2022 NBA All-Star – NBA x HBCU Classic Presented by AT&T More and more, it looks like Collin Sexton may bet on himself, play this season for the $7.2 million qualifying offer in Cleveland, then become an unrestricted free agent next summer. Sexton and the Cavaliers remain nowhere close to getting a deal done, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com dropped on …

Florida basketball standout Keyontae Johnson is transferring to Kansas State. The 23-year-old forward announced his decision on Instagram on Saturday. His next game action will mark the first time he’s played since he collapsed on the court during a 2020 game against Florida State, leaving him hospitalized in critical condition and placed in a medically induced coma. Johnson was upgraded …

Former Florida wing player Keyontae Johnson will resume his college basketball career at Kansas State. Johnson announced his decision to join Kansas State as a graduate transfer on Saturday afternoon in an Instagram post. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Johnson was the preseason SEC player of the year in 2020-21 after a breakout sophomore season in which he averaged 14.0 points and …

Lakers star LeBron James reacts to a call during a game against the Clippers on March 3. James agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Lakers on Wednesday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) I can’t believe I am saying these words, but Bill Plaschke is 100% correct about the Lakers extending LeBron. They will stay mediocre for the …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t played since, is headed to Kansas State to resume his college career. Johnson made the announcement on social media Saturday, committing to the Wildcats over fellow finalists Memphis, Nebraska and Western Kentucky. The 23-year-old Norfolk, Virginia, native will have one year …

Kevin Durant is a Rams fan now. Sort of. A fan on Twitter Saturday tweeted a photo of rookie cornerback Cobie Durant from the Rams’ game against the Texans and joked that Kevin Durant joined the defending Super Bowl champions. Durant responded and joked that Cobie is somehow his cousin and that he’s a Rams fan now. Naturally, Cobie replied …

Getty Images Florida men’s basketball transfer Keyontae Johnson, who entered the 2020-21 season as the SEC’s Preseason Player of the Year before a season-ending health issue arose just four games into the year, announced on Saturday he has committed to Kansas State after considering Memphis, Nebraska and Western Kentucky as possible landing spots. Johnson has not played in a college …

Pacers trade a ‘blessing’ Haliburton wants to make Kings regret originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Over six months after the Kings traded him to the Indiana Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton has a renewed perspective on the deal that shocked the NBA world and left him in tears. But that doesn’t mean he won’t try to show Sacramento he believes it …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Former Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t played since, is headed to Kansas State to resume his college career. Johnson made the announcement on social media Saturday, committing to the Wildcats over fellow finalists Memphis, Nebraska and Western Kentucky. The 23-year-old Norfolk, Virginia, native will have one year of …

The alumni of the Boston Celtics currently taking part in the 2022 EuroBasket competition may end up getting thinner than initially expected, but the injury bug does seem to be improving for at least a pair of Boston alumni currently taking part in the first such EuroBasket competition since the start of the pandemic. We are speaking about news that …

The next chapter in the Keyontae Johnson saga appears to be set, with reports indicating that the former Florida forward is taking his talents to the Kansas State Wildcats. The one-time Southeastern Conference preseason player of the year‘s career in Gainesville was cut short by a cardiac condition that resulted in a collapse on the court against the Florida State …

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren will make another appearance in former NBA player Jamal Crawford’s Pro-Am League on Saturday. This time around, it’ll be with other NBA players such as LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Paolo Banchero and Dejounte Murray. Holmgren previously played in Crawford’s league — which is based in Seattle. In the slowest days of the year for …

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is one of the top players in the game regardless of position. The way this guy can dominate a game on either end of the floor is very impressive and he can throw the Sixers on his back at any moment in order to get them to a victory. He led the league in scoring …

2022 NBA Summer League – Washington Wizards v New Orleans Pelicans Sometimes it feels like we don’t really know Zion Williamson yet, just because we’ve seen so little of him. He’s played only 85 games over three seasons, has battled injuries, weight concerns, and did much of his rehab away from the team. The Pelicans knew enough to make a …

It’s been almost two months since free agency started and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton remains unsigned. The 23-year-old guard has a three-year, $40 million offer on the table from the Cavaliers to remain in Cleveland, but reports at the start of summer indicated that he’s looking for a deal that would pay him around $20 million a year. So …

With the annual release of each full regular season schedule inevitably come complaints from fans of teams around the league, and the Boston Celtics’ fanbase certainly is no exception for the looming 2022-23 NBA season. There will always be quibbles about what could have been done better from both a cross-league perspective and in the biased eyes of 30 different …

Tatum to play with LeBron, IT, other NBA stars at Crawford pro-am originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston NBA fans looking to scratch their basketball itch will get quite the treat Saturday night. Former NBA player Jamal Crawford will host his annual pro-am event, The CrawsOver, in his native Seattle on Saturday, and he’s assembled a star-studded group of NBA …

Detroit Pistons v Indiana Pacers The Pacers will show up on a lot of “tanking teams” preseason lists, next to the likes of the Spurs and Rockets, but that may not be totally fair. Sure, they traded away All-Star Domantas Sabonis as well as Malcolm Brogdon and Caris LeVert — and are looking to trade Myles Turner and Buddy Hield …

It can be a little hard to believe in retrospect that the 2017 NBA draft did not have star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum going first overall, but he did not. Aand that is not even the most peculiar aspect of the top of that draft class. On top of not going first, the St. Louis native was actually picked …

Former NBA guard Jamal Crawford is hosting an exhibition event in Seattle this Saturday, and the lineup of talent includes some pretty familiar names. Crawford announced on Twitter that Boston’s Jayson Tatum would be participating in the CrawsOver pro-am held at Seattle Pacific University. Former Celtics point guard and Seattle-native Isaiah Thomas will also be attendance. And Tatum and Thomas …

It’s summertime in the NBA, so it’s time to learn some history. The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the older franchises in the NBA. Their history dates to the 1949-50 season. With that longevity, the team has had hundreds of players come through the City of Brotherly Love. Sixers Wire looks at the No. 27, which has been worn by …

The Philadelphia 76ers made offseason moves over the summer to add depth around stars Joel Embiid and James Harden. The Sixers wanted to upgrade the supporting cast, and they went out and made moves quickly. On draft night, the team added De’Anthony Melton through a trade. Then they signed PJ Tucker, Danuel House Jr. and Trevelin Queen at the outset …

Where Kings rookie Murray ranks in ESPN’s ROY award predictions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Despite winning Las Vegas Summer League MVP, it appears that Kings draft pick Keegan Murray has some doubters regarding his ability to win Rookie of the Year during the 2022-23 NBA season. Per ESPN’s insiders, Murray, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2022 …

The Philadelphia 76ers star duo of Joel Embiid and James Harden are so skilled and talented as they are two of the best offensive players in the league. Embiid led the league in scoring in the 2021-22 season and despite an obvious lost step, Harden is still tough to stop on offense. They are also elite at drawing contact and …

Although the HBO series “Winning Time,” a fictionalized account of the dynastic Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s, has been a hit in terms of ratings, it has been criticized by many for its historical inaccuracies. Some even feel it has made some members of those Lakers, such as front office wizard Jerry West, into mere caricatures of their real-life …