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Tatum’s bold declaration during C’s ring ceremony wasn’t planned originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — All offseason, the Celtics had preached the importance of not skipping steps in their quest to repeat as champions. So, we can only imagine Joe Mazzulla’s horror when star player Jayson Tatum grabbed the microphone to address the TD Garden crowd after the …

New York Knicks guard Miles McBride impressed on Tuesday, making him a waiver wire target for fantasy basketball managers. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) The NBA is back, and what a night it was to kick off the season! With just two games on the slate Tuesday, a championship banner was raised in Boston, and history was made in Los Angeles. Those …

The 2024-25 NBA season starts amid an era of change—fresh off a new round of media rights deals, a year removed from a new collective bargaining agreement, with its reigning champion about to go on the market. There are other changes on the horizon, with expansion likely coming and increasing internationalization of the sport inevitable. Below, the Sportico staff breaks …

Monty Williams will be the highest-paid high school basketball coach in America this upcoming season. Williams, who was fired by the Detroit Pistons after the team went 14-68 in his only season, will coach his sons at TMI Episcopal in San Antonio. The Pistons will pay him $65 million over the remaining five years of his contract, which was fully …

Guard Ryan Rollins (13) and the Milwaukee Bucks will play the Philadelphia 76ers in their NBA season opener this week. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images) The NBA is back in action this week, and this Wednesday marks the first game of the season for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Eastern Conference clash at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center tips off …

Terance Mann and the LA Clippers will host the Phoenix Suns for their first game of the NBA season on Wednesday. (Harry How/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Clippers’ brand new $2 billion arena, the Intuit Dome, will be christened on Wednesday night when the team plays the Phoenix Suns for their first game of the 2024-25 season. The Western conference …

Micheal Ray Richardson was a four-time All Star before drugs effectively ended his NBA career. Photograph: Dick Raphael/NBAE/Getty Images Micheal Ray Richardson was a brilliant player: a four-time NBA All-Star guard. He was also the first player banned for life by the league for drug use, something which was far more common during his playing days. Back in the 1980s, …

Making bold predictions is fun as a fantasy basketball analyst because we throw out these outlandish speculations and hope some stick to the wall. The reality is that many of them won’t, but the predictions should indicate how each fantasy analyst feels about an unpopular opinion. If a player is mentioned positively in a bold prediction, the analyst is higher …

LOS ANGELES — All in all, it was three minutes. Three minutes of history, of a father and son ripping off their warmups to camera phones and flash bulbs popping. Three minutes of the show getting in the way of the game, the moment getting in the way of winning. Seminal moment or clown show? It all depends on the …

Lakers 110, Timberwolves 103 On a rough shooting night for both teams, the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 110-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday in the season opener for both teams. The Lakers secured the win in JJ Redick’s debut as head coach. The game also marked the debut for Bronny James, who took the floor with …

LeBron James and his son Bronny made history after they became the first father-son duo to share the court in an NBA game during the Los Angeles Lakers’ season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The much-anticipated moment came with four minutes left of the first half of the Lakers’ 110-103 victory when the duo were introduced by coach JJ Redick. …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Good Word with Goodwill On this episode of the Good Word with Goodwill, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill is joined by best-selling author Mirin Fader to talk about her latest book, Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon. Vinnie and Mirin talk about Hakeem blazing a …

The Knicks shot an impressive 55 percent from the field, they just couldn’t stop the Celtics who tied the single-game record for made threes in their 132-109 loss to the defending champs on Tuesday night in Boston. Here are the takeaways… – While the Celtics began the defense of their title, the Knicks’ defense was lacking, especially early on. Boston …

Rudy Gobert has a new deal and no longer shares a frontline with Karl-Anthony Town. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to a three-year, $110 million contract extension, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. News of the deal broke just minutes before the Timberwolves opened their season Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. The …

BASKET-NBA-TIMBERWOLVES-LAKERS LOS ANGELES — When LeBron James first stepped on an NBA court in 2003, it would be another year before his eldest son, Bronny James, would even be born. In the Lakers season opener 20 years later, father and son walked on an NBA court together. It is the first time in NBA history that a father and son …

Here’s how Miles McBride summed up the Knicks’ embarrassing Opening Night in Boston: “That’s championship-level basketball. For us, it was a punch in the mouth and we gotta respond. Obviously, it’s a long year. Can’t overreact to one game but I don’t think that’s how you go into a year and set the tone.” If you’re wondering how to process …

BOSTON — As highlights played on the Jumbotron above them, Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Al Horford — staples of this chapter in the team’s storied history — gathered at mid-court, reliving their tenures in TD Garden, which all culminated in Tuesday’s NBA championship ring ceremony. “I’ve been teammates with JB for seven years,” said Tatum. “I was …

Dray reveals advice he gave Bronny in Warriors-Lakers preseason game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s no secret Warriors forward Draymond Green is close with the James family, and his appreciation for LeBron trickles down to the Los Angeles Lakers star’s son — and teammate — Bronny. As someone who knows what it’s like to be under an …

How Celtics reacted to receiving 2024 NBA championship rings originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Donning their championship jackets, the Boston Celtics warmed up to Drake and Future’s “Big Rings” before Tuesday’s season opener. The DJ at TD Garden couldn’t have picked a more fitting song for the occasion. “This thing’s too big,” C’s head coach Joe Mazzulla …

The Knicks acquired Mikal Bridges to be the 3-and-D they’ve been missing but his three-point shooting in the early going of the 2024-25 season has drawn concern from pundits and internet sleuths alike. And his performance in the Knicks’ regular-season opener against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday didn’t necessarily put those concerns to rest. In the first half, Bridges went …

Hauser has hilarious reaction to C’s missing out on 3-point record originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — From receiving their 2024 championship rings and raising Banner 18 to the rafters in a special pregame ceremony to routing the new-look New York Knicks by 23 points, the Celtics had an almost-perfect start to the 2024-25 season. Why “almost,” you …

Lebron James and Bronny playing together has been a long time coming. (AP Photo/William Liang) LeBron James and his eldest son Bronny are officially the first father-son duo to take the court together in NBA history. The accomplishment teased for years and locked in at the 2024 NBA Draft came to pass in the Los Angeles Lakers’ season opener against …

Lakers star LeBron James prepares to shoot while next to son Bronny before a preseason game in Las Vegas. (John Locher / Associated Press) Part plan, part pipe dream, Lakers star LeBron James and oldest son Bronny became the first father and son to share an NBA court together — a milestone celebrating the elder James’ longevity and the younger …

There’s no championship hangover in Boston. The Celtics hung their 18th banner and tried on their new rings in a pregame ceremony Tuesday night. They then proceeded to trounce the New York Knicks, picking up where they left off in June with a 132-109 win to open the new NBA season, tying the single-game 3-point record in the process. Jayson …

A closer look at Celtics’ tricked-out 2024 championship rings originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the best teams in Boston Celtics franchise history deserves some special recognition. And the 2023-24 C’s certainly got that Tuesday night. The Celtics received their 2024 championship rings and raised Banner 18 to the TD Garden rafters in a special ceremony before their …