Yearly Archives: 2024

Lakers fall in preseason opener to the Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker, center, shoots in front of Lakers rookie guard Bronny James during the first half Friday. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) Last April nearly 30 minutes into a conversation with defending NCAA champion coach Dan Hurley, then podcaster/broadcaster JJ Redick asked Hurley about a specific offensive action the Huskies run. By putting a nonshooting big …

Read More »

Conference expansion creates intriguing matchups for Big Ten

NCAA Basketball: Pac-12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinal-UCLA vs Oregon ROSEMONT, Ill. — Of all the concerns he has about UCLA’s move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, there was one that clearly topped coach Mick Cronin’s list. The Bruins play at Indiana on Feb. 14, and friends and family back home keep asking for tickets. Cronin has bad news for …

Read More »

Minnesota Timberwolves 2024-25 season preview: It’s Anthony Edwards and a lot of ‘ifs’ now

(Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports Illustration) The 2024-25 NBA season is here! We’re breaking down the biggest questions, best- and worst-case scenarios, and fantasy outlooks for all 30 teams. Enjoy! MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 2023-24 finish Offseason moves Additions: Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Keita Bates-Diop (unofficially!), Rob Dillingham, Terrence Shannon Jr., Joe Ingles, PJ Dozier Subtractions: Karl-Anthony Towns, Kyle Anderson, Jordan McLaughlin, Monte Morris, …

Read More »

Top 25 roundup: New No. 1 Kansas clobbers Oklahoma State

Udoka Azubuike continued his surging stretch run Monday, recording 19 points and 16 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season as No. 1 Kansas trampled Oklahoma State 83-58 at Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks, who won their 13th straight, climbed to the top of the polls on Monday, overtaking Baylor after beating the Bears on Saturday and forging a first-place …

Read More »

Coen Carr impresses in ‘MSU Madness’ dunk contest

Coen Carr did Coen Carr things during MSU Madness on Friday night. Carr is arguably the best dunker in all of college basketball, so it was no surprise that he impressed again in that area on Friday. Carr was easily the top Spartan dunker in the event and further backed up his recent accolade as the Big Ten’s top dunker. …

Read More »

Can Kuminga be Warriors’ No. 2 scorer? ‘I see myself doing it’

Can Kuminga be Warriors’ No. 2 scorer? ‘I see myself doing it’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jonathan Kuminga is ready to step up and become one of the Warriors’ top offensive weapons. 95.7 The Game’s Whitley Sandretto recently asked Kuminga if he believed he could become Golden State’s No. 2 scoring option behind Steph Curry. “I will …

Read More »

Warriors camp takeaways: Knox building on strong Summer League showing

Warriors camp takeaways: Knox building on strong Summer League showing originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAIE, Hawaii – Warriors training camp on the BYU-Hawaii campus concluded Friday in front of nearly 500 students and Hawaiin kids, as well as active military members, watching the end of a full-court scrimmage where players were divided into three groups. Here are …

Read More »

Why McNair is unfazed Kings didn’t upgrade on defense this offseason

Why McNair is unfazed Kings didn’t upgrade on defense this offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Contrary to popular belief, Kings general manager Monte McNair believes his team will continue to make strides defensively. At the start of training camp, McNair entertained the idea that his team lacked defensive improvements over the offseason, during which Sacramento landed six-time …

Read More »

Knicks Mailbag: Is a Mitchell Robinson trade for Trey Murphy III possible?

SNY’s Ian Begley will be responding to Knicks questions from readers. Here’s the latest… Do you know if trading MitchRob for Trey Murphy is somehow a possibility? – @bballgypsy I don’t think it is. The Pelicans have been signaling for a while that they value Murphy III highly and see him as a vital part of the future. So it would be surprising to …

Read More »

Mavericks’ Dante Exum suffers wrist injury that may require surgery

2024 NBA Finals – Boston Celtics v Dallas Mavericks Dante Exum, who battled through a plantar injury last season to become a trusted part of the Mavericks’ rotation, is out again, this time with a wrist injury. The Mavericks announced the right wrist injury, but it was Shams Charania of The Athletic who filled in the details that this is …

Read More »

Kuminga details how Draymond relationship evolved in three Warriors seasons

Kuminga details how Draymond relationship evolved in three Warriors seasons originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jonathan Kuminga enters his fourth Warriors season having built a strong relationship with teammate Draymond Green. Kuminga has received lots of on-court advice from Green, a 13-year veteran and four-time NBA champion, but the two always connect outside of work, too. Kuminga, in …

Read More »

Hoop Dreams: 17-year-old basketball player from tiny First Nation earns full scholarship to U.S. college

Although 17-year-old Emily Mandamin is the first person from Iskatewizaagegan First Nation to earn a basketball scholarship, she is determined to make sure she isn’t the last from the tiny northwestern Ontario community of approximately 300 people. Mandamin was courted by 10 schools across Canada and the United States, finally committing to Highland Community College in Freeport, Ill., because she …

Read More »