At the 2024 ESPY Awards on Friday, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown declined an opportunity to elaborate on his displeasure with USA Basketball and Nike. While he had implied on social media that the shoe company had kept him off of Team USA, when Cam Newton brought up the subject in an interview on the red carpet, Brown said, “I don’t …

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NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers at New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans has found the trade market for Brandon Ingram lukewarm. The Pelicans want to trade him partly because they don’t want to pay him on his next contract — a max would be four years, $208 million — but other teams feel the same way. Ingram’s management team is working with the …

LAS VEGAS — Here are some observations from USA Basketball’s first exhibition game, an 86-72 win over Canada, before the team heads to Abu Dhabi. Five-man units Coach Steve Kerr ran out the hockey shifts for large parts of the evening, starting Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, LeBron James, Jrue Holiday and Joel Embiid. Canada jumped out to an expected lead …

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2024 USAB Men’s Training Camp The USA is taking many of the biggest names in basketball — LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant — to Paris for the Olympics, what has been viewed as a last go around for the 35-and-older stars. LeBron James confirmed this is his final Olympic Games, speaking on NBC’s Today Show. “No, I won’t be …

Kevin Love says he has a new phrase that he wants to live by: “Plant trees and watch ’em grow.” Consider Cooper Flagg one of Love’s next trees that might not need too much help growing. Love and Flagg are in the middle of a quick, but deserved, media tour. Flagg was named the Gatorade Best Male Player of the …

How Jaylen Brown dodged Team USA snub talk at ESPY Awards originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown added yet another accolade to his collection Thursday night at the 2024 ESPY Awards. But there was an elephant in the room that had to be addressed at some point. The Boston Celtics star won the ESPY for “Best Championship Performance” …

The most important argument in the ongoing lawsuits between Florida State/Clemson and the ACC became slightly clearer this week thanks to a newly unredacted South Carolina court filing. The heart of the dispute between the conference and two of its biggest brands is this question: Who owns the TV rights to an ACC home game after a school leaves the …

Barkley states Warriors wouldn’t pay Klay for what he ‘used to be’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area STATELINE, Nev. – Charles Barkley, who often nitpicked the Warriors when they were at the peak of their powers, is now covering them with dirt while simultaneously indicating Klay Thompson’s departure was the best result for both parties. Shortly after arriving …

Getty Images One of the most famous fans of the Washington Commanders is NBA superstar Kevin Durant. The 35-year-old was born in Washington D.C. and played his high school ball in both Virginia and Maryland before taking his talents to the University of Texas. Like every other Washington fan, Durant has been waiting for a savior of the franchise, and …

Bulls’ Matas Buzelis brings winning mindset to summer league originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich The Chicago Bulls open NBA Summer League play in Las Vegas on Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks. First-round pick Matas Buzelis’ goals are simple. “I want to win,” the rookie said on a recent appearance on the Bulls …

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We’re a couple of weeks into NBA free agency, and if you’re reading this, chances are you’re aware that most of the biggest names on the market have already concluded their business. But while the eyes of the league understandably gravitate toward the biggest names and the biggest paydays — Paul George joining Joel Embiid and a newly maxed-out Tyrese …

Check out the best 100 plays that includes dunks, crossovers, game winners and more from this past season About the NBA: The … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRy5Ayt8xPk Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Josh Okogie has never been much more than a minimum-salary-caliber player in the NBA. He reached the league as the No. 20 overall pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2018 and has never started a full season or averaged double-figures in scoring. The most he’s ever earned in a single season is around $4 million in the last year of …

A record audience of 1.162 million viewers tuned in to watch former Wisconsin Badger Micah Potter see game action for USA Basketball earlier this week. Maybe the entire audience didn’t tune in to see Potter specifically, but instead to watch USA Basketball’s Olympic exhibition match against Canada. Then Potter saw game action to close the contest and even hit a …

Reigning world champion Germany’s Olympic men’s basketball roster includes NBA veterans Dennis Schröder and brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner. Schröder, the 2023 FIBA World Cup MVP and Brooklyn Nets guard, will hope to lead Germany to its first Olympic basketball medal. At last summer’s World Cup, Germany beat the U.S. in the semifinals en route to its first world title. …

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3 observations after Sixers fall to another close summer loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers couldn’t quite manage a winning record during their brief stay in the Salt Lake City summer league. They fell to a 93-85 loss Wednesday night to the Jazz and finished with a 1-2 record in Utah. Second-year Jazz guard Keyonte George scored …

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NBA free agency is all but over. By now, you likely know the biggest moves, with Paul George signing a max deal with the 76ers being the summer headliner. Not surprisingly, LeBron James is back with the Lakers on a two-year, $101M deal; a shade lower than the originally reported $104M, which keeps the Lakers just below the dreaded second-apron …

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Atlanta Hawks v Memphis Grizzlies The Washington Wizards have made a bet on Saddiq Bey bouncing back, but not until the 2025-26 season. The Wizards and Bey agreed to a three-year, $20 million contract, a story broken by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. This is a three-year deal with no options. That could be a steal for the Wizards if Bey …

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