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Ramp to Camp: What’s the biggest Celtics storyline ahead of Day 1? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston When the Boston Celtics convened for the start of training camp a year ago, there were no shortage of storylines: The offseason was bookended by the additions of Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, along with the departure of core members in Marcus …

Mazzulla sums up C’s mindset as reigning champs with incredible quote originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston As the reigning NBA champions, the Boston Celtics can expect their opponents to give their best effort against them throughout the 2024-25 season. Joe Mazzulla is looking forward to the challenge. On Wednesday’s Locked On Celtics podcast, Mazzulla shared his thoughts on Boston being a …

Utah Jazz v Golden State Warriors The injuries that cost the Warriors the 2019 NBA Finals — to Kevin Durant (who was traded to Brooklyn the next offseason at his request) and Klay Thompson, most notably — combined with a Stephen Curry hand injury, crashed the Warriors into a 15-win team for the funky COVID/bubble 2019-20 season. The next season, …

Bulls sign local product Talen Horton-Tucker to camp deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich The new-look Chicago Bulls training camp already promised to be competitive. With significant changes by the departures of DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso, players are due to battle for minutes and new roles. And now the battle for …

Kings’ Ellis reveals which NBA player is toughest to defend originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Keon Ellis is known and cherished for his defensive prowess, but even the young Kings guard has had his challenges on that end of the floor. After emerging into Sacramento’s rotation and eventually the starting lineup during the back end of the 2023-24 …

Sixers hiring Ariana Andonian as VP of player personnel originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Ariana Andonian will join the Sixers as a vice president of player personnel, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey retweeted that news. As Howard Beck detailed in a 2017 Bleacher Report story, Morey first hired Andonian as a Rockets scouting …

Ex-Warrior JTA, fueled by fatherhood, continues basketball journey originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CRUZ – Juan Toscano-Anderson, sitting on the sidelines at Kaiser Permanente Arena, looks down at the inside of his left forearm gleaming with pride. The Oakland native and Warriors champion isn’t new to the court that kickstarted his road to Golden State. What is …

Why Steph is motivated by doubt of Warriors’ title chances this season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The famous saying, “Haters are my motivators,” might be overused by high school teenagers or overworn on a T-shirt by that one guy at the gym. But to Steph Curry, it’s his reality. The Warriors superstar, entering his 16th NBA season …

2024 NBA Summer League – Dallas Mavericks v Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies breakout rookie GG Jackson II will be re-evaluated in three months — around the start of December — following surgery to repair a fracture in his foot, the team announced on Wednesday. That timeline matches up with the standard recovery for a Jones fracture — a break of the …

GG Jackson will be sidelined through December at the earliest. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson has a broken bone in his right foot that required surgery. The Grizzlies announced the injury on Wednesday. He suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and underwent surgery on Wednesday. He’ll be re-evaluated “in approximately …

GG Jackson will be sidelined through December at the earliest. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson has a broken bone in his right foot that required surgery. The Grizzlies announced the injury on Wednesday. He suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and underwent surgery. He’ll be re-evaluated in December and is …

2024 Olympics – Men’s Gold Medal Game: France v USA It was a glorious thing to watch — LeBron James and Stephen Curry competing together to win gold at the Paris Olympics. LeBron was the deserving Olympics MVP, the tone-setter and primary shot-creator for the Americans, averaging 14.2 points, 8.5 assists, and 6.8 rebounds in less than 25 minutes a …

Steph hopes new contract allows him to retire with Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry’s goal of remaining a Warrior for life became a lot more likely last week. The Warriors superstar signed a one-year contract extension with Golden State that will keep him in the Bay through the 2026-27 NBA season. So does that mean …

2024 NBA Playoffs – New York Knicks v Philadelphia 76ers Getting a new NBA arena built is difficult — even if the team’s owner has Steve Ballmer-level money. Or is Steve Ballmer. It took a decade for him to do it — the Clippers’ new Intuit Dome arena just opened and will host the team next month — and Ballmer …

2024-25 NBA Offseason Recap The offseason in the NBA is a period that fans of the sport worldwide anticipate, regardless of which team you support. It’s a time when the rumor mill is at full speed and where every team in the league is looking to do one thing, and one thing only: bolster the roster and move closer to …

Anthony Edwards is pacing to be the new face of the NBA. Is he ready to take the mantle? That’s up for debate — especially with LeBron James and Stephen Curry having such a stronghold over the league. Still, Edwards is just 23 years old and destined for superstardom. Is that aura enough to take him in the first round …

Predicting Billy Donovan’s starting 5, Bulls’ rotation originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich Name the Chicago Bulls starting five. It’s not as easy as you might think. A logical attempt of Josh Giddey, Coby White, Zach LaVine, Patrick Williams and Nikola Vučević may be too defensively challenged for coach Billy Donovan’s preference. It …

How Warriors’ front office gained wisdom after questionable trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The thinking around the NBA is that the Warriors, acutely aware they are not among the top-tier teams in the Western Conference, still are on the prowl for a move that could put them there. But there is a catch. Golden State’s front office, …

Ramp to Camp: What should Jaylen Brown add to his bag this season? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Death. Taxes. Jaylen Brown adding something to his bag over the summer. These are life’s only certainties. And before you even try to protest with something like, “Well, it was a short summer, so are we really sure JB is going …

MLB: New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants Michael Jordan set the bar for NBA players jumping to ownership when he purchased the Charlotte Hornets. Grant Hill (Hawks), Shaquille O’Neal (Kings), Dwyane Wade (Jazz) and Magic Johnson (Lakers) have had roles as minority NBA owners. LeBron James has made it clear he wants to be part of the ownership group …

Chicago Bulls v Minnesota Timberwolves There are a lot of eyes around the league looking at Minnestoa and the future of Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns there. On the one hand, that dominant front line is part of the reason the Timberwolves reached the Western Conference Finals last season and enter this one as a title contender. On the other …

Former NBA All-Star Rajon Rondo avoided jail time with a plea deal related to an unlawful possession of a gun charge in Indiana. Rondo pled guilty to misdemeanor unlawful possession of a firearm and was given probation as part of the deal, reports WDRB in Indiana. As part of a plea bargain, charges of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were dismissed. …

Rajon Rondo won’t serve jail time after pleading guilty to a gun charge. (Brett Davis/Reuters) Former NBA point guard Rajon Rondo pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. Rondo entered his plea at a courthouse in Jackson County, Indiana, according to local reports. He will not serve jail time. Rondo was arrested in January …

Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo have been through a full 360-degree experience with the New York Knicks in the past year. At this point last summer, the former Viillanova Wildcat teammates were penciled in to come off the bench in the Knicks lineup. It started that way. Hart began the season as a backup power forward but he filled multiple …

Ramp to Camp: Who is the biggest threat to Celtics in the East? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics absolutely shredded the Eastern Conference last season. Boston posted a 41-11 conference record during regular-season play, finished 14 games clear of their nearest rival (New York), then lost just two games over three playoff rounds before hoisting the …