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ESPN’s Malika Andrews, the host of “NBA Today,” was granted a restraining order against Ahmed Abubakar, a 41-year-old man from New Jersey. The order was first approved last Friday by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, according to TMZ Sports. Abubakar also allegedly harassed “First Take” commentator Stephen A. Smith and host Molley Qerim. […]
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will become the oldest player in the NBA for the first time of his 20-year career in the 2023-24 season. The four-time NBA champ turns 39 in December. Udonis Haslem (43) retired with the Miami Heat, and Andre Iguodala (39) remains unsigned. Besides James, not one player born in […]
Michael Jordan is now the first-ever professional athlete in history to rank among America’s 400 wealthiest people, according to Forbes. The NBA Hall of Famer is ranked 379th on the media platform’s list. In June, the Chicago Bulls legend sold his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets for $3 billion to a group led by […]
Ja Morant was spotted practicing with the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday for the first time since the NBA issued him a 25-game suspension to begin the 2023-24 season for brandishing a firearm on social media in June. This also came a day after the league announced he would be allowed to train with his team […]
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is willing to wait until the 2024 offseason to sign an extension. “I want it to be known that I still have the opportunity to sign an extension next summer. I don’t think a lot of people understand that aspect,” he said. Mitchell, 27, is under contract for the next […]
Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden skipped NBA Media Day on Monday, and this is just his latest move this offseason to ruffle feathers within the organization. In August, the 14-year veteran was fined $100,000 by the league for his public comments made toward Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey. According to multiple NBA insiders, […]
The Miami Heat are exercising forward Nikola Jovic’s $2.4 million team option for the 2024-25 season, per sources. This is part of the four-year, $11.4 million rookie-scale contract he signed last July. Jovic, 20, is relieved to still be playing in a Heat uniform after last month’s Damian Lillard trade rumors surfaced. “I’m happy I’m […]
Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was asked on NBA Media Day about what he feels puzzles him the most about American culture, and the 7-footer gave quite a controversial response when he mentioned guns. Nurkic, 29, was born and raised in Živinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Understand where he’s coming from. The Bosnian War lasted from […]
The Boston Celtics are signing center Kylor Kelley to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to reports. Kelley, 26, went undrafted in 2020 out of Oregon State University. The 7-footer inked a deal with the San Antonio Spurs on Dec. 10, 2020. However, he was waived a day later. The two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team member signed […]
The Houston Rockets are expected to sign free agent forward Reggie Bullock after he clears waivers, per sources. Bullock, 32, was selected 25th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2013 NBA Draft out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The 6-foot-7 wing played nearly two seasons with the Clippers before […]
