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Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks was forced to evacuate the OAKA arena in Athens, Greece, on Thursday after unruly Panathinaikos Athens fans threw smoke bombs and flares at the bench of the Olympiacos Piraeus, with 12:46 left to play and Olympiacos leading 63-35. In the best-of-five series, officials delayed the third quarter of Game […]
Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid is now an unrestricted free agent, and the 6-foot-9 big man is keeping his options open this offseason. The LSU product is expected to receive a full non-taxpayer mid-level exception, which ranges from $10.5-11 million. In July 2019, Reid’s two-way contract was converted into a four-year, $6.12 million deal. “Leaving […]
Watch Christian Braun pour tequila shots for Denver Nuggets fans at Jackson’s LODO after celebrating the team’s first NBA championship in franchise history at Thursday’s parade. Braun, 22, is the fifth NBA player to win an NCAA national championship and an NBA championship in back-to-back years. The former Kansas Jayhawks guard joined Bill Russell, Henry […]
Danilo Gallinari picked up his $6.8 million player option with the Boston Celtics for the 2023-24 season, his agent, Michael Tellem of Excel Sports Management, announced on Thursday. The 13-year veteran had until June 20 to exercise his 2023-24 option. This is part of the two-year, $13.28 million contract the forward signed with the team […]
The Boston Celtics reached out to the Detroit Pistons to inquire about Isaiah Stewart, per sources. Although Celtics G.M. Brad Stevens is interested in trading for the 6-foot-8 center, the Pistons could very well decline any potential trade proposal. “Heard the Celtics — and others — made calls to Detroit asking about Isaiah Stewart,” reported […]
Tim Hardaway Sr. responded to Karl-Anthony Towns’ claim that Towns “changed the game” of basketball. “I feel like when my time’s up, and I retire, and I put the shoes up, I feel like there’s going to be people who are going to say that I changed the game,” Towns said on Wednesday during an […]
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler has committed to play for Team USA in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup this summer in the Philippines. Kessler, 21, was selected 22nd overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2022 NBA Draft. The Auburn product and TyTy Washington Jr. were then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Jake […]
Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb, the team announced Thursday morning. Williams, 21, was selected 15th overall by Charlotte in last year’s draft. It is unknown when the 7-foot-1 big man out of Duke will be able to return to the court. The Hornets revealed […]
The Indiana Pacers are interested in keeping Tyrese Haliburton for the foreseeable future, according to sources. In November 2020, the guard signed a four-year, $17.88 million rookie scale contract with the Sacramento Kings. Haliburton was then traded to Indiana last February — along with Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson — for Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb, […]
The Boston Celtics are prioritizing re-signing Jaylen Brown to a supermax extension this offseason, per sources. Brown is now eligible to sign a five-year, $295 million contract this summer, whereas Jayson Tatum could ink a five-year, $318 million deal next offseason. “My feel from talking to sources is that the Celtics are not necessarily in […]
