*.*NBANEWS

Daily Archives: May 21, 2024

Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez visit Disney World

NBA stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez recently made the rounds on Tron Lightcycle / Run, the newest indoor/outdoor roller coaster at Magic Kingdom.   The players, who are teammates with the Milwaukee Bucks, visited Walt Disney World with their families last week. Antetokounmpo, his wife and their three children spent the day with Lopez and family at the theme park, …

Read More »

How Tatum, Brown made history with latest conference finals appearance

How Tatum, Brown made history with latest conference finals appearance originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston NBA stars typically do not have a ton of team success early in their careers. For many players, it takes a bunch of years of disappointing playoff results before the tide turns. Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are among the exceptions. …

Read More »

How every player in 2024 NBA conference finals ranked as a recruit: Celtics trail Timberwolves in 5-stars

USATSI The NBA conference finals that few saw coming will pit the top-seeded Boston Celtics against the sixth-seeded Indiana Pacers in the East while the third-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves prepare to take on the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the West. The last month has seen Anthony Edwards emerge as a superstar while Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic are looking to cement their …

Read More »

Ex-Warriors GM Bob Myers reveals Kerr’s greatest strength

Ex-Warriors GM Bob Myers reveals Kerr’s greatest strength originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steve Kerr is a man of many talents. He has won nine NBA championships — five as a 15-year player and four as the Warriors’ coach of 10 seasons — and always stands up for what he believes in. When examining what the 58-year-old has …

Read More »

Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton among young players proving a new generation of NBA superstars has arrived

Getty Images The NBA’s youth movement is picking up more steam as the Eastern Conference finals begin Tuesday with Pacers vs. Celtics, followed by Mavericks vs. Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals on Wednesday. The final four features a new crop of exciting, young stars between the likes of Tyrese Haliburton, Jayson Tatum, Luka Doncic and Anthony Edwards.  It’s just the second …

Read More »

Timberwolves vs. Mavericks: Anthony Edwards, Luka Dončić and how the West will be won

The Western Conference’s No. 3 seed, the Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26), will take on the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks (50-32) in the 2024 Western Conference finals. It’s the first postseason meeting between the two franchises since 2002, when Dirk Nowitzki outdueled Kevin Garnett and an elite Dallas offense outclassed the Wolves en route to a 3-0 sweep. A lot has changed since …

Read More »

2024 NBA Playoffs Winners & Losers: Former Chicago Bulls

2024 NBA Playoffs Winners & Losers: Former Chicago Bulls originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The 2024 NBA Playoffs are heating up, as both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals are set and will get underway this week. The West features an intriguing matchup between two playoff underdogs. The Timberwolves upset the reigning champion Denver Nuggets in an unbelievable Game …

Read More »

Gold Blooded | NBA Feature Documentary

This 7-part documentary is narrated by Andre Iguodala and tells the story of the Golden State Warriors run to the 2022 NBA … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig8QvVDvESU Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Read More »

Bulls’ Alex Caruso earns second team All-Defense honors

Bulls’ Alex Caruso earns second team All-Defense honors originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich At the Chicago Bulls’ training camp in Nashville, Tenn., Alex Caruso didn’t rest on his laurels when asked what earning his first All-Defense team selection meant to him. “You gotta do it again,” Caruso said back in October 2023. …

Read More »

Derrick White, Jrue Holiday voted to NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Derrick White, Jrue Holiday voted to NBA All-Defensive Second Team originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The NBA released its All-Defensive first and second teams Tuesday, and the Boston Celtics are well represented. Celtics guards Derrick White and Jrue Holiday were voted to the All-Defensive second team. They are joined by Alex Caruso of the Chicago Bulls, Jaden McDaniels of …

Read More »

NBA All-Defensive Teams: Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama headline list as Celtics, Timberwolves get two apiece

Getty Images Like most awards, the NBA made some tweaks to the All-Defense structure this season. First, the NBA’s new 65-game minimum for most awards does apply to All-Defense, so every player chosen must have participated in at least 65 games (or meet the league’s specific exception criteria). Second, and perhaps most notably, positional requirements were thrown out this season. …

Read More »

Is Edwards really the next Jordan?

Michael Jordan won six NBA championships in his career, winning three in a row, twice [Getty Images] It’s a comparison that has followed 22-year-old Anthony Edwards throughout the Minnesota Timberwolves’ NBA play-off run. But as the seconds ticked down on a dramatic series win over the Denver Nuggets, the guard waved their disappointed fans goodbye – and you started to …

Read More »

Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope: Transfer portal news, 2024 roster, targets, recruits from top KY experts

The college basketball transfer portal has become crucial for almost every coach in the country, but it has been even more important for first-year head coaches like Kentucky’s Mark Pope. The Wildcats lost every player from last year’s Kentucky basketball roster after head coach John Calipari departed for Arkansas, so Pope and his staff have been constructing the team from …

Read More »

Coach K on future of college athletics: ‘There is nobody in charge, which is kind of scary’

As the landscape of NIL continues to evolve, there are currently a lot more questions than answers regarding the long-term model. Mike Krzyzewski spent 42 years coaching men’s basketball at Duke before retiring at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season, when NIL was just getting started.  The Hall of Famer is still involved with the Blue Devils as an ambassador …

Read More »

12345678..........................%%%...*...........................................$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$--------------------.....