Yearly Archives: 2024

Kuminga shares 2024-25 season approach amid Warriors contract talks

Kuminga shares 2024-25 season approach amid Warriors contract talks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jonathan Kuminga won’t let his Warriors contract uncertainty affect his approach to the 2024-25 NBA season. Kuminga is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and although extension negotiations between his camp and the Warriors began in July, a deal has yet to …

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Payton Pritchard worked on these skills during summer workouts

Payton Pritchard worked on these skills during summer workouts originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Payton Pritchard was the Boston Celtics’ best player in Friday’s preseason opener against the Denver Nuggets in Abu Dhabi. The Celtics point guard led the team with 21 points, six assists and six 3-pointers made, along with four rebounds in 24 minutes of playing time …

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Jaylen Brown puts team first in response to star duo question

Jaylen Brown puts team first in response to star duo question originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum form arguably the NBA’s best duo, but it was a total team effort on their road to Banner 18. Brown emphasized that point after the Boston Celtics’ win over the Denver Nuggets in Friday’s preseason opener in Abu …

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Brown men’s basketball hit by injury; who is sidelined?

PROVIDENCE — One of Brown’s expected men’s basketball standouts could miss the upcoming 2024-25 season, and his career on the East Side could be at a premature end. Senior forward Nana Owusu-Anane underwent successful left shoulder surgery this week after suffering an injury in practice. His projected recovery timeline could keep him out through March, which will feature Ivy Madness at …

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Why Podz believes Melton could be GP2’s defensive ‘twin’

Why Podz believes Melton could be GP2’s defensive ‘twin’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Gary Payton II might have a “twin” teammate on defense this season. Well, at least that’s what Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski believes will be the case with the addition of guard De’Anthony Melton, who signed a one-year, $12.8 million contract in July. Recently, Melton, …

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Celtics-Nuggets takeaways: ‘Preseason P’ returns in C’s win

Celtics-Nuggets takeaways: ‘Preseason P’ returns in C’s win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics picked up where they left off with a win over the Denver Nuggets in their preseason opener in Abu Dhabi. Denver started hot and took a seven-point lead into halftime, but Boston found its groove defensively over the final two …

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Bronny James ready to go but LeBron will watch Lakers’ preseason opener

LeBron James, posing for photos with his son, Bronny, left, during media day, will not play in the Lakers’ preseason opener Friday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Bronny James is ready for his NBA preseason debut. And like every other basketball game he’s ever played, LeBron James will be watching. The Lakers’ 39-year-old star will not play in …

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NBA Says TBS No ‘Match’ for Amazon as Legal Row Heats Up

The NBA has fired another salvo against a longtime broadcast partner whose impending divorce from the league has spawned a major legal battle. The NBA on Wednesday filed a brief urging New York Judge Joel M. Cohen to dismiss TBS and Warner Bros. Discovery’s breach of contract lawsuit. The brief responds to a recent filing by the plaintiffs in which …

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Moment of Silence in Abu Dhabi for Dikembe Mutombo

Before today’s NBA Preseason Game in Abu Dhabi, the NBA held a moment of silence for NBA Global Ambassador and Naismith … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_YNHjb995s Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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NBA Fantasy 2024-25: Non-Star, Nine-Category Specialists

Herbert Jones is awesome. As a rookie, he forced his way into the starting lineup, despite having been drafted almost 20 picks behind teammate and fellow wing defender Trey Murphy just three months earlier. A former second-round pick, Jones has finished as a top-100 fantasy producer in each of his first three seasons. The much-hyped 2021 draft class has been …

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2024-25 Fantasy Basketball: Points vs. Category Options

Fantasy basketball season is here, and managers can decide whether to play in a Points league or a Category League. In Points leagues, all stats are totaled, and a player’s final score is his combination of points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks, less his number of turnovers. In Category leagues, a player’s performance is measured against the rest of the …

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Report: Warriors didn’t draft Bronny to ‘respect’ LeBron’s wishes

Report: Warriors didn’t draft Bronny to ‘respect’ LeBron’s wishes originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Monte Poole and Dalton Johnson at 5 p.m. PT Friday, live from training camp in Hawaii, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. It appears the Warriors did their Southern …

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