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Yearly Archives: 2024

Gonzaga, Washington State learn WCC pairings for 2024-25 season

Jun. 6—It won’t be long before Gonzaga and Washington State learn their full West Coast Conference schedules for the 2024-25 basketball season, but the Inland Northwest rivals can officially count on at least two games against one another next year, according to the conference pairings that were revealed Thursday. The WCC’s expansion to 11 teams for one season means every …

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How Celtics honored Bill Walton at Game 1 of NBA Finals

How Celtics honored Bill Walton at Game 1 of NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston With emotions already high ahead of tip-off for Game 1 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden, the Boston Celtics took the time to honor the life and legacy of one of their own: 1986 champion Bill Walton. Walton, who lost his battle …

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Adam Silver Is Sorry for Lengthy NBA Media Negotiations

The ball is in the NBA’s court, so to speak. After days of reports about the future of the NBA on TV, weeks of speculation around the potential end of TNT’s relationship with the league (plus the dissolution of its award-winning studio show), and months of negotiations with multiple media conglomerates, the NBA Finals tipped off Thursday night without a …

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WATCH: Kyrie gets deafening boos in return to TD Garden for Finals

WATCH: Kyrie gets deafening boos in return to TD Garden for Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Kyrie Irving is public enemy No. 1 at TD Garden for the 2024 NBA Finals. The former Celtic, now taking on his ex-teammates with the Dallas Mavericks, received thunderous boos upon taking the parquet for Game 1 on Thursday night. …

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MacMullan shares insight on Jaylen’s relationship with Kyrie

MacMullan shares insight on Jaylen’s relationship with Kyrie originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston To say Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics have history would be an understatement. Irving spent just two seasons in Boston from 2017 to 2019 but departed as a villain for a variety of reasons, from reneging on his October 2018 promise to re-sign with the …

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Arenas downplays Steph’s greatness with odd Iverson comparison

Arenas downplays Steph’s greatness with odd Iverson comparison originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry regularly has drawn comparisons to Hall of Famer Allen Iverson, but one pundit is using the Philadelphia 76ers great to discredit the two-time NBA MVP. Three-time All-NBA guard Gilbert Arenas reasoned that Curry doesn’t face the same defensive attention Iverson did during a …

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Former NBA player Delonte West arrested on multiple charges

Getty Images Former NBA player Delonte West was arrested in Virginia on Thursday on misdemeanor charges of violating conditions of his release and resisting arrest, per Fox 5 DC. West is being detained at the Fairfax County Detention Center on a $2,000 bond.  Police officers intended to serve West a warrant when they found him Thursday morning, but West ran …

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Watch 49ers players make Celtics vs. Mavericks Finals predictions

Watch 49ers players make Celtics vs. Mavericks Finals predictions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Many of the 49ers players will celebrate the end of mandatory minicamp this week by watching some hoops. With the NBA Finals series between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks set to begin on Thursday at TD Garden, the 49ers social media team asked …

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Why Lakers are targeting Dan Hurley: How UConn coach would help L.A. in LeBron James era and beyond

Dan Hurley’s place in the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching search may be surprising, but it feels somewhat familiar. It was 20 years ago next month that Mike Krzyzewski, then college basketball’s most decorated coach, considered a lengthy courtship from the purple and gold. In the end, he turned down them down, but he’s maintained a relationship with the franchise and …

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