Greece v Italy: Group C – FIBA EuroBasket 2022 ASSOCIATED PRESS — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Tyler Dorsey scored 23 and Greece (2-0) held off a furious rally by Italy in the final minutes to win 85-81. Greece led 75-60 midway through the fourth quarter, but Italy (1-1) got as close as 84-81 on a layup …

The Los Angeles Lakers have been trying to trade Russell Westbrook going back to January, but to no avail, at least so far. Their attempts to trade him for Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving were rebuffed, and talks to send him to another team haven’t gone far either. With each passing day this summer, the possibility of the former league …

When one looks at Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant’s career, one will see two championships, two finals MVP awards, and a regular season MVP award. Overall, on paper, he has had an amazing career and is for sure going to the Hall of Fame when he decides to hang up his sneakers. However, some view Durant’s career a bit differently. …

The Philadelphia 76ers had a very busy offseason as they made additions to the roster that they hope will help them take the next step in the Eastern Conference. They added the likes of PJ Tucker, De’Anthony Melton, and Danuel House Jr. to add depth and toughness. The hope now is that the star duo of Joel Embiid and James …

CLEVELAND (AP) With one bold, unexpected move, the Cleveland Cavaliers raised their profile in the Eastern Conference considerably. They’re back in the title hunt. The Cavs made official Saturday their acquisition of three-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell in a trade with Utah, and can start figuring out ways to best integrate his talents into their young core. Considered outsiders to …

Three former Boston Celtics alumni played an instrumental role in the French National Team’s 77-73 victory over the Lithuanian National Team in EuroBasket play on Saturday. At the top of the list, former Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier led all scorers with 27 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals in 32:51 minutes of floor time. Boston big man …

Stephen Curry is a Charlotte native, and there always have been some around the league who thought he might play the final season or two of his Hall of Fame career in his hometown. Curry was recently given the keys to the city in Charlotte (after officially graduating from Davidson and getting his number retired at his alma mater) and …

RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Paul Stoll had 15 points and nine assists, and Mexico defeated the U.S. 73-67 on Friday in the opening game of Group C play for both teams at the FIBA AmeriCup. Fabian James added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Mexico. Jeremy Pargo led the U.S. with 14 points. Norris Cole scored 11 and Gary Clark …

Flying in off the top rope, the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled a Donovan Mitchell trade out from under the Knicks on Thursday. Mitchell in Cleveland makes the Cavs a very interesting team, but what does missing out on him mean for the Knicks?  Thursday was also a big day for Collin Sexton, who was sent to Utah in the deal and …

Iguodala refutes Stephen A.’s claim about JK ‘shortchanging’ Dubs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Fresh off a championship in his rookie season, Jonathan Kuminga is ready to take on a bigger role with the Warriors. And despite ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith doubting his ability to do so, Kunminga’s teammate and NBA veteran Andre Iguodala has noticed the work Kuminga …

Former Boston Celtics floor general Tremont Waters earned himself  ‘Player of the game’ honors for his outstanding play in the Puerto Rican National Team’s 88-82 win over the Dominican National Team in AmeriCup play on Saturday afternoon. The Connecticut native put up an impressive 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals in 31:47 minutes of play against the …

As the Rafael Stone-Stephen Silas partnership as general manager and head coach enters its third season in Houston, it’s Stone who seems to inspire more confidence from Rockets fans. In a recent fan survey conducted by The Athletic, questions related to Stone’s performance as general manager generally drew a more positive response than one for Silas as coach. Among the …

Boston Celtics alumnus Dennis Schroder helped carry the German National Team to a 92-82 win over the Bosnian and Herzegovinian National Team on Saturday while fellow Boston alum Daniel Theis had a bit of an off game in the EuroBasket victory. While Theis only managed to chip in 2 points on 1-of-5 shooting overall and going 0-of-2 from beyond the …

One of the biggest problems the Boston Celtics had last season was the inevitable fourth-quarter struggles that star wings Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum often saw overtake them after spending too much energy doing too much in the game’s first three quarters. To help solve that, the Celtics added veteran depth to the roster, but with news that one of …

The sports world on Friday night was centered on the women’s U.S. Open where tennis legend Serena Williams was playing in her final match. She has had one amazing career and everybody wanted to see what she would do in Queens. Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons was in attendance for Williams’ final tennis match and he was shown on the …

Former Boston Celtics floor general Shane Larkin helped lift his Turkish National Team to a 101-87 win over the Bulgarian National Team on Saturday in another solid victory for Turkey in Group A of EuroBasket play despite a slow start in the first half. The Miami product put up 13 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, and a steal in 28:35 …

Could the Boston Celtics‘ best option to replace Danilo Gallinari’s minutes for the coming 2021-22 NBA season be…to do nothing? After it became clear that the earliest the Celtics would be seeing Gallinari on the court this season would be at the end of it if everything goes as well as it possibly could on news of his re-tearing his …

We don’t yet know what they look like, but star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is getting his own signature Jordan Brand shoe line in three colorways sometime in the summer of 2023 according to new reporting from Sole Retriever’s Nicholas Vlahos. The three colorways only have names for now, but given they have been granted their current sobriquets for …

Getty Images Stephen Curry is synonymous with the Golden State Warriors, and he’s said several times over the years that he wants to retire with the only team he’s ever suited up for. Just recently in July, fresh off his fourth championship and first Finals MVP, Curry said of the Warriors, “I don’t want to leave ever. I want this …

The OKC Blue — the Oklahoma City Thunder G League affiliate — announced a trade on Friday. The Blue acquired Javin DeLaurier and a 2022 first-round pick from the Wisconsin Herd — the Milwaukee Bucks G League affiliate — in exchange for Rob Edwards and a 2023 second-round pick. In 29 G League games, DeLaurier averaged 6.7 points, 8.2 rebounds …

Kevin Durant rescinded his trade request. LeBron James signed an extension with the Lakers. Kyrie Irving appears to be staying in Brooklyn. The NBA offseason had reached an anticlimactic placidity over the past couple of weeks, but we know better than to think that would last. Sure enough, the Cleveland Cavaliers came through with a Macho Man Randy Savage elbow …

With a lack of young assets and mid-level complementary players, the Los Angeles Lakers need as many of their young players as possible to take that next step forward. It will be one of the most critical keys to their chances of success and being competitive this coming season. Two of the team’s most important prospects are wing Austin Reaves, …

Donovan Mitchell was traded, seemingly out of the blue, to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, and the low-hanging fallout story for the New York Knicks is going to be striking out on yet another superstar pursuit. It’s not an unreasonable takeaway. The Knicks eventually have to actually hook one of these big fish they’re always trolling after.  But the wrong …

The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off a blockbuster trade on Thursday that shocked the NBA world when they acquired star guard Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz. The deal now puts the Cavs in the race for the Eastern Conference as they have a very bright future at the moment. What does this mean for the Philadelphia 76ers? This means the …

BMW Championship – Previews J.R. Smith played in close to 1,000 NBA games across 16 seasons, was a two-time NBA champion and won the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2013. He had a full and impressive NBA career. Smith, 36, and now a student and golfer at North Carolina A&T, doesn’t think that career should be over — …