Lakers to Honor Jerry West This Season with No. 44 Uniform Band

The Los Angeles Lakers will honor NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West in the upcoming 2024-25 season by wearing a band with West’s No. 44 on the left shoulder of their uniforms, the team announced Tuesday. West, who died in June at the age of 86, played all 14 years of his Hall of Fame […]

James Foglio  •  10 Sep 2024
Kansas Guard Shakeel Moore Out 6-8 Weeks With Broken Foot

Kansas guard Shakeel Moore could miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot in a pickup game. This means the Jayhawks will potentially be without a second guard for the start of the season, following Elmarko Jackson’s knee injury. Moore, a fifth-year senior transfer, is projected to return close to the start of the […]

James Foglio  •  10 Sep 2024
Lakers’ Christian Wood Out At Least Two Months After Undergoing Surgery on Left Knee

Los Angeles Lakers center Christian Wood underwent an arthroscopic surgical procedure on his left knee Monday and will be reevaluated by team doctors in approximately eight weeks, the team announced. In a social media post Monday, Wood wrote, “Damn… I was just feeling like my old self again and was in peak shape. Minor setback […]

James Foglio  •  09 Sep 2024
Mavericks, Markieff Morris Agree to One-Year Contract

The Dallas Mavericks and free agent veteran forward Markieff Morris have agreed to a one-year contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Morris, 35, will be entering his 14th NBA season. This is likely a veteran minimum considering that’s all the Mavericks could offer. Dallas has 14 guaranteed contracts and a partially guaranteed deal […]

James Foglio  •  09 Sep 2024
Angel Reese Ruled Out for Rest of WNBA Season with Wrist Injury

Chicago Sky rookie forward Angel Reese suffered a season-ending wrist injury Friday against the Los Angeles Sparks, the WNBA star announced Saturday on X. Reese, 22, was selected seventh overall by Chicago in the 2024 draft out of LSU. “What a year,” Reese posted on social media. “I never would have imagined the last bucket […]

James Foglio  •  08 Sep 2024
Jamal Murray, Nuggets Agree to Four-Year, $208M Max Extension

The Denver Nuggets and star point guard Jamal Murray have agreed to a four-year, $208 million maximum contract extension, his agents Jeff Schwartz and Mike George announced on Saturday. The deal keeps Murray out of free agency next summer and under contract through the 2028-29 season. Jamal Murray’s four-year, $208 million max contract extension ties […]

James Foglio  •  07 Sep 2024
Gary Payton to Coach Men’s Basketball at College of Alameda

NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton, the father of Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II, has taken over men’s basketball head coaching duties at the College of Alameda in Alameda, California. Melanie Dixon, the community college’s president, announced the hire in a report made public Friday evening. College of Alameda in Alameda, California, has […]

James Foglio  •  07 Sep 2024
Mavericks, TEGNA Announce Multi-Year TV Broadcast Agreement

The Dallas Mavericks and TEGNA have agreed to a multi-year TV partnership deal, the NBA team announced Friday morning. Mavericks games not exclusively televised nationally will be free over-the-air to about 10 million Texans. Dallas Mavericks entered into a partnership with TEGNA two weeks after the team parted ways with Bally Sports Southwest This news […]

James Foglio  •  06 Sep 2024
Cavaliers, Tristan Thompson Agree to One-Year Contract

The Cleveland Cavaliers and free agent center Tristan Thompson have agreed to a one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. His agent, Rich Paul, finalized the deal with the team on Friday, said the person. The source reportedly spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract has not […]

James Foglio  •  06 Sep 2024