Raptors could offer Pascal Siakam a five-year supermax contract in 2024 if he makes All-NBA next season

The Toronto Raptors could offer forward Pascal Siakam a five-year supermax contract next summer if he receives an All-NBA honor in the 2023-24 season. Siakam, 29, is coming off a career season offensively. However, Toronto is still expected to trade the two-time All-Star. If Siakam remains with the Raptors and he overachieves next season, his […]

James Foglio  •  16 Aug 2023
Miami’s Bam Adebayo has his sights set on winning Defensive Player of the Year in 2023-24

Last season, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo were Miami’s two best players. At 26 years old, Adebayo is still developing his game but has been one of the league’s best defenders. He’s had elite defensive skills since entering the league in 2017-18. Ahead of the 2023-24 season, Adebayo has his sights set on one individual […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Aug 2023
Spurs will be the most nationally televised team in the NBA In-Season Tournament

On Tuesday, the San Antonio Spurs were unveiled as the only team with more than two of their four group-play games on ESPN and TNT for the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. The Spurs had only three nationally televised games over the last three years combined. ESPN and TNT will combine to air 14 games during […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
ESPN anchor Sage Steele leaves network after settling COVID-19 vaccine lawsuit

ESPN and anchor Sage Steele have settled a lawsuit she filed after being disciplined for comments she made about the company’s policy requiring employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccines. Steele, 50, was first hired by the network in 2007. Now, she’s out after 16 years. The longtime SportsCenter anchor says she’s leaving so she can […]

James Foglio  •  21 Aug 2023
Clippers forward Nicolas Batum to retire after 2024 Paris Olympics

Los Angeles Clippers forward Nicolas Batum will retire following the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 15-year veteran is calling it quits from the NBA and French National Team after the Paris Olympics, according to his wife, Aurelie, who shared the big news on social media. “Nico decided to end his career (NBA and France team) after […]

James Foglio  •  15 Aug 2023
Ex-Warriors coach Don Nelson opens Hawaii rentals to residents after Maui wildfires ravage homes

Former Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson and his wife, Joy Wolfgram, are reportedly leasing their West Maui rental properties for free to local evacuee residents. Mauians are now homeless after their houses were destroyed in the second-deadliest wildfire disaster in U.S. history. Last Tuesday, alerts from the National Weather Service in Honolulu were declared […]

James Foglio  •  15 Aug 2023
76ers can suspend James Harden for driving moped in China, per new CBA

The Philadelphia 76ers can suspend James Harden for driving a moped in China, per the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The 10-time All-Star was filmed riding the motorized bike on a cruise ship pier and basketball court. This is based on Paragraph 12. If viewing from the .pdf file, the following text can also […]

James Foglio  •  15 Aug 2023
James Harden refuses to sign 76ers jersey at Adidas event in China

James Harden refused to sign a fan’s Philadelphia 76ers jersey during an Adidas event in China. “I was stunned on the spot; my buddy and I put a 76ers jersey in front of him, but he wouldn’t sign it,” the Chinaman posted on Chinese forum Hupu. The messages were translated to English. Another Harden fan […]

James Foglio  •  15 Aug 2023
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on James Harden: ‘I just know that Daryl Morey plays games’

ESPN’s NBA insider Brian Windhorst insinuated that Daryl Morey, the Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations, cannot be trusted based on his comments related to James Harden trade rumors. The NBA reporter also wonders whether Morey and the Sixers were ever active in trade talks with other teams. “I just know that Daryl Morey plays […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023