Getty Images The San Antonio Spurs’ recent decision to waive guard Joshua Primo stems from multiple alleged incidents of him exposing himself to women, per ESPN. The Spurs announced on Friday their decision to release the No. 12 overall pick from the 2021 NBA Draft, and San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich declined to offer an explanation for the team’s decision. The team’s …
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Klay Thompson gets great advice from Sonya Curry after Charles Barkley remarks
Klay gets touching advice from Steph’s mom after Barkley remarks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Klay Thompson took to heart recent criticism from TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley and let his emotions out following the Warriors’ 123-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday. Since Barkley’s remarks, in which the analyst said Thompson is no longer the same player he was …
Read More »Spurs released 1st-round pick Josh Primo over allegations he repeatedly exposed himself to women, per report
Plenty of questions were raised when the San Antonio Spurs waived last year’s 12th overall pick Joshua Primo out of the blue on Friday. An answer arrived one day later. Primo was released over multiple alleged instances of him exposing himself to women, according to ESPN. The report is light on details of the allegations against Primo, merely noting the …
Read More »RAPID RECAP: K-State, Howard route No. 9 Oklahoma State 48-0
On Saturday, No. 22 Kansas State routed No. 9 Oklahoma State 41-0 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium behind a career day from quarterback Will Howard who threw for four touchdown passes. The Wildcats (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) opted to take the opening kickoff and scored a touchdown on their opening drive of the game when Kade Warner caught the game’s …
Read More »Jonathan Kuminga ‘frustrated’ over limited Warriors role, rival exec reveals
Rival exec believes JK ‘frustrated’ by limited Warriors role originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Jonathan Kuminga reportedly desires a bigger role with the Warriors. The 20-year old forward’s season is off to a slow start. He averaged 10.8 minutes per contest across the Warriors’ first four games and didn’t play a single minute during Golden State’s 123-110 victory over …
Read More »“The “Anti-Semitic” label that is being pushed on me is not justified”
Seattle Storm v Los Angeles Sparks Kyrie Irving stepped into another controversy when he tweeted a link to a controversial movie that is considered by many to be anti-Semitic. Both the Nets owner Joe Tsai and the organization condemned and distanced themselves from the Tweet, and Irving got plenty of backlash on social media. Irving has now responded, saying that the …
Read More »Suns’ Deandre Ayton out at least one week with sprained ankle after landing on foot of Jonas Valanciunas
Getty Images Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton will miss at least one week after suffering a sprained left ankle in the first quarter of Friday’s 124-111 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Suns announced that Ayton has been ruled out for Sunday’s matchup against the Houston Rockets and that he will be reevaluated in one week, meaning that he will …
Read More »Ousmane Dieng, Jaylin Williams recalled from the G League’s OKC Blue
The first G League assignments of the season for rookies Ousmane Dieng and Jaylin Williams lasted roughly a day. After being sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s G League affiliate — the Oklahoma City Blue — on Friday, the team recalled both forwards on Saturday before the team’s road game against the Dallas Mavericks. Both players will likely go back …
Read More »Celtics face Wizards in search of that winning feeling
The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards have taken similar paths to 3-2 starts, each losing on Friday and having an overtime setback as part of their early-season schedules. The two teams will look to right the ship when they meet Sunday night at Boston. Double-digit leads in the first half were for naught in Boston’s last two games, including Friday’s …
Read More »West Virginia gets things rolling in exhibition 73-57
The WVU Coliseum hosted the annual charity exhibition on Friday night, benefitting the Norma May Huggins Cancer Endowment. This year’s matchup was kicked off between the Mountaineers and Bowling Green, in which West Virginia put on a defensive clinic. Naturally, West Virginia’s defense was the story of the first half, holding Bowling Green to just 24 points in 20 minutes …
Read More »NBA experts debate early season surprises, including Paolo Banchero, Zion, Steph Curry
The first week of the NBA’s regular season provides plenty of reasons for overreactions, and we here at Yahoo Sports are here to tell you which early outliers are sustainable and which cannot possibly persist. Our experts weighed in on the most surprising trends from the start of the season in this edition of Four Corners. SUSTAINABLE Paolo Banchero’s free-throw …
