Philadelphia looked lost and its offense clunky without Joel Embiid or Paul George for Wednesday night’s opener against Milwaukee (a comfortable Bucks win). Things are going to look the same for a couple more games. Paul George is not traveling with Philadelphia on its weekend road trip to Toronto and Indiana as he continues to recover from a left knee …

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Steph, Draymond, Melton questionable for Warriors-Jazz game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors are banged up coming out of their season-opening blowout win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night at Moda Center. Guard Steph Curry (right hip contusion), forward Draymond Green (left knee contusion) and forward De’Anthony Melton (right chest contusion) are questionable for the …

Warriors’ No. 2 options behind Steph emerge in season-opening win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area PORTLAND – Of the many impressions made by the Warriors in their 139-104 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, two were particularly encouraging, certainly to coach Steve Kerr and perhaps even more to franchise headliner Stephen Curry. The first was seeing …

Warriors unveil new court design for 2024 NBA Cup home games originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area New year, new court. The Warriors will look to lift the franchise’s first NBA Cup title next month, and they’ll do it in style, with a special court coming to Chase Center for Year 2 of the previously known in-season tournament. Golden …

NCAA Basketball: American Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinal- South Florida v UAB TAMPA, Fla. — South Florida coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, who led the Bulls to the American Athletic Conference’s regular-season championship a year ago, has died, the school announced Thursday. He was 43. The school said he died from complications that presented while he was undergoing a procedure at a Tampa-area …

Stephen A. dumbfounded by Draymond’s first technical foul originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Stephen A. Smith had some colorful comments about Draymond Green’s technical foul during the Warriors’ first game of the season. Smith, on Thursday’s episode of ESPN’s “First Take,” sounded off on Green’s argument with a referee in the second quarter of the 139-104 victory over …

Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams watches his players during the first half of a quarterfinal SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament game against Arkansas at Bridgestone Arena Friday, March 10, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Sec Basketball Arkansas Vs Texas A M The Texas A&M basketball team will get to start the season where they left off when they travel an hour …

After missing the Philadelphia 76ers’ season opener on Wednesday, Paul George will also be out during the team’s two-game road trip which begins Friday. The Sixers say that George is “progressing well in his recovery” and an update on his status will be given early next week, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. 76ers: Paul George continues progressing well in his …

This has been a great week for Grand Canyon guard Tyon Grant-Foster. The 6-foot-7 dynamo, who was voted by the coaches as the Western Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year, found out that the NCAA will only make him sit out the first two games. And ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas named Grant-Foster to second team on his …

Los Angeles Lakers guard Quincy Olivari led all players with 22 points during a 132-74 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. It was an impressive performance by the undrafted Olivari, who played his collegiate ball at Rice and Xavier, as he looks to earn a spot on the Lakers’ roster. Olivari’s night meant even more to him …

Memphis Grizzlies v Indiana Pacers James Wiseman, the former No. 2 overall pick who signed in Indiana this summer looking to find his footing in the league, is now out for the season after suffering a torn left Achilles tendon on opening night, the team announced. James Wiseman suffered an injury to his left Achilles tendon last night at Detroit. …

Paul George officially out for Sixers’ first road trip of season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers on Thursday formally ruled out Paul George for their second and third games of the season. The nine-time All-Star wing has been out since suffering a left knee bone bruise on Oct. 14 against the Hawks in his second preseason game …

After back-to-back trips to the Final Four and national championship games, Iowa women’s basketball begins the post-Caitlin Clark era in the receiving votes category of the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. Iowa received 28 points in the preseason Coaches Poll to sit outside the initial top 25 rankings. The Hawkeyes were also unranked in the preseason AP Top 25 …

A former trainer with the Los Angeles Clippers is suing the team for wrongful termination, claiming he was dismissed for raising concerns over the treatment Kawhi Leonard was receiving for his injuries. Randy Shelton is claiming in a lawsuit that he was “fired after complaining that Kawhi Leonard was being subjected to unsafe and illegal treatments for injuries,” reports Chris …

James Wiseman’s career has been plagued by injuries since the Warriors selected him with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) James Wiseman’s first season with the Indiana Pacers will officially consist of less than a quarter of basketball. After exiting in the first quarter of the Pacers’ season opener with a non-contact …

Report: Former Warriors No. 2 pick Wiseman suffered torn Achilles originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 2024-25 NBA season came to an immediate end for one former Warriors first-round picks on opening night. Indiana Pacers center James Wiseman, whom Golden State selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, suffered a torn left Achilles in …

Alabama basketball is in the running to sign the first five-star of its 2025 recruiting class. Per reports from On3, the Crimson Tide and Louisville are “carrying momentum” for Florida-based point guard Mikel Brown Jr. The 6-foot-3, 165-pound recruit’s top schools also include Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas and UCF. The University of Alabama unveiled the first banner honoring the …

Dec 20, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Oklahoma Sooners forward Jalon Moore (14) dunk against North Carolina Tar Heels guard Seth Trimble (7) during the first half at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Oklahoma Men’s Basketball will open the season on Nov. 4. With less than two weeks to the start of the 2024-2025 men’s basketball season, …

Hours after they became the first father-son duo to share an NBA court together, LeBron and Bronny James were sued for their alleged involvement in a 2022 car crash in the desert town of Littlerock in the Antelope Valley. A lawsuit filed Wednesday morning in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims the Lakers teammates “negligently owned, controlled, repaired, entrusted, maintained …

Arkansas basketball has a core philosophy when thinking about the early part of its upcoming season, a first under new head coach John Calipari. ‘Win to learn’. The Razorbacks believe they are going to learn a lot about themselves Friday night (8 p.m., SEC Network) when No. 1 Kansas comes to Bud Walton Arena for a preseason exhibition. Associate head …

BYU head coach Kevin Young addresses the media during Big 12 men’s basketball media day, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. | Charlie Riedel, Associated Press KANSAS CITY — As has been widely reported, the Big 12 is the first conference in the history of the Associated Press Top 25 preseason college basketball poll since its first release …

Celtics’ special court for 2024 NBA Cup tournament revealed originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics won the 2024 NBA Finals last season, giving them a record 18 championships. One trophy they didn’t win was the NBA Cup, previously known as the in-season tournament. The Celtics will continue their quest for the franchise’s first NBA Cup title next …

Brown has put together amazing Celtics career at just 28 years old originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Boston Celtics superstar wing Jaylen Brown turned 28 years old Thursday. It might be hard to believe, but he was drafted by the Celtics eight years ago at age 19. He’s in his ninth season with the Celtics, and he’s already put …

NEW YORK — Rick Pitino wasn’t afraid to voice his opinion on the current landscape of college basketball and college athletics on Wednesday at Big East basketball media day. The former Kentucky and Louisville basketball coach, now in his second year at St. John’s, talked at length in his appearance at Madison Square Garden regarding conference realignment — and how …