The 2023 NBA draft is two weeks away, which means draft prospects are touring the country and meeting with several teams. The Oklahoma City Thunder are looking at possibly adding three rookies to their roster. They own the No. 12, No. 37 and No. 50 picks in the draft. A possible addition in the late second round is TCU guard …

Former Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richardson is set to be enshrined into his third Hall of Fame on Thursday. Richardson will take his place in the National Junior College Athletic Assocation Found Hall of Fame in Charlotte. He was already a member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame and the Basketball Hall of Fame, where he was enshrined in …

With the 2023 NBA draft right around the corner, it’s time to continue looking at some potentially undrafted players who the Philadelphia 76ers could look into to add to the roster. The Sixers do not have a draft pick in the draft on June 22. They traded their first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets in the deal that brought James …

MIAMI — It’s tantalizing, tempting to envision how Tyler Herro would make so many things better for the Miami Heat if he were cleared to play following breaking his right hand at the start of the playoffs. It’s an everyday question, an everyday struggle for the Heat faithful. And Erik Spoelstra wishes he had a different answer, especially as his …

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MIAMI — Throughout the Heat’s playoff run, Erik Spoelstra has been confiding in and getting encouragement from another Miami coach — and it’s not Pat Riley. Dolphins’ coach Mike McDaniel and Spoelstra have become friends. “We’ve been texting back and forth,” Spoelstra said. “We share very similar thoughts about finding strength in adversity and using those as lessons to help …

Getty Images Jamal Murray appeared to hurt his left hand late in the Denver Nuggets’ 109-94 victory against the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, but coach Michael Malone did not appear too concerned about it on Thursday.  “He’s fine,” Malone said. “Just a floor burn.” Would you like to take a look at Murray’s …

According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, there’s a belief around the NBA that Orlando is open to trading its No. 6 and No. 11 picks if the Magic can move up to between No. 3 and No. 5 overall. That could be of relevance in Houston, where the Rockets currently hold the No. 4 pick in the first round of …

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The NBA is considering tweaking the coaches’ challenge system. Coaches currently get one challenge to use over the course of a game, regardless of its outcome, but the league is thinking about adding a second challenge that would be used if the first one is deemed successful. If a coach’s initial challenge is unsuccessful, they wouldn’t be awarded the second …

CHICAGO − With USC and UCLA set to join the Big Ten Conference in 2024, the league announced a new scheduling model on Thursday. No longer will there be divisions, as has been the case since 2011 when Nebraska joined the conference. The Big Ten will instead use what is called the Flex Protect Plus model. In the Flex Protect …

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To John Eckman, the Denver Nuggets’ ascent into NBA title contention is laced with irony. They’ve never been more must-see. They’ve also never been harder to watch. At the same time that Nikola Jokić has blossomed into a two-time MVP and transformed a forlorn franchise into a title contender — the Nuggets hold a 2-1 lead over the Heat in …

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Getty Images As of Thursday afternoon, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has not been cleared to return from his hand injury, according to coach Erik Spoelstra. Herro broke his hand in the first game of the playoffs, and while some reporting indicated he would be able to return by Game 3 of the NBA Finals if not earlier, it appears …

The USC football program still has its final tour through the Pac-12 this year, but on Thursday the Trojans got a peek at their Big Ten future as the conference announced its schedule pairings for the 2024-25 seasons. The Big Ten will be going away from divisions once it expands to 16 teams with the additions of USC and UCLA …

Denver Nuggest guard Jamal Murray’s hand looks a little gnarly. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) The Denver Nuggets have a 2-1 NBA Finals advantage over the Miami Heat after Wednesday’s 109-94 win. Jamal Murray was on display in that victory, recording 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists before the final buzzer. It’s enough to be in awe of …

The Big Ten will be at 16 teams with the addition of USC and UCLA in 2024. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) UCLA’s first season in the Big Ten will include games against both Michigan and Ohio State. The Big Ten revealed its schedule format for 2024 and 2025 on Thursday afternoon as it adjusts its scheduling …

The Chicago Bulls will need to make a lot of tweaks to their roster this summer if they hope to push forward and make the playoffs next year. They were eliminated in the Play-In Tournament this past season, but Arturas Karnisovas seems intent on making the current core work. For that to happen, he will need to seriously adjust the …

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The Brooklyn Nets have the 2023 NBA Draft coming up in less than two weeks as the first major that they have to worry about. However, they have to make decisions regarding free-agency and according to Dan Favale of Bleacher Report, Seth Curry is a free-agent who needs to go somewhere else to play for the 2023-24 season. Curry, 32, …

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is one of the dominant players in the game. He led the league in scoring at 33.1 points per game while also averaging 10.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists while shooting 54.8% from the floor. He was terrific on his way to winning the MVP award. However, the efficiency by Embiid went down as he shot …

It’s been a busy week for NBA trade rumors featuring some of the biggest names the NBA has to offer, so we decided to return with one more pre-offseason edition of our trade rumors rankings series, in which we rank the five players who have appeared most often over the previous week on our trade rumors page. This week’s list …

MIAMI – It might not be an outlandish guarantee by any means. Just some cool, collected confidence from Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. “Obviously, I expect to win,” Butler said Thursday before Friday’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. “We’re going to come out with a lot more energy and we’re going to get one at …

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