Why the Celtics are wearing a black No. 24 band on their jerseys originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics have a rich history of 17 NBA championships and countless Hall of Fame players, coaches and management. You might be wondering why the Celtics have been wearing a black No. 24 band on their jerseys throughout the regular …

Michigan State basketball is still scouring the transfer portal for talent to flesh out the rest of their roster for the 2022-23 season. The latest player they have shown interest in is Baylor Scheierman, a guard from South Dakota State. This was first reported by Jonathan Givony of ESPN on Twitter. Scheierman was a standout for South Dakota State last …

Getty Images Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler will not play in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The team announced that Butler is out for Game 5 due to right knee inflammation.  Butler has been instrumental in the Heat taking a 3-1 lead in the series. He is coming off a 36-point, 10-rebound, four-assist, …

On Tuesday, CBS basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported that Auburn will be facing George Mason in game one of their ’22-’23 season. This is interesting, to say the least. The two teams have met just once in history. Their very first meeting came in 2017 when Auburn defeated George Mason by a score of 79-63. Now, they will meet for …

Led by reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets an early exist by holding off a furious attack by the Warriors in Game 4. Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBdby9La9xQ Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Here’s how Robert Williams earned ‘Time Lord’ nickname originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Four years into his Boston Celtics career, it’s safe to say Robert Williams has taken his “Time Lord” nickname in stride. But how did the unique moniker even come to be? The legend of Time Lord began shortly after Williams was drafted by the Celtics in …

USATSI The NCAA announced Tuesday that long-time president Mark Emmert, 69, is stepping down from his role with the association. Emmert, who has been steering college sports’ top organization since 2010, will remain in his position until a new president is hired or until June 30, 2023, whichever comes first. “Throughout my tenure I’ve emphasized the need to focus on …

Winning a championship means winning 16 playoff games. In the three years since Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving arrived in Brooklyn, the Nets haven’t even gotten halfway there. A skeleton crew got swept in the first round of the Orlando bubble in 2020. A different sort of skeleton crew made it seven wins into the 2021 postseason before Durant’s gigantic …

Steph gets minutes restriction lifted at the perfect time originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea SAN FRANCISCO — Time to state the obvious: The more Steph Curry, the better. At least for the Warriors, not the Denver Nuggets. That was obvious Sunday in the Warriors’ Game 4 loss of their first-round playoff series, their first loss of the best-of-seven series, …

 NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets called a timeout in the fourth quarter on Monday, and, rather than hand the ball to the referee, Kevin Durant decided he’d get a shot up. When Grant Williams of the Boston Celtics saw Durant looking at the basket, though, he followed, putting one hand on the superstar’s back and the other in his …

Just three days after landing a commitment from star Kansas State transfer Nijel Pack, Miami’s offseason momentum continued Tuesday with a commitment from Arkansas State forward Norchad Omier. The Sun Belt Player of the Year is ranked No. 14 on the CBS Sports list of college basketball’s top transfers this offseason after averaging 17.9 points and 12.2 rebounds in the …

Associated Press Mickelson signs up for 3 events without saying he’ll play Phil Mickelson has signed up for the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open, and his manager asked the PGA Tour for permission to play in a Saudi-funded golf tournament outside London without saying whether Mickelson will play any of them. “Phil currently has no concrete plans on when …

The 2022 NBA playoffs series between the Grizzlies and Timberwolves has been a bit of a homecoming for Memphis guard Tyus Jones. Not only did he play his first four seasons with the Wolves, but he is a Minnesota native. In this series, Jones hasn’t hesitated to show his former team what it’s missing and he’s provided solid NBA DFS …

The second of countless timelines for Zion Williamson’s return passed without word of another on the eve of Thanksgiving, when his New Orleans Pelicans’ 3-16 record reflected an organization in apparent turmoil. One of the NBA’s smallest markets, the league’s loneliest beat, became the focus of a familiar discussion nationally. The only time we talk about the Pelicans is to …

Good afternoon gamblers, it’s Chris Bengel back with you. Mixed in with all of the hysteria of the NBA playoffs and NHL playoff race winding down is the 2022 NFL Draft, which gets underway on Thursday evening. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. …

Sixers see their flaws, but Game 6 fixes don’t sound like sure things originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Every pre-playoffs concern about the Sixers looked exceedingly valid Monday night. And while the overriding sentiment to come from gloomy postgame press conferences following the team’s 15-point Game 5 loss to the Raptors was essentially, “We need to play like we …

Jay Wright is ready for some time off. The former Villanova coach, who retired last week after 21 seasons with the Wildcats, said on ESPN on Tuesday that he was ready for a break from coaching — one he’s undoubtedly earned. What he didn’t do, though, was completely shut down the idea of coaching again in the future, even in …

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls might be without Zach LaVine when they try to avoid a playoff knockout by the Milwaukee Bucks after the two-time All-Star entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Tuesday. The Bucks lead the first-round series 3-1 and will try to wrap up the series in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Coach Billy Donovan said LaVine wasn’t …

The top-seeded Miami Heat look to close out their first-round 2022 NBA playoff series against the No. 8-seeded Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night when the team meet for Game 5 in the best-of-seven series. The Heat have dominated most of the way in the first-round matchup, with their three wins coming by an average of 20 points each. They throttled …

We’ve got an update on Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell’s hamstring, and here’s the good news for Jazz fans: it’s not soul-crushing. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, an MRI on Mitchell’s hamstring was negative, though he’s still a bit banged up. However, “there remains optimism” that he’ll be able to play on Thursday. Mitchell’s hamstring tightened up during Game 5 …

The morning after his Nets were swept out of the Nets by the Celtics, Kevin Durant took to Instagram to throw shade at Charles Barkley. Perhaps it was surprising for some to see Durant take a shot at the TNT analyst right after his team was eliminated from postseason contention, but the Brooklyn superstar is one of the most logged-on …

Michigan State basketball will enter the 2022-23 season as a fringe top 10 team, according to college basketball analyst Andy Katz. Katz released an updated batch of his “Power 36” rankings for the 2022-23 college basketball season where he has the Spartans just outside the top 10. Katz ranks Michigan State at No. 10 and has this to say about …

In October of 2018, Kyrie Irving sat in front of a bunch of Celtics season-ticket holders and pledged to re-sign with Boston “if you guys will have me back.” About eight months later, after basically throwing in the towel on a playoff series, Irving bolted for Brooklyn. So take it for whatever you feel it’s worth that Irving now says …

USATSI The 2021-22 season was a good one for a lot of coaches going through their first seasons. Below, a thorough rundown of the most successful men in their debut campaigns, either as first-time head coaches or as veterans experiencing a change of scenery. No grades will be handed out here; I save that task for a few years down …

In one of the more disappointing showings in NBA history, former Longhorn Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets were knocked out of the NBA playoffs on Monday by the Boston Celtics. After starting the season as the perennial title favorites, the Nets were plagued by injuries, vaccine mandates, and unhappy stars that eventually would lead to the core of Kyrie …