The Arkansas Razorbacks made a bold move when they hired John Calipari away from the Kentucky Wildcats. Calipari went 410-123 in 15 seasons at Kentucky and won a national championship in 2012. However, the Wildcats haven’t advanced past the second round of the NCAA tournament since 2019 and Calipari is tasked with rebuilding the entire Arkansas basketball roster. Every remaining …

Gordon Hayward isn’t happy with how his time with the Oklahoma City Thunder went, and general manager Sam Presti is right there with him. Presti, speaking at his final news conference of the season on Tuesday after the team’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs, said he “missed” on the deal that brought Hayward …

The Kentucky Wildcats had a roller coaster of an offseason. After 15 seasons, John Calipari stepped down as the Kentucky basketball head coach to take the same job at Arkansas. His entire Kentucky basketball roster from the 2023-24 college basketball season either graduated or transferred, leaving Kentucky without a head coach or any scholarship players. The Wildcats turned to one …

NBA history could be made on Tuesday as the league has never seen sweeps in both Conference Finals series. The Timberwolves are hoping to avoid becoming a part of that history, but their NBA DFS stack of Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns has been upended by the Mavericks’ combo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Towns is actually being outscored …

When basketball legend Bill Walton passed away on Memorial Day, I didn’t think about him as the former No. 1 overall draft pick, an NBA champion and a league MVP. I didn’t think of him as a Hall of Fame broadcaster renowned for his eloquent, rambling commentary and philosophical musings in which he might be talking about how the game …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill is joined by J.A. Adande to discuss Boston’s seemingly no-win situation in their path to the NBA Finals and why it’s an NBA title or bust. Hear the full conversation on “Good Word with Goodwill” – part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you …

NBA analyst suggests Bulls make blockbuster signing with Chris Paul this offseason. Here’s why originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Vice President Artūras Karnišovas and the Bulls’ front office are faced with a ton of questions as they approach a pivotal offseason. Should/will they re-sign DeMar DeRozan? Will they pull the trigger on a trade to send away Zach LaVine? …

BYU plays Gonzaga, Jan. 12, 2023. | Nate Edwards, BYU Photo When Kevin Young said he wanted to make BYU “the best place in college basketball to prepare young men to play in the NBA,” he really wasn’t kidding. Russian star Egor Demin has announced his commitment to play for Young’s Cougars, ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday. ESPN …

The 2024 NBA playoffs will continue with Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday as the Dallas Mavericks host the Minnesota Timberwolves with a chance to close out the series. Each of the first three games finished with single-digit deficits, but the Mavericks came out on top in all three thanks in large part to their top two …

Daniel Jacobsen has made the Team USA U18 team that will be heading to Buenos Aires to compete in the 2024 FIBA U18 Men’s AmeriCup from June 3-9. Jacobsen’s a part of Purdue’s incoming freshmen class which has six true freshman coming to campus this June when they’ll be scheduled for summer classes and summer practices. This is a complete …

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill is joined by the Director of Sports Journalism at Northwestern University J.A. Adande to recap the NBA playoffs action from this weekend. They discuss the importance of losing in past seasons for teams on track to …

Mar 22, 2024; Memphis, TN, USA; New Mexico Lobos forward JT Toppin (15) shoots against the Clemson Tigers during the first half of the NCAA Tournament First Round at FedExForum. Coveted power forward JT Toppin, a top portal target for Texas basketball, announced his decision to withdraw his name from the NBA Draft and sign with Texas Tech on Tuesday. …

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Klay pays tribute to Bill Walton with touching social media post originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Klay Thompson posted a pair of touching tributes to the late Bill Walton on his Instagram stories Tuesday, honoring the Basketball Hall of Famer and his love of nature. The Warriors star, who grew up as a Trail Blazers fan in Lake …

The Texas Longhorns basketball roster is still under construction after losing six players to the transfer portal. At this point in time only three players have committed elsewhere. The incoming class has a total of five commits with the latest coming on Apr. 29 with former Vanderbilt forward Malik Presley. Could the Longhorns add a former teammate of shooting guard …

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USATSI The 2024 NBA postseason is well underway, and the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will provide daily picks for the duration of the postseason. Sam Quinn will make at least one pick for every game between now and the NBA Finals. Minnesota is out of solutions. It’s that simple. They’ve tried playing drop-coverage and Luka Doncic just …

New BYU basketball coach Kevin Young spreaks during a segment of “BYU Sports Nation” on May 10, 2024. | Nate Edwards, BYU Photo It’s been a busy spring for Kevin Young, but the new BYU basketball coach is finally taking some time to share about the work he’s been doing in Provo so far. Young recently joined CBS Sports college …

How Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla made history with NBA Finals appearance originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are headed to the 2024 NBA Finals after an impressive sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. It’s the team’s second Finals appearance in the last three years, but it’s the first with Joe Mazzulla as the …

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway will not retain assistant Andy Borman, an athletic department spokesperson told The Commercial Appeal. Borman − who played for his uncle, legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski, at Duke − spent two seasons on Hardaway’s staff. Before joining the Tigers, Borman was executive director of New York Renaissance, a longtime grassroots basketball program that is part of …

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The Indiana Pacers wouldn’t have traded for Pascal Siakam in January if they didn’t intend to re-sign him. The 30-year-old forward will be an unrestricted free agent on June 30, though, and, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle told reporters Tuesday that they “can’t take for granted that a player like Pascal is going to automatically just want to be back.” In …

Former UCLA star Bill Walton, who blossomed at UCLA in the early 1970s under legendary coach John Wooden, died at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer, the NBA announced Monday. Walton, a three-time Naismith Award winner and a two-time national champion, is considered one of the greatest college basketball players ever.  After a historic college career …

When last the Minnesota Timberwolves made the Western Conference finals in 2004, contentious contract negotiations with Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell dissolved a contender and ultimately cost them Kevin Garnett, too. A 15-year playoff drought ensued, and they did not win a round until this year. As the Wolves stand on the precipice of elimination from their second conference finals …

Texas Tech landed one of the top available talents in the transfer portal on Tuesday, when former New Mexico forward JT Toppin signed with the Red Raiders. Toppin won Mountain West Rookie of the Year honors for 2023-24 and had also been exploring the NBA Draft process while determining his next steps. The 6-foot-9 forward should immediately slot in to …