Yearly Archives: 2024

Chet Walker, a Hall of Famer who sued the NBA, dies at 84

Chet Walker waited a long time for Hall of Fame enshrinement. He believed he was blackballed. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Chet Walker, a Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls great enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame, has died, his former teams confirmed Saturday. He was 84 years old. Walker, nicknamed “Chet the Jet” for his speed on the court, earned NBA …

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2024 NBA Finals: Kyrie Irving holds the keys to Game 2, and the Mavericks can’t survive another stinker

Kyrie Irving averaged just 15 points and was held to single digits twice in the Dallas Mavericks’ second-round series vs. the Thunder. Dallas still won in six games, but the Celtics are not the Thunder. They are much too powerful offensively, particularly with Kristaps Porzingis back, for Dallas to have a chance of winning this series with Irving putting up …

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Bulls Hall of Famer Chet Walker dies at 84

Bulls Hall of Famer Chet Walker dies at 84 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Bulls Hall of Fame forward Chet Walker has died, NBC Sports Chicago’s K.C. Johnson learned on Saturday. He was 84. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report Walker’s death. Walker played 13 seasons in the NBA, including his last six in the league with …

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Jason Kidd on Celtics, ‘Well, Jaleyn [Brown] is their best player’

2024 NBA Finals – Dallas Mavericks v Boston Celtics BOSTON — Jason Kidd knows what he’s doing. He’s not throwing red meat out to the media on accident. Especially not comments that would force the Celtics to revisit an issue they thought they were well past. “Well, Jaylen is their best player, Kidd responded when asked about defending Brown. “So …

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Jontay Porter’s lawyer makes first statement since ban: ‘He was in over his head due to a gambling addiction’

Getty Images Jontay Porter, the former NBA player banned from the league for life for betting on games and disclosing confidential information to gamblers, has issued his first statement since the ban was announced. That statement came via his attorney, Jeff Jensen, and indicated that he is fully cooperating with authorities. “Jontay Porter is a good young man with strong …

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Kidd tries to create distraction, Celtics simply focused on ‘best’ team

Kidd tries to create distraction, Celtics simply focused on ‘best’ team originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd elected to spice up an otherwise sleepy Saturday offday media session by twice suggesting that Jaylen Brown is the best player on the Boston Celtics’ roster. While undeniably a compliment for Brown, who was a two-way force in …

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JTA believes Kuminga can make Warriors top-five team in West

JTA believes Kuminga can make Warriors top-five team in West originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors failed to make the NBA playoffs this season, but former Golden State wing Juan Toscano-Anderson believes the team has what it takes to return to its former glory. And while stars such as Steph Curry and Draymond Green certainly are expected …

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2024 NBA FinaIs: Is Jaylen Brown the Celtics’ best player? That’s not what Boston cares about

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd just said what many have been wondering in these playoffs. “Well, Jaylen’s their best player,” he said. As in Jaylen Brown, not Boston Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum. “Looking at what he does defensively, he picked up Luka [Dončić] full-court, got to the free-throw line, did everything, and that’s what your best player does,” added …

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