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Bronny James, LeBron’s eldest son, attended a family dinner on Friday night in Santa Monica at Giorgio Baldi restaurant, and this was the USC freshman’s first public appearance since suffering a cardiac arrest during a basketball practice at Galen Center on Monday. The consensus four-star recruit was spotted walking inside the Italian restaurant with the […]
The Milwaukee Bucks have re-signed free agent forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Milwaukee has now reached the maximum 15 guaranteed contracts on their roster. Thanasis, 31, is the older brother of two-time MVP teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo, 28. The Athens, Greece, native was selected 51st overall by the New […]
Miami Heat power forward/center Udonis Haslem has officially retired from the NBA after a 20-year career. The Heat legend posted this farewell message on Instagram: “It’s impossible to put into words what these past 20 years have meant, but y’all know me. I’m damn sure gonna try. … I consider myself extremely blessed to say […]
Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu was born in raised in Chicago, Illinois, and he believes the Windy City gets a bad rap because of the unlawful actions of a few individuals. “I do understand in the city of Chicago, it is neighborhoods, it is certain blocks where it can be labeled as that. Only thing […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have waived second-year guard Jeenathan Williams, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Williams, 24, went undrafted out of the University at Buffalo last year and signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Utah Jazz on Oct. 11, 2022. However, the New York native was waived a day later. […]
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss said LeBron James’ jersey will be retired in the future. Regardless of where the four-time MVP spends the remainder of his NBA career, the Lakers are planning to retire his jersey. “The standard for having your jersey retired as a Laker is when a player is inducted into the […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, his mother and stepfather are being sued for $1.9 million by Ankr PBC, a California-based tech company, in the U.S. District Court in New Orleans for failing to pay back $1.8 million of a $2 million loan. Ankr PBC, which specializes in blockchain-related technologies used in finance and data […]
Jaylen Brown signed a five-year supermax extension worth up to $304 million with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, and one of his biggest goals is to develop Black Wall Street in Beantown. The two-time All-Star is now under contract through the 2028-29 season. “I appreciate the investment and the commitment from the Celtics,” Brown said. […]
The Dallas Mavericks traded Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, and three draft picks (2027, 2029 second-rounders, 2029 first-rounder) to the Brooklyn Nets for Kyrie Irving and Markieff Morris in February, but the Mavericks organization has continued to support Finney-Smith’s personal life. The Virginia Parole Board voted 3-0 to grant freedom to Finney-Smith’s father, Elbert Smith Jr., who has been incarcerated […]
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has named Derrick White his starting point guard ahead of the 2023-24 season. “Derrick will be our starting point guard, and he will be one of our starting guards,” Mazzulla said. “We have the ability to play in different ways. We have the ability to play small and play big, […]