Yearly Archives: 2024

Why Lacob would never sell Warriors to buy childhood Celtics team

Why Lacob would never sell Warriors to buy childhood Celtics team originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Joe Lacob never will sell the Warriors to purchase his childhood team, the Boston Celtics, despite the storied East Coast franchise being up for sale after winning the 2024 NBA Finals. Instead, Golden State’s owner since 2010 remains dialed in on his …

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Steph admits he had ‘healthy resentment’ toward LeBron amid rivalry

Steph admits he had ‘healthy resentment’ toward LeBron amid rivalry originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area From longtime rivals to current Team USA allies, Steph Curry and LeBron James have an extensive NBA history on and off the court. The two stars battled it out in four consecutive NBA Finals series between the Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers from 2015-2018 …

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Seth Curry believes Klay facing ‘a little adjustment’ in Mavs move

Seth Curry believes Klay facing ‘a little adjustment’ in Mavs move originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area By moving from the Warriors to the Dallas Mavericks, Klay Thompson is bound to encounter drastic differences in climate, culture, politics and society. Basketball, however, might be his biggest adjustment. Thompson has spent his entire NBA career, which began in 2011, as …

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Power ranking Boston’s biggest threats in the NBA’s Eastern Conference

The Boston Celtics are both the defending NBA champions and the favorites to repeat. Everyone else is measuring themselves against Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the breadth of two-way talent in Boston, especially the Eastern Conference, whose best challenger fell 14 games shy of them in the regular season. Nobody pushed the Celtics beyond five games in a playoff series. …

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What Brad Stevens has in mind for Celtics’ final roster spot

What Brad Stevens has in mind for Celtics’ final roster spot originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics’ 2024-25 roster will look almost identical to the group that brought Banner 18 to TD Garden. C’s president of basketball operations Brad Stevens re-signed almost all of his free agents, exercised Sam Hauser’s team option, and inked stars Jayson Tatum …

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Couch: Gehrig Normand is ‘itching to play’, convinced his redshirt year prepared him to help this year’s MSU basketball team

HOLT – If you want to see Gehrig Normand’s face light up, ask the Michigan State redshirt freshman about getting to play in the Champions Classic this November or in the Maui Invitational a few weeks after that. Frankly, just ask him about getting to play. “I’m ready to go out there and play now,” he said Tuesday night after …

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Making sense of Podziemski’s Warriors future amid NBA trade rumors

Making sense of Podziemski’s Warriors future amid NBA trade rumors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors owner Joe Lacob rolled his eyes back and unhinged his jaw. The reaction came from a reminder of Brandin Podziemski’s highly successful rookie year this past season for the Warriors. “Oh my god, he was a revelation to be quite honest,” Lacob …

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Bulls to face Bronny James, Lakers in summer league

Bulls to face Bronny James, Lakers in summer league originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich The Chicago Bulls final game at NBA Summer League will feature a familiar name—Bronny James. The NBA announced the schedule for the fifth game for multiple teams, and the Bulls will face the Lakers on Saturday at 6 …

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Gophers basketball standout Garcia recovering from foot surgery

Gophers men’s basketball leading scorer Dawson Garcia has had surgery on a left foot injury. The 6-11 senior forward suffered the injury in practice this month. He’s expected to resume basketball activities in September, according to the Gophers. A former Prior Lake star, Garcia is the top scorer returning in the Big Ten and one of two starters returning from …

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Magic co-founder Pat Williams, who helped bring team to Orlando, dies at 84

Oklahoma City Thunder v Orlando Magic Pat Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team announced. Williams was 84. He started his NBA career as business manager of the Philadelphia 76ers in 1968, then had stints as general manager …

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Brad Stevens shares reaction to Celtics ownership selling team

Brad Stevens shares reaction to Celtics ownership selling team originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s been business as usual for Brad Stevens since the team announced it would be put up for sale. The Boston Celtics’ president of basketball operations has spent his summer re-signing players from the 2024 championship squad and watching the young talent compete at the …

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