Why Rodman’s son believes he’s NBA ready after Warriors workout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area DJ Rodman knows what comes with his name. The son of NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman was part of a six-player Warriors pre-draft workout Thursday and turned back the clock to when he first began playing basketball. Not as a tiny tyke …
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Luka Dončić is starting his NBA Finals journey under the spotlight with no place to hide
DALLAS — Jayson Tatum remembers how it felt: being just five minutes away from a 3-1 lead in his first NBA Finals … only to watch Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green lead a 17-3 closing kick to steal Game 4, home-court advantage and, eventually, the championship. “We learned from our mistakes,” Tatum said Wednesday, two years removed from …
Read More »Former Illinois men’s basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. found not guilty in rape trial
Terrence Shannon Jr. was found not guilty in his rape trial Thursday. The former Illinois men’s basketball star faced charges for rape and aggravated sexual battery in a Kansas courtroom, based on allegations made by an 18-year-old woman at a bar near the University of Kansas campus in September. A jury found him not guilty on both counts after deliberating …
Read More »Lakers’ draft needs: Bronny James isn’t the only prospect drawing L.A.’s interest
Former USC guard Isaiah Collier is one of the players who could be available in the NBA draft when the Lakers pick at No. 17. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) As the Lakers have moved ahead in their coaching search, a journey that now includes in-person organizational interviews with JJ Redick this weekend, the team has still been conducting …
Read More »Illini basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. gets a verdict in rape trial
Terrence Shannon Jr. went from the courtroom back to the basketball court Thursday when he was found not guilty in his rape trial. The former Illinois basketball star faced charges for rape and aggravated sexual battery in a Kansas courtroom, based on allegations made by an 18-year-old woman at a bar near the University of Kansas campus in September. Where …
Read More »Cavaliers reportedly expect Donovan Mitchell to sign extension, not trade core four players
Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics – Game Two Cleveland remains one of the hinges of the NBA offseason — which way things swing in Cleveland will determine the moves of other teams. Will Donovan Mitchell sign the four-year, $208.5 million contract extension Cleveland will present him on June 30? If not, the Cavaliers have to explore his trade market (they …
Read More »Steph posts heartfelt Jerry West tribute to honor late NBA legend
Steph posts heartfelt Jerry West tribute to honor late NBA legend originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Greatness recognizes greatness. And on Thursday, one day after the saddening news of Jerry West’s death, Steph Curry did just that when he posted a heartfelt tribute to honor the late NBA legend. The Warriors superstar shared four photos to X, formerly …
Read More »Kyrie Irving praises Celtics’ ‘special’ defense in NBA Finals
Kyrie Irving praises Celtics’ ‘special’ defense in NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kyrie Irving did not play well in the first two games of the 2024 NBA Finals, and it was among the reasons why the Dallas Mavericks lost both of those matchups to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Irving scored a total of 28 points …
Read More »Knicks to hire Maurice Cheeks as assistant coach on Tom Thibodeau’s staff: Report
Knicks to hire Maurice Cheeks as assistant coach on Tom Thibodeau’s staff: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The New York Knicks are planning to hire Bulls assistant coach Maurice Cheeks, NBC Sports Chicago’s K.C. Johnson confirmed Thursday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the news. Cheeks initially decided to move off his full-time role on the …
Read More »Scottie Pippen’s teenage daughter flexes dad’s dunk on Ewing in viral TikTok
Scottie Pippen’s teenage daughter flexes dad’s dunk on Ewing in viral TikTok originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago A new TikTok trend where users are bragging about how awesome their dads are is going viral, and it’s safe to say Scottie Pippen’s youngest daughter, Sophia, ate everybody up with her most recent post. Sophia, 15, participated in the “rating things …
Read More »Can Myles Turner name every NBA Champion since 2000? 🤔
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Read More »Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr., a potential NBA Draft first-round pick, found not guilty in rape trial
Illinois star guard Terrence Shannon Jr. was found not guilty Thursday after being charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual battery. A jury in Douglas County, Kansas, deliberated 90 minutes before delivering the unanimous verdict in the case. Shannon was charged with rape or an alternative count of sexual battery, a felony, on Dec. 5 after …
