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2024 NBA Finals – Boston Celtics v Dallas Mavericks The NBA Finals crystalized just how much better the Boston Celtics are with Kristaps Porzingis on the court: He played 60 minutes total and was +33, sixth best on the team. Those minutes were limited because of an ankle injury. Porzingis played through it for 16 minutes in Game 5 — …

Boston Celtics v Detroit Pistons This is an end-of-summer, end-of-the-bench move by the Jazz, but it was a good upside swing. This is also a case of the numbers reported being somewhat different from how things can play out in reality. Utah has agreed to a four-year, $15 million contract with Svi Mykhailiuk, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The report …

For the USA, Saturday’s gold medal game is about legacies. For American fans, it’s about memories—getting to see LeBron James and Kevin Durant with “USA” across their chest one last time. It’s about seeing Stephen Curry round out his Hall of Fame resume with a gold medal. It’s about savoring one final run with arguably the greatest collections of basketball …

Report: Kuminga seeking five-year max Warriors contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors’ recently cultivated financial flexibility could prove crucial as one of Golden State’s young stars seeks a massive pay day. Fourth-year forward Jonathan Kuminga is seeking a five-year, $224 million max contract from The Warriors Yahoo Sports Jake Fischer reported on the “No Cap Room” …

In the ultimate clutch moment, in the fourth quarter of a semi-final matchup with Serbia as the USA’s gold medal dreams were fading into nothing (or maybe bronze), Steve Kerr trusted the old lions of the NBA: Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Stephen Curry. They delivered in the most dramatic way possible. Against France in the gold medal game Saturday, …

2024 NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers v New York Knicks Jalen Brunson became a Knicks legend this summer. First by leading New York back to the second round of the playoffs, the first time New York had made the second round (or farther) in the playoffs since 1999-2000. Then, after the season, he took a massive discount with his next …

PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 08: Stephen Curry of United States celebrates after the Men’s Basketball Semifinal Game between USA and Serbia on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christina Pahnke – sampics/Getty Images) Team USA pulled off one of its most dramatic comebacks in Olympics history, …

KD applauds Steph’s ‘incredible’ heroics in Team USA’s comeback win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kevin Durant and Steve Kerr have witnessed Steph Curry’s greatness up close, but Thursday was different. As his NBA teammate and coach, respectively, Durant and Kerr have been blown away by Curry’s showcases with the Warriors for years. But playing with Team USA …

Celtics legend calls out Kerr over Tatum’s playing time at Olympics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Boston Celtics fans aren’t the only people confused and/or upset over Jayson Tatum’s lack of consistent playing time for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. One of the franchise’s greatest players isn’t happy about it, either. Hall of Fame point …

Steve Kerr’s explanation for Tatum’s DNP vs. Serbia doesn’t add up originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid deserve all the credit in the world for leading Team USA to a thrilling comeback victory over Serbia in the men’s basketball semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday. But there’s another storyline …

The San Antonio Spurs are hiring Knicks assistant director of player development Scott King to be the next head coach of their G-League affiliate, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. King served one year in his role in player development after working as an assistant video coordinator under Tom Thibodeau for four seasons beginning in 2019-20. King came under the spotlight when …

Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics – Game Seven The NBA is sticking with its tried-and-true Christmas Day formula: getting its biggest stars on its biggest stages. That means Victor Wembanyama in Madison Square Garden. It means a clash of Olympic teammates: Jayson Tatum vs. Joel Embiid in one game, and LeBron James and Anthony Davis vs. Stephen Curry in another. …

Kerr’s disgraceful treatment of Tatum continues to defy logic originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston There’s only one conclusion to draw from Team USA’s narrow escape against Serbia on Thursday: Steve Kerr is an idiot. Hey, that’s his word, not mine. Barely two weeks ago, Kerr inexplicably sat Jayson Tatum the first time the two teams met at the Paris …

Medal table | Olympic schedule | How to watch | Olympic news Warning: this article contains graphic language. There are no NBA players like Kevin Durant, and not just because of his generational scoring. Instead, it is his commitment to the online battlefield that makes him unique. Approximately six hours after Durant and Team USA needed a 17-point comeback to …

Report: Sixers at Celtics among NBA’s 2024 Christmas games originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The 2024-25 Sixers will reportedly visit the defending champions on Christmas. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Thursday night that Sixers at Celtics is among the Christmas games on the NBA schedule, in addition to Spurs at Knicks, Timberwolves at Mavericks, Lakers at Warriors and Nuggets …

Report: Warriors, Lakers to meet on Christmas Day at Chase Center originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry and LeBron James currently are playing together on Team USA, trying to bring a gold medal home from the 2024 Paris Olympics. But on Christmas Day, the superstars will play against each other when the Warriors host the Los Angeles …

The annual tradition of the Knicks playing on Christmas Day will continue this upcoming season. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Knicks will host Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in the first game of the NBA’s five-game slate on Dec. 25. This will be the fourth consecutive Christmas Day game for the Knicks and their fourth in …

2024 Olympics – Men’s Semi-Finals Basketball: USA v Serbia The USA’s semi-final win over Serbia on Tuesday is an instant classic, arguably the greatest USA Olympic basketball game ever played. (The 2008 USA/Spain gold medal game would also be in the mix for that crown.) Eventually we will turn our attention to France and the gold medal game, but we …

The Knicks put together quite a show to celebrate Jalen Brunson’s captaincy on Thursday. There was Patrick Ewing narrating a video montage of Brunson’s Knicks highlights mixed with footage of Brunson, as a kid, hanging around Ewing’s Knicks teams. There was video of Derek Jeter, Mark Messier and other New York sports legends congratulating Brunson on his captaincy. Knicks owner …

PARIS — The headlines and hot takes were gathering like storm clouds on the horizon. The United States men’s basketball team was down 17 to Serbia — Serbia? — and you could hear the knives getting sharpened. Entitled. Selfish. Greedy. Maybe even a Woke or Un-American thrown in there, too. When you suit up for Team USA men’s basketball team, …

What we learned as Steph erupts for 36 in Team USA rally past Serbia originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE Steph Curry’s sensational performance propelled Team USA to an unbelievably epic comeback 95-91 win over Serbia on Thursday at Bercy Arena to reach the gold medal game at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics where they will play …

American LeBron James drives past Serbia’s Ognjen Dobric during a basketball semifinal game at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Thursday in Paris. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press) This dream is still alive. The United States mounted a furious fourth-quarter comeback in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics to earn a 95-91 win over Serbia and advance to the gold-medal game, …

‘Bring me back:’ Ex-Celtic sends message after powering France to Olympic final originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Welcome to the Summer of the Dancing Bear. Guerschon Yabusele has been a surprise star for Team France in the men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics, ranking second on the squad in scoring behind 7-foot-4 phenom Victor Wembanyama. Yabusele delivered …

The Knicks were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs for the second straight season. In an effort to help push them over that hump this year, New York acquired another superstar talent in the form of Mikal Bridges in a blockbuster deal with the crosstown rival Nets over the offseason. Bridges now joins three of his former college …

At this point, Jalen Brunson needs no introduction among Knicks fans. After all, the MVP candidate has already cemented himself as a fan favorite following two spectacular seasons in New York. But on Thursday afternoon, Brunson was “re-introduced” to the media as the 36th captain in franchise history. Brunson’s numbers as a Knick are extremely impressive, as he’s averaged 26.5 …