There’s the eye test, and there’s the numbers, and in between, there’s a whole lot of argument. It’s a common tale, in the NBA and elsewhere: A player looks the part of a bona fide star, and maybe even produces admirably in certain statistical categories, but lagging performance in other, more holistic and perhaps finer-tuned metrics leaves open the question …

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Longtime NBA forward Rudy Gay announced his retirement on Tuesday in article for “The Player’s Tribune.” “Eighteen years in the league,” Gay writes. “Learned from some of the best to ever do it. Made some incredible lifelong friends. Feeling good. Healthy. Inspired. Have a family that loves me, and who I love more than anything. “I’m not just OK. It’s …

ALBUQUERQUE — UTEP’s visit to New Mexico was a men’s charity basketball game for a great cause, with proceeds going to the UNM Children’s Hospital. But exhibition or not, the longtime rivals, who had played 147 times prior (the Lobos had 78 wins, UTEP 69), were playing to win and nothing was going to be easy for the winner. In …

Kuminga trying to build ‘bigger legacy,’ follow Mutombo’s footsteps originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Zena Keita and Dalton Johnson at 4 p.m. PT today from Chase Center, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SAN FRANCISCO – Days before Jonathan Kuminga’s rookie contract extension …

The Minnesota Timberwolves spent all of last season living with a financial subplot to their otherwise brilliant season. “What are they going to do next summer, when extensions kick in for Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels and Karl-Anthony Towns?” As Towns is now setting screens for Jalen Brunson in New York, we all came to know the answer. The Wolves decided …

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Payton Pritchard is thriving as a momentum shifter for Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Ask any Celtics player when they knew Boston would win the decisive Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals, and most will point to the same play: Payton Pritchard’s buzzer-beating heave to end the first half. “You take a glance at the other team, …

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Four years ago, the 2020 U.S. elections, coming amidst the COVID-19 epidemic, and on the heels of multiple acts of police violence against Black people — the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., and the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. — were an inflection point for the world. Although the …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball’s preseason exhibition slate continues Tuesday at home against Washburn. Kansas is a Division I program, led by head coach Bill Self. Washburn is a Division II program, led by head coach Brett Ballard, who both played in college at KU and later worked on Self’s coaching staff. Here are a few things to think about ahead of …

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BLOOMINGTON – Indiana basketball’s turn through Big Ten media days in suburban Chicago earlier this month left the distinct impression the conference expects the Hoosiers to have a say in its title race. Even against an unbalanced schedule, and having to navigate a difficult road stretch midway through, Mike Woodson’s team ought to be among the league’s most talented this …

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Eight new players are set to make their regular season debut for Alabama basketball next Monday. Coach Nate Oats reloaded the Crimson Tide’s roster accordingly after losing eight players from the program’s historic Final Four run. The transfer portal took Davin Cosby (Wake Forest) , Rylan Griffen (Kansas), Kris Parker (Villanova), Nick Pringle (South Carolina), Kai Spears (Marshall), Mo Wague …

EAST LANSING – It’s been a little more than two weeks since Tom Izzo’s warm return to the Upper Peninsula. It’s almost back to reality, with Michigan State basketball’s regular season closing quickly. But first, the Spartans get one more tuneup and test against a Division II opponent. And a better opportunity for Izzo to dial in his lineups closer …

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LEXINGTON — Kentucky men’s basketball closes the 2024-25 preseason tonight at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats won their preseason opener under new coach Mark Pope last week, rolling past Kentucky Wesleyan by 71 points. UK’s newcomers looked at ease in the dominant exhibition victory, as every scholarship player who took the floor scored at least two points; senior guard Kerr Kriisa was the only Wildcat who didn’t play, sitting …

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LEXINGTON — Scan Kenny Brooks’ résumé, or residential history, and something is strikingly clear. Brooks, who will turn 56 in December, has never lived or worked outside Virginia. Until now. In March, Kentucky hired Brooks as its new women’s basketball coach. What compelled Brooks to — finally — trade one commonwealth for another? “It was probably the first school that …

Lopez closed with 13 points (5-14 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 3-3 FT), six rebounds, four blocks and two steals across 32 minutes during Monday’s 119-108 loss to Boston. Despite an inefficient night, the big man ended as the club’s third-highest scorer behind Damian Lillard (33) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (30). Lopez also posted a game-high four blocks, and he has totaled 13 …

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana basketball’s turn through Big Ten media days in suburban Chicago earlier this month left the distinct impression the conference expects the Hoosiers to have a say in its title race. Even against an unbalanced schedule, and having to navigate a difficult road stretch midway through, Mike Woodson’s team ought to be among the league’s most talented this …

With one longstanding goal checked off, Purdue basketball can take aim at another historic opportunity. Only twice previously in Big Ten history has a team won three consecuitve outright regular-season championships. Ohio State did it from 1960-62 with some guys you may have heard of: Jerry Lucas, John Havlicek and Bob Knight. I know you’ve heard of the last group …