NEW ORLEANS — The most illuminating version of Mike Krzyzewski is the one only a few people ever get to see: Coach K wide-eyed at 3:24 in the morning. Wounded pizza crusts on the plate, a Diet Coke in arm’s reach, the Duke head coach with his assistants poring through game after game after game. Tedious work. But, for Krzyzewski, …

Earlier this year, during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the finalists for the class of 2022. The inductees will formally be announced later this week at the Final Four, but some of the names have already been reported.  Here are the five former players and coaches who will be inducted, according to Shams Charania …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) In one of his tried-and-true motivational speeches, Mike Krzyzewski outlined his four pillars of team building: making everyone feel important, taking ownership in the team, adapting to setbacks and playing with feeling. Duke perfected the first three to help Coach K reach his 13th and most amazing Final Four. Next comes the ”feeling” part. Now that the …

Wisconsin sophomore Johnny Davis announced Thursday on ESPN’s “NBA Today” that he will declare for the 2022 NBA draft and forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility. Davis, who was a consensus first-team All-American, averaged 19.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 31 games. He was also named the Big Ten Player of the Year after leading the Badgers …

MINNEAPOLIS — Aliyah Boston has dominated women’s college basketball on both ends of the court this season. The junior forward helped South Carolina go wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the country, putting up an SEC-record 27 consecutive double-doubles, and she has helped put the Gamecocks two wins away from the program’s second national championship. Boston was honored as …

USATSI As sports journalists we spend a lot of time on hypotheticals, predicting how teams and players were perform, who will play, what trades will happen and if injured players will appear in a game. Sometimes the easiest way to get these questions answered is just to ask the player. It’s so simple that it’s genius. This is what took …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) A bunch of one-and-done phenoms brought together by Kentucky coach John Calipari stepped onto the floor into the spotlight of the cavernous Superdome 10 years ago, oozing with the kind of NBA potential that made it clear their college basketball careers were about to end at the Final Four. Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and the rest of …

The San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers will still be carrying postseason aspirations when they square off Friday in the first of a two-games-in-three-days series in San Antonio — but time is running out. The teams also play Sunday evening, and both games will have an impact as the NBA’s regular season grinds to an end. The Spurs (31-45) …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In one of his tried-and-true motivational speeches, Mike Krzyzewski outlined his four pillars of team building: making everyone feel important, taking ownership in the team, adapting to setbacks and playing with feeling. Duke perfected the first three to help Coach K reach his 13th and most amazing Final Four. Next comes the “feeling” part. Now that …

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This year’s Defensive Player of the Year race is ostensibly about one question — who has been the best defender in the NBA? — but making a pick requires engaging with several others. How many missed games is enough to disqualify a candidate? Is on-ball defense as important as off-ball defense? What are individual defensive statistics and team-impact metrics actually …

Associated Press FIFA sets World Cup draw seedings with updated rankings The United States received a boost for the World Cup draw and Canada took a hit in Thursday’s updated FIFA rankings. The Americans, who failed to qualify for the last World Cup, will be in Pot 2 after being ranked 15th in the world. Canada, which won the North …

With De’Aaron Fox sidelined by injury, Kings rookie guard Davion Mitchell has made the most of his opportunity as a starter for Sacramento, with his effort on Wednesday the latest example. Mitchell paired 24 points with eight assists in the Kings’ 121-118 road win over the Houston Rockets, with the second of back-to-back meetings between the teams coming on Friday. …

Today was supposed to be MLB Opening Day. We should be watching baseball right now, but instead, there are no sports on this afternoon, and we’re all being forced to do work or errands or anything besides something we want to be doing. It’s like MLB owners and players didn’t even consider how we’d want to spend a Thursday afternoon …

Getty Wisconsin standout Johnny Davis announced his decision Thursday to declare for the 2022 NBA Draft, becoming just the latest likely lottery talent to enter the fast-growing pool of prospects for the draft cycle. A consensus All-American as a sophomore and the Big Ten’s Player of the Year, the 6-foot-5 star for the Badgers has a chance to break into …

Jaden Ivey, a 6-foot-4 sophomore shooting guard out of Purdue, officially declared for the 2022 NBA draft. “This has been a lifelong dream of mine and I’m excited for this journey,” Ivey said in a statement posted to his Twitter account. Ivey averaged 17.3 points and 3.1 assists per game and led Purdue to a Sweet 16 appearance in the …

How Looney, Warriors have rallied around Wiseman amid setback originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea If there’s one Warriors player who can understand what James Wiseman is going through, it’s Kevon Looney. The three-time NBA Finals champion stopped by the latest episode of the Dubs Talk Podcast, where he shared with NBC Sports Bay Area’s Grant Liffmann that the team …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis is ready to turn pro after delivering a superb sophomore season. Davis announced Thursday that he’s entering the NBA draft and hiring an agent. The 6-foot-5 guard is regarded as a likely lottery selection and could be Wisconsin’s first top-10 overall pick since the Charlotte Hornets took Frank Kaminsky ninth overall in 2015. The …

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ front court is in a platoon situation with Jarrett Allen out with a finger injury and Evan Mobley dealing with an ankle injury. Cleveland is playing the second game of a back-to-back on Thursday, but what can be taken from Wednesday’s loss to Dallas when it comes to considering any Cavs in the NBA DFS player pool …

NEW ORLEANS — In what world is Villanova, the winningest men’s college basketball team in the last five years, the underdog? Welcome to a Final Four cast that includes three of the most storied programs in the sport’s history, showcasing 14 combined national championships. Villanova vs. Kansas is the first game of the Final Four on Saturday (6:09 p.m. ET) …

Julius Randle‘s misbehavior this season has people speculating he wants the Knicks to trade him. Craig Carton of WFAN even relayed “unconfirmed” “rumblings” that Randle – who appeared to leave the court in a huff after New York’s win over the Bulls on Monday – told the Knicks that night he wanted to be traded. Ian Begley of SNY: This …

Getty Images Purdue star Jaden Ivey announced on Thursday afternoon that he is declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft after a breakout sophomore season in which he earned All-American honors with the Boilermakers. Ivey averaged 17.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game for Purdue, which landed a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament before falling to March Madness Cinderella, …

Getty Images The 2022-23 salary cap and luxury tax are expected to land a bit higher than previously projected, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The NBA has told its teams that it estimates the salary cap will be $122 million and the luxury-tax line will be $149 million. Previously, it had told teams to expect a $121 million salary …

Associated Press FIFA sets World Cup draw seedings with updated rankings The United States received a boost for the World Cup draw and Canada took a hit in Thursday’s updated FIFA rankings. The Americans, who failed to qualify for the last World Cup, will be in Pot 2 after being ranked 15th in the world. Canada, which won the North …

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