[ad_1] Clippers star Kawhi Leonard missed eight consecutive games at the end of the regular season and it’s unclear if he’ll be ready to play in the first-round playoff series opener on Sunday. (Ezra Shaw / Getty Images) It’s the same old song when it comes to Kawhi Leonard and his availability for the Clippers when they meet the Dallas …

[ad_1] Ben Taylor from Thinking Basketball rewatches and breaks down the thrilling 4th quarter between the Lakers & Warriors in this … [ad_2] Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92KNww4B_s4 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

[ad_1] Embiid officially questionable for play-in game; Heat rule out Rozier originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Official injury report aside, all signs point to Joel Embiid being available for the 2023-24 Sixers’ biggest game yet. The Sixers listed Embiid as questionable for Wednesday night’s clash vs. the Heat with a “left knee injury recovery” designation. That’s not uncommon at …

[ad_1] Team USA didn’t even medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, and with the Olympics looming, USA Basketball was determined not to let that happen again. Superstars around the league have expressed interest in playing this summer in Paris, and according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Team USA has already picked the 12 players it wants to bring to Paris …

[ad_1] Oklahoma forward John Hugley IV (1), dunking against Brigham Young University in February, will join the Xavier Musketeers basketball team, via transfer portal. Nearly three weeks after its first addition via the transfer portal in Furman guard Marcus Foster, the Xavier Musketeers basketball team acquired much-needed frontcourt help on Tuesday afternoon. John Hugley IV, a 6-foot-10 center and Oklahoma …

[ad_1] Bulls’ defensive deficiencies are Hawks’ offensive strengths originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich All season, Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan has pointed to point-of-attack defense and rotating out to 3-point shooters as defensive focal points and areas with need for improvement. Guess at what the Atlanta Hawks can typically be? “They are …

[ad_1] Mar 27, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward James Okonkwo (32) handles the ball during practice for their Sweet Sixteen college basketball game in the NCAA tournament at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports University of Akron men’s basketball coach John Groce hopes it’s a case of reloading instead of rebuilding. With Ali …

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[ad_1] A 7-seed vs. 8-seed matchup in the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament has the New Orleans Pelicans hosting the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Heading into this contest, the Lakers have had the upper hand against the Pelicans as during the regular season, Los Angeles won three of the four matchups. On April 14, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans …

[ad_1] Northern Iowa men’s basketball’s Bowen Born will enter the transfer portal, the guard announced Tuesday on Instagram. “Coming to UNI was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever made, and deciding to leave was one of the hardest,” Born wrote. “I love UNI and to my core and have loved everything about this program, including my coaches, teammates, support …

[ad_1] Blake Griffin, Channing Frye There’s a younger generation of NBA fans, those who maybe only saw him play in Detroit or that final season in Boston, who do not understand what an absolute force of nature Blake Griffin was. From the moment he entered the league through his peak, Giffin was a nightly highlight package unto himself. Tuesday, Griffin …

[ad_1] Draymond claps back at fan’s podcast criticism with perfect reminder originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Despite what some might believe, Draymond Green actually can juggle two jobs at once. Ahead of the Warriors’ Western Conference Play-In Tournament game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night, Green released a 40-minute “Draymond Green Show” podcast previewing the win-or-go-home showdown …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON — A Utah native, Collin Chandler was originally set to play for Mark Pope next season at BYU. Instead, the 6-foot-4, 170-pound guard on Tuesday became the first commitment of the Pope era at Kentucky. A member of the 2022 class, Pope has been away on a two-year mission, but now will enroll at UK for his freshman …

[ad_1] Steph, Kerr puzzled why NBA play-in stats vanish into thin air originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Amelia Earhart, D.B. Cooper and Jimmy Hoffa shouldn’t be associated with Steph Curry, LeBron James or Jayson Tatum, but in the case of the NBA Play-In Tournament, they might as well be. Like Earhart, Cooper and Hoffa’s disappearances …

[ad_1] Cuonzo Martin’s coaching staff with Missouri State basketball appears to be taking shape, according to a national report. Respected national basketball insider Jeff Goodman posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday afternoon the names of three assistant coaches and a director of basketball operations who are set to join Martin’s staff. The assistants include Carson Cunningham, Tarrance …

[ad_1] Stevens explains why Celtics signed Holiday to contract extension originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jrue Holiday has been an important part of the Boston Celtics’ tremendous success so far this season, and the team rewarded him last week with a four-year contract extension worth $135 million. The C’s acquired Holiday in a blockbuster trade with the Portland Trail …

[ad_1] Billy Richmond III rescinded his commitment to Kentucky on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Richmond (6-foot-5) is a 5-star small forward from Memphis who finished his high school career earlier this year at Camden (N.J.) High School. Richmond, whose father, Billy, is a former Memphis basketball player (under former Kentucky coach and new Arkansas coach John Calipari) and founder …

[ad_1] NBA history says it’s Jayson Tatum’s time to make championship leap originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston When do the best NBA players become champions? When do superstar players realize their full potential, take their game to a higher level and lead their team to a title as the No. 1 option? For a lot of players — at …

[ad_1] Getty New Michigan coach Dusty May hasn’t landed anybody out of the college basketball transfer portal just yet, but that could be changing in the near future. Obviously, the two biggest names out there for Michigan are a pair of guys May coached at Florida Atlantic: Johnell Davis and Vladislav Goldin. The high-scoring Davis and Goldin are certainly priorities. From the sounds of it, Goldin should eventually …

[ad_1] Kerr invokes Austin Reaves meme to praise Steph’s epic Game 7 vs. Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area On the eve of another win-or-go-home matchup against the Sacramento Kings, Warriors coach Steve Kerr had plenty of praise for Steph Curry’s epic Game 7 performance in last season’s first-round NBA playoff series, even referencing an Austin Reaves meme. …

[ad_1] USATSI Indiana made another big addition to its transfer class on Tuesday, when coveted center Oumar Ballo committed to the Hoosiers. Ballo is the No. 9 player in the CBS Sports transfer rankings after earning all-conference honors at Arizona each of the past two seasons. The 7-foot bruiser began his career at Gonzaga and has one season left to …

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[ad_1] Donte DiVincenzo of the New York Knicks improved enormously this season. After averaging 9.4 points per game (or 12.9 per 36 minutes) last season with the Golden State Warriors, he averaged 15.5 points per game (or 19.2 per 36) for the Knicks. DiVincenzo reinvented himself as one of the NBA’s most prolific 3-point shooters, attempting 10.8 3s per 36 …

[ad_1] Oklahoma State 6-8 freshman forward Eric Dailey Jr. (2) drives to the basket against Iowa State. A transfer, Dailey could start for UCLA next season. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press) UCLA’s newest transfer addition could start immediately for coach Mick Cronin and contribute in a variety of ways. In his first college season, Eric Dailey Jr. showed that he …

[ad_1] Bulls’ injury situation clouds play-in matchup vs. Hawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich It seemed fitting, if not downright cruel, that as Ayo Dosunmu addressed reporters on whether he might play in Wednesday’s play-in matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, the Chicago Bulls’ public and media relations staff released another injury update. …