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Steve Kerr led the U.S. men’s basketball team to a gold medal at the Paris Olympics 10 days ago. He’s led the Golden State Warriors to four NBA championships. He was part of five NBA championship teams as a player. So given the opportunity to speak Monday night at the Democratic National Convention in support of Vice President Kamala Harris …

Fans will now use “Sue Bird Court” to get to games at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. (Aris Messinis/AFP) The Seattle Storm have found another way to honor longtime star Sue Bird. The city of Seattle renamed part of a street leading up to Climate Pledge Arena after the former Storm star on Monday. The stretch of road will now …

Few things will rile up players like their NBA 2K ratings. NBA 2K25 is available Sept. 6 (on your PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, or just about anything else), and the player ratings have been released over the last few weeks. This season 20 players ended up with an overall rating of 90 or higher, so we are breaking out the …

August 22 was a big day for many fantasy basketball fanatics, as Yahoo was “open for business” regarding mock drafts (Fantrax had opened things up a few weeks prior). As a result, many got in some early drafting reps, which can be valuable for checking out opinions on players, both good and bad. With that in mind, the Rotoworld basketball …

Cleveland Cavaliers v Minnesota Timberwolves There is real generational disrespect between some of the players currently (or recently) in the NBA and those that have gone before. The most famous example was broadcaster-turned-Lakers-coach J.J. Redick saying legendary 1960s Celtics guard Bob Cousey “was being guarded by plumbers and firemen.” The latest was Timberwolves star and newly minted gold medalist Anthony …

Who should be the No. 1 pick in fantasy basketball category leagues? (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) We are in the midst of witnessing something truly special in the NBA. Such is the rise of San Antonio Spurs phenom, Victor Wembanyama. [Create or join a Yahoo Fantasy hoops league for the 2024-25 NBA season] Wemby had a truly historic rookie …

These two juggernauts will be in play for the No. 1 fantasy basketball draft pick in points leagues. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) Fantasy managers are nothing if not adaptable, able to juggle multiple ideas and strategies and activites at once. We are built to multi-task. So while you’re in the midst of your fantasy football league, why not get …

Before he even steps on the court for Duke as a freshman, Cooper Flagg is cashing in on what promises to be a lucrative basketball career. Flagg, expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, has signed a multi-year shoe deal with New Balance, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The agreement will include one NIL (Name, Image …

Defining Moments: Tommy Heinsohn embodied what it meant to be a Celtic originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics have employed some of the greatest players in NBA history, from Bill Russell and Bob Cousy to Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. But you could argue no one made a greater impact on the franchise than Tommy Heinsohn. Heinsohn …

Houston Rockets v Los Angeles Clippers Fan favorite Boban Marjanovic spent the last two seasons in Houston but remains a free agent looking for a team for next season. Marjanovic, who was in Slovenia taking part in the Goran Dragic farewell game last weekend, is still waiting on that contract for next season, but he’s not stressing about it he …

LeBron James is all smiles as he shows off his gold medal after the U.S. defeated France for the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. (Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press) He carried this country to gold. But he might not be able to carry the Lakers into the playoffs? He was the leader of the team that beat the best …

Why Sabonis was ‘very surprised’ Monk re-signed with Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Fans who weren’t sure if Malik Monk would return to the Kings after entering NBA free agency during the offseason weren’t alone, as one of his All-Star teammates was shocked the dynamic guard re-signed with Sacramento. During Domantas Sabonis’ youth basketball camp in Rocklin …

Breaking down Sixers’ roster and key questions still to answer with offseason dust settled originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Last summer’s look at the Sixers’ depth chart was full of enormous asterisks. James Harden remained on the team, PJ Tucker was in line for another opening-night start, and everything was subject to dramatic change. A year later, the Sixers …

Breaking down Sixers’ roster and questions still to answer with offseason dust settled originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Last summer’s look at the Sixers’ depth chart was full of enormous asterisks. James Harden remained on the team, PJ Tucker was in line for another opening-night start, and everything was subject to dramatic change. A year later, the Sixers have …

Chicago Bulls v Cleveland Cavaliers Oklahoma City landing Alex Caruso in a trade was one of the best moves of the NBA offseason — the Thunder added an elite defender who can knock down 3s, has championship experience and fits right into their style of play. That we are talking about Caruso as that level of player at all is …

Memphis Grizzlies v Milwaukee Bucks Danilo Gallinari is looking for one more NBA contract. The 6’10” floor-spacing four is a free agent after spending last season with the Wizards, Pistons (who waived him), and the Bucks. Overall, he averaged 5.7 points a game and shot 32.3% from 3 last season, after missing all of the 2022-23 season recovering from a …

NBA: Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs For the first time since 2016, we got to see Chris Bosh on a basketball court. The Hall of Fame big man was in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the Goran Dragic farewell game — Bosh and Dragic were teammates in Miami — and spoke with Mindaugas Bertys of BasketNews about a number of topics, …

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks This is how things go in Lakers nation: LeBron James signed a two-year, $104 million contract to return to the Lakers in July and just more than a month later speculation has started on what stars the Lakers will go after next. Enter Luka Doncic, who led the Mavericks to the Finals in …

The Minnesota Lynx honored former star Maya Moore on Saturday night at the Target Center. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Maya Moore’s number is finally hanging in the Target Center. The Minnesota Lynx officially retired the six-time WNBA All-Star’s jersey number on Saturday night after their 90-80 win over the Indiana Fever in Minneapolis. Moore led the Lynx on four different championship …

Olympics: Basketball-Men Finals – Bronze Medal Game It was a day to celebrate Slovenian legend Goran Dragic with a game in Ljubljana, but Nikola Jokic put on a show. Sunday a number of NBA legends, including Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki, gathered in Ljubljana for the “Night of the Dragon” Farewell Game and charity fundraiser. Of course, Dragic was the …

Philadelphia 76ers v Brooklyn Nets Nearly half of NBA teams will continue to have their games broadcast locally on the Bally Sports network next season after a new deal was reached. Diamond Sports — the parent company that owns the Ballys regional sports network — is in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings but Diamond and the NBA worked out a …

A Kobe Bryant mural with an Olympic logo has been put up in Los Angeles. The design, outside Hotel Figueroa near Crypto.com Arena, features matching images of Bryant on two sides of a building. Another banner in between has an LA 2028 Olympic logo, the words “No Time To Lose” and a Nike swoosh. Bryant’s 46th birthday would have been …

Brooklyn Nets v New Orleans Pelicans Nobody expected Steve Nash to become a coach when he was the surprise hire to take over an on-paper contender Brooklyn Nets in 2020. Nash doesn’t expect to coach again, he told Cesare Milanti of Eurohoops. “Coaching was a great experience, I didn’t want to be a career coach. I don’t think coaching was …

We’re less than a month away from the start of WNBA playoffs, which means that your fantasy playoffs should be starting soon. This may be the last week to make up some ground, and plenty of stars around the league are stepping up their game for the second part of the season. In a rematch of last season’s WNBA Finals, …

New York Knicks v Brooklyn Nets Julius Randle and the Knicks can work out an extension any time between now and the end of the season. The All-Star forward is set to make $28.9 million this season, has a player option for next season ($30.9 million) and could sign a three-year extension right now. Except that remains on the back …