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Yahoo Sports Videos The Rush: NFL hands Watson an historic $5M fine, 11-game suspension The NFL and Deshaun Watson settled accusations of sexual assault with a $5M fine and 11-game suspension. The Brown quarterback will also be required to undergo evaluation and treatment, according to the settlement. The sentiment of Browns management and ownership, along with a written statement released …

A documentary highlighting the 2008 United States men’s Olympic team is set to hit Netflix later this fall, according to Deadline. The piece, called “The Redeem Team,” will tell the story of the U.S.’s return to international basketball glory in the Beijing Olympics after floundering to that third-place finish four years earlier. Netflix partnered with the International Olympic Committee and …

A number of alumni from the Boston Celtics are planning to play in the 2022 EuroBasket competition, the first in five years due to the pandemic. Currently slated to start in two weeks with 34 total NBA players on 17 different teams, the EuroBasket competition — in full, the European Basketball Championship — normally takes place every four years with …

Will Celtics bring home Banner 18? Simulating the 2022-23 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston All eyes will be on the Boston Celtics during the 2022-23 NBA season. They established themselves as the class of the Eastern Conference by taking the Golden State Warriors to Game 6 of the NBA Finals. This time, C’s stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen …

The ongoing saga of the Brooklyn Nets and their disgruntled star forward Kevin Durant continues to drag on with no evident plausible trade partner to take on the mercurial veteran, leading many to wonder if there will be any deal for Durant at all to speak of, at least before the 2023 NBA trade deadline. The massive haul the Nets …

Slovenia v Serbia – Basketball Friendly Already in the tune-up games, Luka Doncic seems to have developed a running hook shot, while Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brothers are dominating for Greece. There will be a lot of NBA talent playing in EuroBasket — 34 NBA players are currently set to play for their teams in the European championships next month. …

The 2022-23 schedule for the Oklahoma City Thunder was released on Wednesday. The Thunder will play 82 games spanning from October to April. The Thunder looks to endure another rebuilding season around the young and exciting core of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Josh Giddey and Lu Dort. For the first time since the 2020 playoffs, the Thunder will play on …

On Wednesday, the NBA released the schedule for the upcoming season, which gave Los Angeles Lakers fans a glimpse at how things could go in the coming months. How a team’s schedule is arranged may not matter as much in the NBA as it does in the NFL, but there are still quirks and patterns that can affect a team’s …

While for many years the sport of soccer — or association football, as it is sometimes called abroad — had languished as among the least popular in the US despite its global dominance elsewhere, the sport is slowly catching on in the United States. And perhaps most strongly among fans of NBA basketball given the similarities the two sports share …

Delaware Blue Coats v College Park Skyhawks NBA champions Patrick McCaw, Norris Cole and Jodie Meeks are among the 15 players who have been invited by USA Basketball to training camp for the FIBA AmeriCup tournament. The camp starts Tuesday in Las Vegas. The AmeriCup, the FIBA Americas region championship tournament that was last held in 2017, takes place Sept. …

Penny Hardaway has never been one to shy away from the big names. Neither as a player nor a coach. The former NBA All-Star stood toe-to-toe with Michael Jordan and many other greats during his time on the floor. Off the court, the Memphis men’s basketball coach has never hesitated to pursue the sport’s brightest young stars, such as James …

The rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers dates nearly to the start of the NBA, but many of the latter club’s more famous fans have been described as spectators given their apparent equal or greater interest in being seen at the game they are ostensibly there to watch. That wasn’t the case for actor Rob Lowe, however, …

From the moment the Boston Celtics drafted him, veteran point guard Marcus Smart had an All-Star floor general ahead of him in the team’s backcourt rotation. He was shunted over to play shooting guard despite having run the point his entire career at Oklahoma State. First Rajon Rondo, then Isaiah Thomas, followed by Kyrie Irving, and then Kemba Walker, Smart …

The Boston Celtics’ 2022-23 schedule has been released by the NBA in full after a week of being teased with the slow leak of Christmas Day, Opening Night, and a smattering of other dates to come in the Celtics’ next campaign. Now that we have the full schedule in front of us, what do we know about the season to …

The Boston Celtics were absolutely gassed by the time they got to the 2022 NBA Finals, losing to the Golden State Warriors in six games with little in the way of legs left after a brutal path through the top of the Eastern Conference seeds to make the league’s biggest stage. But the Celtics may have gotten some positive news …

Kevin Durant requested a trade. Six weeks later, when he met with owner Joe Tsai, Durant reiterated his trade request and threw down a me-or-the-coach-and-GM ultimatum. Durant has never been one to make rash decisions, he thinks things through and then sticks with what he decides. So do the Nets really think they can run this roster back? Brooklyn’s actions …

Ball bros headline Bulls-Hornets ‘Rivals Week’ matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The NBA is taking some new initiatives with the 2022-23 regular-season schedule, and the Chicago Bulls are part of several. Here is a rundown of noteworthy dates and trends: Ball Brother Bash NBA Rivals Week begins Jan. 24, featuring 11 games where either longstanding or budding rivalries, …

Could the Boston Celtics be catching a bit of a break with their 2022-23 NBA schedule? While they do have a fair amount of back to backs at a total of 13, the number is middle of the pack for the coming season, and the Celtics happen to have one of the easier strengths of schedule for the coming season …

Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden has clearly lost a step or two as he is no longer the elite superstar he once was, but he is still one of the top players in this league due to the impact he can have out on the basketball court to make his teammates better. In 21 games with the Sixers after the …

Cuban believes Mavs losing to Dubs in WCF wasn’t on ‘talent’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Dallas Mavericks were the surprise team of the 2022 NBA Playoffs after upsetting the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals, including the lopsided 123-90 win in Game 7. However, the Mavericks eventually would fall to the Warriors in five games as …

Slovenia v Serbia – Basketball Friendly Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks asked Mark Cuban if Luka Doncic — known for adding a wrinkle to his game every offseason — had developed a new shot for this coming season. “Yup. But I can’t tell you… I don’t want to jinx him. But if you see something, you’re going, ‘Where the hell did …

Despite going out in the 2K23 NBA Las Vegas Summer League like a boss by nailing a game-winning 3-point shot on a twisted ankle, the Boston Celtics and reserve wing Matt Ryan — one of the team’s two way players for the 2021-22 campaign — do not seem likely to reunite for another season together per recent reporting from the …

The Philadelphia 76ers have a deep roster led by Joel Embiid and James Harden and a lot of solid offseason additions such as PJ Tucker and Danuel House Jr. as well as De’Anthony Melton. On paper, there are a lot of recognizable players on this roster that have made their mark on the NBA. However, there are some players on …

TORONTO (AP) Kyle Lowry kept his tears in check, then took care of his old teammates from Toronto. Lowry had 16 points and 10 assists against his former team, Max Strus scored all of his 23 points in the second half, and the Miami Heat beat the Raptors 114-109 on Sunday night. ”It’s something I’m going to cherish for a …

The Denver Nuggets reportedly plan to keep Collin Gillespie after the undrafted rookie from Villanova underwent surgery to repair a left leg fracture, according to Mike Singer of the Denver Post. Gillespie sustained the injury late last month and underwent surgery on July 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Jim, said the injury was suffered while helping out at a …