Julius “Dr. J” Erving has aligned himself with the malcontents against superteams in this NBA era, and negated Kevin Durant’s career moves to multiple franchises. During an interview with NBA media personality Joy De’Angela released on Thursday, the Hall of Famer disparaged the lack of parity among teams in the league. Erving explained how that’s resulted from All-Stars leaving teams …

Damian Lillard wants to be traded to the Miami Heat. It’s about as big a secret as Pete Davidson’s dating life. The NBA is not amused, however. Especially with the reports that Lillard’s agent, Aaron Goodwin, spoke to teams and told them his client only wants to play in Miami. The NBA investigated those claims and then sent a memo …

The NBA on Friday sent teams a memo, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, regarding Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard’s trade request, telling teams that Lillard and his agent, Aaron Goodwin, have been warned that future comments about not fully performing his duties under the player contract in the event of a trade will subject Lillard to discipline by …

Nothing screams NBA offseason quite like professional basketball players towering over helpless kids and swatting their layup attempts during a youth camp. Well, the Memphis Grizzlies’ two-way star and Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. got to do just that at P7 Sports Academy in Cordova, where he hosted his first co-ed camp Friday. For many kids, this …

Arkansas basketball added to its 2023-24 roster Friday by earning the commitment of Southern Mississippi graduate transfer Denijay Harris. Assuming Harris is scholarship player, Arkansas is back to the 13 maximum following the news that Washington transfer Keyon Menifield will be a non-scholarship redshirt this season. Harris, a 6-foot-7 forward, de-committed from New Mexico State on June 12. As a …

Damian Lillard has requested a trade away from the Portland Trail Blazers, and he’s made it clear through his representation that he’s only interested in being traded to the Miami Heat. This stance, and some of the recent reporting around it, has prompted the NBA to send a memo to all 30 teams, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. …

North Carolina’s transfer class for the 2023 cycle is likely completed. On Friday, the team officially welcomed transfer James Okonkwo to the roster a few weeks after he committed to the program. The former West Virginia forward opted to enter the transfer portal after Bob Huggins resigned and wanted to find a new home. It didn’t take long for him …

NEW YORK — The Knicks, in terms of salary construction and inside the context of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, are in a good position. Their house is in order, even if they remain far off title contention. What does that mean, exactly? It’s multi-layered, but best explained by this encouraging statistic: The Knicks, who finished among the top eight …

The Big 12’s preference, for now, is to add only one more school to get to 14 members in this round of conference realignment, sources close to the situation tell CBS Sports. While adding up to three more schools and expanding to 16 remains a possibility, the league intends to wait at least a few days to let the migration …

Steph claims attending power college would change NBA career originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Unlike many star athletes, Steph Curry’s journey to the NBA didn’t start at a high-profile college. The self-described “scrawny” guard dreamed about going to Duke or Virginia Tech like his father Dell, but he attended the small private school of Davidson College after getting …

Despite their lack of success for the past two seasons, the Chicago Bulls actually have plenty of star power. Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic are all recent All-Stars, and Alex Caruso was named to the All-Defensive First Team this past year. However, their forward position has been a bit questionable. According to Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report, Patrick …

Former Florida forward Alex Fudge left school early to start his professional career, and that gamble seems to be paying off. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Fudge and the Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a two-way contract for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Fudge signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Lakers as an undrafted free agent, allowing him to …

The Milwaukee Bucks rounded out their roster on Friday by agreeing to re-sign free agent forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo.The team now has the maximum 15 guaranteed contracts it is allowed to carry, along with two-way players Lindell Wigginton and Omari Moore. HoopsHype, a USA TODAY property, reported the agreement. Thanasis Antetokounmpo is returning to the Bucks for a fifth season. Antetokounmpo, …

Veteran floor general Derrick White has been officially been named as the Boston Celtics‘ starting point guard for the coming 2023-24 NBA season by head coach Joe Mazzulla after the signing of star forward Jaylen Brown’s historic supermax contract extension. At the same time, a viral video featuring White’s impressive poster dunk sporting a slick new bald haircut. This dunk …

Power forward/center Udonis Haslem, the NBA’s oldest player, announced his retirement on Friday after 20 seasons, all with the Miami Heat. Haslem, 43, wasn’t drafted out of the University of Florida and played in France for a season before joining the Heat in 2003. He made the all-rookie second team that season. Though he never was a star, the 6-8, …

It seems as time passes, we learn ever more about how the Rick Pitino years did the Boston Celtics franchise few favors, with word from NBA legend Tracy McGrady that he did his best to avoid being drafted by a Pitino-led ball club in the 1997 NBA draft coming out on a recent episode of the “Ryen Russillo” podcast (h/t …

Missouri State men’s basketball’s roster movement isn’t entirely done yet. According to a national report by On3’s Jamie Shaw, forward Dalen Ridgnal has entered the transfer portal after one season at Missouri State. Ridgnal is a 6-foot-7, 215-pounder who joined the Bears from Georgia prior to the 2022-23 season. He will be immediately eligible for his next school as a …

When it comes to the playoffs, most teams would rather avoid the Golden State Warriors. After all, Golden State has the talent and experience to be a major threat to any team in the league. Nevertheless, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards appears to have his eyes set on Golden State next season. During a recent interview with Heir, Edwards noted …

Lakers governor Jeanie Buss says the Lakers will retire LeBron James’ jersey when he’s inducted into the Hall of Fame. He’s worn No. 6 and No. 23 with Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) LeBron James’ jersey will one day hang in the Crypto.com Arena rafters. So says Jeanie Buss. “He will have his Lakers jersey retired, no …

Mike Gorman, the legendary play-by-play announcer for the Boston Celtics, announced that the upcoming 2023-24 NBA season will be his last after 43 years with the ball club as a broadcaster. Gorman expressed his desire for one more championship parade with a dash of optimism about this version of the team’s potential to win Banner 18, as well as a …

The Big 12 just took a long-awaited swipe at the Pac-12 as it poached Colorado away from the West Coast-based league with the Buffaloes set to settle back into their former home in 2024. Colorado will return to an iteration of the league it played in consistently for 70 years before the Pac-12 move.  So now that the floodgates have …

The indoor temperature at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas reached uncomfortable temperatures as fans, scouts, coaches and fellow players compromised customary personal space to get a glimpse of Victor Wembanyama’s Summer League debut. They flocked, in part, because Wembanyama is something we’ve never seen before — a 7-foot-4 athletic marvel, capable of putting on a dribbling exhibition, …

Everyone knows NBA superstar Kevin Durant is a massive Washington Commanders fan. Durant, from nearby Prince George’s County, has been to multiple Washington games and practices throughout the years. As the Commanders took the practice field on Day 3 of training camp Friday, Durant was present. Check it out. Durant, who was traded to the Phoenix Suns last season, was …

Austin Rivers made waves this week when he criticized Damian Lillard’s trade request, but in the process, he shed some light on a less glamorous but perhaps more significant problem facing the NBA today. “Our CBA deal that we just signed, and I don’t even wanna get heavy into that, that thing is, don’t even get me f****** started on …

North Carolina basketball boosted its depth behind Armando Bacot with the addition of West Virginia transfer James Okonkwo. UNC announced the addition of Okonkwo on Friday afternoon. The 6-foot-8 junior forward is the fifth player from the transfer portal to join the Tar Heels. “We are thrilled to have James and his family join our UNC basketball family,” UNC coach …