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Watch Ant beat Steph in playful Team USA half-court contest

Watch Ant beat Steph in playful Team USA half-court contest originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Watch out, Steph Curry. While none can compare to the Warriors sharpshooter from deep, Curry’s Team USA teammate and two-time NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards gave him a run for his money as they exchanged half-court shots Friday. For those keeping count at home, …

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Warriors’ Post makes solid first impression in Summer League debut

Warriors’ Post makes solid first impression in Summer League debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The wait for the initial glimpse of Quinten Post ended Friday night in Las Vegas, where the Warriors unveiled their only selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. The 7-footer chosen in the second round (No. 52 overall) showed well enough for observers to …

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What Klay told Podz in ‘pretty cool’ phone call after Warriors exit

What Klay told Podz in ‘pretty cool’ phone call after Warriors exit originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Klay Thompson isn’t on the Warriors anymore, but Brandin Podziemski has a teammate in the Splash Brother for life. Just a couple of weeks after Thompson joined the Dallas Mavericks in free agency, Podziemski recalled the veteran’s impact on his rookie …

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Four takeaways from Celtics Summer League action

Four takeaways from Celtics Summer League action originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics dropped their summer squad in the desert this year knowing the team was already bringing back its top nine players from a championship season. So even with the highest draft pick of the Brad Stevens’ era on the roster, this year’s Vegas soirée felt …

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What we learned as Warriors’ undefeated Summer League continues

What we learned as Warriors’ undefeated Summer League continues originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE The Warriors on Friday night experienced something new in their Summer League experience: A close game. After blowing through the California Classic with three decisive wins and adding four more since moving to the Las Vegas Summer League, Golden State had to …

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Clippers owner Steve Ballmer ‘hated’ losing Paul George in free agency

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, giving a double thumbs-up while talking about the Intuit Dome’s Halo Board on Friday, said he “hated” losing All-Star forward Paul George in free agency. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times) His big dreams have been realized with the completion of the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, and even though two Southern California stars in Paul George …

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Judge denies Jontay Porter’s request to continue basketball career in Greece

Jontay Porter’s request to resume his basketball playing career in Greece has been denied by a federal judge, according to The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov. Porter was seeking to play for Promitheas Patras B.C. in the Greek Basket League and Basketball Champions League in Europe. The ruling by judge LaShann DeArcy Hall comes one week after the former Toronto Raptors forward …

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DeRozan cherishes mentoring Fox, other young Kings players

DeRozan cherishes mentoring Fox, other young Kings players originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area DeMar DeRozan brings more than just elite scoring and availability to the Kings — he comes to Sacramento with robust experience and maturity, too. The 34-year-old is entering his 16th NBA season. Sacramento’s remaining roster is comprised of 11 players under 29 years old, and …

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Nets acquire Ziaire Williams, 2030 second-round pick in trade with Grizzlies: report

The Nets are trading for Memphis Grizzlies small forward Ziaire Williams and a 2030 second-round pick in return for power forward Mamadi Diakite, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Williams is a former first-round draft pick, selected 10th overall by Memphis in the 2021 NBA Draft after spending one year at Stanford. The 22-year-old spent the last three seasons with the Grizzlies …

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Why Brown is glad Kings contract extension got done before season

Why Brown is glad Kings contract extension got done before season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Mike Brown gladly can focus on Kings basketball during the 2024-25 NBA season after officially inking a three-year, $30 million contract extension Wednesday. Of course, Brown reportedly agreed to the deal over six weeks ago, and before then, there reportedly was a …

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Kerr reveals roles for new Warriors assistants Stotts, Stackhouse

Kerr reveals roles for new Warriors assistants Stotts, Stackhouse originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Though Steve Kerr has been the Warriors’ coach for a decade, his staff has experienced constant turnover. This offseason, Golden State hired two new assistant coaches to support Kerr on the bench — former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts and former NBA player …

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Warriors’ Hield humbly accepts stark new reality as Steph’s teammate

Warriors’ Hield humbly accepts stark new reality as Steph’s teammate originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Buddy Hield has always been the best shooter on each team he’s been on in his eight-year NBA career. But that’s no longer the case, as the sharpshooter’s recent move to the Warriors has made him teammates with Steph Curry. “No,” Hield told …

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What we learned as Boogie Ellis makes Kings roster case in loss

What we learned as Boogie Ellis makes Kings roster case in loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings were missing one of their top scoring and play-making options for Thursday’s Summer League game and it showed, as Sacramento sputtered and repeatedly misfired in a 73-69 loss to the Washington Wizards at Thomas & Mack Center in Las …

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Team USA dominates Serbia 105-79 in pre-Olympics exhibition in Abu Dhabi

Team USA will play South Sudan and Germany in London next before beginning its Olympic schedule. (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP) The Team USA men’s team rolled to a 105-79 win over Serbia in an Olympic basketball tune-up in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Stephen Curry led all players with 24 points, while Bam Adebayo scored 17 points and Anthony Davis contributed 7 points, …

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Why Hield doesn’t feel pressure to replace Warriors icon Thompson

Why Hield doesn’t feel pressure to replace Warriors icon Thompson originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Many NBA players, particularly veterans, tend to avoid identifying influences still active in the game. For anyone preparing for his ninth year in the league, it’s reasonable to feel above such idolatry. The newest member of the Warriors doesn’t mind. …

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Davis recalls first thought after Warriors’ drafted Steph

Davis recalls first thought after Warriors’ drafted Steph originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Baron Davis remembers watching the Warriors draft Steph Curry – and his instant reaction to his former team’s bet on the future. Chatting with Draymond Green on “The Draymond Green Show,” Davis looked back at the moment when his former team and coach, franchise icon …

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Steph hilariously is sick of Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’ song

Steph hilariously is sick of Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’ song originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry is tired of hearing Kendrick Lamar’s record-breaking diss track toward fellow hip-hop icon Drake. Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” which has dominated airwaves since its release on May 4, was blaring throughout Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, after Team …

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NBA veteran John Wall, eyeing a comeback, believes he was the ‘second-best player in the East’ behind LeBron James in 2017

John Wall last played with the Clippers during the 2022-23 season. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) John Wall believes that at his peak, he was only behind LeBron James in the Eastern Conference. During an interview on The Players’ Tribune’s Knuckleheads Podcast, the former All-Star guard shed some light on how he felt he was playing during his best season …

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