Brandon Ingram was expected to be among the most important players in Team USA’s quest for gold at the FIBA World Cup. Instead, he’s largely been an afterthought. Despite his status as a starter, Ingram averaged just 7.8 points per game during Team USA’s exhibition games and then scored only two points in Saturday’s first-round victory over New Zealand. Team …

ESPN predicts CP3 will win award in debut Warriors season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Ahead of Chris Paul’s first season in a Warriors uniform, expectations are high. The 38-year-old point guard arrived in the Bay this summer as part of a trade that sent youngster Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards, and now, Paul finds himself on …

Unlike any other professional sport, the NBA is happy to put “get off my lawn” older players who appear to detest the modern game on some of its biggest stages. Enter TNT’s Charles Barkley. He was on the Bill Simmons podcast and the NBA’s offseason online debate of the greatest point guard ever — Stephen Curry or Magic Johnson — …

Jaylen Brown Signs Supermax Contract Extension Part of the Big3’s draw — and why it has found its lane and even grown some this past year — is the draw fans getting to see past favorites again: Jordan Crawford, Rashard Lewis, Mario Chalmers, Michael Beasley, Nick Young, Glen Rice, Joe Johnson. Jaylen Brown changed that dynamic this weekend, becoming the …

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BASKET-WC-2023-FRA-LAT The 1-0 Americans were off Sunday, resting up for Monday’s game against Greece (their toughest group stage matchup). Here’s what happened in the games played Sunday in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Latvia 88, France 86 It’s good that France has an automatic bid into the Paris Olympics basketball tournament as the hosts because they wouldn’t have earned a …

When a team is a perennial contender year in and year out, every game they play will be against a team giving it their all. Throughout the Golden State Warriors’ decade-long dominance, they’ve often spoken about feeling like they’re being hunted in every game. However, Steph Curry, who was appearing on a recent episode of ‘Gils Arena,’ believes the 2023-24 …

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After taking a 2-1 series lead over the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers looked to put a stranglehold on the series in Game 4. They took a double-digit lead in the second quarter, but it quickly evaporated, and after they fell behind in the third quarter, the final period became …

Does veteran Philadelphia 76ers floor general Patrick Beverley have a leg to stand on in his critique of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown? The defensive specialist recently had some tough words for his Atlantic Division rivals, reviving a tired trope on whether the two All-NBA Celtics forwards are a good fit. And while the media largely chose to ignore Beverley’s …

Would it make sense for the Boston Celtics to add the 2014 NBA Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams to the team ahead of the 2023-24 season? The Celtics have reportedly been focusing on wing depth options in recent weeks to fill one of their two regular and one two way roster slots, but a case can be made that …

Highlights from Jaylen Brown’s historic BIG3 All-Star Game appearance originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s still the NBA offseason, but Jaylen Brown is putting in work. The Celtics’ star, fresh off signing a massive contract extension, became the first active NBA player to participate in the BIG3 on Saturday. Brown suited up for Team Big at the BIG3 All-Star …

While freshly-minted Boston Celtics starting point guard Derrick White might come across as one of the quieter players on the ball club, his hunger for victory shines through when it is time for the proverbial rubber to hit the road. Particularly after a tough postseason loss while on the precipice of elimination as we saw in Game 6 of the …

France entered the 2023 FIBA World Cup ranked fifth in the world, and was expected to compete for a spot in the medal podium. Instead, after a stunning defeat to Latvia on Sunday, the European powerhouse has been eliminated after just two games, and is guaranteed its worst-ever finish in the competition.  Los Angeles Clippers forward Nicolas Batum, a veteran …

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When you think back to the dawn of the Golden State Warriors dynasty, it’s easy to praise the front office’s scouting and draft work, of the coaching of Mark Jackson, and later Steve Kerr. However, according to JJ Redick, we should also be praising Richard Jefferson for getting traded to the Utah Jazz. During a recent episode of Reddick’s ‘Old …

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On Mar. 5, the Los Angeles Lakers were looking to make a furious push toward what they hoped would be a spot in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. But they had recently lost LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell to injuries, and they were facing the defending world champion Golden State Warriors, who had just gotten Stephen Curry back from an ailment …

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Team USA’s Jaren Jackson Jr. protects the rim against Reuben Te Rangi of the New Zealand basketball team during the 2023 FIBA World Cup matchup Saturday. (Photo by Earvin Perias/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) MANILA, Philippines — Saturday’s second-quarter sequence showcased the complete Jaren Jackson Jr. experience. His collection of rare gifts, plus the one foible the NBA’s reigning Defensive …

France came six points short of winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics two years ago. The squad entered the 2023 FIBA World Cup among the favorites, trailing only Canada and Team USA with +800 odds, and brought the entire core from Tokyo with them to the tournament. Though they seemingly drew the group of death in Jakarta, they were at …

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San Antonio Spurs forward Keita Bates-Diop (31) and Portland Trail Blazers forward Drew Eubanks (24) both reach for the rebound during the second half of the Spurs’ 129-127 victory over the Trail Blazers at the Moody Center in Austin, Thursday, April 6, 2023. The Spurs will play another game in Austin on Saturday as part of the Interstate 35 Series. …