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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 …

Steven Adams is quietly one of the funnier guys in the NBA. You wouldn’t know it by looking at the New Zealand native who looks like a Dothraki extra from Game of Thrones, but he is. It showed on The Morning Shift Podcast, where Adams told the story of how, as a rookie, he got legendary trash talker Kevin Garnett …

Chicago Bulls v Cleveland Cavaliers While it’s been obvious for a while where this was headed, it became official on Wednesday: Lauri Markkanen signed a contract extension with the Jazz and is unavailable for a trade until next offseason. Now where do the Warriors turn to get another shot-creator next to Stephen Curry? While they are poking around looking at …

Jeremy Lamb Jeremy Lamb, the former UConn star and No. 12 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft who played a decade in the NBA, announced on Instagram that he is officially retiring from basketball. From Lamb’s announcement: “Basketball has been good to me throughout my entire life, so this decision didn’t come easy, but I have decided to retire from …

Ex-Bulls’ Lauri Markkanen lands massive contract extension with the Jazz originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen landed a massive five-year contract extension with the Jazz worth $238 million, the team announced. “Lauri’s ability to score in multiple ways and his versatility as a player makes our team better,” Jazz CEO of Basketball Danny Ainge said …

Report: Three Warriors starting lineup spots considered ‘wide open’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With Klay Thompson now out of the picture, the Warriors will focus their lineups and rotations around Steph Curry and Draymond Green moving forward. Aside from the two Warriors veterans, the rest of Golden State’s starting lineup for the 2024-25 NBA season is up …

Warner Bros. Discovery’s failure to secure a renewal with the NBA has already begun to have a disruptive impact on operations, as the company today disclosed that it has taken written down the value of its TV assets to the tune of a massive $9.1 billion goodwill charge. According to WBD’s second quarter earnings statement, the write-down was “triggered in …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie On this episode of No Cap Room, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer and Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Dan Devine get together to talk about little NBA basketball and a lot of Olympic basketball. The guys start off with a recap of USA’s dominant …

If you had to give this Knicks offseason a name, the “all-in offseason” might be the most appropriate moniker. After multiple rebuilding seasons spent discovering and tinkering with their core foundation, New York spent this summer locking it down for the long-term and building on top of it for a championship run. Tom Thibodeau and Jalen Brunson had their contracts …

Basketball – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2 The USA has played Serbia twice in just more than three weeks and won both in laughers by a total of 52 points. There was the 26-point thrashing in an exhibition game in Abu Dhabi when Stephen Curry looked like his vintage self with 26 points. Then, in the first group-stage game …