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Zach Guthrie offers encouragement for the Wizards team during a 2022 Las Vegas Summer League game. (Bart Young / NBAE via Getty Images) The Lakers are hiring NBA assistant Zach Guthrie to coach their G League team, the South Bay Lakers, people with knowledge of the move not authorized to speak publicly on the matter confirmed to The Times. Guthrie …

The Los Angeles Lakers will honor Jerry West with a jersey patch throughout the entire 2024-25 season. The Lakers unveiled a No. 44 band that will sit on the left shoulder of their jerseys this season on Tuesday. West, who played for the Lakers before working as both a coach and executive with the organization, died in June. He was …

This play may best sum up the NBA’s announced change on what referees can review on a coach’s challenge for an out-of-bounds play. During the Western Conference Finals, Dallas’ Kyrie Irving reached in and fouled Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels, causing McDaniels to lose the ball out of bounds. On the floor, the referees did not call the foul but did call …

Joe Mazzulla’s love of animal metaphors is unparalleled. Mazzulla leaned into another in his podcast with Celtics writer John Karalis — a must-watch for any Celtics fan — talking about how he doesn’t want the Celtics to defend their title but rather attack it (hat tip Real GM). “The phrase ‘defending a title’ is a very passive-aggressive term. If you …

The Dolan family made its money — the money used to purchase the Knicks and Madison Square Garden — because Charles Dolan founded Cablevision, one of the nation’s largest cable television companies. The Knicks are owned by the Cablevision spin-off Madison Square Garden Company (MSG), where James Dolan is the CEO. That company spun off Sphere Entertainment, which owns the …

LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 27: Nikola Jokic #15 and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets look on before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers during Round 1 Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or …

New York Liberty v Los Angeles Sparks Trae Young has never lacked self-confidence. Young appeared on the “Million Dollar Worth of Game” podcast and said some intelligent and thoughtful things… but of course, that’s not going to be the headline. He also said this (hat tip Hoopshype): “I used to have this saying: I hate when I see guys that …

Ramp to Camp: Who will emerge as Celtics’ 10th man this season? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are bringing back their top nine rotation players from last season’s NBA title team, a group that accounted for more than 90 percent of the team’s total minutes. What’s more, the Celtics lost only two roster players from last …

Longtime Houston Rockets general manager and assistant coach Carroll Dawson died on Monday, the team announced. He was 86. The Rockets family mourns the loss of beloved former coach and general manager, Carroll Dawson, affectionately known as “CD.” For nearly three decades, CD was a cornerstone of our organization, instrumental in shaping the careers of stars like Hakeem Olajuwon and …

After injuries robbed the Lakers of some of their depth last season, the team hoped to get off on a better foot this season. This is not a good start — center Christian Wood will miss the start of the season following having his knee scoped, the team announced. Lakers forward/center Christian Wood underwent a successful arthroscopic surgical procedure on …

Christian Wood will not be available for all of training camp, the Lakers announcing that he’ll miss at least the next eight weeks because of more knee problems. Wood underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday, the Lakers said. He also had the knee operated on last March. For Wood, the injury delays the comeback season he had hoped …

Why DeRozan signed with Kings during NBA free agency originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area DeMar DeRozan had plenty of “legitimate” options to choose from during free agency but ended up signing with the Kings for a handful of reasons. On the latest episode of “Podcast P with Paul George,” the 35-year-old star revealed why he passed on the …

First look at De’Aaron’s new ‘Curry Fox 1′ signature shoe originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area De’Aaron Fox is set to take the floor in style sometime this season. The deal involving Sacramento Kings star guard, Under Armour and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry was first announced in Oct. 2023, making Fox the first NBA player to sign …

Clint Capela highlights the list of NBA stars playing for a new deal in the 2024-25 season. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) As is the case every year, several players enter the upcoming 2024-25 NBA season with something to prove. Whether it’s delivering a bounce-back campaign, leaving injuries behind, or playing for a new contract, every player in the league …

What will 2024-25 Sixers be able to depend on? 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. First up: What will the Sixers be able to depend on?  …

Over the last four years, the Knicks have enjoyed their best stretch of basketball in two decades, making the playoffs three times and winning two playoff series. Defense has been a central theme of the club’s recent success. The Knicks have ranked in the top 11 in defensive efficiency in three out of the last four seasons. Now, after trading …

Basketball – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 15 The USA Men’s Basketball gold medal streak might have ended in Paris if not for two Lakers. LeBron James was the tone-setter for Team USA, the tournament MVP who led the team in assists and rebounds per game and was second in scoring — he made smart decision after smart decision with …

New Orleans Pelicans v Brooklyn Nets The Brooklyn Nets’ moves this offseason made their path for the coming season clear: They traded to regain control of their own first-round picks for the next two years (originally sent out in the James Harden deal), then traded away Mikal Bridges. This team is planting the (Cooper) Flagg and will be tanking this …

Ramp to Camp: Bold award predictions for 2024-25 Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Let’s get bold. To kick off Week 2 of our Ramp to Camp series, we asked our NBC Sports Boston panel to slam the fast forward button on the 2024-25 season and deliver one brash prediction about an honor or award that a member of …

France men’s basketball coach Vincent Collet is shifting to an advisory role after leading the team to the last two Olympic silver medals. Collet will be a special adviser to the national technical directorate for the 2028 and 2032 Olympic cycles, the French basketball federation announced Monday. He is still available to pursue an NBA assistant coaching job or a …

Milwaukee Bucks v Denver Nuggets In the summer of 2019 — when we weren’t heading to the theaters to watch “Avengers: Endgame” or staying home to watch the final season of “The Good Place” — the crew at NBC Sports basketball decided to answer a simple question: Who would be the best players in the summer of 2024? It may …

When Steph could become first to reach eye-popping 3-point milestone originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry was the first-ever NBA player to make 3,000 career 3-pointers, and barring something unforeseen, the Warriors superstar will become the first to reach 4,000 during the upcoming 2024-25 season. Curry enters the upcoming season with 3,747 career 3-pointers, needing 253 from …

Watch: C’s legend Mike Gorman throws out first pitch at Red Sox game originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Mike Gorman may have called his last game as the voice of the Boston Celtics, but he’s still very involved in the local sports scene. The legendary Celtics play-by-play announcer made a cameo at Fenway Park on Sunday to throw out …

2024 NBA Finals – Dallas Mavericks v Boston Celtics` The Dallas Mavericks added some depth on the court this offseason — Klay Thompson, Naji Marshall — but for leadership and vibes in the locker room, they turned to someone they know and trust. Markieff Morris and the Mavericks agreed to a one-year contract for him to return to the team, …

Los Angeles Sparks v Chicago Sky In a surprise announcement, Chicago Sky record-setting rookie Angel Reese announced she would miss the final weeks of the season due to a wrist injury. What a year. I never would have imagined the last bucket of my rookie season would be a 3 but maybe that was God saying give them a taste …