By the end of the first quarter in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, the Dallas Mavericks were up by double digits, the Target Center was quiet and Luka Dončić was on pace for 80 points. It didn’t get much better from there for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Two days after saving their season, the Timberwolves were eliminated from the …

Tennessee basketball is going back to New York City after a one-year hiatus. The Vols will face Miami at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic in December, a UT spokesperson told Knox News on Thursday. Tennessee has often played in New York under coach Rick Barnes, including in back-to-back seasons in 2021-22 and 2022-23 before a break last …

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The Dallas Mavericks are heading to the 2024 NBA Finals, where they’ll meet the Boston Celtics. The Mavs ousted the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday to win the Western Conference finals in five games. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving shined for Dallas, pushing the franchise back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011.  The Celtics will host NBA …

Get ready for Arkansas vs. Michigan at The Mecca. According to a report Thursday from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, the Razorbacks and new coach John Calipari will face the Wolverines at Madison Square Garden in the annual Jimmy V Classic. Rothstein reports that Tennessee and Miami will also face each other in the event. Arkansas and Michigan are two programs with …

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Drew Gordon played all over Europe in his professional basketball career. (Photo by Massimiliano Ferraro/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Drew Gordon, a well-traveled professional basketball player and the older brother of Denver Nuggets starter Aaron Gordon, died in a car accident Thursday, his agent told ESPN. He was 33 years old. The Nuggets confirmed the news, stating their support for Gordon’s …

Former BYU guard Jaxson Robinson will reportedly transfer to Kentucky after withdrawing from the 2024 NBA draft, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN. Robinson declared for the draft and entered the transfer portal last month. He competed in the draft combine this month in Chicago, Illinois, and averaged 11 points, two rebounds and 1.5 assists in two scrimmage games. He …

Dallas Mavericks v Minnesota Timberwolves – Game Five Minnesota had the No. 1 defense in the NBA this season and made the Western Conference Finals on the back of it. Luka Doncic torched that D in the first quarter Thursday night, ripping the hearts out of the Timberwolves and their fans. Kyrie Irving came to life as the night wore …

Purdue basketball’s scheduled non-conference trip out West saw a shake up on Thursday as two of the previous participants backed out of their contract. Notre Dame and Arkansas, who were originally in the four team field are out, and will be replaced by North Carolina State and Ole Miss. The field undergoes changes ahead of what is to be the …

The Dallas Mavericks pulverized the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday to advance to the NBA Finals, and it seems like in an attempt to rush to hand the league’s keys to Anthony Edwards, we forgot that Luka Doncic exists.  It’s understandable. This is how it happens. Doncic has been around long enough for skepticism to set in. Edwards is in the …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Coming off its first NCAA title game appearance since 1969 and first Final Four since 1980, Purdue basketball is again loading up on talent and competition. Zach Edey is a projected first-round pick in June’s NBA draft. Lance Jones is gone. Ethan Morton transferred to Colorado State and Mason Gillis to Duke. Carson Barrett is now a …

After a pair of blink-and-you-missed-’em conference finals, we’ve now arrived at the final approach to the top of the NBA mountain. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics will take on the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals, which will tip off at TD Garden at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 6. If you’ve consulted a …

USATSI Alabama star Mark Sears is withdrawing from the NBA Draft for his final season of collegiate eligibility, according to ESPN. The decision positions the Crimson Tide to build upon their first-ever Final Four appearance and gives Sears the chance to garner even more national accolades after a breakout season. The 6-foot-1 guard earned Second Team All-America honors from CBS …

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Karl-Anthony Towns was an essential component of perhaps the single biggest victory in Minnesota Timberwolves history. Let’s be absolutely clear about that. Towns was the primary defender of Nikola Jokic as the Timberwolves stunned the defending champion Denver Nuggets to reach the 2024 Western Conference finals. The notion that this roster was built to beat the Nuggets, specifically, hinged as …

Following a historic 2023-2024 college basketball season for Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide, experts now believe the program can improve in 2024-2025. A few projections for the preseason top-25 have Alabama sitting at the top as the No. 1 team in the nation. News broke last night that star guard Mark Sears and rising sophomore forward Jarin Stevenson …

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Milwaukee Bucks big man Brook Lopez is no spring chicken. The 7-foot-1 center will be 37 next season, which incidentally, is also going to be the final year of his current contract with the team. That contract is going to be worth $23 million, which will have a significant impact on Milwaukee’s cap room in 2024-25. At this point in …

MINNEAPOLIS — You don’t become a champion in this NBA by playing it safe. You accept risk and if your culture is what you think it is, it can pay off. Or it can help build a culture. The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves were in two different places when they threw pessimism to the wind and embraced the unknown. …

USATSI One of the most well-known shooting guards in college basketball is coming back for one last season. Arizona senior Caleb Love announced Wednesday that he will not pursue an NBA career this year and is instead opting back in for a second year at Arizona, which will be his fifth and final season in college.  Love began college life …

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Prior to this Indiana Pacers Eastern Conference Finals run, Myles Turner had never been out of the first round. Not just in the NBA but in his life. “This has been an incredible journey for me,” said Turner, who lost to Butler in the first round in his one collegiate season at Texas. “This is the first time I’ve been …

Getty Images Drew Gordon, the older brother of Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, has died in a car accident in Portland, Oregon, his agent, Calvin Andrews, confirmed to ESPN late Thursday. Gordon was 33 years old. A standout basketball player in his own right, Gordon began his collegiate career at UCLA after receiving offers from blue blood programs like Duke, …

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