Getty Images The Minnesota Timberwolves took their first step toward long-term championship contention this season. After being out of the playoffs since 2018, the Timberwolves not only returned, but pushed the No. 2 seeded Memphis Grizzlies to six games in the first round of the playoffs. Of course, their relative youth and inexperience showed in the way that they lost. …

The NBA offseason is here for the teams that failed to make the playoffs and that also means it’s a time where multiple former UNC basketball players return to Chapel Hill to workout in the summer months. That’s the case for former North Carolina point guard Cole Anthony. The current Orlando Magic guard just finished up his second season in …

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Colorado Buffaloes star Jabari Walker has officially made his decision to turn pro and not return to Boulder. So, where exactly does he project to land in the 2022 NBA draft? It is still very early in the process, but Walker did pop up in a recent mock draft from Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report. Here’s what Wasserman said about …

ATHENS, Ga. — American Athletic Conference player of the year Diamond Battles is following her coach to Georgia. The Lady Bulldogs announced Monday that Battles is transferring from Central Florida, allowing her to continue playing for new Georgia coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. Battles was a unanimous choice to the All-AAC first team this past season, also claiming defensive player of the …

Dallas and Phoenix will both be hoping that their young superstars can stay healthy heading into the opening game of their Western Conference semifinal matchup on Monday in the 2022 NBA playoffs. The Mavericks were without Luka Doncic for the first three games in their series win over Utah, while Phoenix was missing Devin Booker for three contests against New …

The Auburn Tigers are going international. The team announced in a release on Monday that the team would be traveling to Israel from July 31 to Aug. 10 to play three preseason games. Auburn will play the Israeli U20 National Team in the first two games and then the senior national team in the final game on Aug. 8. Here …

The Milwaukee Bucks went from underdogs to favorites with their 101-89 Game 1 win over the Boston Celtics, with their physical brand of defense (and maybe the early tip and long layover) throwing the Celtics for a loop to enough of a degree to secure the win for the defending champs. But not everyone is changing their minds about the …

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Draymond rightfully won’t change after questionable ejection originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steph Curry on Monday afternoon, following Warriors practice at FedExForum, sarcastically called it “shocking” the NBA didn’t reduce Draymond Green’s Flagrant 2 foul from Golden State’s Game 1 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference semifinals down to Flagrant 1. Steve Kerr one …

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Getty Images Marcus Smart suffered multiple injuries as the Boston Celtics lost Game 1 of their second-round series to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. In the second quarter, he suffered a stinger to his right arm that briefly removed him from play, but he was able to return for the second half of action. In addition, he suffered a contusion to …

Asked whether he’d sign a contract extension if the Pelicans offer this offseason, Zion Williamson said, “Of course, I couldn’t sign it fast enough.” Simple? Not quite. Pelicans lead executive David Griffin, via Christian Clark of nola.com: “Obviously, that conversation is going to be one that will be a challenge,” Griffin said. “When it’s time to have that, we’ll have …

Kansas State lands 6-foot-8 Chipola College transfer forward Nae’qwan Tomlin, who comes in with two years of eligibility remaining after playing three years of junior college ball, which included a year at Monroe Community College in New York. Assistant coach Jareem Dowling discovered the New York City native. Tomlin’s length and athleticism are the attributes that stood out to the …

I’m done with MLS. We just finished a weekend that included the NFL Draft and the start of the second round of the NBA Playoffs, but my biggest takeaway is that I just can’t take America’s professional soccer league. Believe me, I’ve tried. I love soccer. I love it so much that I’ll refer to it as football, even though …

Connor Letourneau: Steve Kerr on Draymond’s flagrant 2 not being reduced: “I have no reaction. We are powerless in this stuff. Whatever the league decides, or whatever the referees decide, that’s what stands. We have to move onto the next game.”Source: Twitter @Con_Chron What’s the buzz on Twitter? Connor Letourneau @Con_ChronSteve Kerr on the Grizzlies: “The obvious thing to notice …

We are nearly a month past the end of the 2021-22 college basketball season — one that ended on a high note for the UNC Basketball program. Despite losing in the National Championship game to Kansas, the Tar Heels went on a magical run over the final month of the season that very few saw coming. Since then, the Tar …

Donovan Mitchell could request a trade from the Jazz this offseason. The Jazz haven’t won big, losing in the first round this year. Utah is not a big market. Mitchell and Rudy Gobert don’t get along swimmingly. On that note (pun intended), perhaps Gobert won’t just sit back and wait for Mitchell to decide his future with the Jazz. Sean …

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Kendra Andrews: Draymond Green: “I am never going to change the way I play basketball. It’s gotten me this far. Gotten be three championships, All-Stars, defensive player of the year. I’m not going to change.”Source: Twitter @kendra__andrews What’s the buzz on Twitter? Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrewsDraymond Green: “I am never going to change the way I play basketball. It’s gotten me …

On3 has released its final ranking for 2022’s basketball recruits, and the Auburn Tigers are well represented. The list ranks the top 150 basketball recruits in the nation, and three of those recruits are currently committed to come to the Plains next year. Head coach Bruce Pearl will certainly enjoy the added firepower after the departures of Jabari Smith and …

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Joel Embiid hails from Cameroon, but in the upcoming Olympic Games, he may compete as a member of the French national team. Per a report by French outlet RMC Sport, the NBA top scorer of the 2021-22 season has initiated administrative procedures to obtain the French nationality.Source: EuroHoops.net What’s the buzz on Twitter? Eurohoops @EurohoopsnetJoel Embiid getting the French nationality …

We saw it a few times with the football team where a player has entered their name into the NCAA transfer portal, and now we’ve seen it with the Michigan State basketball team as well, as Davis Smith withdrew his name over the weekend. Davis, the son of MSU legend Steve Smith, has been a reserve player for the Spartans, …

Two former high school teammates are squarely in the spotlight as the Golden State Warriors and host Memphis Grizzlies prepare for Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night. Jordan Poole scored 31 points for the Warriors in their 117-116 victory in the best-of-seven series opener Sunday, while his former Indiana prep teammate at La Lumiere School, …