When the owner of an NBA team says something like “I think we’ve been overrated” about the ball club they own, it is not very often that that is based on something positive about the team in question. So when those words left the mouth of Boston Celtics lead Governor Wyc Grousbeck, more than a few analysts and fans got …

Sports are full of what-ifs. They’re what make every game, every quarter, every moment so entertaining as the grasp of a championship trophy inches closer and closer. Just the other day, the newest Cleveland Cavalier, Donavan Mitchell, was explaining on The Woj Pod how an eight-second violation he committed in the first game of the first round of the 2020 …

The Boston Celtics’ longtime rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, are loading up on rotation players from what solid options still remain. And after having picked up on Boston point guard alumnus in Dennis Schroder, it seems that the Lakers could also bring on another. HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto recently reported that former Celtics floor general Isaiah Thomas has “worked out for …

The first three weeks — including Week 0 — have flown by and now we enter Week 3 of college football. There are some big-time games this weekend: Penn State vs. Auburn, Michigan State vs. Washington and Oklahoma vs. Nebraska. There also are games that shouldn’t be much of a contest: UConn vs. Michigan, Toledo vs. Ohio State and New …

Kansas State fell to Tulane 17-10 on Saturday to fall to 2-1 on the season, with Tulane's upset big coming to fruition after a touchdown pass to Tyrick James with 4:27 left in the fourth quarter. A key decision by Tulane head coach Willie Fritz to go for the first down on fourth and one from his own 24-yard line, …

Draymond: KD wanted to join Dubs before Thunder’s 3-1 collapse originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea In 2021, Kevin Durant stated why he opted to join the Warriors following the 2015-16 NBA season. Durant wanted to play basketball in its purest form, which is what Golden State offered him, while also playing for a team with NBA championship experience. Warriors forward Draymond …

Report: Isaiah Thomas works out for Lakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Still a free agent, Isaiah Thomas is looking to prove he belongs on an NBA roster in 2022-23. The former Boston Celtics guard was among a number of free agents to work out for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, according to Hoops Hype’s Michael Scotto. Thomas …

After an up-and-down regular season, the 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers became an unstoppable force, winning their last eight regular season games and their first eight playoff contests. But in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, the defending NBA champions looked vulnerable. They were only able to muster 39 first-half points, and they fell behind …

What Dubs fans can expect from Baldwin Jr. in 2022-23 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors drafted 19-year-old Patrick Baldwin on June 23, and by the following afternoon he was offering polite defense of his lone season in college. “I’ve never been a part of a losing environment like that,” Baldwin told NBC Sports Bay Area when …

Tim Connelly is attempting to get the band back together. Connelly took over as Minnesota’s Team President back in May, and he’s since acquired three former Nuggets in Austin Rivers, Bryn Forbes, and now P.J. Dozier. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted on Saturday that Dozier had signed a deal with the Timberwolves. Dozier is now the 20th player on Minnesota’s roster. …

The Minnesota Timberwolves are bringing P.J. Dozier to Minneapolis. The Timberwolves struck a deal with Dozier on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Dozier is currently recovering from a torn ACL he sustained last November. Dozier was traded around in January, landing first with the Boston Celtics and then the Orlando Magic before he was released. He has been a …

In confirmation of widely expected news, veteran guard Dennis Schröder will not return to the Houston Rockets in the 2022-23 NBA season. Schröder signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on a one-year contract, as first reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic. Now 29 years old, Schröder was essentially a salary fill-in as part of the trade that sent Daniel …

As the Philadelphia 76ers prepare for the 2022-23 season, they have one of the best rosters in the league led by a star duo in the form of Joel Embiid and James Harden. Combine their abilities with rising star Tyrese Maxey as well as some really good additions to the roster and they are going to be in the mix …

Dray accepts he cost Dubs ’16 Finals win, takes it ‘on the chin’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea It’s a widely-accepted reality that Draymond Green’s controversial suspension for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals did the Warriors no favors as they attempted to stave off the eventual-champion Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s also something Green takes full responsibility for, as …

With teams opening up training camp this month, the start of the 2022-23 season is just around the corner after another busy offseason period in the NBA that saw plenty of action and player movement. The summer featured several blockbuster trades with the likes of Patrick Beverley, Malcolm Brogdon, Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell among the players that were moved. …

Portland Trail Blazers Introduce Newly Signed Players The Portland Trail Blazers should ask for a volume discount on core muscle surgeries. Damian Lillard got one last season and now says he is pain-free for the first time in years and expects a return to his MVP-ballot self. Nassir Little followed suit and had core muscle surgery in May. Now it …

After overcoming a mediocre start to become the most dominant team in basketball, the Boston Celtics were one of the NBA’s best stories last season. Led by a suffocating defense and two young stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010, but lost to the Golden State Warriors …

In the offseason, every NBA player of every NBA team (with a few notable exceptions) is in the best shape of their lives, with every team in the league still in the running to win the 2023 NBA Championship. But after the regular season starts, the rose-colored glasses come off as reality sets in, with each passing game inching us …

It might have been a day tinged with sadness for Boston Celtics alumnus Dennis Schroder after his German National Team was bounced from the European Basketball Championship by the Spanish National Team. But the German floor general put a positive spin on things soon after the game ended by having his agent Marc Bartlestein share with Substack’s Marc Stein that …

With each passing day, it looks more and more like Russell Westbrook will remain with the Los Angeles Lakers once training camp and the regular season start. That would mean they would have to figure out how to best utilize his strengths while minimizing or hiding his weaknesses. One possibility that has been talked about dating back to last season …

What Warriors fans can expect from Rollins in 2022-23 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Life has come at Ryan Rollins fast. He was a three-star recruit in high school, struggling to attract major universities. But after being named the MAC’s Freshman of the Year at Toledo, Rollins began to realize his NBA dreams could become true. After an …

Draymond thought Kerr was ‘out of his mind’ with 2014 offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors shocked the basketball world in 2014 when the franchise opted to fire coach Mark Jackson despite back-to-back NBA playoff appearances. After Jackson’s ouster, Golden State went outside the box by hiring Steve Kerr as the team’s next coach despite not having …

Two of the biggest name players in the NBA stepped up early and said the punishment for Suns owner Robert Sarver wasn’t enough. LeBron James said, “our league definitely got this wrong,” and the Suns’ Chris Paul said the one-year ban and $10 million fine “fell short in truly addressing what we can all agree was atrocious behavior.” Now Tamika …

HOUSTON (AP) Anthony Edwards scored 33 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves built a huge lead and held on for a 139-132 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. It’s the second straight victory for Minnesota, which is in seventh place in the Western Conference with three games remaining. Towns was disappointed that the Wolves let …

The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the bigger surprise stories from last year. They increased their win total by 22 games over the 2020-21 season and were in playoff position most of the time before injuries lowered them into the play-in tournament. After All-Star seasons from Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen, and one of the greater rookie seasons in recent …