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The NBA season is right around the corner and, similar to two seasons ago when multiple teams had their sights on landing Victor Wembanyama, the 2025 NBA Draft will bring out similar tanking tendencies for a handful of teams. Projected at the top of this draft are Duke forward Cooper Flagg and Rutgers wing Ace Bailey — the top two …

Netflix’s latest sports docuseries brings the biggest star in basketball, a superstar in waiting, a newly crowned NBA champion and two pillars of playoff contenders to the screen. Starting 5—a new 10-episode show focused on five of the NBA’s best talents: the Lakers’ LeBron James, Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Miami’s Jimmy Butler and Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis—will premiere on …

There are still plenty of questions about how it’s going to work with both LeBron James and Bronny James on the Los Angeles Lakers this season. The elder James, however, has made one thing clear. There’s no calling him “dad” on the job. “We already laid that down. He cannot call me ‘Dad’ in the workplace,” James said in an …

LeBron James said his dream was to play with his son Bronny in the NBA. Whether or not that was Bronny’s dream, it’s happening this season. LeBron says there is already one rule: No calling him “dad” at the workplace. From The Show show taped in Paris during the Olympics. “No, we already laid that out. Cannot call me ‘Dad’ …

Kings’ McLaughlin excited to face ex-team T-Wolves in season opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area New Kings guard Jordan McLaughlin won’t have to wait long to face his former team of five years. Sacramento is scheduled to host the Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden 1 Center to begin the 2024-25 NBA season. McLaughlin, who loved his time in the …

2024 NBA Playoffs- Los Angeles Clippers v Dallas Mavericks Typically, players changing numbers isn’t interesting or making headlines, unless it’s Kobe Bryant or LeBron James who is making the change. However, things are a little different in Denver this season. Russell Westbrook, who has worn “0” for every year of his professional career except one, will switch to “4.” That’s …

How Sabonis expects DeRozan to unlock new layer to Kings’ offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Domantas Sabonis is thrilled to be Kings teammates with DeMar DeRozan. Sacramento’s acquisition of the six-time NBA All-Star not only will make life easier scoring-wise for Sabonis and fellow star De’Aaron Fox, but it also gives the Kings an exciting, proven triple …

Young uses odd analogy to show fans are ‘scared’ of Kyrie-Steph debate originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry and the Warriors helped Nick Young, a perennial role player, win his first and only NBA Championship in 2018. Curry, a beloved family man, is too generous. Young scored a mere five points in 38 garbage minutes through four …

Lakers legend Magic Johnson, left, gave a meaningful non-response to recent comments about old-school players by Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press; Matt Krohn / Associated Press) Magic Johnson is a champion many times over. As such, the Lakers legend has no interest in the opinion of any player with a championship résumé that pales in …

2024 USAB Men’s Training Camp in Las Vegas Cooper Flagg, the 17-year-old Duke freshman projected to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft next June, has signed a shoe deal before even stepping on an NCAA court. Flagg reached a deal with New Balance, a story broken by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN and confirmed by New Balance. Part …

Fresh off leading Team USA to gold at the Paris Olympics, Steve Kerr has officially staked his claim in the U.S. presidential race. The Golden State Warriors and men’s USA Basketball head coach spoke at the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday and made his case for voters to elect Vice President Kamala Harris as …

Sacramento Kings v Boston Celtics The Sacramento Kings made two of the bigger moves of the offseason — trading for DeMar DeRozan and re-signing Sixth Man of the Year candidate Malik Monk — yet still seem to be flying under the radar. Sacramento is going to be an elite offensive team next season. Kings All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis talked about …

Analyzing the 10 most skilled offensive players of post-merger NBA originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area I love watching Anthony Edwards play, but when he claimed Michael Jordan was the only NBA player “that really had skill” prior to Kobe Bryant’s arrival in the late 1990s, he was being impetuous or ignorant. Or both. Magic Johnson, who carefully picks …

DiJonai Carrington and the Connecticut Sun pulled out a tight win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night in front of a sold-out crowd in Boston. But that game, the first WNBA game to ever be played at TD Garden, was limited to WNBA League Pass or the WNBA’s live stream outside of local markets. In fact, none of …

The NBA filed a comprehensive memo Friday night that urged New York Judge Joel M. Cohen to dismiss the breach of contract lawsuit brought by Warner Bros. Discovery and TBS. The main argument is that the plaintiffs didn’t match Amazon’s offer but instead proposed a new offer. To advance that claim, the NBA cited a laundry list of instances where …

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 …