Sixers’ 2024-25 NBA Cup schedule released originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers’ 2024-25 NBA Cup slate is fully set. The league on Tuesday released the complete schedule for the NBA Cup, which was called the in-season tournament in its first year. The Sixers, who were drawn into East Group A with the Knicks, Magic, Nets and Hornets, will …
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Warriors’ 2024 NBA Cup schedule released, featuring Klay’s return
Warriors’ 2024 NBA Cup schedule released, featuring Klay’s return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The group play portion of the 2024 NBA Cup is set as the Warriors once again look to punch their ticket to the semifinal and championship rounds at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The NBA released its in-season tournament schedule on Tuesday. Here is …
Read More »Celtics’ 2024 NBA Cup group play schedule unveiled
Celtics’ 2024 NBA Cup group play schedule unveiled originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston On Tuesday, the NBA announced the full group play schedule for the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup, formerly known as the In-Season Tournament. The Boston Celtics will join the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards, and Chicago Bulls in East Group C. The winner in each of …
Read More »Kings’ 2024 NBA Cup schedule vs. West Group A opponents released
Kings’ 2024 NBA Cup schedule vs. West Group A opponents released originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Emirates NBA Cup, formerly known as the NBA In-Season Tournament, is back for a second consecutive season, and the Kings will have their hands full with their opponents in West Group A. Sacramento will open West Group A play against the …
Read More »Bulls’ NBA Cup 4-game schedule released
Bulls’ NBA Cup 4-game schedule released originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich The NBA has a new name for its In-Season Tournament, and the Chicago Bulls certainly hope that a fresh look brings better results than in the inaugural one. The NBA released its NBA Cup schedule on Tuesday, and the Bulls, who …
Read More »Frank Selvy, Furman legend and 1954 No. 1 pick, dies at 91
Los Angeles Lakers Frank Selvy, 1962 NBA Finals GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Frank Selvy, an All-America guard at Furman who scored an NCAA Division I-record 100 points in a game and later played nine NBA seasons, died Tuesday. He was 91. Selvy’s family announced that he died at his home in Simpsonville. The Furman athletic department released the news, with …
Read More »Rangers And Knicks Playoff Success Lead To Historic Financial Numbers
Madison Square Garden is the place to be. The historic arena is the home of both the New York Rangers and Knicks, two teams that are staples of New York sports. Both the Rangers and Knicks happened to go on deep playoff runs this past season with the Rangers making it to the Eastern Conference Final while the Knicks made …
Read More »Trae Young apparently not expecting a lot out of No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher this season
2024 NBA Summer League – Atlanta Hawks v Washington Wizards The Atlanta Hawks used the No. 1 pick in the draft on Zaccharie Risacher, the French wing with plenty of upside. Trae Young apparently isn’t expecting much out of him this season. Most of the time, when a team’s star player talks about a draft pick, it’s in cliche terms …
Read More »What will the Team USA men’s basketball roster look like at the 2028 LA Olympics?
The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team won its fifth consecutive gold medal in Paris. For all the discussion about how the rest of the world has closed the gap on the birthplace of the sport, the Americans have lost once in an Olympics since 2004 — to France in Tokyo, a defeat they avenged. The semifinals and championship game of …
Read More »What will the Team USA men’s basketball roster look like at the L.A. Olympics in 2028?
