1. MSU’s exhibition win over Ferris State is revealing of lineup possibilities EAST LANSING – Ferris State made Michigan State work for this win. There’s good and bad in that for the Spartans. The good being that the competitive nature of the game and the ways the Bulldogs pushed MSU revealed some things — strengths, concerns and, most of all, …

Injuries have been a steady subplot in the Gophers men’s basketball team’s preseason. Point guard Lu’Cye Patterson returned from a shoulder injury for the second exhibition game — a 79-57 win over Hamline at Williams Arena on Tuesday — but starting forward Frank Mitchell left with an apparent shoulder injury of his own very early in the first half. Minnesota …

Draymond dumbfounded by Heat’s blunder of Wade statue originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green recently weighed in on the Dwyane Wade Miami Heat statue controversy. Speaking on his eponymous podcast, Green could not help but talk about the statue of Wade that was unveiled recently in front of Kaseya Center in Miami. “First, I want to say …

EAST LANSING – Less than a week away from the start of the regular season, Tom Izzo wanted Michigan State’s final preseason preparation to be about basketball instead of an event. Ferris State obliged and provided a much stiffer test than Northern Michigan. That allowed Izzo to see some things he wanted from his team. Namely the Spartans’ ability to …

Warriors move Kuminga to bench before first Pelicans game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors moved forward Jonathan Kuminga to the bench ahead of Tuesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. ESPN’s Shams Charania and Kendra Andrews first reported the move, citing sources, and the news was confirmed when the Warriors announced their starting lineup. Coach Steve …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis accomplished enough in four years at North Carolina for his jersey to eventually earn a place among the honored numbers in the Smith Center’s rafters for the blueblood program. Yet he’s still here. “With five years, I know some people may say, ‘Oh, you need to go get a job now,’” Davis said …

Why Draymond believes OKC Thunder’s opponents don’t fear them originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There’s off-the-court work to do for the Oklahoma City Thunder before becoming legitimate NBA title contenders. In Tuesday’s episode of “The Draymond Green Show,” the Warriors forward pointed out what he believes is hindering the Thunder from establishing themselves as a legitimate championship-contending team. …

EAST LANSING – Less than a week away from the start of the regular season, Tom Izzo wanted Michigan State’s final preseason preparation to be about basketball instead of an event. Ferris State obliged and provided a much stiffer test than Northern Michigan. That allowed Izzo to see some things he wanted from his team. Namely the Spartans’ ability to …

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Lonzo Ball will miss at least 10 days with a wrist injury. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) Three games into his NBA comeback, Lonzo Ball is injured again. Thankfully, the injury’s not to his problematic left knee that required three operations and forced him to miss two-plus seasons with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls announced on Tuesday that Ball suffered a sprained …

EAST LANSING – Less than a week away from the start of the regular season, Tom Izzo wanted Michigan State’s final preseason preparation to be about basketball instead of an event. Ferris State obliged and provided a much stiffer test than Northern Michigan. That allowed Izzo to see some things he wanted from his team. Namely the Spartans’ ability to …

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Michigan State’s Jaxon Kohler celebrates a Ferris State turnover during the second half on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in East Lansing. Michigan State basketball utilized a second-half run to pick up a convincing exhibition victory over Ferris State on Tuesday night. Michigan State had to fight off an early second-half run from the Bulldogs to pick up the 85-67 victory. …

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Clippers center Ivica Zubac dunks the ball against Suns center Oso Ighodaro (4) during the second half of the season-opening game Wednesday. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) The Golden State Warriors’ defense collapsed on Clippers center Ivica Zubac late in a tense game Sunday night at Chase Center in San Francisco, but he didn’t panic. Zubac calmly passed out of …

Michigan State’s Xavier Booker looks to pass against Southern Indiana during the second half on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Michigan State basketball is considered one of the teams with the best odds to win the National Championship from the Big Ten. Jeff Goodman of the Field of 68 posted the BetMGM odds for …

Why Looney thinks Draymond-TJD pairing can be ‘special’ defensively originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kevon Looney is impressed with the defensive pairing of Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis. The Warriors’ veteran spoke to reporters after Monday’s practice and was asked by NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kerith Burke about Green and Jackson-Davis playing together. “I think it has been …

Joel Embiid and Paul George still aren’t ready to play for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, and Nick Nurse doesn’t really want to talk about it. The NBA, however, fined the team $100,000 for public statements they’ve made about Embiid’s health status on Tuesday afternoon. The punishment was handed down after an investigation into the team regarding Embiid’s status was …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball will have another opportunity to play a preseason exhibition game Tuesday, at home against Washburn. The Jayhawks are coming off of a recent exhibition defeat at Arkansas. Following Late Night in the Phog earlier this month, this Washburn matchup will be the first opportunity for KU fans to see their team go up against another inside a …

Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks is expected to miss the rest of the season after he went down with a gruesome non-contact leg injury in a game against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. As Hendricks was jogging near the baseline at American Airlines Center in Dallas, he suddenly collapsed to the court after his …

MANHATTAN — Kansas State basketball will publicly unveil its 2024-25 roster on Tuesday night in a preseason exhibition against Division II Fort Hays State at Bramlage Coliseum. Jerome Tang enters his third season as K-State coach and has a 45-25 overall record. The Wildcats return just three players from last year’s team that went 19-15 and lost to Iowa in …

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This was hard to watch: Utah second-year forward Taylor Hendricks was running down the court in transition, filling the right lane, when his right leg just collapsed under him and bent in an unnatural way. It was a non-contact injury and you knew it was serious when the medical staffs from both teams ran out to help him. He was …

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down his favorite player props and first-quarter plays in Mavericks and Timberwolves, plus Nuggets and Nets. Lauri Markkanen O/U 31.5 PTS + REB vs. Kings In 10 career games versus the Kings, Markkanen has recorded eight or more rebounds in two of those contests and hit 32 or more combined points and rebounds in two of those. …

Sixers fined $100,000 for public statements on Embiid’s status originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NBA has landed on a $100,000 fine for how the Sixers have handled Joel Embiid’s rather murky injury status. The league announced the fine on Tuesday for “public statements, including by president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and head coach Nick Nurse, that were …