Watch: Porzingis gets shots up during Celtics’ practice in Abu Dhabi originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kristaps Porzingis is showing encouraging progress in his injury rehab — even halfway across the globe. The Celtics big man, who underwent surgery in June to address a rare leg injury, traveled with the team to Abu Dhabi this week and was seen …
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Kerr confident in Warriors’ committee to handle non-Steph minutes
Kerr confident in Warriors’ committee to handle non-Steph minutes originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAIE, Hawaii – The strange odyssey that was the one-year Chris Paul Experiment came and went for the Warriors and their former rival without a single playoff game and few, if any, memories that will be remembered when his storied career comes to an …
Read More »Brook Lopez somehow gets the and-1 to fall – ESPN
Brook Lopez somehow gets the and-1 to fall ESPN Source link : https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/39883567 Author : Publish date : 2024-04-05 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Read More »Here’s how to watch Xavier Musketeers basketball during 2024-25 season
The start of the 2024-25 college basketball season is just over a month away and you’ll be able to watch the Xavier Musketeers on multiple networks this year. Xavier announced its times and broadcast coverage for the 2024-25 season on Wednesday. In total, Xavier will play 18 games on FS1, four on FOX National, three on CBS Sports Network and …
Read More »Kerr, Warriors still weighing Draymond’s exact starting role
Kerr, Warriors still weighing Draymond’s exact starting role originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAIE, Hawaii – Steve Kerr made a quick clarification after the Warriors’ second practice of training camp on the BYU-Hawaii campus, one day after his remarks about the open competition for his starting lineup outside of Steph Curry raised a few eyebrows. Along with Curry, …
Read More »How far can Giannis and an aging core go?
(Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports Illustration) The 2024-25 NBA season is here! We’re breaking down the biggest questions, best- and worst-case scenarios, and fantasy outlooks for all 30 teams. Enjoy! MILWAUKEE BUCKS 2023-24 finish Offseason moves Additions: Gary Trent Jr., Taurean Prince, Delon Wright, A.J. Johnson, Tyler Smith Subtractions: Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Jae Crowder, Danilo Gallinari, Thanasis Antetokounmpo Complete roster The …
Read More »Milwaukee Bucks 2024-25 season preview: How far can Giannis and an aging core go?
(Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports Illustration) The 2024-25 NBA season is here! We’re breaking down the biggest questions, best- and worst-case scenarios, and fantasy outlooks for all 30 teams. Enjoy! MILWAUKEE BUCKS 2023-24 finish Offseason moves Additions: Gary Trent Jr., Taurean Prince, Delon Wright, A.J. Johnson, Tyler Smith Subtractions: Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Jae Crowder, Danilo Gallinari, Thanasis Antetokounmpo Complete roster The …
Read More »Wisconsin basketball again severely underrated in Big Ten preseason media poll
Another year, another example of the Big Ten and national college basketball media not believing in Greg Gard and the Wisconsin Badgers. This now feels like an annual occurrence. Wisconsin experiences a rough season or loses a few key players and everybody expects it to suddenly finish 12th in the Big Ten and miss the NCAA Tournament. Related: Big Ten …
Read More »Richey | Bonkers Big Ten basketball season coming
Oct. 2—CHAMPAIGN — I’m closing in on a decade of covering Illinois men’s basketball. This season, in fact, is my 10th. Never has there been this much hype surrounding the program heading into a season. And never have I had as little feel for both this Illini team and the Big Ten at large. That made filling out my ballot …
Read More »3 keys for Mark Pope’s Kentucky basketball team heading into 2024-25 season
LEXINGTON — Regardless of how things shake out on the court in 2024-25, Kentucky basketball’s upcoming season will be one for the ages. That’s because, for the first time since the end of the 2008-09 campaign, someone other than John Calipari is guiding the program. Mark Pope, an alum and a team captain of the 1996 squad that won the …
Read More »Providence basketball will take the national stage this season. Here’s the Friars schedule
Three major networks and multiple national cable outlets will carry Providence College men’s basketball games in the 2024-25 season. CBS, Fox and NBC will feature at least a combined four games in Big East play — two against former coaches, two against the two-time national champions. The Friars could also see their regular-season finale flexed from FS1 to Fox if …
Read More »How Peoria’s Lathan Sommerville transformed into an important part of Rutgers basketball
