For Philadelphia 76ers fans, this is The Bad Place. “Disgust among Sixers fans is at one of the highest levels I have ever seen here in Philadelphia,” Joe DeCamara, a Philadelphia radio host, said in a recent interview. A confluence of misfortune and bad strategy has almost left the team where it was in the
Predictions for NBA’s 1st-Ever In-Season Tournament 0 of 5 Tom O’Connor/NBAE via Getty Images The first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament will begin on Nov. 3 and end with a championship on Dec. 9 in Las Vegas, with players on the winning team collecting $500,000 each. The league announced the official in-season schedule, which includes all 30
Photo: San Antonio Spurs/Twitter screenshot Former NBA player Drew Gooden sees a bright future for Victor Wembanyama, the top pick of this year’s NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. In a recent interview on Scoop B Selects with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson, Gooden drew parallels between Wembanyama and basketball legend Tim Duncan, suggesting that
The New York Liberty (24-6) took down the league-leading Las Vegas Aces 82-63 in the third annual WNBA Commissioner’s Cup competition Tuesday night. Liberty forward/center Jonquel Jones earned the MVP award with 16 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Teammate Marine Johannès scorched the Aces from three-point land with five three-pointers at Michelob Ultra Arena
The 40-point game had disappeared from the W.N.B.A. over the past several years. This season, it has made a comeback. Ten times this year a player has scored at least 40 points in a game, by far the most in a single season in the league’s 27-year history. Before this year, there had been no
Landing Spots for NBA’s Top Free Agents Still Available 0 of 6 Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images By early July, most NBA franchises have made their big moves for the coming season. A few outstanding issues remain (see: Damian Lillard and James Harden), but most teams already have their rosters fleshed out for 2023-24. While the
Photo: Philadelphia 76ers/Twitter Reports have surfaced indicating that James Harden has opted to decline the upcoming 76ers training camp for the 2023-24 season, a move that could have far-reaching consequences in light of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Harden’s choice to forego reporting to the training camp comes on the heels of Philadelphia’s inability
When the Miami Heat selected Dwyane Wade with the fifth pick of the 2003 N.B.A. draft, the league was in dire need of star players to carry it out of the Michael Jordan era. Wade’s draft class — which also featured LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony — ended up fitting the bill and
Carlos Boozer with his parents, Renee and Carlos Boozer Sr., on a hike in Juneau. (Courtesy of the Boozer family) Former NBA star Carlos Boozer was born in Germany, spent some of his youth in Washington, D.C., and now lives in Florida. But he considers Juneau his home. He’s just published a book about his
Photo: Oklahoma City Thunder/Twitter The Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander managed to achieve a score of 26 points within a time frame of under 20 minutes, aiding Canada in securing a victory with a score of 107-66 against New Zealand. This victory marked Canada’s initial success in the lead-up matches leading to the 2023
The Leicester Riders have announced the signing of Jaren Holmes to their roster for the 2023/24 British Basketball League season. The 6’4” guard comes to Leicester as a rookie, having spent his final season of college eligibility at Iowa State University. He led the Iowa State Cyclones in scoring with 13.3 points per game and
Christian Petersen | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Tensions are building among broadcast station owners and pay-TV providers as the local rights to air NBA, NHL and MLB games go up for grabs. Broadcast station owners including E.W. Scripps Co., Gray Television, Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair, have been in discussions with leagues and
Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik The London Lions have reportedly appointed Petar Bozic, the former coach of the Austin Spurs, as their new head coach. Bozic takes over from Ryan Schmidt, who recently departed to join the Atlanta Hawks setup. The Serbian coach gained prominence as a captain for Partizan over an extended period, achieving
The Leicester Riders have announced the ninth name added to their roster for the 2023/24 British Basketball League season, as they confirm the signing of American guard, Xavier Pinson. The 6’2” hooper signs from New Mexico State University, following stints at LSU and Missouri over his five-year college career. The Chicago native averaged 13.3 points
NBA 2K is releasing screen grabs of its forthcoming title, NBA 2K24, and one Phoenix Sun looks like he means business. First Look at @KDTrey5 🎯 #NBA2K24 pic.twitter.com/oFMJ5377QJ — NBA 2K (@NBA2K) August 8, 2023 Kevin Durant is definitely appears to be mean-mugging the camera in the first released footage of him for the the
