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Steph addresses bloody hand injury suffered in Team USA scrimmage originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Sigh of relief, Dub Nation. After Team USA’s scrimmage against the Select Team on Sunday, point guard Steph Curry hinted he was fine despite sustaining an apparent right hand injury on the floor mid-game, per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson. When Johnson …

Getty Images Bronny James made his professional debut on Saturday as the Los Angeles Lakers faced the Sacramento Kings at the California Classic, a pre-Vegas Summer League showcase, but with his new team playing a back-to-back on Sunday, James will sit out against the Golden State Warriors. He is dealing with some trace swelling in his left knee, and the …

The Lakers’ roster, minus the rookies, is the same. And that roster, despite healthy seasons from the team’s top players, managed just one postseason win. So can there — or should there — be reasons for optimism heading into a new NBA season a few months from now? Will healthy seasons from Jarred Vanderbilt and Gabe Vincent, who combined to …

Sacramento Kings guard Devin Carter, the No. 13 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, will undergo surgery on his left shoulder later this month, according to Shams Charania. Carter will not participate in Summer League and could miss the start of next season.  Carter began his collegiate career at South Carolina, but transferred to Providence after his freshman season. …

Bronny James will not play in the Los Angeles Lakers’ California Classic summer league game on Sunday due to trace swelling in his left knee, according to ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. The rookie, who made his debut with the team on Saturday in their loss to the Sacramento Kings at the Chase Center in San Francisco, was held out as a …

NBA: Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls A handful of trades each year have clear winners and losers, but most are more murky, with maybe a clear winner but also a lot of mid. Which pretty much describes the DeMar DeRozan three-team trade announced on Saturday. Let’s grade this trade out to see who did well and who is mired in …

The Mikal Bridges blockbuster deal which sent him across town from the Nets to the Knicks was officially completed on Saturday night. Bridges spent just a year and a half in Brooklyn but he was quickly embraced by the fanbase after being acquired as one of the main pieces in the Kevin Durant trade with the Phoenix Suns. The 27-year-old …

As the NBA offseason continues to die down, we’re running out of big names, especially now with the Kings bringing in DeMar DeRozan in from Chicago on a sign-and-trade. We’re all watching the Lauri Markkanen rumors. We’ll see what, if anything, comes of that.  Until then, we’re in evaluation mode for what we’ve already seen with the information we have …

Report: Carter to undergo shoulder surgery, 2024-25 status unknown originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It might be some time until Kings fans can watch Sacramento’s first-round 2024 NBA Draft pick play basketball. Devin Carter, the Kings’ No. 13 overall pick, is expected to undergo surgery on his left shoulder next week, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Sunday, citing …

Brazil and Greece have earned two of the our spots up for grabs in the men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday. At four tournaments around the world this week, 24 teams have competed for those spots. Eight remained when Sunday began with games in Latvia, Greece, Spain and Puerto Rico to determine the full field in …

Mutual respect between LeBron, Kerr reaches new heights with Team USA originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS – Greatness has to be felt on a personal level to be fully understood — especially the process of what it takes to make the extraordinary become routine. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who is leading Team USA Men’s Basketball one …

Warriors now can start negotiating Kuminga, Moody rookie extensions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It is an important time for two of the Warriors’ top young players, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody. No, that isn’t because of the potential for one or both of them to be included in a trade for Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen. Starting …

Mavs invoke Canon Curry’s viral Klay greeting in announcing deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Dallas Mavericks used some Canon Curry inspiration to announce Klay Thompson. On Saturday, the former Warriors superstar guard was officially unveiled as the Mavericks’ newest player in a social media post that invoked Steph Curry’s son’s “Hello, Klay Thompson!” phrase. Canon, in …

Miles Bridges is staying with Charlotte. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) The Charlotte Hornets are buying back into the Miles Bridges business and all that comes with it. On Saturday, Bridges agreed to a three-year, $75 million contract to stay with the Hornets, per multiple reports. The deal does not include a player or team option, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. …

Brazil has earned the first of four spots up for grabs in the men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday. At four tournaments around the world this week, 24 teams have competed for those spots. Eight remained when Sunday began with games in Latvia, Greece, Spain and Puerto Rico to determine the full field in Paris. Luka Doncic, …

NBA: Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors It’s easy to picture the fit next season in Denver: Nikola Jokic goes to the bench, Dario Saric subs in and the offense doesn’t change much at all. Veteran free agent Saric is headed to Denver on a two-year, $10.6 million deal, a story broken by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Saric has …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill sat down with the superstar forward at USA Basketball men’s national team camp in Las Vegas to discuss the outlook for this year’s squad as they prepare for Paris. View more Video Transcript Katie, this is your fourth Olympic games. Will this be your last? Somebody just asked me, I don’t know, I …

LeBron James is now officially back with the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran megastar signed his new two-year contract on Saturday, but according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, there was a little something in there that hadn’t been disclosed: a pay cut. “Little” is definitely the word to describe this pay cut. He was originally reported to be making the maximum …

NBA: Playoffs-Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers It became official on Sunday, just before LeBron James stepped on the court in Las Vegas for the first USA Basketball practice in the run-up to the Paris Olympics — LeBron re-signed his two-year contract to return to the Lakers. That contract is for two years, $101.35 million, about $2.7 million less than …

Kings agree to one-year deal with reserve point guard, per agent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings added yet another guard to their roster for the 2024-25 NBA season, this time in the form of a reliable veteran reserve. Free-agent guard Jordan McLaughlin has agreed to a one-year contract with the Kings, his agent Greg Lawrence told …

LeBron James reportedly took a pay cut to help the Lakers avoid payroll penalties. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) LeBron James is now officially back with the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran megastar signed his new two-year contract on Saturday, but according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, there was a little something in there that hadn’t been disclosed: a …

Getty Images NBA free agency is underway, and nearly every top player has agreed to a new deal. The offseason technically got underway two weeks ago after the Boston Celtics downed the Dallas Mavericks to win the 2024 NBA Finals. Free agents, though, had not yet been allowed to negotiate with teams other than the one they finished last season. …

Miami Heat v Boston Celtics – Game Five Daryl Morey didn’t just land a new big three in Philadelphia, he’s done an impressive job finding players to round out the roster. Case in point: Former Heat forward Caleb Martin is headed to Philadelphia on a four-year, $32 million deal, a story broken by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Other reports have since …

An appreciation of DeMar DeRozan’s Bulls stint originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich The loud, on-the-court highlights were bountiful and will stand the test of time. Whenever DeMar DeRozan is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, surely that one-legged, 28-foot 3-pointer he sank to beat the buzzer and the Indiana …

The 2024 NBA offseason will always be remembered as the summer of the second apron. This one rule change scared the Los Angeles Clippers enough to let Paul George walk away for free. It played a significant role in the breakup of Golden State’s legendary trio of Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. It even compelled LeBron James to …