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2024 NBA All-Star – NBA All-Star Game Oscar Robertson was a force of nature in college at Cincinnati — the team lost nine games total in his three seasons. He averaged 33.8 points per game in college and won the national scoring title each of his three years, led Cincy to two Final Fours, and his senior year was named …

Report: Warriors add two players on Exhibit 10 contracts originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors have filled out their roster ahead of training camp opening on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in Hawaii. Forwards Javan Johnson and Donta Scott agreed to Exhibit 10 contract with the Warriors, Hoops Hype’s Michael Scotto reported Tuesday, citing league sources. The additions of …

How much will Nick Nurse lean on Sixers’ older players in 2024-25? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The 2024-25 Sixers will begin training camp on Oct. 1 in the Bahamas. As that date approaches, we’ll dive into several significant topics for the team in Nick Nurse’s second season as head coach. We’ve looked so far at what the Sixers will be …

A’ja Wilson, after setting a pair of all-time scoring marks already this season, has now broken the league’s single-season rebounding record. (Ian Maule/Getty Images) Another game, another record for Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson. The WNBA MVP frontrunner, just minutes into the Aces’ 85-72 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night, broke the league’s single-season rebounding record. That …

Few players can tilt a fantasy basketball matchup more than Giannis Antetokounmpo. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) The 2024-25 NBA season is fast approaching, so in conjunction with my latest points and category fantasy basketball rankings dropping, it’s time to dig into my position-by-position tiers. I’ve covered the point guards, shooting guards and small forwards, so next up are the …

By Noah Rubin The 2024-25 NBA season is a little over one month away, making this prime time for fantasy managers to prepare for their drafts. Rotoworld will have articles dropping throughout this time, beginning with fantasy-related thoughts on every team. Next up in our division-by-division previews is the Pacific Division. While the Lakers couldn’t make any significant moves, that …

A U.S. District Court judge in California has dismissed a federal lawsuit against Knicks owner James Dolan, a suit that accused him of sexual assault and sex trafficking in 2013. The lawsuit had been filed earlier this year, and the judge’s ruling came down on Tuesday, with ESPN’s Baxter Holmes breaking the news. The former plaintiff, Kellye Croft, alleged she …

Warriors have multiple paths to properly celebrating franchise icons originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Sometime in the foreseeable future, perhaps by 2030, the folks calling the shots for the Golden State Warriors will begin the process of retiring jerseys and putting up statues outside Chase Center. It will be fun, a dream come true for the team’s elite …

Sunday seemed like a great day for Mike Conley. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard was a guest of honor at the Vikings game and got to sound the Gjallarhorn pregame as Minnesota went on to upset San Francisco in a key early-season result. Then Conley got home and found his house had been burglarized. From Paul Walsh of the Minnesota Star …

Ramp to Camp: Final(s) predictions for how Celtics’ season will end originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston During his appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last week, Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum offered a prediction for the 2025 NBA Finals, suggesting that Boston and Dallas will meet again on the championship stage. So, for the 14th and final …

Trinity Rodman takes Steph’s ‘night night’ celebration to next level originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Superstar Warriors guard Steph Curry’s signature “night night” celebration has left its native hardwood and reached the pitch. American soccer star Trinity Rodman hit Curry’s celebration Saturday after striking a 46th-minute goal from just outside the box to put her NWSL Washington Spirit …

How Warriors’ summer of discovery shaped franchise’s greatness originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Inasmuch as the Warriors not so long ago were a microscopic dot on the national sports landscape with a loyal but seemingly cursed fan base, their rise to global phenomenon and, the most valuable team in the NBA is the most stunning in recent American …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie On a very special episode of Devine Intervention, Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Dan Devine is joined by Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter (and co-host of No Cap Room) Jake Fischer. It’s the payoff to what he, and what many of the listeners, have been asking …

Yahoo Sports Senior NBA writer Dan Devine and Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer discuss the outlook this upcoming season for the Chicago guard – who’s missed the last two seasons with a knee injury. Hear the full conversation on “Devine Intervention” – part of Ball Don’t Lie – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. …

When the news went public about Camden, New Jersey, trying to lure the Philadelphia 76ers across the river with a new arena development, it was an obvious bit of leverage for the franchise. That’s why the 76ers’ comment on the proposal was, “We must take all potential options seriously, including this one.”It worked. Or at least pushed the arena deal …

Warning: The following article contains descriptions of alleged graphic sexual assault. A judge dismissed a federal lawsuit filed against New York Knicks and Rangers team owner James Dolan on Tuesday night that accused him of both pressuring a woman into unwanted sex and coordinating an encounter with former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, according to ESPN’s Baxter Holmes. Kellye Croft initially …

Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from journalism, a career where he emerged as the No. 1 breaker of NBA news. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) If you only know Adrian Wojnarowski as an NBA insider, Twitter newsbreaker, draft pick revealer and ESPN personality, then his final Woj Bomb — as his true but out-of-nowhere reports became famously known — may not …

These two star big men are the top-two fantasy basketball choices for the No. 1 pick this season. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Drafting a fantasy team is one of my favorite hobbies on the planet, and it’s fun to see how every draft plays out. Each one is different, and adapting to those changes is what turns a good …

Brooklyn Nets v Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors ownership is shifting around, but nothing much will change for the franchise. The Raptors and the NHL’s Maple Leafs are owned by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE). Rogers Communications and Bell (BCE) each own 37.5% of MLSE; now, Rogers has agreed to buy out Bell’s share, a story broken by Scott …

2023 NBA Finals – Denver Nuggets v Miami Heat Adrian Wojnarowski, the ESPN NBA insider who changed how the league was covered and became a trusted news breaker of trades and signings, had one final “Woj bomb” to drop — he announced his own retirement from ESPN and basketball coverage. He will take over as the general manager for the …

Adrian Wojnarowski speaks while reporting for ESPN during the NBA draft on June 26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Chris Marion / NBAE / Getty Images) The person who broke so much NBA news that his scoops earned a pithy nickname announced on X on Tuesday that he is leaving ESPN and retiring from sports journalism to become general …

The WNBA’s popularity is booming — and the league knows that’s when to take advantage and expand. Wednesday, the WNBA made formal the long-expected: The league will add a 15th team in Portland, starting play in 2026. The Portland franchise will be owned by RAJ Sports, run by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. Lisa Bhathal Merage will serve as …

Can Steph be MVP candidate after Olympics heroics? It’s complicated originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There wasn’t a more valuable basketball player on the planet this summer than Steph Curry for his legendary performance to first propel Team USA to the gold medal game of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics in staving off an upset of epic proportions, and then …

LeBron James and Lauri Markkanen find themselves in Tier 1 of Dan Titus’ small forward rankings for fantasy basketball leagues in 2024-25 leagues. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) The 2024-25 NBA season is fast approaching, so in conjunction with my latest points and category fantasy basketball rankings dropping, it’s time to dig into my position-by-position tiers. I’ve covered the point …

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 01: Adrian Wojnarowski attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena on November 01, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) The sports world received its last WojBomb on Wednesday with the news that ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving to take …