Read More »Why Luka Dončić needs to look at himself, not the refs
Yahoo Sports NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh explains how the Mavericks superstar’s late struggles in Game 3 had more to do with his personal performance and not the officiating that led to him fouling out of the contest. View more Video Transcript Luka Donic flamed out in a big way in game three, registering a whopping four fouls in the final …
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Read More »Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla uses UFC fights to motivate his team during NBA Finals run
Getty Images The Boston Celtics are taking inspiration from UFC fighters during the NBA Finals. Celtics star Jayson Tatum told reporters that mixed martial arts footage has been a component of the study material that’s led the team to a 3-0 lead over the Dallas Mavericks and one win from a championship. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla is a big MMA …
Read More »Report: Kings’ Vezenkov wants to stay in NBA despite rumors
Report: Kings’ Vezenkov wants to stay in NBA despite rumors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Despite conflicting reports last week, Kings forward Sasha Vezenkov intends to remain in the NBA for the 2024-25 season. Mihalis Stefanou of Eurohoops and Matteo Andreani of Basket Inside each reported last Saturday that Vezenkov and the Kings were bracing to part ways …
Read More »Grand Canyon basketball completes roster with Top-100 prospect Sammie Yeanay
Grand Canyon men’s basketball completed next season’s roster Thursday with a bang, signing a Top-100 prospect out of the 2024 high school class. Sammie Yeanay, a 6-foot-8, 230-pound power forward at AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, signed with the Lopes. GCU has no more scholarships available for next season. Yeanay had signed with Arizona State. But in late May he …
Read More »Dan Hurley hints that Lakers could have swayed him to accept coaching job with bigger offer
The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly offered Dan Hurley $70 million to become their head coach. He ultimately declined that offer, with the reporting suggesting that he wanted to go for a third consecutive NCAA national championship at UConn and that the lifelong East Coast resident wasn’t quite ready to make such a dramatic jump to the pros on the other …
Read More »Ex-Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr., potential first-round NBA draft pick, not guilty of rape
Former Illinois standout Terrence Shannon Jr., a potential first-round NBA draft pick, was found not guilty Thursday on a rape charge after a jury in Douglas County, Kansas, spent less than two hours deliberating the verdict. The 23-year-old Shannon was accused of committing sexual assault last September while visiting Kansas for a football game between the Illini and the Jayhawks. …
Read More »Boston Celtics Game 4 Media Availability | #NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV
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Read More »How Draymond believes Bucks ‘gifted’ Celtics the championship
How Draymond believes Bucks ‘gifted’ Celtics the championship originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Milwaukee Bucks might have played an integral role in deciding the winner of the 2024 NBA Finals series between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks. At least according to two prominent NBA stars. As Boston took a commanding 3-0 Finals series lead with a …
Read More »SEC or ACC? 2024 College World Series bracket predictions, matchup picks, odds for Omaha
And then there were eight. The 2024 Men’s College World Series is down to eight schools vying for this year’s NCAA baseball championship. The Super Regionals round saw mostly chalk with seven higher seeds making it through to the final two brackets. It’s now a battle of two conferences – the SEC and ACC – evenly split across the final …
Read More »Dallas Mavericks Game 4 Media Availability | | #NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV
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Read More »Kristaps Porzingis injury: Celtics center ‘fighting like hell to play’ in Game 4, coach Joe Mazzulla says
Kristaps Porzingis played an enormous role in the Boston Celtics’ first two wins of the 2024 NBA Finals, and, after he suffered a rare lower leg injury — he tore his medial retinaculum and dislocated his posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg, the team announced — the Celtics managed to take a 3-0 lead in the series without him. …
Read More »Latest update on Porzingis’ leg injury, status for Celtics-Mavs Game 4
Latest update on Porzingis’ leg injury, status for Celtics-Mavs Game 4 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics were forced to play Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks without Kristaps Porzingis on Wednesday night, and they earned a 106-99 victory to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. The star center suffered a rare …
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