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Getty Images A Qatari fund has purchased a minority stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, according to a report from Sportico. Monumental is the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics. The Qatari Investment Authority will buy 5% of Monumental, per the report. The deal will value the company at roughly $4.05 …

The 2023 NBA Draft has been synonymous with one player: 7-foot-4 French phenom Victor Wembanyama. And since the NBA Draft Lottery in May, NBA fans have known where Wembanyama (presumably) will play next season, the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs landed the No. 1 pick in the lottery, and while the Charlotte Hornets (No. 2) and Portland Trail Blazers (No. …

Bronny James is modeling his USC threads. He’s not shying away from his father’s massive shadow. USC shared an image of its incoming freshman Thursday donning his game uniform. He’ll wear No. 6, the same jersey number LeBron James wears for the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s a bold move from Bronny that further enforces that he’s fully embracing the spotlight …

The arrival of Bronny James has already changed the USC basketball program in dozens of different ways. People near the program, or who have followed the program avidly over a longer period of time, will immediately understand that point. Casual sports fans and people who have never made a significant emotional investment in USC basketball might need a little time …

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Getty Images NBA Draft night is a life-changing event for the prospects involved, which means they won’t hesitate to dress to the nines for the special occasion. The draftees are showing their personal style and letting their creativity flow on the red carpet ahead of the big night. While some future NBA players might choose to dress more conservatively, some …

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The Warriors and the Washington Wizards sent shockwaves through the NBA world just hours before the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday, when they reportedly agreed to a blockbuster trade involving Jordan Poole and Chris Paul. Under terms of the agreement, first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski citing sources, the Warriors will send Poole, 2022 second-round draft pick Ryan Rollins, a …

There was a time when the Golden State Warriors trading for Chris Paul would’ve been a traffic-stopping move on the NBA streets. That time has passed.  Now, in 2023, the deal that Golden State struck with the Washington Wizards to acquire Paul on Thursday, which was confirmed by CBS Sports insider Bill Reiter, was more about getting rid of Jordan …

Is there a better shooting coach than the greatest shooter in NBA history? As top prospect Scoot Henderson prepared for the 2023 NBA Draft, he had a chance to work out with Warriors superstar Steph Curry and take notes from the 3-point king himself. Henderson was working on shooting from range more efficiently, so Curry’s trainer, Brandon Payne, knew exactly …

Getty Images The NBA Draft is doubly exciting for basketball aficionados, because you generally get a glut of two different types of exciting transactions: picks and trades. Especially after the first round, picks and players tend to start changing hands at breakneck speed, and sometimes it can be hard to keep up. Case in point — big man Kristaps Porzingis …

The Chicago Bulls don’t have a pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, but that doesn’t mean they won’t stay active. On the one hand, they could attempt to trade into the draft and add a new young prospect, and on the other, they could make a move completely irrelevant to the draft. Chicago could get in on a three-team deal …

Victor Wembanyama isn’t the only reason to tune into the 2023 NBA Draft, here’s what you need to know and how to watch. (Photo by: Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images) Tonight, it’s finally time for the 2023 NBA Draft. The NBA Finals had fans on the edge of their couches as the Denver Nuggets brought home their first-ever NBA Championship title. Now, …

The Basketball Tournament has turned into one of the best basketball events in the United States. It’s a single elimination bracket with the majority of team rosters full of college basketball alumni from years past. The winning team of the tournament takes home $1 million. This event first started in 2014 and takes place every summer. This year, Penn State …

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The Warriors are ready to win now, and they’ve reportedly acquired an 18-year NBA veteran guard in hopes of doing just that. Golden State is sending Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards for 12-time All-Star Chris Paul, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday, citing sources. The Warriors are also trading 20-year-old Ryan Rollins, who they drafted in the second round of …

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Getty Images The Washington Wizards are trading Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors for Jordan Poole and a package of draft picks, CBS Sports’ Bill Reiter confirmed Thursday. Paul never actually suited up for Washington, and was included in their blockbuster Bradley Beal trade with the Phoenix Suns over the weekend only as salary filler. As the Wizards are about to …

Sometimes you don’t win with the players who brought you to the brink, and that’s sports. The Boston Celtics decided that trading Marcus Smart — their longest-tenured member, a driver on five trips to the Eastern Conference finals and the only guard this century to win Defensive Player of the Year — for Kristaps Porzingis, a tantalizing 7-foot-3 talent, gives …

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the pressure is off the Kings’ front office in Thursday night’s NBA draft. Sacramento, which holds the No. 24 overall pick in the first round, doesn’t need to draft a superstar to save the franchise from the depths of the Western Conference. The Kings’ 17-year playoff drought was snapped by the “Beam …

It is officially NBA Draft day, and unsurprisingly, that means that rumors are flying left and right as teams finalize their plans for not just the evening, but the offseason as a whole. Aside from perhaps deadline day, no date on the NBA calendar leads to more player movement than the draft. After a year of scouting, teams finally know …

Clippers forward Paul George, an eight-time All-Star, has been the subject of trade talks this week. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Associated Press) The Clippers and Knicks have had conversations about a potential trade for wing Paul George, according to people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, talks that were initiated by New York. …

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Anthony Black will go. Nick Smith Jr., too. Jordan Walsh is almost certainly going to be taken. And Ricky Council feels like an inevitability, too. If those four players are, in fact, selected in Thursday night’s NBA Draft, Arkansas will likely have more players taken than any other program in college basketball. Perhaps more than any other team, period. Only …