Monthly Archives: July 2024

Cassidy’s Takeaways: Two FutureCasts and more recruiting intel

Junfu Han-USA TODAY NETWORK With prospects everywhere narrowing their list and making verbal commitments, the Rivals newswire has been busy in recent weeks. Today, national analyst Rob Cassidy looks ahead and examines a handful of prospects that could be coming off the board soon by making a couple of FutureCasts and sharing other intel related to the recruitments of various …

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Ja Morant injury update: Grizzlies star medically cleared for all basketball activities after shoulder surgery

Getty Images Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, who had season-ending surgery on his right shoulder in January, took to social media on Tuesday to update his injury status.  The above is Morant’s way of announcing that he’s been medically cleared to resume all basketball-related activities, per Damichael Cole of the Memphis Commerical Appeal. “I hate being around basketball and not being …

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Curry, Kerr revel in VP Harris’ visit to Team USA’s practice

Curry, Kerr revel in VP Harris’ visit to Team USA’s practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS – Team USA Men’s Basketball welcomed a special guest appearance Tuesday at UNLV following their final training camp practice ahead of their exhibition game against Canada. Surrounded by Secret Service security members, Vice President Kamala Harris strolled onto the practice …

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Kevin Durant injury will keep him sidelined for Team USA vs. Canada, but star hopes to play next week

Getty Images Kevin Durant will miss Team USA’s exhibition game against Canada in Las Vegas on Wednesday because of a strained left calf. Since training camp for the 2024 Olympics opened on Saturday, Durant has been held out of all the scrimmages and full-contact portions of practice, including Tuesday’s walkthrough. USA Basketball maintains, however, that this is only a minor …

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Podz’s vocal leadership, competitiveness on display vs. Team USA

Podz’s vocal leadership, competitiveness on display vs. Team USA originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS – Full-court press guarding Steph Curry. Trapping Jrue Holiday in the corner to force a turnover. Diving on the floor and securing loose balls. Pushing the pace and hitting a 17-year-old super prospect Cooper Flagg in stride for a dunk. Everything that …

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NBA free agency: Pistons claim Paul Reed after center was waived by Sixers

The Detroit Pistons have claimed center Paul Reed off waivers, the team announced Tuesday. The Philadelphia 76ers waived the big man on Saturday, and by claiming him, Detroit has acquired his existing contract.  The contract has two years and $15.7 million remaining, but there’s a twist: both seasons are non-guaranteed. (The Utah Jazz initially designed the deal, with whom Reed signed …

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Paul Reed claimed off waivers, now teammates with Tobias Harris again

Paul Reed claimed off waivers, now teammates with Tobias Harris again originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Paul Reed’s back in NBA business. The Pistons announced Tuesday that they’ve claimed the 25-year-old big man off waivers. The Sixers officially waived Reed three days prior. Waiver claims aren’t common in the NBA, but the Pistons were able to add Reed because …

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Spurs’ Chris Paul ‘didn’t need a sales pitch’ to join up with Victor Wembanyama and Gregg Popovich

Chris Paul “didn’t need a sales pitch,” the future Hall of Famer told reporters during his introductory press conference on Tuesday. When he talked to San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich about the possibility of signing with the team in free agency, the two “more than anything had a conversation,” Paul said. The 39-year-old guard said he had admired Popovich …

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Notre Dame basketball makes top 6 for 2025 Maryland 4-star guard

As the search for Notre Dame basketball’s first 2025 commit continues, it is being considered by some highly sought-after prospects. One of them is Maryland shooting guard Adrien Stevens, who on Tuesday announced that he has trimmed his list of schools to six. Along with the Irish, the 6-foot, 4-inch and 195-pounder has Tennessee, Marquette, Villanova, Georgetown and Florida State …

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Flashback: Relive Tatum’s game-winner in C’s Summer League debut

Flashback: Relive Tatum’s game-winner in C’s Summer League debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jayson Tatum is no stranger to putting in work during the summer. The Boston Celtics forward is in Vegas this week as a member of the USA Basketball team training for the 2024 Paris Olympics, three years after helping Team USA win a gold medal …

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IU better make Atlantis count because there’s not much else to nonconference schedule

BLOOMINGTON – As expected, Indiana’s 2024-25 nonconference schedule will be headlined by the Hoosiers’ November trip to The Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. On Tuesday, we learned Atlantis will eat up most of the oxygen on that schedule, period. The program announced its 11-game out-of-conference slate via email and on social media Tuesday. The announcement added little color …

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Best Of Andre Roberson | NBA Scrimmages

Relive the BEST of Andre Roberson from the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Restart scrimmages The NBA Restart begins July 30th … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdvLeA_BBD8 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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Canada’s Dillon Brooks opens up on Team USA before pre-Olympics exhibition: ‘We want the gold’

Dillon Brooks is perhaps USA Basketball’s top opposing villain entering the 2024 Olympics. He feuded with returning Olympian LeBron James during the 2023 NBA playoffs. He’s feuded with first-time Olympian Stephen Curry and his Golden State Warriors for years now. And last summer, with James and Curry watching from home, Brooks scored 39 points to help Canada defeat Team USA …

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Drake men’s basketball to play in 2024 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic

Ben McCollum, the new head coach of Drake Men’s Basketball, speaks during his introductory press conference Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the Knapp Center in Des Moines. Drake men’s basketball will be one of eight teams competing in the field of the 2024 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic, the school announced Tuesday. The Bulldogs join Florida Atlantic, Miami (FL), Nevada, Oklahoma …

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