[ad_1] Robert Horry was one of the more beloved role players in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers. He hit some of the biggest game-winning and game-clinching shots in team history, including, of course, his dagger at the buzzer of Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals against the Sacramento Kings. Neither the Kings nor the city of …

[ad_1] The Auburn Tigers will be opening the season with a marquee matchup. The Tigers announced that they will be facing the Baylor Bears on Nov. 7 to start the 2023-24 college basketball season. The game will be at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. “What a great opportunity to play a perennial Top 10 program with a …

[ad_1] With the offseason in full effect, the Brooklyn Nets have some time to ponder who they are taking in the 2023 NBA Draft or if they can pull off a trade of some sort. The summer season also comes to its fair share of mock trades and this piece will ponder another one for Brooklyn. Most of the mock …

[ad_1] Four years ago, Iowa State sent its future NBA lottery pick to join Team USA’s bid for a FIBA U19 World Cup gold medal. Now, the Cyclones are sending a trio of players and their head coach to help the Americans win the event for the third-straight time. Incoming freshmen Omaha Biliew and Milan Momcilovic, Wofford transfer Jackson Paveletzke …

[ad_1] The 2022-23 season ended for the Philadelphia 76ers with a Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics in the second round of the playoffs, so it’s time to reflect on the season. The Sixers finished 54-28 and were third in the Eastern Conference behind the Milwaukee Bucks and the Celtics in the standings. Considering the 12-12 start, the season …

[ad_1] With the way the Chicago Bulls roster is currently structured, it seems like the Larry O’Brien trophy won’t be making its way to United Center anytime soon. Their core is solid, but barring major changes, it will only be good enough to push for the playoffs. Nothing more. However, Arturas Karnisovas is determined to make things work with the …

[ad_1] DENVER — Bam Adebayo carried the Miami Heat as much as he could on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals with a team-high 26 points and 13 rebounds. But the center couldn’t will his team to victory as the Denver Nuggets bested them 104-93. He scored the first four points of the second half as the …

[ad_1] DENVER — It was a full-throated celebration inside Ball Arena as a fan base that waited 47 years for this moment was going to be heard. It was a full-throated celebration in the hallway outside the Nuggets locker room after Game 1 as the players let loose some joy after a big win. Game 1 was everything the Nuggets …

[ad_1] The Boston Celtics could have decisions to make this summer about their frontcourt, and if they elect to move on from veteran big man Mike Muscala, they will be letting go one of the top centers on the ’23 offseason’s cadre of prospective signees. The Celtics have Muscala’s contract on their books for next season, but only if they …

[ad_1] How will the Louisville men’s basketball team respond to the challenge of bouncing back from the worst season in modern program history? After head coach Kenny Payne and his staff overhauled their roster, with seven scholarship players entering the NCAA transfer portal and nine newcomers arriving on campus this month to begin summer workouts, we’re about to find out. The …

[ad_1] When the Los Angeles Lakers signed forward Troy Brown Jr. to a veteran’s minimum contract last summer, many fans could barely stifle a yawn. He had shown a bit of promise as far as becoming a 3-and-D defender in his first four seasons in the NBA, but he hadn’t really amounted to much, if anything. Brown appeared to be …

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[ad_1] What lessons are to be learned from the Boston Celtics’ unexpected loss to the Miami Heat in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals series and their overall postseason run that capped off a very turbulent season? How will the things we have learned about this ball club as currently constructed factor into the team’s plans moving forward heading into a …

[ad_1] On Wednesday the Big 12 and its TV partners announced start times for (almost) all non-conference games, plus certain conference games. K-State’s three non-con games are set to kickoff at 6:00 PM against SEMO, and a pair of 11:00 AM kicks against Troy and Missouri. The Big 12 has some significant non-con games in 2023, here are my top …

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[ad_1] Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference finals was not very entertaining for fans of the Boston Celtics, who watched the Miami Heat escape the embarrassment of blowing a 3-0 series lead. Miami’s defense was outstanding, limiting Boston to 84 points, the lowest in the series, and Caleb Martin was the star of the game. For Celtics fans, Jaylen …

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[ad_1] Photograph: Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports Maybe it was the thin air. Perhaps it was fatigue in their 21st game since the end of the regular season. Or just an inevitable reversion towards normality for the postseason’s greatest overachievers. Whatever it was, it was quickly clear that anyone tuning in to the first game of the NBA finals on Thursday …

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[ad_1] DENVER — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra likes to talk about going “into the cave” with his coaching staff to prepare for the next game. They find answers in that room, and that’s why the eighth-seeded Heat are in the NBA Finals. After Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets, endless time in the cave might not be enough to …

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[ad_1] On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston big man Hank Beenders was born in Haarlem, the Netherlands in 1916. Beenders would later emigrate to the U.S. at age eight and won a National Invitational Tournament championship with Long Island University in 1942 before joining the Providence Steamrollers as one of the first international players of the Basketball …

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[ad_1] After clawing their way back to tie the series 3-3, the Boston Celtics fell on their face in Game 7 at TD Garden as the Miami Heat cruised to a 103-84 win, punching their ticket to the 2023 NBA Finals. With Jayson Tatum hurt on the first play and hobbled the rest of the game, Jaylen Brown was called …

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