Los Angeles Clippers v Philadelphia 76ers It’s not likely he will play during it, but the fact Joel Embiid is going with the 76ers on a two-game road trip is a good sign for his return. Nick Nurse said Embiid would travel with the team to Cleveland and Toronto, but there is still no official timeline for Embiid’s return. “I’d …

The North Carolina Tar Heels will look to even the score with the Alabama Crimson Tide on Thursday when they meet in a 2024 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 showdown. The No. 1-seeded Tar Heels and No. 4-seeded Crimson Tide cruised through the first two rounds with a pair of blowout victories but that will likely change on Thursday. Last year, …

Draymond claps back at Eason as Warriors-Rockets game looms originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the NBA playoff race heats up between the Houston Rockets and the Warriors, Draymond Green responded to Rockets forward Tari Eason’s comments. Speaking on “The Draymond Green Show” on Thursday, Green addressed Eason’s viral social media post with some incendiary commentary. “I am …

DETROIT — Mark Few isn’t just worried about Zach Edey. Purdue basketball’s 7-foot-4 center commands attention, no doubt. A coach as successful as Few for as long has he’s done it at Gonzaga knows all too well Purdue isn’t on the opposing bench at Little Caesars Arena because of one player. “They have a lot of weapons, a lot of …

Mavs expect Kings to be ‘different team’ in crucial rematch originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Several Kings fans looking forward to watching NBA playoff-like basketball exited Golden 1 Center midway through the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s 132-96 blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Friday’s rematch between the two teams fighting for the Western Conference’s No. 6 seed is …

The Sweet 16 has arrived with a loaded slate of matchups. Sure, the first weekend of the men’s NCAA tournament was fairly chalky, with few major upsets, but that’s left us with an array of juicy matchups as we get deeper into the tournament. The second wave of the tourney begins Thursday with the West and East regionals, which will …

DALLAS — Only one double-digit seed reached the Sweet 16 in this year’s NCAA Tournament: NC State. Only one team still in the hunt for a national championship lost seven of its last nine regular season games: NC State. And only one team won five conference tournament games across five days to earn a March Madness berth. I don’t want …

Kentucky guard Adou Thiero has entered the transfer portal. The talented guard could be worth consideration for Texas head coach Rodney Terry. Thiero isn’t necessarily a game changer, but would be a good addition for a team that needs more than it got last year in the transfer portal. The 6-foot-8 guard added 7.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game …

On this date in 2016 the Warriors make a 4th quarter comeback led by Klay Thompson’s historic performance to force a game 7 in … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3kqTyBJaQY Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Another missed call revealed in NBA’s L2M report of Sixers-Clippers game originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The officials got it wrong, and they admitted after the game they got it wrong. Today, the league confirmed what we all know. Wednesday’s controversial finish to the Sixers’ 108-107 loss to the Clippers was dotted with questionable calls, none more so than …

Download Autograph https://link.ag.fan/boilerupload and use code: boilerupload   #1 seed Purdue looks to get to its first Elite Eight since 2019 against a familiar #5 seed Gonzaga Purdue and Matt Painter have only made one Elite Eight in his tenure. All that stands between the Boilers and its first trip back since 2019, is a team and program that has been in this exact spot …

Cleveland Cavaliers v Chicago Bulls Donovan Mitchell is one of the biggest dominoes that could fall in free agency this summer. The Cavaliers All-Star guard is eligible for an extension of up to four years, $200.4 million. If he chooses not to sign an extension with Cleveland, it has to consider trading him (Mitchell has a player option for 2025-26 …

We turn our attention to the right side of the NCAA Tournament bracket and Sweet 16 action in the South and Midwest regions on Friday. By the time the night closes, the 68-team field that was announced back on March 17 will be cut down to the Elite Eight as team will be just one win away from a coveted …

In honor of his 60th birthday, take a look as we countdown MJ’s top 60 career plays! Never miss a moment with the latest news, … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbW4f60dCNA Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Donovan Mitchell could hit free agency as soon as 2025, but Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sounds confident about him sticking around. “We’ve been talking to him, sure, for the last couple of years about extending this contract,” Gilbert said in an interview with the Associated Press’ Tom Withers on Thursday. “We think he will extend. I think if you …

USATSI Duquesne is promoting associate head coach Dru Joyce III to succeed Keith Dambrot as the next leader of the men’s basketball program, the school announced Thursday. Dambrot retired following his team’s loss to Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after guiding the Dukes to their first Atlantic 10 title since 1977. Joyce, 39, is well known …

DETROIT – Back in 2010, Creighton basketball coach Greg McDermott faced a tough decision on whether to take the job he has now. The coach at Iowa State then, McDermott wasn’t sure what to do as he pulled out of his driveway to meet with Creighton’s former athletics director Bruce Rasmussen. So he called Rick Barnes for job advice. “I …

Getty Images Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. publicly defended his brother, Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter, on Wednesday night amid the league’s investigation into whether or not the 24-year-old violated the NBA’s gambling policy. The Raptors pulled Porter from the lineup ahead of Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. The league then released a statement saying that they were looking into …

DETROIT — When Gonzaga lost 77-76 in overtime at Santa Clara on Jan. 11, it sent the Bulldogs spiraling out of the AP Top 25 poll in the month of January for the first time since 2016. Losing to Broncos for the first time in 13 years dropped the Zags to 11-5 — their worst record at the point on …

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx are no longer for sale, owner Glen Taylor announced Thursday, as Taylor says prospective buyers Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez did not meet their deadline to close the deal. When Lore and Rodriguez agreed to buy a majority stake in the franchises for a reported $1.5 billion in 2021, they arranged to pay Taylor …

It was inevitable that the Ohio State basketball team would see a player enter the transfer portal, and that’s exactly what happened on Thursday. Sophomore guard, Bowen Hardman, has put himself into the portal after a season that saw him play sparingly. He played in 18 games averaging 4.3 minutes in those contests. Hardman shot well from beyond the arc, …

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie Jake Fischer and Dan Devine discuss the Warriors overcoming Draymond Green’s ejection, the timetable on Joel Embiid’s return from knee surgery, the Timberwolves’ sale blowing up and much more. This embedded content is not available in your region. On this episode of No Cap Room, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer and Yahoo Sports …

Trey Townsend, the Horizon League MVP and man now affectionately known as “Mr. Oakland” due to his lifelong ties to the program, has decided to forego his final year of eligibility and enter his name into the 2024 NBA draft, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press on Thursday. Townsend can still return to college next …

Joel Embiid to join Sixers on road for their two-game trip originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia CAMDEN, N.J. — Nick Nurse had concrete news to share Thursday. Joel Embiid will join the Sixers’ upcoming two-game trip and work out on the road, according to the team’s head coach. Nurse’s injury updates on Embiid haven’t generally included much detail, but …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Morehead State coach Preston Spradlin wasn’t surprised when several players from his 2021 March Madness team eventually took their talents elsewhere, with a couple landing at Power Five programs. The Eagles’ return to this year’s NCAA Tournament shows he didn’t panic. Even though the Ohio Valley Conference school tucked in the eastern Kentucky mountains lacks the …