, 2017 | 39A | Org. that prohibits traveling | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Wed Aug 24, 2016 | 34A | Pro org. with Christmas Day games | Matthew Sewell | Shortz |
Wed Jun 8, 2016 | 18D | Draft org. (5) | Sean Dobbin | Shortz |
Thu May 26, 2016 | 25A | Warriors' league, for short | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Tue May 10, 2016 | 30D | Magic and Wizards org. (2) | David Kwong | Shortz |
Thu Dec 24, 2015 | 54D | Org. in which big Bucks earn big bucks | Derek Bowman | Shortz |
Sat Aug 29, 2015 | 14A | Group of shooting stars, for short? | Evan Birnholz | Shortz |
Tue Aug 11, 2015 | 29A | Org. for "King James" | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor | Shortz |
Sun Jul 26, 2015 | 23D | What L.A. is represented in twice | Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Fri Jun 5, 2015 | 11D | Houston and Dallas are in it: Abbr. | James Mulhern | Shortz |
Wed Apr 15, 2015 | 21A | Kings are part of it, in brief | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Fri Apr 3, 2015 | 47A | ___ Jam (old arcade game) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Feb 8, 2015 | 35D | What buckets are made in, for short | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Sun Dec 7, 2014 | 86D | Org. with the Larry O'Brien Trophy | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Tue Oct 28, 2014 | 48A | Org. whose only members with nonplural names appear at the ends of 17-, 25-, 41- and 56-Across | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Jul 28, 2014 | 58D | Org. for LeBron James | Tom McCoy | Shortz |
Sun Jun 15, 2014 | 40A | Court grp. (5) | Tony Orbach | Shortz |
Tue Apr 8, 2014 | 41A | Org. for the Suns or the Heat | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Mar 23, 2014 | 85A | Pelican's home, for short | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Tue Dec 17, 2013 | 54A | Org. found in the answer to each asterisked clue | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Tue Sep 3, 2013 | 33A | Org. for Wizards and Magic | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Wed Jul 10, 2013 | 51A | Org. for Bucks and Bulls | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Fri Mar 29, 2013 | 40A | See 35-Across | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Sat Mar 2, 2013 | 54D | See 53-Down: Abbr. | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Sun Jan 20, 2013 | 74D | Warriors' grp. (6) | Yaakov Bendavid | Shortz |
Sun Dec 23, 2012 | 113D | Heat org. | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Oct 16, 2012 | 35A | See 26-Down | Bill Thompson | Shortz |
Wed Aug 1, 2012 | 19A | Hoops org. (4) | Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Thu Jul 12, 2012 | 1D | Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy org. (2) | Pawel Fludzinski | Shortz |
Mon Jul 2, 2012 | 48A | LeBron James's org. (2) | Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Jul 1, 2012 | 86D | Bird's org. | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Thu May 3, 2012 | 34D | Shooters' grp.? | Neville Fogarty | Shortz |
Fri Oct 21, 2011 | 19A | Org. with a draft (2) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Sep 18, 2011 | 84A | Org. for some guards | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Mon Jun 13, 2011 | 41A | Org. with the Wizards and Warriors (2) | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Mon May 30, 2011 | 23A | Hoops grp. (4) | Michael Barnhart | Shortz |
Sat Feb 19, 2011 | 5D | Drafting org. | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Mon Dec 13, 2010 | 18A | Hornets' and Nuggets' org. | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Tue Oct 26, 2010 | 33A | Wizards' and Celtics' org. | Chris Handman | Shortz |
Thu Sep 30, 2010 | 59D | Jazz group, for short (2) | Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Tue Jul 20, 2010 | 19A | Hoops org. (4) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Sun May 9, 2010 | 62D | Court grp. (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sat Feb 13, 2010 | 19D | Draft org. (5) | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Sat Sep 12, 2009 | 41A | Org. with many centers | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Wed Jul 29, 2009 | 41A | Grizzlies' org. | Tim Wescott | Shortz |
Sun Feb 22, 2009 | 43A | Org. with the Red Auerbach Trophy | Barry C. Silk & Doug Peterson | Shortz |
Sat Feb 7, 2009 | 51D | Org. with guards | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Tue Nov 11, 2008 | 64D | Org. for Raptors and Hawks (2) | Nancy Salomon and Larry Shearer | Shortz |
Sun Sep 21, 2008 | 90D | Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy org. (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Fri Sep 19, 2008 | 51D | Org. with the annual Eddie Gottlieb Trophy | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Wed Apr 23, 2008 | 43A | Hawks' and Raptors' grp. | Stephen Edward Anderson | Shortz |
Wed Mar 5, 2008 | 49A | Hoops org. (4) | Steven Ginzburg | Shortz |
Wed Feb 20, 2008 | 53A | Court org. (5) | Chuck Hamilton | Shortz |
Sun Feb 17, 2008 | 77A | Hoop grp. (3) | Henry Hook | Shortz |
Tue Feb 12, 2008 | 64D | Home for Bulls, but not Bears: Abbr. | Deb Amlen | Shortz |
Thu Aug 9, 2007 | 8D | Rockets' and Suns' org. | Tyler Hinman | Shortz |
Tue Jul 24, 2007 | 57D | Hoops org. (4) | Bruce Adams | Shortz |
Mon May 14, 2007 | 26D | Org. with a 24-second shot clock | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Wed Apr 25, 2007 | 40D | Cagers' grp. | John Farmer | Shortz |
Sun Feb 25, 2007 | 101A | Court grp. (5) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Tue Jan 23, 2007 | 19A | Org. for Bulls and Bucks | Timothy Powell | Shortz |
