Last October, former NBA player Ben Gordon was arrested for allegedly assaulting his son and police in a New York airport. A month later, Gordon was arrested in Chicago for allegedly punching a Mcdonald’s security guard. Tuesday, Gordon was arrested on weapons and threatening charges after police were called to a Stamford, Conn., juice shop because of his behavior, as …

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Miami Heat on Thursday night for the regular season home finale before finishing up the 2022-23 season on the road in Atlanta and Brooklyn. With the No. 3 seed officially locked up heading into the playoffs, the Sixers will be looking to execute a plan for the final games of the season. Heading …

To hear some ex-players tell it, the NBA in the 1980s and 1990s was a combat sport. Perimeter defenders could hand-check with impunity, every team had an enforcer and, if one of today’s stars were to travel back in time, he’d be cowering in the corner of the locker room after being served an elbow sandwich on his first foray …

Utah Jazz All-Star Lauri Markkanen will carry out his mandatory service in the Finnish military during this offseason. Markkanen, 25, grew up in Jyväskylä, Finland, before moving to the United States to join the University of Arizona’s basketball team in 2016. In Finland, male citizens are required to fulfill their mandatory service by age 30, a duty citizens “take pride in.” “It’s mandatory, we …

Getty Images Former Sixth Man of the Year Ben Gordon was arrested Tuesday morning on weapons and threatening charges at a Connecticut juice shop, per the Stamford Advocate. Gordon, who was arrested on the same day as his 40th birthday, is being charged with three counts of carrying a dangerous weapons, and two counts of misdemeanor second-degree threatening. He’s also …

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie Jake Fischer and Dan Devine are back with another fun installment of No Cap Room! This time, the guys talk about a couple of major players returning from injury as we get ready for the playoffs, Coach of the Year candidates and the Dallas Mavericks before sitting down to chat with Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby …

James Harden left some money on the table during the offseason to remain with the Philadelphia 76ers and ensure that they had cap space to bolster the roster, and the decision looks like it’s paying off. Harden and Joel Embiid are one of the most dynamic one-two punches in the NBA, and the Sixers look like legit title contenders ahead …

How Warriors can avoid play-in tournament, claim playoff spot originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The 2022-23 NBA regular season ends Sunday, but plenty still needs to be decided in the Western Conference playoff picture, especially for the Warriors. The Warriors (42-38) currently sit sixth in the West, with a tentative hold on the final playoff spot, but they could fall …

Iowa basketball certainly had an interesting season. It was a very up-and-down campaign. At times, they looked like contenders in the Big Ten and ready to break off a streak of wins behind great shooting performances. Other times, though—particularly away from Carver—games that should have been simple victories turned out to be anything but. The constant throughout the entire season …

The Philadelphia 76ers have three games left on the docket before the playoffs begin on April 15 as they will play host to the Miami Heat on Thursday. The contest with Miami is the regular season home finale before Philadelphia finishes the season on the road. Until the conclusion of the regular season on April 9, we are going to …

While the Oklahoma Sooners grapple with how they’ll retool and replenish a now-depleted roster, we know one of their non-conference opponents for the 2023 season. The Sooners are set to take on the Providence Friars on December 5 in the 2023 Big East-Big 12 Battle. This men’s basketball non-conference scheduling alliance is in its fifth year, with the games being …

As the Golden State Warriors have turned into a dynasty over the past nine years under Steve Kerr, former coach Mark Jackson has become, for some people, a forgotten character in the story of how this all came happened. For others, he’s still very much a part of the conversation, for better or worse.  While some believe Jackson, with his …

After spearheading Creighton’s offensive attack for the past two seasons, Ryan Nembhard plans to enter the transfer portal, according to multiple reports Thursday. Nembhard has two seasons of eligibility remaining after starting 64 games during his time with the Bluejays. The 6-footer from Canada joins a strong contingent of point guards on the move as the 2023 offseason picks up …

Former Vol Grant Williams and the Celtics defeated Toronto, 97-93, Wednesday at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston clinched the No. 2 Eastern Conference seed in the upcoming NBA playoffs. Williams played 19 minutes against the Raptors, recording two points, one rebound and two blocks. Williams was 1-for-5 from the floor and 0-for-3 in three-point attempts. He was 0-for-2 from …

The Brooklyn Nets have had an interesting 2022-2023 NBA season to say the least. Despite the direction of the franchise changing seemingly in a matter of days at the trade deadline in February. Despite Brooklyn losing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks, respectively, the team still has some players worth recognizing, according to Bleacher …

Matchups for next season’s Big East-Big 12 Battle were officially released Thursday. For BYU fans, there is one glaring omission — the Cougars won’t be participating in the Big East-Big 12 Battle in their first season in the Big 12. Part of the reason is simple math. The Big East has 11 teams while the Big 12 will have 14 …

The Portland Trail Blazers (33-46) will play the third game of their four-game road trip when they face the San Antonio Spurs (20-59) on Thursday night. Portland and San Antonio are both eliminated from Western Conference play-in tournament contention heading into the final three games of the regular season. The Trail Blazers rolled to a 147-127 win over San Antonio in January.  …

The NBA on Thursday denied the Dallas Mavericks’ protest of their March 22 loss to the Golden State Warriors, which featured a confusing situation that Mavericks owner Mark Cuban called the “worst officiating non call mistake” in NBA history. The Mavericks filed a protest of the game, which ended in a 127-125 score, following a bizarre scene late in the …

The college basketball season has ended, and the Pac-12 disappointed in March Madness again. Yes, Arizona State won after getting a First Four game, but USC lost in the first round, Arizona was stunned by Princeton in the first round, and UCLA did not make the Elite Eight despite high expectations. The future of the Pac-12 is up in the …

Getty Images The NBA announced Thursday afternoon that the league is denying the Dallas Mavericks protest stemming from a loss to the Golden State Warriors on March 22. The protest by the Mavs and Mark Cuban was over an alleged mistake made on the referees part, where the Mavericks felt they weren’t given proper notice of whose possession it was …

The 2023 NCAA Tournament delivered a worthy champion with a well-rounded UConn team that crushed the field. Per usual, the journey to the first Monday in April featured numerous memorable moments and some heroic individual performances. Plenty of them came from the Huskies, who showed no weaknesses during the Big Dance. But there were enough memories to go around. Kansas …

Forsberg: Why Brogdon deserves Sixth Man award over Knicks’ Quickley originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston In the immediate aftermath of being traded to the Boston Celtics, Malcolm Brogdon promised to embrace a reserve role. Sitting at the podium at his introductory press conference at the Auerbach Center in July, Brogdon said he was ready to “sacrifice to win.” It’s …

Out: Mike Brennan | In: Duane Simpkins Brennan lasted a decade at American, but only made the NCAAs in his first season there. Simpkins get plucked locally, after having served the past two seasons on Kim English’s staff at George Mason. He played at Maryland and is from the area. Logical hire. Out: Mike Balado | In: Bryan Hodgson The …

MILWAUKEE — The road to the 2023 NBA championship goes through Milwaukee. With a comfortable 105-92 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks improved to 58-22 on the season, clinched the best record in the league, and No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs.  “It’s just a credit to the players,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. …

The Texas basketball schedule appears to be ramping up next season. After a respectable schedule saw the Longhorns face Gonzaga, Creighton, and Illinois, the team is already set to play high profile games next season. Earlier this week, we learned that Texas would reunite with former head coach Shaka Smart and the Marquette Golden Eagles in the Big 12-Big East …