It seems that a pair of Boston Celtics alumni found themselves on the opposite side of the European version of a (much more subdued) Malice in the Palace on Thursday, with a match between Spanish club Real Madrid and Belgrade-based ball club KK Partizan. One of the Celtics’ stashed floor generals, Israeli point guard Yam Madar watched as his team …

Getty Images On the heels of the Los Angeles Clippers being eliminated from the playoffs by the Phoenix Suns in a five-game, first-round series, team president Lawrence Frank spoke on a number of topics about the team’s future. He touched on wanting to bring back Russell Westbrook next season after a successful stint with the team this year. He mentioned …

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Injured Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, right, watches from the bench during Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns on April 22. Injuries played a key role in the Clippers’ first-round exit. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) Two days after the Clippers’ season ended in a first-round postseason loss with stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George injured yet again, their top …

Two months after the signing of Russell Westbrook, Los Angeles Clippers president Lawrence Frank said that the team wants to re-sign him in the offseason. The addition was initially controversial, as Westbrook had proven to be an extremely poor fit with the Los Angeles Lakers — even on a minimum contract, there was a risk that he’d upset the balance …

NBA: Steph double-dribbled on Game 5-sealing layup vs. Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Steph Curry sealed the Warriors’ Game 5 win over the Kings on Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center with an and-1 layup with 22.4 seconds remaining in regulation. But the NBA announced Thursday in its Last Two Minute Report that Curry should have been whistled …

The good news just keeps on rolling in for the Penn State basketball program. It was looking like it was a dire situation after their roster for the upcoming roster was depleted after graduations from their top players and others entering the transfer portal. There were legitimate questions if new head coach Mike Rhoades would be able to piece together …

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The Los Angeles Clippers’ season is over, despite a valiant effort in the first round of the playoffs against the Phoenix Suns with stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George both sidelined by the end of it. At his end-of-season press conference on Thursday, team president Lawrence Frank said that, while they competed admirably in the postseason, that same energy wasn’t …

COLUMBIA — South Carolina men’s basketball added a commitment from key transfer portal target BJ Mack on Thursday. The 6-foot-8 center comes to the Gamecocks after three seasons at Wofford. Mack played his freshman season at South Florida before transferring to the Terriers in 2020. He was a two-year starter at Wofford and was the team’s leading scorer in 2022 …

Wright quickly proved indispensable in first Wizards season originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington WASHINGTON — In order to qualify for official rate statistic leaderboards in the NBA, you need to play at least 58 games (70%) over the course of an 82-game regular season. If it weren’t for that, Delon Wright’s 1.8 steals per game would rank second in …

Corey Hendren was named Tallahassee Community College men’s basketball head coach on Thursday, April 27, 2023 Tallahassee Community College men’s basketball has its guy. On Thursday, the program announced that Corey Hendren to be the next head coach of the Eagles. Hendren’s arrival fills the TCC men’s basketball head coach vacancy after Rick Cabrera to take the same role at …

Getty Images With the Los Angeles Clippers officially eliminated from the playoffs following a 136-130 loss to the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 on Tuesday night, more information about Kawhi Leonard’s knee injury has come to light. The All-Star forward suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee during the series against the Suns, the team confirmed Thursday. Clippers president …

It’s been a dreamlike start to these playoffs for the Knicks, besting the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games despite an injured Julius Randle. Awaiting them in the second round is long-time rival and eighth seed Miami Heat, ready to turn their postseason into a nightmare. With their upset over the Bucks, the Heat reminded the NBA world it’s that same …

Getty Images The Memphis Grizzlies staved off elimination by defeating the Lakers in Game 5 of their first-round series on Wednesday night. The series shifts to Los Angeles for Game 6 on Friday with the Lakers leading 3-2. If necessary, Game 7 will be Sunday in Memphis. Desmond Bane, for his part, says you can remove the “if necessary” language.  …

Kings’ offense oddly ditches Murray after hot Game 5 start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Early on, it looked like Game 5 of the NBA playoff series between the Kings and Golden State Warriors would be the Keegan Murray show. Murray, who scored 10 total points in the series’ first three contests combined before exploding for 23 in San …

Oklahoma’s attempt to bounce back from a tumultuous season is firmly underway. The last few weeks have been busy among the Oklahoma basketball office reconfiguring a roster that lost eight bodies to either the transfer portal, graduation, or, professional basketball opportunities. The project has gone well as Oklahoma has brought in multiple transfers already. All of the incoming Sooners have …

One of the Milwaukee Bucks’ many regrets about their season-ending Game 5 loss against the Miami Heat on Wednesday is that they punted the last possession of regulation. After Jimmy Butler tied the game on a brilliantly designed out-of-bounds play, the Bucks could have called a timeout and advanced the ball. They did not do that. All that Bucks coach …

Oklahoma’s attempt to bounce back from a tumultuous season is firmly underway. The last few weeks have been busy among the Oklahoma basketball office reconfiguring a roster that lost eight bodies to either the transfer portal, graduation, or, professional basketball opportunities. The project has gone well as Oklahoma has brought in multiple transfers already. All of the incoming Sooners have …

In light of the Boston Celtics’ 119-117 loss to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 of their 2023 NBA Playoffs matchup in their first-round Eastern Conference postseason series, can fans of the Celtics trust Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to lead Boston back to the NBA Finals? After losing in six games to the Golden State Warriors …

LAWRENCE — The weeks that have followed the end of Kansas men’s basketball’s season have shown how different the team’s roster will look next season. Two guards, in junior Joseph Yesufu and sophomore Bobby Pettiford Jr., and two forwards, in super-senior Cam Martin and sophomore Zach Clemence, entered the transfer portal the first week. Freshman guard MJ Rice joined them …

USA TODAY Sports Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been cited for third-degree assault after swinging a folding chair on his way to the locker room following the team’s season-ending loss against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, Denver police told Denver Sports 104.3 The Fan. After missing a 3-pointer that would have tied the game at the buzzer, Edwards immediately …

Arizona basketball scored a huge recruiting win yesterday. Here’s a look at Sage Hill School (Calif.) five-star small forward Carter Bryant announcing his commitment to the Wildcats via the classic unzipping of the jacket. Bryant (6-foot-8, 225 pounds) is ranked the best overall prospect in the state of California. Going by the 247Sports rankings, he’s also the top small forward …

The Nigerian immigrants who gave birth to one of the greatest basketball players we’ve ever seen struggled so badly to find work and stability in their adopted country of Greece that it was often up to Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother to hawk cheap goods on the streets of Athens. Sometimes, the tourists on their way to see the Acropolis …

The proliferation of transferring in college basketball has changed the sport dramatically in recent years with players eligible to play immediately at new schools and coaches able to remake their rosters in a matter of weeks. High school recruiting is no longer the sport’s sole lifeblood. In fact, it’s arguable that transfer management has become just as important as traditional recruiting …