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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

2024-25 Celtics schedule tracker: Latest updates on best games, dates originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston For the first time in 16 years, the Boston Celtics will open a new NBA season as the defending champions. The Celtics won a league record 18th championship by defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the 2024 NBA Finals back in June. …

Celtics to raise banner, get rings vs. Knicks on NBA Opening Night originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics will kick off the new NBA season by raising their 2024 championship banner and receiving their rings on Tuesday, Oct. 22. And one of their most historic rivals will be there. The Celtics will welcome the new-look New York …

Report: Sixers to open 2024-25 season vs. Doc Rivers’ Bucks originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers will reportedly start their 2024-25 season almost exactly as they did last year. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Monday that the Sixers will begin a second consecutive season by matching up against the Bucks. This time, the Sixers will host Milwaukee on …

Report: Klay’s first Mavericks game vs. 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 …

2024 Olympics – Men’s Gold Medal Game: France v USA Savor this moment, we may never see anything like Paris again. Three of the top 15 players ever to lace them up joined forces on the court — LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant — and all rose to the occasion to bring home gold for Team USA. It …

Ex-Celtics star Isaiah Thomas makes bold Jayson Tatum prediction for 2025 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston You don’t have to look far to find someone who thinks Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum’s lack of playing time at the 2024 Paris Olympics will motivate him entering the 2024-25 NBA season. One of his former teammates is willing to go even …

Four pitfalls that Celtics must avoid in quest to defend title originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Welcome to basketball’s summer doldrums. We were spoiled with basically 10+ months of nonstop Celtics news spanning from the Jrue Holiday acquisition in late September 2023 to Boston’s Team USA trio securing gold in Paris. Now we’ll likely see a 45-day downshift (though …

PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 10: Stephen Curry of United States gestures during Men’s Gold Medal Game of Basketball between France and United States on Bercy Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympics Games on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo By Manu Reino/Europa Press via Getty Images) Stephen Curry’s clutch 3-point shooting helped Team USA held off a late rally …

Basketball – Olympic Games Paris 2024 – Day 15 Guerschon Yabusele has evolved into an impressive player in the past five years — and he’s ready to return to the NBA. Yabusele spent two seasons in Boston from 2017-19, but the Yabusele Celtics fans remember was not this strong, his game was not this polished and mature, and he wasn’t …