Think of the Showtime Lakers and who pops into your head? Magic Johnson, of course. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook. Two franchise icons whose statues stand in front of the Lakers’ downtown arena. However, you also can’t picture Showtime without the slicked-back hair and fine Italian suit of Pat Riley on the sidelines — the mastermind behind it all. Now he’s going …

Slowly but surely, Michigan basketball’s identity appears to be taking shape, both for better and worse. The good news: The Wolverines remain efficient shooting the ball. Michigan generated a number of clean looks as it made 58.3% of its attempts from the floor (35 of 60), including 48.3% (14-for-29) on 3-pointers, and all but four of its points came in …

Three takeaways: Michigan shoots the lights out in 94-67 rout of Miami (OH) (Photo by USA Today) Michigan basketball got off to a slow start on Monday night against Miami (OH), but the Wolverines caught fire late in the first half, and that momentum carried into the second half as the Wolverines dominated the RedHawks, 94-67. With the victory, Michigan …

Fox named Western Conference Player of the Week for historic stretch originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NBA recognized Kings star De’Aaron Fox for his incredible scoring stretch. The 26-year-old guard was named Western Conference Player of the Week for Sacramento’s 2-2 stretch between Nov. 11 and 17. It is Fox’s sixth time earning the honor, breaking his …

Wisconsin basketball landed at No. 19 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday. After being placed in the ‘receiving votes’ section of last week’s poll, Wisconsin received 370 points in this week’s update to firmly cement itself in the hierarchy. The team’s signature win against the Arizona Wildcats played a pivotal role in its new …

Embiid goes from doubtful to available for Sixers-Heat matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Joel Embiid went from doubtful to available Monday for the Sixers. First listed as questionable with an illness Sunday night on the team’s initial injury report, Embiid was downgraded to doubtful late Monday morning for the Sixers’ matchup with the Heat. However, he went through …

CHAPEL HILL — UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis expects freshmen Ian Jackson and James Brown to be available for the Tar Heels’ game at Hawaii on Friday (12:30 a.m., ESPN2). Jackson and Brown, two of UNC’s players in the 2024 recruiting class, were day-to-day with lower-leg injuries and missed the 12th-ranked Tar Heels’ rout of American. UNC coach Hubert Davis …

It turns out that this season is not the last for “Inside the NBA.” (Greg Nelson /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) News broke over the weekend that “Inside the NBA” will carry on after months of speculation that the new NBA media rights landscape meant the end of the beloved studio show. On Monday, ESPN confirmed reports that it will …

Nov. 18—Newport native Cooper Flagg and the Duke men’s basketball team suffered their first loss of the season last a week, a 77-72 setback to Kentucky. Flagg had a monster game, but two late turnovers cost the Blue Devils. Here’s a look back at Flagg’s week and what is up next for Duke: Last week Flagg earned his second double-double …

Why Warriors’ Zubac assignment is matchup to watch vs. Clippers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When the Warriors lost their home opener to the Los Angeles Clippers last month, they weren’t undone by 10-time All-Star James Harden or six-time All-Star Kawhi Leonard. They were clobbered by someone who might never reach All-Star status. Ivica Zubac, the biggest man …

Florida basketball stayed at No. 19 in the USA Today coaches poll Monday after posting back-to-back wins over Grambling State (86-62) and at Florida State (87-74) last week. The Florida Gators (4-0) next play Tuesday night at the O’Connell Center against Florida A&M (7 p.m., SEC Network Plus). On Friday night, Florida overcame 19 turnovers to beat the rival Seminoles …

Will Warriors overcome The Wall, free-throw struggles vs. Clippers? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Steph Curry, listed as questionable with left knee bursitis, took on a challenge that already has beat many in its short lifetime Monday morning. Following shootaround, ahead of the Warriors’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Curry scaled one of Intuit …

Notable Quotes from Jerome Tang’s Nov. 18 Press Conference (Photo by K-State Athletics) Kansas State men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang met with the media on Monday afternoon to preview the Wildcats’ upcoming game against Mississippi Valley State and their trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands next week. The Wildcats will host the Delta Devils fresh off a nine-point loss to …

Lakers coach Pat Riley, center right, and player Michael Cooper are swarmed on court following a 114-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers to clinch the 1982 NBA championship. (Lennox McLendon / Associated Press) Not much is known about the next statue the Lakers plan to have erected outside Crypto.com Arena. But it is almost certain that sculpture will be well-dressed …

Alabama basketball took a tumble in the polls after taking a loss to Purdue in its first road game of the season. The Crimson Tide dropped from No. 2 in the nation to No. 7 after last Friday’s 87-78 defeat, while Purdue climbed up six spots to No. 6. The No. 1 spot remains with Kansas, who took 25 of …

Doc Rivers was right. But the NBA does not care. The NBA fined the Milwaukee Bucks head coach $25,000 on Sunday after Rivers criticized officials for a blown call that set up the Charlotte Hornets with game-winning free throws against the Bucks on Saturday. The call in question took place with 7.1 seconds remaining in Saturday’s game and the Bucks …

Head coach Chris Klieman and quarterback Avery Johnson met with the media on Monday afternoon to break down Kansas State’s loss to Arizona State over the weekend and preview their final home game against Cincinnati. “Obviously, it was a disappointing performance on Saturday. [We] had a long staff meeting yesterday. We talked about a lot of things,” Klieman said. “It’s …

Duke basketball and UNC basketball remain among the top-25 teams in the rankings ahead of the third week of the college hoops season. The 10th-ranked Blue Devils (3-1) dropped four spots in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after their Champions Classic loss to Kentucky (3-0), which moved up seven spots to No. 11 in the coaches poll. Duke heads to No. 17 …

Nov 11, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators guard Alijah Martin (15) dribbles the ball against the Grambling State Tigers during the second half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images Florida (4-0) has yet to win a game by fewer than 13 points, but the AP Top 25 voters still dropped the …

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Nov 10, 2024; Spokane, Washington, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Ryan Nembhard (0) shoots the ball against Arizona State Sun Devils forward Jayden Quaintance (21) in the first half at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images On Monday night, tune into CBSSN for the Gonzaga at San Diego State game. This men’s college basketball contest pits a 3-0 Gonzaga …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Good Word with Goodwill On this episode of the Good Word with Goodwill podcast, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill is joined by ESPN senior writer Chris Herring to go through their biggest surprises a month into the 2024-25 NBA season. Chris and Vinnie start in Cleveland, where …

Kansas Jayhawks Kansas strengthened its grip on No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The rest of the top 10 turned into a jumble of teams swapping places. The Jayhawks picked up five first-place votes in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, receiving 49 from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 UConn had seven first-place votes, No. 3 Gonzaga …

Pat Riley coached Magic Johnson and the “Showtime” Los Angeles Lakers to four NBA championships. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) Pat Riley is a legendary figure in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers. He’ll soon be immortalized outside the team’s home arena with a statue. The Lakers announced on Monday that a statue honoring Riley will be placed …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball’s hot start didn’t impact their spot in the weekly rankings. The Hoosiers are 3-0 with an average margin of victory of 23.3 points. They are averaging 85.7 points per game while shooting 53.3% from the field, a number that ranks eighth in the country. Despite that, Indiana moved down two spots to No. 18 in this …