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The Boston Celtics have waived forward Justin Champagnie, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Champagnie would have been guaranteed $50,000 if he was on the roster past Tuesday. Therefore, the Celtics elected to waive him instead. His $1,927,896 salary is non-guaranteed for the 2023-24 season. About $350,000 would have been fully guaranteed […]
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker hosted a summer yacht party on Monday with a group of friends, including bikini-clad girls in Saint-Tropez, France. The three-time All-Star is reportedly single after breaking up with ex-girlfriend Kendall Jenner, 27. Booker, 26, dated Jenner from June 2020 to October 2022. Booker partied with the Keeping Up With the Kardashians […]
Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden has played exactly 1,000 regular-season games in the NBA over the course of his 14-year career. Harden, 33, was selected third overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft out of Arizona State University. The 10-time All-Star is also just one of six players (Oscar Robertson, Gary […]
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has worn the No. 1 jersey since the organization selected him first overall in the 2020 NBA Draft, but now the 6-foot-4 guard will wear No. 5 to honor his deceased mother, Yvette, and grandmother, Shirley. Edwards lost his mom and grandma to cancer during an eight-month span in 2015, […]
The Phoenix Suns are signing free agent center Udoka Azubuike to a two-way contract, according to agents Zach Kurtin and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports. Azubuike, 23, was selected 27th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2020 NBA Draft out of the University of Kansas. The 6-foot-10 center appeared in 15 games off the […]
New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson married his longtime girlfriend, Ali Marks, on Saturday at Ritz-Carlton in Chicago, Illinois. “She’s always been by my side and I’m lucky to have her,” Brunson told People. “I’m excited to celebrate this special milestone with all of our closest friends and family, who have been so supportive over […]
Doris Burke is expected to be promoted to ESPN’s NBA Finals broadcast team, making her the first woman to ever call a major U.S. men’s championship on television. Burke, 58, works as an analyst for NBA on ESPN, NBA on ABC, College Basketball on ESPN, and College Basketball on ABC games. She formerly worked as an analyst for WNBA games […]
In the last two months, over 20 employees for ESPN were laid off. One notable person to be let go by ESPN was NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy. There was speculation that his broadcast partner Mark Jackson could be on the move as well. The rumors were confirmed yesterday when ESPN announced they had let […]
In 2019, Jaxson Hayes was selected 8th overall by the Hawks and played his first four seasons with the Pelicans. He topped out at (20.0) minutes per game for New Orleans and was never a full-time starter. When they decided to let him go this offseason, the Lakers were quick to sign Hayes. Ahead of […]
Los Angeles Clippers forward Amir Coffey was arrested for an illegal gun possession charge in Los Angeles on Sunday morning after police pulled over a car that Coffey was a passenger in at around 2:30 a.m. in Hollywood. According to TMZ Sports, officers had probable cause to search the vehicle after smelling a strong marijuana-like […]
