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CHICAGO — Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery results set the stage for early chatter regarding this upcoming offseason. Yes, 22 of the league’s 30 teams have been eliminated from championship contention, and the feel of this ongoing week at the Draft Combine would have any observer thinking the summer transaction cycle has truly begun. Much of the actual non-draft-related activity on …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill discusses the genius of Denver’s Nikola Jokic in game 5 against the Timberwolves. 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 listen. View more Video Transcript What we witnessed last night, Denver took a …

The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be taking the slow approach in finding their next head coach since firing Darvin Ham after just two seasons. Unlike the Phoenix Suns, who moved swiftly to hire former Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer after firing Frank Vogel after just one season, L.A. is reaching far and wide before deciding on who will be …

Lou Will claims Draymond is ‘tripping’ for calling Knicks a fluke originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green recently sounded off on the Knicks, calling out their excited fan base for its delusion despite New York being one win away from reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. But not everyone agrees with Green’s …

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie On this episode of the Good Word with Goodwill, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill talks about what it was like to watch the Denver Nuggets’ game 5 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in person. Nikola Jokic was brilliant on offense, which really helped to open up the floor for the rest of his …

The Mavericks had an 11-point lead at halftime in Game 4 against the Thunder as it appeared they’d return to Oklahoma City after successfully defending home court over their two games in Dallas. But then the Thunder outscored Dallas, 57-42, over the second half en route to a 100-96 victory to tie the series at 2-2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the …

Tracy Morgan hilariously confronts Draymond for Knicks playoff take originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Knicks fans are not happy with Draymond Green, and that includes one celebrity New York superfan. After the Warriors forward previously roasted Knicks fans for their “delusion” in thinking their team is a serious championship contender, Green, while appearing as an analyst on TNT’s …

Mark J. Rebilas / USA TODAY Sports The 2024 NBA Draft is nearly six weeks away, and the road to the draft is heating up this week in Chicago during the NBA Draft Combine. While experts have projected this could be one of the weaker draft classes at the top in nearly a decade, some of the top prospects in …

Sixers draft profile: Devin Carter is a hustling, do-it-all guard originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A scouting report on NBA draft prospect Devin Carter: Strengths Carter is the son of current Grizzlies assistant coach and former NBA point guard Anthony Carter. Unlike his father, Carter is set to be drafted. He may end up being a lottery pick following …

NBA: Playoffs-Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers Due to the calf injury that kept him out of Game 4, Donovan Mitchell is expected to be out for the Cavaliers’ Game 5 in Boston on Wednesday night, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. He did not participate in shootaround in the morning, nor did Jarrett Allen or Caris LeVert, both of whom …

Woj tells wild story about Danny Ainge’s mix-up with Rondo trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There are scoops, and then there’s what Adrian Wojnarowski received from Danny Ainge back in 2014. The ESPN insider joined Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast Wednesday and was prompted to share a great story he had about one deal Ainge made as …

Getty Images The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to be without star guard Donovan Mitchell for Game 5 of their second-round playoff series versus the Boston Celtics due to a calf strain, per Shams Charania. Cleveland is down 3-1 in the series and facing elimination on Wednesday night in Boston.  Mitchell also missed Game 4, which the Cavaliers kept closer than …

Why Draymond believes Gobert is ‘BBQ chicken’ in matchup vs. Jokic originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors forward Draymond Green believes Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert doesn’t stand a chance against Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokić. Green, simply put, believes Gobert is cooked when defending the three-time NBA MVP. At halftime of the Nuggets’ eventual 112-97 win …

Getty Images After being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this summer, Vince Carter will receive another honor during the 2024-25 season. On Wednesday, the Brooklyn Nets announced they will be retiring Carter’s No. 15 in a ceremony next season. Carter will be the seventh player in Nets history to have his jersey retired. He’ll join the likes of …

The Brooklyn Nets will honor Vince Carter next season by retiring his No. 15 to the rafters at Barclays Center. Carter’s No. 15 will be the sixth retired number in franchise history after Dražen Petrović, Jason Kidd, John Williamson, Bill Melchionni, Julius Erving and Buck Williams. Bill Russell’s No. 6 is retired league-wide. The Nets surprised Carter with the news …

Getty Images 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. Boston has a tendency of pouring it on in series-clinching wins. Since the beginning of …

Bronny James isn’t like the other 77 prospects at the 2024 NBA Draft Combine, for reasons beyond the father who has loomed over his career. Only nine months ago, James’ entire basketball future was in doubt. James has come a long way since suffering cardiac arrest in July, working his way back to the court and playing 25 games at …

The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder rallied on the road to even their series 2-2 against the Dallas Mavericks in their second-round playoff matchup. The Mavs handed the Thunder their first two losses of the 2024 playoffs in Games 2 and 3 before OKC staged a fourth-quarter rally on Monday to pull out a 100-96 victory. The series has been dominated by …

Vince Carter will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this summer, and now he’s set to receive another prestigious honor. The Brooklyn Nets announced on Wednesday morning that they’ll be retiring Carter’s No. 15 jersey into the Barclays Center rafters during the 2024 season. He will become the seventh player to have his number retired by the …

Game 5 between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers is set for Wednesday night. With their Game 4 win on Monday, the top-seeded Celtics opened a commanding 3-1 series lead and can close out Cleveland with a win in Game 5 on Wednesday night at home. The Cavs got pushed to the brink of elimination with two top players in …

Jalen Brunson has done it again, and the New York Knicks are on the brink of the Eastern Conference finals. Brunson put on another scoring clinic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night to lead the Knicks to a 121-91 win over the Indiana Pacers. The win secured a 3-2 series lead and put the Knicks a victory away from …

Jalen Brunson scored 40-plus points again and the Knicks dominated on the boards as New York took Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers, 121-91, on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Five technicals were assessed and the referees were at the replay table a lot in this one, but head coach Tom Thibodeau‘s lineup change seemed to give the Knicks …

Getty Images The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without star guard Donovan Mitchell for Game 4 of their second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics on Monday night due to a calf strain. Mitchell joins big man Jarrett Allen on the injured list for the Cavaliers, who are now without their top-two scorers in the playoffs.  Caris LeVert will move into …

2024 NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers v New York Knicks For two games, watching the Knicks felt more like watching a Walking Dead episode than an NBA game. They were limping around and the bodies were piling up. Back home in the electric energy of Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, the Knicks surged back to life. Jalen Brunson showed …

Bronny James is expected to stay in the 2024 NBA Draft. Sorry, Duquesne. Bright lights will be on James this week at the 2024 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, where he’s going to want to prove he’s a draftable prospect. It probably won’t matter how he looks, as his famous father has made it crystal clear he wants to play …