[ad_1] LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari and his Kentucky basketball program haven’t had any success in the NCAA transfer portal market this offseason as they try to fill out their 2023-24 roster. The latest miss came Saturday when forward Keshad Johnson, formerly of San Diego State, committed to Arizona over Kentucky. UK was also a finalist for former Michigan star Hunter …

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[ad_1] This could be a very interesting offseason for the Chicago Bulls. As things stand, their Big Three of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic is still intact, but that could chance on a dime. Reports indicate that the Bulls are “done” with that core. Plus, Vucevic is an unrestricted free agent this summer. While Arturas Karnisovas has been …

[ad_1] The scheduling format for Big 12 basketball has not been decided, and whatever is implemented for the 2023-24 season will be temporary, since the conference will lose OU and Texas in summer 2024. But the number of conference games has been settled: 18. OSU athletic director Chad Weiberg said a couple of weeks ago he believed 18 was where …

[ad_1] The Miami Heat are a game away from the NBA Finals, as an eighth seed, after losing their first play-in game and struggling to win their second play-in game. It’s a great story, especially if you don’t like Boston — and really, who does? It’s also a rare story. The last time a No. 8 seed made the NBA Finals? …

[ad_1] If you have seen the remake of the classic hoops flick “White Men Can’t Jump” recently, you might have noticed a familiar face playing a role in the new version of the 1992 classic starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. Your eyes are not deceiving you! Veteran Boston Celtics big man Blake Griffin has a cameo in the new …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — History will say it was a sweep, but don’t let that fool you into thinking this was easy for the Denver Nuggets. Not for one second. Denver’s roster is littered with players who make the game look way too simple. Nikola Jokic dominates while seemingly never breaking a sweat or leaving the floor. Jamal Murray effortlessly …

[ad_1] New head coach Kim English has completed his first men’s basketball staff at Providence College. Tim Fuller will be the final assistant coach. The Friars announced three additional appointments in a Monday release, including a veteran of staffs with Louisville, Missouri and Overtime Elite. TJ Grams and Chase Campbell will also join the program as director of basketball operations and as strength and conditioning coach/director of sport performance, …

[ad_1] What happened to this Boston Celtics team this season? Having transformed from a team that was two wins from a title to a ball club struggling to beat the eighth seed in the East finals after escaping close calls in each of the prior two rounds the identity of this team is entirely impossible to pin down. As a …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — LeBron James pleaded for a call, while Nikola Jokić raised his weary arms in victory — no matter the game, the Joker trumps a King, even if the King gets off to a rousing start. The Denver Nuggets advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, completing what some will call an …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — On the doorstep of the franchise’s first-ever trip to the NBA Finals, the Denver Nuggets were loose. During pregame warmups a couple of hours before tip-off they were joking around, with DeAndre Jordan adding exclamation to players’ dunks, and Jeff Green laughing as he got physical with a coach trying to post him up. Nikola Jokić …

[ad_1] On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics head coach Bill Fitch was hired shortly after his resignation from the same role with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1979. Fitch, who had coached at a number of collegiate posts before joining the NBA as coach of the Cavs, was a former Marine drill instructor whose rigorous approach to training …

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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone had the same answer to the same question. What did Nuggets two-time MVP Nikola Jokic prove in the Western Conference finals? “For me, he hasn’t proven anything,” Malone said. “And why do I say that? Because I already know he’s a great player.” James …

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[ad_1] Nikola Jokic is in the midst of one of the greatest postseasons in NBA history. He picked up his NBA record eighth triple-double on Monday as the Denver Nuggets clinched the first trip to the Finals in franchise history. He’s now dispatched former MVPs in back-to-back rounds after defeating Kevin Durant’s Phoenix Suns and LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers, …

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[ad_1] While it seems like most analysts of the Boston Celtics are spreading the blame for Boston’s troubles vs. the Miami Heat in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals on a mix of the players, front office, and head coach Joe Mazzulla, it seems at least a few are putting the fault squarely on Mazzulla. Among those analysts is the host …

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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — In the end, for all the magic and greatness and transcendent talent LeBron James was still able to muster, two things still stood in his way on Monday night.  The Denver Nuggets. And the inevitable pull of time.  Despite the 31 first-half points, 21 of which came in a first quarter the Los Angeles Lakers were …

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[ad_1] Getty Images Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets completed their sweep of the Lakers on Monday and are marching on to the first NBA Finals in franchise history. Jokic was named Western Conference finals MVP (now known as the Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson award) after averaging 27 points, 14.7 rebounds and 11.3 assists for the series.  A little playoff triple-double …

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[ad_1] LeBron James’ season is over. He’s already thinking about what’s next. And he says that retirement isn’t off the table. The Los Angeles Lakers star pondered his NBA future during his news conference in the aftermath of Monday’s Game 4 loss to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals that completed a sweep at the hands of the …

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