ATLANTA (AP) The Charlotte Hornets were delayed getting to the arena Wednesday for their NBA play-in game against the Atlanta Hawks. By a freight train, of all things. Tracks run all around State Farm Arena, a remnant of a time when the area was the site of the city’s two major passenger stations. Both stations were torn down decades ago, …

The Charlotte Hornets (0-0) play against the Atlanta Hawks (0-0) at State Farm Arena Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Wednesday April 13, 2022 Charlotte Hornets 0, Atlanta Hawks 0 (7:00 pm ET) What’s the buzz on Twitter? Charlotte Hornets @hornetsLet’s rock.@CrumblCookies | #AllFly pic.twitter.com/rPYwUCP9Rs – 6:50 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spenceSame starters for the Hawks vs. the Hornets:Trae YoungKevin …

NBA In the lead up to the NBA playoffs tipping off on Saturday, the league unveiled a new logo for the 2022 Finals. Actually, this new logo was inspired by a previous design that the league decided to bring back. If you close your eyes and imagine some of your favorite memories from the NBA Finals, chances are a version …

The second player of the offseason has entered the transfer portal from the UNC basketball roster. First was forward Dawson Garcia and on Wednesday afternoon it was announced that guard Anthony Harris would join him. Harris did not see action for most of the second half of the season for ‘undisclosed reasons’, not playing since early January. In 14 games …

As the Philadelphia 76ers head into this Round 1 series with the Toronto Raptors, they are going to be favored to win this series. They have the two best players in the series in Joel Embiid and James Harden and that should carry them to a series win. However, the Raptors have a strength that happens to be a big …

Florida basketball got some grim news on Wednesday afternoon when a report surfaced that freshman Kowacie Reeves intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Many had hoped the former top-30 prospect would stick around for the Todd Golden era in Gainesville, but according to Travis Branham at 247Sports, it looks like that is no longer a sure thing. The 6-foot-6-inch, …

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usatsi The Denver Nuggets will be without reserve guard Facundo Campazzo for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. The NBA announced that Campazzo will serve a one-game suspension after forcefully shoving Los Angeles Lakers guard Wayne Ellington from behind in Denver’s regular-season finale against L.A. last week. Ellington has also been issued …

Development of young Wizards a silver lining from up-and-down season originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Following season-ending injuries to the Wizards’ top two scorers—Bradley Beal and later Kyle Kuzma—Washington’s playoff chances kept shrinking until eventually, the inevitable mathematical elimination became reality. Once that reality set in, another aspect of the team became their main priority; developing their young talent. …

The San Antonio Spurs (34-48) travel to play the New Orleans Pelicans (36-46) in the 2022 NBA Playoffs play-in tournament on Wednesday night. The winner of this contest will play the Los Angeles Clippers for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Both teams ended the regular season on losing streaks. San Antonio dropped three straight, while New Orleans lost …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina power forward Armando Bacot needed but two words to clarify his plans for next basketball season. “I’m back,” he said Wednesday in a statement from the Tar Heels, with the release adding his decision was made after careful consideration and a great deal of introspection on the subject of his future. Bacot will be …

Almost from the moment he arrived on the scene to take the reins as the new head coach of the Boston Celtics in the summer of 2021, one could see that for better or worse that while Ime Udoka had plenty in common with his predecessor Brad Stevens, he was also quite a different coach than the new President of …

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors are spending the week game-planning for one another while also nailing everything down in order to have success and move on to Round 2 of the playoffs. The Raptors are a team that thrives on scoring in transition and they use their speed, versatility, and athleticism to go out and bother teams. They …

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has added Princeton’s leading scorer Jaelin Llewellyn to its roster. The school announced the addition. Llewellyn, who played three seasons with the Ivy League school, will be eligible to play this fall. Llewellyn is a 6-foot-2 point guard from Canada who was selected to the All-Ivy League first team last season after averaging 15.7 points a …

Each year during the madness of March, there are a handful of college basketball players who boost their NBA Draft stock while playing under the microscope of the sport’s biggest stage. And this year is no different. In our latest 2022 NBA Draft Big Board rankings, several of this year’s top prospects saw a healthy bump in our top 60 …

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has added Green Bay transfer Kamari McGee, a 6-foot guard who averaged 11.6 points in his lone season with the Phoenix. McGee, who is from Racine, Wisconsin, made the Horizon League’s all-freshman team this season. He shot 38.8% from the floor and made 80.8% of his free throws. “He is a leader and role model in …

The Philadelphia 76ers have been successful in the 2021-22 season mostly due to the elite play of Joel Embiid. The big fella has thrown the Sixers on his back on a nightly basis as he has been a huge reason why the team is still a title contender in the East. The big fella led the league in scoring with …

LSU transfer Brandon Murray commits to Hoyas originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The Georgetown men’s basketball program landed one of the top transfers in the country with the commitment of former LSU star Brandon Murray. His signing was announced by the Hoya program on Monday afternoon. Murray comes to the Hilltop fresh off an outstanding freshman year with the …

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Patrick Beverley stole the show with some WWE-level theatrics on Tuesday as the Minnesota Timberwolves punched their ticket to the playoffs with a 109-104 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference’s 7-8 play-in game. The Timberwolves will go in as the No. 7 seed, matching up with the second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round.  After the …

North Carolina big man Armando Bacot is returning for his senior season after the Tar Heels fell a game short of winning an improbable national championship. He announced his decision in a social-media video nine days after the Tar Heels lost to Kansas in the NCAA title game in New Orleans. “This year’s experience showed me that I do not …

Yahoo Sports Dabo Swinney & Jimbo Fisher sound off, a war between states, Arch Manning to UVA? Dan Wetzel and SI’s Pat Forde begin the podcast with a tribute to Dwayne Haskins, who tragically passed away at the age of 24 in Florida last weekend. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher both sounded off on the …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin has added Green Bay transfer Kamari McGee, a 6-foot guard who averaged 11.6 points in his lone season with the Phoenix. McGee, who is from Racine, Wisconsin, made the Horizon League’s all-freshman team this season. He shot 38.8% from the floor and made 80.8% of his free throws. ”He is a leader and role model in …

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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum knows Nets aren’t a typical No. 7 seed originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The No. 2 vs. No. 7 seed series in the NBA playoffs are often not very competitive and end fairly quickly, and that’s because the team with homecourt advantage is typically a much better squad. The upcoming first-round matchup between the Boston Celtics …