LOS ANGELES — J.J. Redick wants his Lakers team to shoot a lot more 3s than they did a season ago, and for a half of their opening night game against the Timberwolves they did that, taking 19. The problem? They made just two of those. For the game, the Lakers were 5-of-30 from beyond the arc. One can argue …

Marquette men’s basketball guard Kam Jones is finally seen as one of the best players in the Big East conference. At the league’s media day Wednesday in New York, the coaches voted Jones to the preseason all-Big East first team. Jones, a 6-foot-5 senior, did not even earn honorable mention all-Big East last season despite averaging 17.2 points per game, …

Sneakily dangerous Warriors prowling for a bite of the NBA originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area PORTLAND – When the Warriors step onto the floor Wednesday night at Moda Center, they’re expected to crush the rebuilding and wounded Portland Trail Blazers. They’re expected to beat the rebuilding Jazz Friday night in Utah and then come home Sunday and put …

Jan 17, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners forward Jalon Moore (14) celebrates after scoring against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the second half at Lloyd Noble Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. Year 4 of the Porter Moser era will tip off on Nov. 4 when the …

NBA fans humorously blame Warriors’ Kerr for Tatum’s game vs. Knicks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors might not be the perennial NBA Finals contender they once were, but coach Steve Kerr still is drawing the ire of the league’s opposing fans. Kerr, who coached Team USA to a gold medal victory at the 2024 Paris Summer …

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – APRIL 06: Head coach Nate Oats of the Alabama Crimson Tide meets with Mark Sears #1 in the first half against the Connecticut Huskies in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game at State Farm Stadium on April 06, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) The start of the 2024-25 college basketball …

Why re-engaged Draymond swings Warriors’ pendulum of success originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Cell phone flashlights sway back and forth throughout the Chase Center stands. Draymond Green and his Warriors teammates have their cell phones out, too. Green raises his arms up and down at the start of the song and bounces his way over …

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team will begin their 2024-2025 regular season on Nov. 4 at home against Holy Cross. The preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released on Wednesday in advance of the 2024-25 campaign, and Wisconsin begins in the ‘receiving votes’ section. The USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the college basketball regular season …

How Steph Curry inspired 49ers rookie Dominick Puni’s professionalism originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Like many sports fans in the Bay Area, standout 49ers rookie Dominick Puni’s life heavily has been influenced by the captivating greatness of Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry. Growing up in Eastern Missouri, Puni didn’t have an NBA …

Could the 2024-25 college basketball season be a rebuilding year for the Big Ten? The conference only had four teams listed in the preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll on Wednesday, with Purdue leading the way at No. 13 a season after falling to UConn in the national championship game. REQUIRED READING: Michigan basketball opens Dusty May era with rout of …

Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) reaches out to slap hands with LeBron James, left, and Gabe Vincent, right, after scoring against the Timberwolves Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) The two friends and teammates on the U.S. gold-medal winning Olympic basketball team in Paris during the summer had a tense exchange in the heat of the moment Tuesday …

Colorado (26-11, 13-7 Pac-12) Coach Tad Boyle has plenty of openings to fill after losing all five starters off a team that won a program-record 26 games, including two in the NCAA Tournament before losing to Marquette. Three of the departed Buffaloes — Cody Williams, Tristan Da Silva and KJ Simpson — were picked in the NBA draft last June. …

Since we last experienced NBA basketball games that count, we have seen: Six newly hired head coaches get to work, including JJ Redick taking stewardship of LeBron James’ Lakers and Mike Budenholzer trying to turn the Kevin Durant-Devin Booker-Bradley Beal Suns into a supernova; 31 trades involving 70 players — including All-Stars Klay Thompson, DeMar DeRozan, Karl-Anthony Towns, Julius Randle, …

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Lakers coach JJ Redick calls out instructions to players during his first game as an NBA head coach on Tuesday. The team defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) JJ Redick had always fought. He fought the jeers ACC crowds poured onto him while he became one of the best — and most hated — players …

Wiggins ready to pour himself into Warriors for season of redemption originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – No sports franchise identifying as family friendly would stand between a player and his care for his actual family. So, the Warriors excused Andrew Wiggins’ multiple absences over the last two seasons. As much as they wanted him on …

In Shaheen Holloway’s six years as a college basketball head coach, his team has finished near the bottom of its league just once – his first season at Saint Peter’s. He hasn’t posted a losing record in league play since. Yet seemingly everyone continues to have low expectations for Seton Hall – again. The 2024-25 Pirates have been slotted for …

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Why new-look Warriors are built to win 50 games this season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Five Western Conference teams won 50 or more games in the 2023-24 NBA season. The Warriors weren’t one of them. They tallied 46 wins, two more than the previous season, yet dropped all the way down to the No. …

NEW YORK CITY − A lot can change in college basketball. For proof, just look at the Xavier Musketeers. Seven months after being knocked out of the Big East Tournament quarterfinals by UConn in a 27-point blowout, Xavier is back at Madison Square Garden for Media Day expected to be in contention for a conference title this season. Wednesday marked …

Tatum’s bold declaration during C’s ring ceremony wasn’t planned originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — All offseason, the Celtics had preached the importance of not skipping steps in their quest to repeat as champions. So, we can only imagine Joe Mazzulla’s horror when star player Jayson Tatum grabbed the microphone to address the TD Garden crowd after the …

NEW YORK — The college basketball season unofficially kicked off in the Big East on Wednesday as the conference’s 11 programs met at The World’s Most Famous Arena for Big East media day. With that came the release of the preseason coaches poll, which brought little-to-no surprise on who was predicted at the top. Fresh off back-to-back national championship titles, …

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New York Knicks guard Miles McBride impressed on Tuesday, making him a waiver wire target for fantasy basketball managers. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) The NBA is back, and what a night it was to kick off the season! With just two games on the slate Tuesday, a championship banner was raised in Boston, and history was made in Los Angeles. Those …

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