Rutgers Latham Sommerville and Emmanuel Ogbole talk during break in action. Rutgers Intrasquad Scrimmage at Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, NJ on September 28. 2024. PISCATAWAY, N.J. — It was the kind of dime you’d expect to see from a playmaking guard — a one-handed skip pass from the top of the key that hit cutting wing P.J. Hayes perfectly …
Read More »These 7 Kansas basketball Big 12 Conference games stand out ahead of 2024-25 season
LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball’s non-conference slate for the 2024-25 season has its share of high-profile matchups. The Jayhawks have North Carolina coming to Lawrence in early November. Not many days later, they’ll face Michigan State in the Champions Classic in Atlanta. Later that month, they’ll tip off in Las Vegas against Duke. But all of that comes before what will …
Read More »The NBA’s WILDEST ENDINGS of March | 2023-24
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Read More »Warriors newcomer Melton explains his defensive ‘mantra’
Warriors newcomer Melton explains his defensive ‘mantra’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area New Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton loves to defend. Melton, who signed a one-year, $12.8 million contract in July, spent the majority of his availability at Warriors Media Day sharing his joy about that end of the floor and how he intends to learn and fit in …
Read More »A Canadian basketball legend’s final season is derailed by the pandemic
Can you really say someone’s coaching career has ended prematurely when they are 75 years old and they’ve been doing it for 45 years? The 2020-21 basketball season would have been Steve Konchalski’s 46th and final one at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., and he was supposed to transition the head coaching job over to Tyrell Vernon. Instead, …
Read More »From GU to FAU: Former Gonzaga staffer John Jakus, player Eric McClellan reunited in new roles at Florida Atlantic
Oct. 2—Eric McClellan, an entertaining follow on social media, recently posted snapshots of himself and John Jakus during a Florida Atlantic basketball practice wearing T-shirts reading: “Relationships over everything.” It’s not some random cookie-cutter slogan for the two. It’s essentially the reason McClellan revitalized his playing career after transferring to Gonzaga and how he became an FAU graduate assistant under …
Read More »Warriors camp takeaways: Looney makes splash in scrimmage
Warriors camp takeaways: Looney makes splash in scrimmage originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAIE, Hawaii – On their second day of training camp at BYU-Hawaii, the Warriors progressed from concepts to game play, scrimmaging full court. Effort, energy and flow is what stood out most to coach Steve Kerr on a day where three teams were created positionally …
Read More »Gonzaga releases full nonconference schedule featuring games against national title contenders, brand-name programs
Oct. 2—Gonzaga’s schedule release on Wednesday didn’t reveal anything new in terms of opponents, dates or destinations, but viewing the Zags’ 13 nonconference opponents on one page may have given fans and college basketball purveyors a better sense of what Mark Few’s team is up against this season. The official schedule, sent out via social media platforms on Wednesday morning, …
Read More »Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. suffers ‘low-grade hamstring strain,’ will be ready for season opener
Memphis Grizzlies Classic Edition Jersey Shoot with Jaren Jackson Jr. No team was more ravaged by injuries last season than the Memphis Grizzlies. Steven Adams missed the entire season, Ja Morant played just nine games (he lost 48 games to a shoulder injury and 25 to suspension), Marcus Smart played in just 20 games, Desmond Bane played in just half …
Read More »How Murray can take step forward in third Kings season
How Murray can take step forward in third Kings season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – It is one of the most iconic moments in the NBA today, and one that gets Keegan Murray hyped every time he hears it inside of Golden 1 Center. Whenever Murray sinks a basket on the Kings’ home court, Golden 1 …
Read More »TJD comically reveals relatable reaction to Steph’s Olympics flurry
TJD comically reveals relatable reaction to Steph’s Olympics flurry originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Trayce Jackson-Davis reacted like everyone else when watching his Warriors teammate and Team USA superstar, Steph Curry, dominate during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Curry’s unreal shooting entranced millions of viewers, and Jackson-Davis was proudly part of the audience. At Warriors Media Day on …
Read More »Kings’ pick-your-poison offense opens more camp opportunities
Kings’ pick-your-poison offense opens more camp opportunities originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – It’s a foregone conclusion that the bulk of the Kings’ offense likely will run through De’Aaron Fox, DeMar DeRozan and Domantas Sabonis. While it’ll be a pick-your-poison type of scenarios that opponents will face when playing Sacramento in terms of deciding which member of …
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