EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Point guard Dennis Schroder is returning for a second stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. Schroder’s agency, Priority Sports, announced the deal on social media Friday. Schroder confirmed it with an Instagram post. The German guard spent the 2020-21 season with LeBron James and the Lakers, averaging 15.4 points and 5.8 assists per game. Los Angeles …

Getty Images With the 2022-23 NBA season rapidly approaching, the Los Angeles Lakers plan to sign free agent point guard Dennis Schroder to a one-year, $2.64 million contract, according to Shams Charania. A nine-year NBA veteran, Schroder previously played for the Lakers during the 2020-21 season, when he averaged 15.4 points and 5.8 assists in 61 games. After a disappointing …

The calls of the NBA to eject Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver keep getting louder. Three days after the NBA released a report detailing the billionaire’s workplace misconduct and disciplining him with a one-year suspension and $10 million fine, National Basketball Players Association executive director Tamika Tremaglio said the players union is calling for Sarver to banned from …

Boston Celtics v Los Angeles Lakers Dennis Schroder is back with the Lakers. That pairing didn’t go well in the 2020-21 season, when he played 32 minutes a night as a starter (and frustrated Anthony Davis with his lack of passing), but the Lakers are betting it works more smoothly with him in a smaller, more defined role this time …

The Philadelphia 76ers have three of the more talented players in the league in the form of Joel Embiid, James Harden, and Tyrese Maxey. Those three players are going to be the engine that drives the Sixers on their title quest for the 2022-23 season. With NBA2K23 now officially released, now is the time to take a look at some …

The Los Angeles Lakers are signing veteran point guard Dennis Schroder to a one-year deal worth $2.64 million, according to the Athletic’s Shams Charania. Schroder played for the Lakers back during the 2020-21 season. The 29-year old guard spent last year with the Boston Celtics before being traded to the Houston Rockets and ultimately shut things down early with a …

Some organizations in the NBA say all the right things when it comes to fighting systemic inequity in their communities, but when it is time for the proverbial rubber to meet the road, it turns out that the franchise in question is more talk than it is action — or offers a handout instead of a hand up. But the …

After an underwhelming conclusion to their 2021-22 campaign that saw them again fail to advance past the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Philadelphia 76ers retooled over the offseason and now they’ll again enter the new year with championship aspirations. In addition to bringing back James Harden, the Sixers also made several other offseason additions to their roster including P.J. Tucker, Danuel …

The offseason has been quite a busy one for the Brooklyn Nets and as the regular season rapidly approaches the team is making some of its final signings. On Friday, the Brooklyn Nets announced the signing of guard Chris Chiozza of the Golden State Warriors. Last season Chiozza averaged two points and nearly two assists per game on limited minutes …

EMAW Online Staff Pick Standings Gabe passed Mason after a strong 6-2-1 week Oklahoma at Nebraska +11, 11:00 AM FOX Mason: I am taking the Sooners. I think they are the superior team and I know there might be some fear of the Mickey Joseph bump after firing Scott Frost, but I just believe Nebraska is that bad of a …

In the knockout round of the 2022 European Basketball Championship (better known as the EuroBasket), Boston Celtics big man alum Guerschon Yabusele led an absolute shellacking of Poland for France. The French National Team crushed the Polish National Team 95-54 behind the Dancing Bear’s 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals on white-hot 9-of-12 shooting overall and 4-of-6 efficiency from …

BERLIN (AP) — France sent a message on its way to grabbing a spot in the EuroBasket championship game. Former Celtic Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points, and France rolled past Poland 95-54 in the semifinals of the European championships on Friday. “We just played our basketball,” Yabusele said. “We were really good on defense and we were really aggressive. We …

Veteran point guard Dennis Schroder has yet to find a new home in the NBA, but with the way the Boston Celtics alumnus has been tearing things up in the European Basketball Championship (often called the “EuroBasket“), he may not have to wait much longer to get a new deal, according to what Substack’s Marc Stein is hearing. Noting he …

Week 2 saw the Big Ten have a handful of teams stumble with some opponents that did not appear to be a threat beforehand. But, that is college football and the unpredictability makes it so special. This week we see a handful of Big Ten teams draw primetime matchups that pit two teams from the Power 5 against each other …

Phoenix Suns vice chairman and minority owner Jahm Najafi, the team’s second-largest stakeholder, has called for the resignation of majority owner Robert Sarver. Sarver was recently suspended for one year and fined $10 million by the NBA following the completion of an investigation into his inappropriate workplace conduct. The investigation stems from an ESPN article written last year detailing a wide-ranging …

While it might have irked star Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown to be in trade rumors for Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant this summer — the jury is still out on what Brown’s cryptic “SMH” tweet actually referred to — his veteran teammate Marcus Smart let the rumor mill roll on by without blinking twice when his name came …

NY Daily News ‘Abbott Elementary’ creator Quinta Brunson gets apology from Jimmy Kimmel after cringeworthy Emmys bit “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson isn’t taking Jimmy Kimmel’s bad Emmys bit lying down. In some well-deserved payback for Kimmel lying onstage while she accepted her Emmy Monday, Brunson interrupted the “Live!” talk show host’s opening monologue Wednesday night, Emmy in …

Forsberg: Green light to spend opens possibilities for banner-hungry C’s originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics already have a heavy salary commitment for the 2022-23 season but a willingness to spend even further into the luxury tax could allow the team to easily patch in-season holes in a quest to return to the NBA Finals. Celtics owner …

As long as Robert Sarver is leading the Phoenix Suns, PayPal will not partner with the organization. PayPal, the longtime sponsor of the Suns and Mercury that has their patch on the team’s jersey, announced Friday that it would not renew its sponsorship deal in light of Sarver’s one-year suspension for racist and misogynistic remarks and other workplace misconduct. PayPal’s …

USC is trying to build a national basketball brand under Andy Enfield. The Trojans made the Elite Eight in 2021 and are trying to leverage that achievement into sustained national staying power. Obviously, winning games and making NCAA Tournaments will build and sustain a brand and an identity, but what also helps a program is having big matchups on the …

Former Baylor forward Kendall Brown on Friday signed a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers ahead of the start of the 2022-23 season, the team announced. The signing was first reported by Evan Sidery of BasketballNews.com. Brown, who was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team, averaged 9.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and one steal last season. He finished …

CALDWELL, N.J.- Caldwell University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mark A. Corino has announced his retirement as the head coach of the men’s basketball program after 34 years at Caldwell and 39 years of coaching. Corino will continue in his role as the Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics for the department that he has led since 1988. This transition will occur …

The highly anticipated 2022-23 season for the Philadelphia 76ers is right around the corner as they figure to be in the mix for winning their first championship since 1983. Considering the talent on the roster, they have just as good a chance as anybody in the league. Led by a star duo in the form of Joel Embiid and James …

As the NBA regular season quickly approaches, there are question marks for some players who may or may not return to the roster. According to Sports Illustrated analysts Howard Beck and Chris Mannix, they believe that former Brooklyn Net LaMarcus Aldridge will finally be calling it quits. On their podcast, “The Crossover”,  they discuss Aldridge’s options, believing that Aldridge is, …

Every athlete at every level has their favorite teammates, whether that’s based on who they can trust in a game or someone who they enjoy spending time with in the locker room or away from the game. With having a favorite typically comes with also having a least favorite. For Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, he made his ‘worst teammate’ …