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Team USA dominates second half, rolls Puerto Rico in World Cup tune-up

[ad_1] 2023 FIBA World Cup – USA v Puerto Rico At the last FIBA World Cup, Team USA stumbled to an unimpressive seventh-place finish (which was still good enough to qualify for the Olympics, where the USA went on to win gold). This year’s USA squad is young, inexperienced on the international stage, but eager to better that last showing. …

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Celtics alum Antoine Walker shares his five all-time scorers

[ad_1] Who are the greatest five NBA scorers who have ever played the game? If you ask a dozen people, you could very easily get five entirely different lists based on the subjective nature of such a question, though we’d wager if you are reading this, a few of them are Boston Celtics. Given the impact of different eras on scoring …

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Lakers summer player goals: Jarred Vanderbilt

[ad_1] Training camp for the 2023-24 NBA season is slowly but surely approaching, and while there is plenty of time before it begins, it’s time for players to start ramping up their training and preparation. That’s especially true for the Los Angeles Lakers, who are hoping to win their 18th world championship next summer. They magically remade what was a …

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 52

[ad_1] The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them. In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not …

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Is Paul George or Jaylen Brown a better second option?

[ad_1] In a new set of NBA player rankings, star Los Angeles Clippers small forward Paul George was ranked at the 18th spot in the league for next season, mainly for his elite play when on the court, though his availability due to injuries has impacted his overall standing. On the other hand, All-NBA Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown is …

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Coby White or Jevon Carter?

[ad_1] The Chicago Bulls made strides this summer toward improving their overall roster by both retaining key players and signing additional pieces in free agency. Amid the flurry of moves they made, they addressed their needs at the point guard position, re-signing Coby White and bringing in Jevon Carter. While indications have revealed that Carter is likely to open the …

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How much is too much in a Heat pursuit for Lillard?

[ad_1] Q: Speculative trade scenarios involving three or four teams to the contrary, the Heat are not giving up Tyler Herro, Kyle Lowry or Duncan Robinson, Caleb Martin, Nikola Jovic and Jaime Jaquez Jr. for Damian Lillard. I don’t recall Pat Riley ever making a lateral trade, much less a trade that makes the Heat worse, just for the sake …

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So … about that three-point shooting

[ad_1] Aug. 7—Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team: Let’s start here. Sunday’s game against the Madrid All-Stars was an August exhibition in a random (not all that well lit, it seems) gym …

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KWC adding smart, veteran coaches

[ad_1] Aug. 7—As the Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball team prepares for the 2023-24 season, head coach Drew Cooper wanted to bring in a coaching staff that was experienced, knew the region well and could connect with the Panthers’ student-athletes. Check, check and check. Cooper will have a pair of former KWC players — Travis Owsley and Cardell McFarland — …

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ex-Boston big man Rasheed Wallace signs; Togo Palazzi born

[ad_1] On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston big man Rasheed Wallace signed with the team on a multi-season deal his body didn’t let him finish. Wallace, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, played his college ball at the University of North Carolina, from which he was drafted by the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards) with the fourth overall …

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Will Jaylen Brown stay with the Boston Celtics on his new extension?

[ad_1] All-NBA Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown signed a supermax contract extension that will keep him with the Celtics through the end of the 2027-29 NBA season on paper, with no team or player option allowing the Georgia native to reach free agency earlier than that offseason. In the modern NBA though, that rarely guarantees a player stays with his …

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Wyc Grousbeck on reshaping the Boston Celtics for 2023-24

[ad_1] Wyc Grousbeck is not the most ubiquitous person in the Boston Celtics organization, but as lead Governor of the storied franchise, his voice carries weight when he does talk about his team. Grousbeck recently sat down for an interview on the state of his ball club with the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach, and Grousbeck shed some light on a …

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