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Where Warriors, Kings title odds sit entering 2024-25 NBA season

Where Warriors, Kings title odds sit entering 2024-25 NBA season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A new NBA season has arrived, and it will begin where last season ended: Boston. The Celtics enter the 2024-25 campaign as the defending champions after rolling through last year’s playoffs. The team secured Banner 18 by defeating the Dallas Mavericks in a …

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Report: Warriors eyed PG13, Markkanen pairing in offseason blockbuster

Report: Warriors eyed PG13, Markkanen pairing in offseason blockbuster originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It was no secret the Warriors wanted to make a big move — or two — this offseason. Yes, Golden State attempted to acquire Paul George from the Los Angeles Clippers before the veteran forward eventually opted out and signed a massive contract with …

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Sixers rule out both Embiid and George for season opener vs. Bucks

Sixers rule out both Embiid and George for season opener vs. Bucks originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia CAMDEN, N.J. — The Sixers will start their 2024-25 regular season down two out of three stars. A team official released a series of injury updates Tuesday that included the news Joel Embiid (left knee management) and Paul George (left knee bone …

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76ers announce stars Joel Embiid, Paul George won’t play in season opener vs. Bucks

Oct 14, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George (8) in action against the Atlanta Hawks in the second quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images The Philadelphia 76ers will be starting the 2024-25 season without two of their biggest stars on the floor. The Sixers have announced that Joel Embiid and Paul George won’t …

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How to watch Celtics’ banner raising, ring ceremony on Opening Night

How to watch Celtics’ banner raising, ring ceremony on Opening Night originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The TD Garden rafters will get even more crowded Tuesday night. The Boston Celtics play the first game of the 2024-25 NBA season against the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, and as is tradition, the reigning champions will raise a “2024 World …

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Predicting the 2024-25 NBA season MVP, champion, DPOY, ROY and more

Predicting the 2024-25 NBA season MVP, champion, DPOY, ROY and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A new NBA season is here. To jog memories, the previous campaign ended with the Boston Celtics finally claiming Banner No. 18, doing so in a gentleman’s sweep over the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics are essentially running it back with the same personnel …

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How Joe Mazzulla delivered his Celtics predators to a basketball apex

How Joe Mazzulla delivered his Celtics predators to a basketball apex originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston “That’s a Komodo dragon?” Joe Mazzulla has arrived for our Media Day chat in late September, and before we can even explain the shenanigans we have planned — projecting images to spawn conversation with players and coaches on an otherwise tedious day — …

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Africa providing ‘incredible talent’ for NBA

Nigeria-born Adem Bona (right) could feature alongside Joel Embiid, who grew up in Cameroon, for the Philadelphia 76ers this season [Getty Images] Nigeria’s Hakeem Olajuwon opened the doors for Africans in the National Basketball Association (NBA) four decades ago and three more young centres with links to the continent are set to follow his path this season. Cameroon international Ulrich …

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers: How to watch tonight’s 2024 NBA Opening Night game

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers host the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight during Week 1 of the 2024 NBA season. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images) The 2024 NBA season tips off tonight with a doubleheader on TNT, starting with the New York Knicks vs. the Boston Celtics, followed by the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers. The Timberwolves finished last season 56-26 …

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Moody, Warriors agree to three-year, $39M extension, per agent

Moody, Warriors agree to three-year, $39M extension, per agent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fourth-year guard Moses Moody has agreed to a three-year, $39 million rookie contract extension with the Warriors, his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Sunday night. Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody has agreed to a three-year, $39 million …

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Steph returns to Warriors practice, expected to play in opener

Steph returns to Warriors practice, expected to play in opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors fans can relax and sleep a little easier at night. Stephen Curry returned to practice Sunday and is expected to be good to go when Golden State begins the 2024-25 NBA season in Portland on Wednesday. The two-time NBA …

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Kerr close to decision on Warriors’ rotation ahead of opener

Kerr close to decision on Warriors’ rotation ahead of opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Steve Kerr hasn’t yet fully figured out what the Warriors’ rotations will be for the upcoming season, although the veteran coach indicated that he’s getting closer to deciding. With three days remaining before Golden State opens the 2024-25 season in …

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Kerr hopeful Warriors can extend Kuminga along with Moody

Kerr hopeful Warriors can extend Kuminga along with Moody originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors handled one of their most pressing issues of the offseason by agreeing to a three-year, $39 million contract extension with Moses Moody on Sunday evening. The transaction first was reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania, via Moody’s agent Rich Paul …

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2024-25 NBA season preview with Bomani Jones | Good Word with Goodwill

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 Bomani Jones to continue the conversation they were having about the NBA last week. The guys start with the champion Boston Celtics. With the New York …

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NBA 2024-25 predictions: Luka for MVP? And will the Knicks win it all?

Clockwise from top left: Jalen Brunson, Luka Dončić, LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Nikola Jokić.Composite: AP What I’m most looking forward to … I can’t wait to see what Anthony Edwards looks like after his first taste of playoff success and a summer to soak up inspiration from playing alongside his heroes. As the lone No 1 overall pick remaining on …

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Counting out the Clippers? Think again, says Tyronn Lue

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue knows his team is not considered a top contender this season as they have been in the past, but said “we still feel like we have enough and I do believe that.” (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) There were high expectations for the Clippers the last five seasons because of the dynamic duo of Kawhi Leonard and …

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JJ Redick’s earnest approach leads the Lakers into new era

Lakers coach JJ Redick will be in the spotlight when the season opens Tuesday, his first regular-season game as a head coach at any level. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) For a person who reveres Ernest Hemingway enough that he named his podcast after “The Old Man and the Sea,” rookie Lakers coach JJ Redick should be familiar with …

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Khris Middleton will reportedly miss Bucks’ season opener against 76ers

Khris Middleton will reportedly miss the Milwaukee Bucks’ season opener on Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Middleton underwent a pair of ankle surgeries — arthroscopic clean-ups — in the offseason. “Day-to-day and we’ll know as [him returning] gets closer,” Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said on Saturday “Each day he doesn’t do anything obviously we …

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Why Moody’s contract extension is a win for Warriors

Why Moody’s contract extension is a win for Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors agreeing to a three-year, $39 million contract extension with Moses Moody on Sunday night, per Klutch Sports CEO, Rich Paul, is a win for Golden State going into the 2024-25 NBA season. Moody bringing in $39 million, all guaranteed, …

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