Read More »Matt Campbell, once USC’s leading head coaching candidate, loses to Lincoln Riley’s OU replacement
It’s quite a turn of events, is it not? We are about to enter the month of November. In November of 2021, Matt Campbell was — in the eyes of many analysts and journalists who were following the situation closely — a leading candidate to take the open head coaching job at USC. Lincoln Riley was not part of the …
Read More »Nurkic has 27 points, Blazers beat Rockets 125-111
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Jusuf Nurkic had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 125-111 on Friday night despite the absence of star guard Damian Lillard. Anfernee Simons led all scorers with 30 points, including seven 3-pointers, for the Blazers, who led by as many as 18 points. With the win, Portland improved to …
Read More »Channing Frye blames Anthony Davis for Lakers’ problems
The Los Angeles Lakers are 0-5 after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, and there is no shortage of blame. According to various people, the Lakers are struggling because (take your pick) Russell Westbrook is still on the team, the roster is poorly constructed, LeBron James and Anthony Davis don’t have enough offensive support around them, James is too …
Read More »Russell Westbrook may come off the bench for the foreseeable future
After sitting out Wednesday’s game versus the Denver Nuggets with a bad hamstring, Russell Westbrook came off the bench for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. When he came into the game, he seemed to supply the team with energy and tempo for a while, and his positive impact was noticeable. Unfortunately, his effectiveness waned in the fourth quarter, and …
Read More »Tyrese Maxey’s focus is on getting Sixers moving in positive direction
The Philadelphia 76ers had gotten off to a tough start to the 2022-23 season as they were sitting at 1-4 after a bad loss to the Toronto Raptors to start the 4-game road trip. They had a rematch with the Raptors on Friday and they had to try and get a win without Joel Embiid who was out nursing a …
Read More »Early struggles in focus as Clippers meet Pelicans
Neither the Los Angeles Clippers nor the New Orleans Pelicans look exactly like the teams they expect to be this season. Both squads have had to adjust to the absence of key players as they prepare to meet Sunday afternoon at Los Angeles. The Clippers have lost their past three games, including consecutive games at Oklahoma City on Tuesday (108-94) …
Read More »Where Warriors stand in ESPN’s Future Power Rankings with Jordan Poole contract
Where Warriors stand in ESPN’s latest Future Power Rankings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea After hoisting their fourth Larry O’Brien Trophy in eight seasons this past June, the Warriors reestablished their claim as NBA royalty with veteran Steph Curry leading the charge. But can the organization sustain that success for years to come? ESPN’s latest Future Power Rankings certainly …
Read More »Would a hard cap work in the NBA?
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA is pursuing an “upper spending limit”, or a hard cap. Unsurprisingly, it has already been met with significant resistance by the NBPA. It’s understandable why owners would want this. As Marc Stein points out in his report on the subject, a hard cap would limit the exorbitant spending big market teams like the …
Read More »DeMar DeRozan on joining 20,000-point club
Chicago Bulls All-Star DeMar DeRozan became the 50th player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points. DeRozan scored the 20K-point club clinching bucket with a patented midrange pull-up jumper with 5:43 remaining in the first quarter on Friday against his former team, the San Antonio Spurs. “It didn’t feel real when it happened. To have that type of moment …
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Read More »Spurs’ Primo says he is stepping away to deal with mental health issue
Houston Rockets v San Antonio Spurs It was an out-of-the-blue announcement, the San Antonio Spurs waiving Josh Primo, the No.12 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and a rising star with the team. Primo released a statement to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN saying he needed the break for his mental health. “I know that you all are surprised by today’s announcement. …
Read More »Matisse Thybulle discusses getting back in rotation for Sixers in win
The Philadelphia 76ers needed to make some changes to the rotation following a tough 1-4 start to the season. They were having a lot of issues on defense in both the half-court and in transition and coach Doc Rivers made a move. In Friday’s win over the Toronto Raptors on the road, Rivers made a move to put Matisse Thybulle …
Read More »Yahoo Plays and Strategy for Saturday, October 29
These opening two weeks have been amazing. The NBA is back in full force and is as unpredictable as ever. The only thing that’s driving me crazy is the injuries. It feels like we have big-name players sitting on every slate, and that could be the case here with a handful of teams amid a back-to-back set. That can sometimes …
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