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Yearly Archives: 2024

Khris Middleton will reportedly miss Bucks’ season opener against 76ers

Khris Middleton will reportedly miss the Milwaukee Bucks’ season opener on Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Middleton underwent a pair of ankle surgeries — arthroscopic clean-ups — in the offseason. “Day-to-day and we’ll know as [him returning] gets closer,” Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said on Saturday “Each day he doesn’t do anything obviously we …

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Why Moody’s contract extension is a win for Warriors

Why Moody’s contract extension is a win for Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors agreeing to a three-year, $39 million contract extension with Moses Moody on Sunday night, per Klutch Sports CEO, Rich Paul, is a win for Golden State going into the 2024-25 NBA season. Moody bringing in $39 million, all guaranteed, …

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NBC Sports Boston announces comprehensive coverage of Celtics’ 2024-25 NBA season

NBC Sports Boston announces comprehensive coverage of Celtics’ 2024-25 NBA season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston What to Know Live Game Schedule Features 70 Regular Season Games; ‘Celtics Pregame Live,’ ‘Halftime Live’ & ‘Postgame Live’ Surrounding Every Game; and Extensive Multi-platform Coverage across NBCSportsBoston.com and the NBC Sports Boston social/audio channels Brian Scalabrine, Drew Carter, Abby Chin, Eddie House, …

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Cincinnati Bearcats basketball opens up in CareSource Charity Classic with win over Ohio State

Homecoming festivities at the University of Cincinnati began Friday evening as two in-state teams that hadn’t met since 2019 tipped off in the CareSource Charity Classic basketball event. Those supporting the cause were treated to an entertaining and athletic night as the Cincinnati Bearcats pulled away from Ohio State early and notched the 80-62 win. New forward Dillon Mitchell was …

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Why Kerr is faced with toughest task yet in 11th Warriors season

Why Kerr is faced with toughest task yet in 11th Warriors season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – As the Warriors wade into the regular season, they do so with an NBA roster they like, one designed to do plenty of sprinting, scoring and defending while also testing the limits of Steve Kerr’s considerable people skills. …

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Duke’s Cooper Flagg makes preseason AP All-America team as ACC, Big 12, SEC each place 2 players

Alabama’s Mark Sears and North Carolina’s RJ Davis looked into the possibility of leaving for the NBA before deciding to return for another college season. Their decisions helped their teams earn top-10 rankings in the AP Top 25 and earned both players some preseason honors, too. Sears was a near-unanimous selection for The Associated Press preseason All-America men’s basketball team …

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Knicks 2024-25 season preview and prediction

This time last year, the Knicks were coming off a competitive second-round exit — just like they are now. They had decided to largely maintain their core rotation, betting on internal growth and sustained chemistry to carry them to new heights. Now, three blockbuster trades later, New York has made it clear that nearly anybody is expendable in pursuit of …

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13 things we learned from Alabama basketball’s charity exhibition against Wake Forest

BIRMINGHAM — Alabama basketball had Boutwell Auditorium bouncing for the first time in more than 45 years on Friday. The historic Birmingham venue welcomed the Crimson Tide and Wake Forest, along with a room packed full of fans, for a rematch of last season’s charity exhibition in the inaugural “Bama in Boutwell” game. For their next exhibition appearance, coach Nate …

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Nets 2024-25 season preview and prediction

After a disappointing 2023-24 showing, Nets fans got what they unanimously wanted this offseason: a concrete sense of direction. Brooklyn traded Mikal Bridges across the river for a bounty of picks, and traded for control back of their own future draft selections, kicking off a full rebuild in time for a historic draft class. The basketball may not be pretty, …

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Kansas basketball celebrates a renovated Allen Fieldhouse at Late Night in the Phog

LAWRENCE — The Kansas basketball programs were able to experience a renovated Allen Fieldhouse on Friday, during the Jayhawks’ annual Late Night in the Phog event. On the men’s basketball side, during the scrimmage, freshman forward Flory Bidunga shined with 13 points and a couple of rebounds. He was on the blue squad, which won 30-26 against the crimson squad. …

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