The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team won its fifth consecutive gold medal in Paris. For all the discussion about how the rest of the world has closed the gap on the birthplace of the sport, the Americans have lost once in an Olympics since 2004 — to France in Tokyo, a defeat they avenged. The semifinals and championship game of …
Read More »Five 2024-25 fantasy basketball bounceback candidates
With summer league and the Paris Olympics completed, we’ve reached the point in the NBA calendar where there isn’t much going on. League schedules are expected to drop soon, giving us some things to discuss before training camp begins in late September. And there’s never a wrong time to discuss players whose fantasy values could improve next season due to …
Read More »Utah Jazz sign center Kyle Filipowski to four-year, $12 million contract
2024 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot Kyle Filipowski was a first-round talent who fell to the second round of the NBA draft, but the Jazz are going to pay him like a first-round pick. Utah used the rest of its cap space to sign Filipowski to a four-year, $12 million contract, a signing the team announced. This is the largest contract …
Read More »Kevin Durant becomes minority owner of powerhouse French club Paris Saint-Germain in latest investment
Kevin Durant picked up a gold medal with Team USA in Paris this weekend, and nabbed a minority stake in PSG while he was there. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Kevin Durant just won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but a medal isn’t the only think he picked up in Paris. The two-time NBA champion and 14-time All-Star has …
Read More »While in France, Kevin Durant bought minority stake in soccer powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain
Basketball – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 15 Kevin Durant left Paris with more than just gold. While in Paris, Durant finalized purchasing a minority stake in the legendary soccer club Paris Saint-Germain through his business arm, Boardroom Sports. BREAKING: 2x NBA Champion Kevin Durant has invested in Paris Saint-Germain through his Boardroom Sports Holdings, LLC via Arctos Partners, the …
Read More »KD’s mom admits she didn’t want him to leave Warriors
KD’s mom admits she didn’t want him to leave Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors might have won another championship or two — or 17 — if Kevin Durant still was on the team to this day. After signing with Golden State in 2016, Durant won two championships with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018 before …
Read More »KD’s mom jokes he would have ’20 rings’ if star stayed with Warriors
KD’s mom jokes he would have ’20 rings’ if star stayed with Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors might have won another championship or two — or 17 — if Kevin Durant still was on the team to this day. After signing with Golden State in 2016, Durant won two championships with the Warriors in 2017 …
Read More »Everything we know about the 2024-25 Knicks schedule
The Knicks will be hitting the road to start the 2024-25 NBA season. New York will face the Boston Celtics in the league’s opening game of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Knicks will be looking to spoil the banner-raising and ring ceremony for last season’s NBA champions. The full NBA schedule …
Read More »Report: Klay’s first Mavericks game at Warriors set for mid-November
Report: Klay’s first Mavericks game at Warriors set for mid-November originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors fans will not have to wait long to welcome Klay Thompson back to Chase Center. The longtime Golden State guard will face off against his former team in San Francisco for the first time as a member of the Dallas Mavericks on …
Read More »Reported NBA opening night: Knicks at Celtics (ring night), Timberwolves at Lakers
Boston Celtics v New York Knicks The NBA schedule is starting to leak out—we’ve already seen the Christmas Day games—and now a handful more dates, including opening night, have come out. Here are more dates, via Shams Charania of The Athletic. Opening night, Oct. 22• New York Knicks at Boston Celtics• Minnestoa Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers The Knicks on …
Read More »Knicks-Celtics highlights NBA’s Opening Night slate for 2024-25 season
TD Garden will be rocking again on opening night of the 2024-25 NBA season. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) It’ll be the New York Knicks that get the pleasure of watching the Boston Celtics get their NBA championship rings on opening night of the 2024-25 NBA season. According to Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer, the regular season …
Read More »Fantasy Basketball 2024: What we learned from the Paris Olympics
LeBron James may be 39, but he was still Team USA’s best player — and it wasn’t particularly close. (Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) LeBron James was the best player for Team USA — and it wasn’t close James led Team USA in rebounds (6.8), assists (8.5) and was second in scoring (14.2), so it’s not really a debate as …
Read More »Perkins wouldn’t be surprised if Steph, LeBron, KD join forces again
Perkins wouldn’t be surprised if Steph, LeBron, KD join forces again originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s not completely inconceivable that Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant could figure out a way to join forces once again after teaming up to secure gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At least according to ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins. The former …
Read More »Fantasy Basketball 2024: What we learned from Olympic hoops
LeBron James may be 39, but he was still Team USA’s best player — and it wasn’t particularly close. (Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) LeBron James was the best player for Team USA – and it wasn’t close James led Team USA in rebounds (6.8), assists (8.5) and was second in scoring (14.2), so it’s not really a debate as …
Read More »LeBron, Curry officially dub gold medal winning Team USA the ‘Avengers’
TOPSHOT-BASKETBALL-OLY-PARIS-2024-FRA-USA-MEDALS “There’s the Dream Team, [the] Redeem Team, what’s this team?” NBC’s Zora Stephenson asked LeBron after he led Team USA to gold at the Paris Olympics. “The Avengers.” It wasn’t just LeBron embracing the Avengers nickname, so did Stephen Curry. It works: Earth’s greatest, most iconic basketball heroes teaming up to form something greater than themselves. The Avengers nickname …
Read More »Knicks-Celtics highlights NBA’s Opening Night slate for 2024-25 season: Report
TD Garden will be rocking again on opening night of the 2024-25 NBA season. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) It’ll be the New York Knicks that get the pleasure of watching the Boston Celtics get their NBA Championship rings on opening night of the 2024-25 NBA season. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the regular season …
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