Mon Jan 8, 2007 | 48A | Hoopsters' org. | Harriet Clifton | Shortz |
Wed Dec 20, 2006 | 57D | Eddie Gottlieb Trophy org. | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 3, 2006 | 91A | Draft org. (5) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Fri Oct 27, 2006 | 44D | Its members may be seen traveling: Abbr. | Lisa Bunker | Shortz |
Thu Jul 6, 2006 | 39D | Rockets can be found in this: Abbr. | Pete Muller | Shortz |
Sun Jun 18, 2006 | 81A | The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is awarded to its M.V.P. | Ben and Mark Tausig | Shortz |
Tue Apr 25, 2006 | 60A | Jordan was once part of it: Abbr. | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Wed Apr 5, 2006 | 40A | Org. with June finals | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Tue Mar 7, 2006 | 49A | All-Star game org. | Richard Jacobs | Shortz |
Thu Jan 19, 2006 | 57D | Org. with a Sixth Man Award | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Aug 30, 2005 | 52A | Timberwolves' org. | Leonard Williams | Shortz |
Tue Aug 23, 2005 | 34A | Magic org. (4) | Holden Baker and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Feb 3, 2005 | 60D | Warriors' grp. (6) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Fri Jan 7, 2005 | 51D | Warriors' grp. (6) | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke | Shortz |
Tue Nov 23, 2004 | 11D | Hoops grp. (4) | Kurt Mengel | Shortz |
Mon Sep 27, 2004 | 35D | Hoops grp. (4) | Gregory Paul | Shortz |
Thu Aug 5, 2004 | 63D | Org. whose members use the press? | Seth Abel | Shortz |
Thu Jul 22, 2004 | 47A | ___ draft | Greg Staples | Shortz |
Tue Apr 27, 2004 | 61D | Magic and Wizards org. (2) | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Sun Mar 14, 2004 | 65A | All-___ Team | Craig Kasper | Shortz |
Wed Jan 21, 2004 | 52A | Jazz grp. (6) | Barry Silk | Shortz |
Sat Dec 6, 2003 | 9D | Grp. concerned with traveling | Craig Kasper | Shortz |
Thu Nov 20, 2003 | 58D | Court letters? | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Mon Oct 27, 2003 | 60D | Wizards' and Warriors' org. | Richard Miller | Shortz |
Sun Jun 29, 2003 | 126D | Magic grp. | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Wed Jan 15, 2003 | 67A | Subj. of this puzzle's theme | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Dec 30, 2002 | 62D | Org. for the Nets and Nuggets | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Wed May 22, 2002 | 53A | Hoop grp. (3) | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Mon Feb 11, 2002 | 31A | 76ers' org. | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Thu Jan 10, 2002 | 24A | Warriors' grp. (6) | Alex Vaughn | Shortz |
Sun Nov 11, 2001 | 103D | Warriors' grp. (6) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Mar 18, 2001 | 62A | Garden grp., perhaps | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Thu Nov 16, 2000 | 28A | L.A. Clippers are in it | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Wed Apr 5, 2000 | 40A | Lakers' org. | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Mon Mar 27, 2000 | 58A | Wizards and Magic org. | Dave and Diane Epperson | Shortz |
Thu Oct 14, 1999 | 39A | Kings' org. | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Fri Sep 24, 1999 | 38D | Court grp. (5) | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Fri Sep 17, 1999 | 45D | Rockets grp. | Patrick D. Berry | Shortz |
Sun Aug 1, 1999 | 113D | Jazz grp. (6) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sun Jul 18, 1999 | 123A | Draft org.? (5) | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Shortz |
Sat Jun 19, 1999 | 58D | The Phila. Warriors were its first champs | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Fri Mar 12, 1999 | 54A | Bird grp. | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Sun Nov 15, 1998 | 105D | Magic org. (4) | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Wed Nov 4, 1998 | 64A | Jordan has a part in it: Abbr. | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Jul 5, 1998 | 12D | TV's "The ___ Today" | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Mon Nov 24, 1997 | 55D | Hawks' and Bucks' org. | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Sun Sep 28, 1997 | 79D | Some TNT sports coverage | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Wed Aug 27, 1997 | 54A | Warriors' org. (2) | Jonathan Schmalzbach | Shortz |
Thu Jul 3, 1997 | 24D | Spring playoffs org. | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat Jun 28, 1997 | 29D | Warriors' grp. (6) | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Tue May 6, 1997 | 22D | Org. for Bulls and Bullets | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Aug 11, 1996 | 108D | Draft org. (5) | M. Schneider | Shortz |
Sun Jul 21, 1996 | 71A | Jazz grp. (6) | D. Niles | Shortz |
Fri Mar 22, 1996 | 28A | Org. in which Jordan is a member | F. A. Longo | Shortz |
Sat Sep 30, 1995 | 29A | It has Bulls but no Bears | Bryant White | Shortz |
Sat Jun 3, 1995 | 51A | Jazz grp. (6) | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Fri Feb 17, 1995 | 53A | Magic org. (4) | Arthur S. Verdesca | Shortz |
Thu Jan 26, 1995 | 37D | Scottie Pippen's org. | A.J. Santora | Shortz |
Fri Jan 20, 1995 | 45A | Jazz grp. (6) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Fri Nov 25, 1994 | 57D | Where Shaw attacks: Abbr. | Daniel R. Stark | Shortz |
Thu Nov 17, 1994 | 55A | Jazz org. | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Fri Jun 17, 1994 | 52A | Hoop grp. (3) | Bryant White | Shortz |
Sun Jun 12, 1994 | 31A | Hoop group, for short | Frances Hansen | Shortz |