USATSI Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is getting closer to returning from his left calf strain, but he will not play in Game 3 of their first-round against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Thursday, the team announced. Doncic was a full participant at Mavericks practice on Wednesday and is reportedly eager to return.  At shootaround on Thursday, coach …

MILWAUKEE (AP) Khris Middleton will miss at least the Milwaukee Bucks’ next game with a sprained medial collateral ligament after getting hurt in the fourth quarter of their Game 2 loss to the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks announced Thursday that the three-time All-Star wouldn’t be available for Game 3 of the first-round playoff series Friday night in Chicago. Exactly how …

Warriors refuse to look ahead before Game 3 vs. Nuggets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea DENVER — Sample sizes only become smaller in the NBA playoffs, now that the 82-game regular season is behind us. It’s no secret that the Warriors are the only Western Conference playoff team that won their first two games of their first-round series. That …

Getty Images The Milwaukee Bucks lost 114-110 to the Chicago Bulls in Game 2 on Wednesday, but even worse than that the Bucks lost two key players in the process. Early in the fourth quarter forward Khris Middleton exited the game with left knee soreness after slipping awkwardly in the middle of a spin move in the post. Big man …

Florida basketball suffered a disappointing season in Mike White’s final campaign, falling short of many expectations and failing to make the NCAA Tournament after stringing four-straight appearances together prior. As a result, the Gators’ seven-year head coach sought greener pastures north of the border with the Georgia Bulldogs in what some say was a profane gesture toward UF’s program. Now, …

The Dallas Mavericks earned a split in the first two games against Utah despite their Mr. Everything Luka Doncic sitting out with a strained calf. Now comes word Doncic is out for Game 3 as the series shifts to Salt Lake City Thursday night, a story broken by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. However, Doncic is expected to make his return …

USATSI Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is getting closer to returning from his left calf strain, but he will not play in Game 3 of their first-round against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Thursday, per ESPN. Doncic was a full participant at Mavericks practice on Wednesday and is reportedly eager to return.  At shootaround on Thursday, coach Jason …

Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti mentioned during his exit interview on Monday that he will talk to Lu Dort and Darius Bazley about potential rookie extensions but mention that there is no urgency to get a contract done this offseason. “We’ll definitely have a conversation on that. I don’t know when that will — those conversations will really …

Michigan State basketball needs to fill some gaps in their roster this offseason via the transfer portal, and it looks like they are looking close to home to fill an opening on the wing. On Thursday, David Klein of SpartanHoops reported that the Spartans have interest in Oakland transfer Micah Parrish. Parrish is a 6-foot-6 small forward who averaged 12.1 …

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DeMar DeRozan vowed the Chicago Bulls would improve on their dud of an opener in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. Now that he has delivered, the anticipation for an encore is rich. The Bulls managed to pull off a 114-110 victory at Milwaukee in Game 2 to even the series 1-1 after DeRozan said Chicago …

Nebraska’s 2022-23 roster took further shape on Thursday, as Alabama transfer forward Juwan Gary announced his commitment to the Huskers. The 6-foot-6, 218-pound junior-to-be will have two seasons of eligibility remaining at NU. A native of Columbia, S.C., Gary chose Nebraska over his hometown South Carolina. Wake Forest, Ole Miss, DePaul, and Western Kentucky were the other programs he considered …

What exactly does Steve Nash do for the Brooklyn Nets? As a player, there have been few people in history I enjoyed watching play basketball more than Nash during the heyday of the “Seven seconds or less” Phoenix Suns, but as I’ve watched the Nets in the playoffs, I have to believe this is a team in need of a …

LEVITTOWN, Pa. — Kyle Neptune has some big shoes to fill. Neptune, a former Villanova assistant men’s basketball coach, is succeeding the legendary Jay Wright, a 2021 Basketball Hall of Famer who won two national championships at Villanova, in 2016 and 2018. Wright compiled a 520-197 record (244-123 in the Big East Conference) during his 21 seasons and took Villanova …

The funniest Celtics graphics from NBC Sports Boston originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston No one has more fun on Celtics gamedays than the NBC Sports Boston graphics department. For as long as the C’s have been on NBC Sports Boston’s air, the graphics team has had a blast sneaking humorous graphics into the broadcast. Whether you’re tuning into Pregame …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky guard Shaedon Sharpe will enter the NBA draft and be evaluated while maintaining his collegiate eligibility after not playing last season with the Wildcats. Several NBA mock drafts have projected the 6-foot-6 Sharpe as a possible top-10 selection this summer despite his absence of playing time with the Wildcats (26-8), who were upset 85-79 in overtime …

Terrence Ross topped the “he wasn’t traded?” list back at the February deadline, but Orlando stuck by its demands of a first-round pick for the veteran wing and no team was willing to pay that price. Now, heading into the offseason, Ross is not publicly demanding a trade, but he walked right up to that line and leaned over it …

Adrian Wojnarowski: Gonzaga 7-footer Chet Holmgren – the No. 1 prospect in the ESPN Top 100 – will enter the 2022 NBA Draft, he tells ESPN: es.pn/3L6bYUdSource: Twitter @wojespn What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoopsI really like the top 8 or so of this draft.Jabari Smith, Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, Jaden Ivey, Benn Mathurin, Shaedon Sharpe, Keegan Murray, …

Devin Booker was having yet another stellar postseason performance on Tuesday. He scored 31 points in 25 minutes, and, when he dapped up a baby sitting courtside, it appeared that the Phoenix Suns were on their way to a 2-0 series lead against the No. 8 seeded New Orleans Pelicans. In the third quarter, however, Booker had to leave the game …

USA Today Sports Images Gonzaga star Chet Holmgren announced Thursday that he is declaring for the NBA Draft after a standout freshman season with the Bulldogs. Holmgren earned second-team All-America honors from CBS Sports while helping Gonzaga to a 28-4 record and Sweet 16 appearance during his lone season with the program. The former five-star prospect will be in the …

Josh Robbins: Bradley Beal has been cleared to begin rehab work on his left wrist, a league source told @The Athletic. Beal tore the scapholunate ligament in the wrist on Jan. 29 and underwent surgery on Feb. 10. Beal’s cast, as well as the pins in his wrist, were removed yesterday.Source: Twitter @JoshuaBRobbins What’s the buzz on Twitter? Josh Robbins …

Could Jay Wright’s retirement help DMV schools’ recruiting? originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington One of the key ingredients to Villanova’s success under now-retired head coach Jay Wright has been the program’s proficiency at landing high-level recruits from the Washington, D.C. region. Much to the chagrin of the local college programs, Wright and the Wildcats routinely targeted players in the …

Christian Clark: CJ McCollum on the likelihood Devin Booker misses several games: “What I’ve told the team many times is a wounded animal is more dangerous than a healthy animal because you don’t know what to expect.”Source: Twitter @cclark_13 What’s the buzz on Twitter? Allia LaForce @ALaForceMonty Williams told me Devin Booker, who strained his right hamstring in game 2, …

Luka Doncic has missed the first two games of the Dallas Mavericks’ first-round series against the Utah Jazz with a left calf strain, and he is unlikely to play in Game 3 in Salt Lake City on Thursday, per ESPN. Doncic is reportedly eager to return, and Mavericks coach Jason Kidd told reporters at shootaround that Doncic is going through …

Kentucky freshman and former five-star prospect Shaedon Sharpe announced on Thursday that he is declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft and leaving open the option to return to college basketball next season, although many expect him to remain in the NBA Draft. Once rated as the top recruit for the 2022 class, Sharpe reclassified to 2021 and enrolled at UK …