Photo: kingjams/IG The Los Angeles Lakers veteran forward LeBron James and his son, Bronny, have traveled to Minnesota to continue seeking treatment after Bronny’s recent health scare. They arrived in Rochester over the weekend and have been seen at the Mayo Clinic, apparently looking for more information about the cardiac arrest Bronny experienced on July
The Caledonia Gladiators are thrilled to announce the newest addition to their roster, as they sign British Canadian guard Kyle Johnson. Johnson brings a formidable skillset making him a valuable asset for the Gladiators’ quest for victory in the upcoming season. Hailing from Scarborough, Ontario, Johnson is an experienced professional showcasing his ability to shine
The National Basketball Players Association is the union for N.B.A. players, a group of adult millionaires, most of whose mothers don’t attend unit meetings. But Terri Jackson is no ordinary N.B.A. mom. She is also the executive director for the W.N.B.A. players’ union, and, in February, she was invited to the N.B.A. players’ union’s winter
MIAMI — On Saturday night in Springfield, Mass., Dwyane Wade will attempt to sum up a career in a matter of minutes during his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. But for the Miami Heat icon, there was more than a single chapter of his life, even of his basketball life. Over
Photo: Atlanta Hawks/Twitter After Gilbert Arenas called the USA World Cup roster “A sorry a** group” while defending Trae Young (h/t EuroHoops.net), he then made some comments about how Young being with Adidas and not USAB’s Nike brand might have something to do with the snub. (via Gil’s Arena): “It’s that sorry a** other brand!
Towering forward Jordan Hunt joins Surrey Scorchers from New Zealand NBL side Hawke’s Bay Hawks ahead of the 2023/24 season. The two-time NBL champion and FIBA Asia Cup (2022) medallist started his career in his hometown of Wellington, New Zealand, before moving to the United States to play college basketball at Sothern Oregon Raiders. During
In June 2022, on the same day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Adam Silver, the N.B.A. commissioner, released a statement jointly with the W.N.B.A.’s commissioner, Cathy Engelbert. Silver and Engelbert said the leagues believed “that women should be able to make their own decisions concerning their health and future, and we believe that
Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports Original Team Pick: Jabari Smith Jr. Original Player Draft Position: 12th Williams, who finished as the Rookie of the Year runner-up, takes a massive leap up from his original draft position after a sensational year. He started a bit slowly but eventually settled and emerged as a key player for the Thunder. When
Photo: Josh Jackson /Twitter In a civil case filed last month in U.S. District Court, a woman accused the No. 4 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft of sexually assaulting her after they met at a 2022 Super Bowl party in New York. There have been no criminal charges stemming from the alleged incident. A
The Manchester Giants have confirmed the return of one of the most dominant big players in the British Basketball League as Head Coach Brian Semonian confirms the signing of 7’1” Legend Robertin for the 2023/24 season. The veteran centre will suit up for his second season in the north-west after arriving at the Belle Vue
Predicting the NBA’s Worst Contracts 3 Years From Now 0 of 5 Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Three years might as well be a lifetime in the NBA. The average playing career doesn’t span much longer, so projecting anything that far forward is, at best, an inexact science. Still, there are a few bloated deals
Photo: Peter Baba The Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant just ensured he’ll take the Mamba Mentality wherever he goes forever now ’cause the NBA superstar just got a massive new back tattoo, featuring two Kobe Bryant tributes.
The Portland Trail Blazers are on the cusp of what they hope will be a relatively brief, relatively painless project to rebuild the team’s competitive core. They spent most of the past decade retooling each season for another push into the playoffs in a deep and unforgiving Western Conference, but excepting one flukey run to
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Limoges CSP announced that the team has signed promising 23-year-old power forward Oluwasimisola “Simisola” Shittu. The London native with a Canadian passport spent last season between G League (12.5 PPG, 8.3 RPG) and Canada (15.8 PPG, 10.6 RPG).
His lungs were on fire. He had run from baseline to baseline, on a court that had splashes of black and red and the printed words of his mantra: Overly Determined to Dominate. At each end of the court, he had caught a pass and taken a shot. He needed this one to slice through
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