For the majority of his career, Malcolm Brogdon has been an NBA starter, including the previous four seasons with the Indiana Pacers. When the Boston Celtics acquired Brogdon in an offseason trade in July, they wanted to make him a reserve and bolster their bench. “My game is suited for being versatile, doing what the team needs, being skilled in …

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Forsberg: Malcolm Brogdon is determined to be Celtics’ missing piece originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Malcolm Brogdon heard it repeatedly after last summer’s surprising trade that delivered him to Boston: The Celtics had found their missing piece. Less than a month after coming up short against the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 Finals, the Celtics acquired Brogdon from …

The Chicago Bulls have themselves a number of decisions to make this offseason after missing the playoffs this season. One of their top decisions will be to re-sign center Nikola Vucevic or to let him walk in free agency. For Vucevic, he hopes to make Chicago his home for the foreseeable future. “For me, obviously, the Bulls will have priority,” …

Thursday wasn’t a holiday of any kind, but it might as well have been for BC basketball fans. Around 6 P.M., BC’s superstar center Quinten Post announced on his Instagram page that he would be returning for one more season after exploring his options when it comes to the NBA Draft. “To my beloved Boston College Nation,” he began. “When …

After missing the postseason following a loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference play-in finale, the Chicago Bulls have a busy offseason ahead. One of their many decisions to make will be on guard Coby White, who hits restricted free agency this summer. For White, he hopes to return to the Windy City on a new deal. “It’s …

Domas remorseful Draymond incident overshadowing Kings success originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Since Monday, the Kings took a 2-0 series lead over the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. De’Aaron Fox was named the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year. Coach Mike Brown earned the league’s 2022-23 Coach of the Year …

Every Game 2 in the 2023 NBA playoffs is in the book. Four teams — the 76ers, Celtics, Kings and Nuggets — have jumped out to 2-0 leads, while Bucks-Heat, Knicks-Cavs, Suns-Clippers and Lakers-Grizzlies are all tied 1-1 through two games. The first wave of Game 3’s gets started Thursday night. It’s 76ers-Nets in the Eastern Conference before Kings-Warriors and …

It’s a story almost as old the NBA playoffs. Star players sustain injuries in the playoffs. And this season is no different. Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out for Thursday’s Game 3 against Phoenix with a sprained right knee. The series is tied 1-1. Leonard was fantastic in the first two games of the series …

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The Golden State Warriors are down 0-2 in the playoffs for the first time in the Steph Curry/Splash Brothers era, and making things worse is they’ll be without their emotional leader Draymond Green for Game 3 against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.  Green was ejected in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ Game 2 loss to the Kings for …

Kawhi Leonard ruled out for Game 3 of Clippers-Suns series originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Los Angeles Clippers will be without their top two players when they take the floor for a pivotal matchup against the Phoenix Suns Thursday night. Kawhi Leonard will miss Game 3 of the Clippers’ first-round series due to a right knee sprain, the …

Getty Images Kawhi Leonard will not play in Game 3 of the Los Angeles Clippers’ first-round series vs. the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night due to a knee sprain, the team announced. Leonard initially suffered the injury in Game 1 and is expected to be day-to-day ahead of Game 4, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.  Leonard had been load managing his …

TD Garden voted arena with best fans in new anonymous NBA player poll originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Take a bow, Boston Celtics fans. You are the best fans in the NBA. That’s according to a recent poll of anonymous players conducted by The Athletic. The poll actually included some pretty interesting results, including who the players see as …

Getty Images Any Sacramento Kings fans going to the Chase Center for Games 3 and 4 against the Golden State Warriors will have to leave their cowbells at home — or at least check them at the door. The Chase Center prohibits certain noise-making items, and the Kings’ Twitter account is taking time to remind their fans that includes cowbells. …

The Oklahoma Sooners experienced big roster turnover this offseason, with a number of players hitting the transfer portal and the NBA. So it’s become imperative that Porter Moser and the Sooners hit the transfer portal to add talent. Yesterday, They picked up commitments from Sienna transfer guard Javian McCollum. Today, the Sooners added a much-needed inside presence in Pitt forward …

NEW YORK–In order for the Philadelphia 76ers to do anything in the playoffs, they will need Tobias Harris to step up and provide scoring and shooting next to James Harden and Joel Embiid. To begin the 2023 playoffs, he’s doing exactly that as he’s shooting 4-for-6 from deep. Harris is averaging 20.5 points against the Brooklyn Nets thus far and …

Auburn basketball is off to a hot start by filling its need for guards. The departure of Zep Jasper and the potential of Wendell Green Jr. heading to the NBA has left Bruce Pearl looking for players to complement Tre Donaldson in Auburn’s backcourt. So far, he has done so with freshman Aden Holloway and transfer Denver Jones. Jones signed …

The 2023 NBA Playoffs will continue on Thursday with a trio of Game 3 matchups, and with teams dialing in their playoff rotations, NBA daily Fantasy players are adjusting their NBA DFS strategies. Kings guard De’Aaron Fox has put up at least 50 points on both FanDuel and DraftKings in each of the first two games in Sacramento’s series with …

As pretty much everyone but irrational Atlanta Hawks fans have predicted, the Boston Celtics are dominating the first round series between the two teams in the 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs. And much of the Celtics’ success so far has come at the expense of Hawks star point guard Trae Young, who Boston has targeted relentlessly when they need to …

Bulls’ 2022-23 season review: DeRozan’s usage drops originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chicago Bulls experienced an underwhelming and inconsistent 2022-23 season, one in which they finished at 40-42 and failed to exit the play-in tournament to make the playoffs.] Though the season-long absence of Lonzo Ball delivered a major blow, the Bulls still possessed plenty of their core …

Getty Images Now that we’re in the thick of the NBA playoffs, the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will be providing daily picks for the duration of the postseason. Sam Quinn will make at least one pick for every game between now and the NBA Finals. All lines courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook. Featured Game | Brooklyn Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers …

Michigan State basketball is continuing to show invested interest in a big-time power forward in the 2025 class. The Spartans reportedly will be in attendance to watch four-star power forward Trent Sisley play on Thursday. Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers reported the news, with Indiana and Purdue also expected to be in attendance. This content is not available due to your …

Brooklyn Nets guard Mikal Bridges has been a revelation for a franchise that is between a rock and a hard place. While Bridges is showing that he has the potential to be an NBA All-Star, it remains to be seen how he factors into Brooklyn’s rebuild after trading three superstars in James Harden, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant over the …

The UNC basketball program is actively pursuing an in-conference transfer and could be gaining some ground. It was reported earlier this week that there was indeed mutual interest between the Tar Heels and Florida State transfer Matthew Cleveland. Now, the Heels could be a team to ‘monitor’ even more moving forward, according to On3.com reporter Jamie Shaw. “Things have been …