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Rick Pitino, the head coach of Iona College’s men’s basketball team, has full confidence in the Brooklyn Nets winning a championship with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons. During a Zoom call on Tuesday, Pitino was asked about the Nets by NJ Advance Media. “Well, that’s a championship-caliber team,” explained the 48-year veteran coach. […]
The Dallas Wings played the Connecticut Sun on Sunday, August 21st, and this Wings vs Sun matchup became the most-watched WNBA playoff game in 15 years. NBA fans probably tuned in as well. According to Boardroom via Nielsen ratings, about 795,000 people watched Game 2 of the WNBA first-round playoff series. At home, the third-seeded […]
Watch Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green give his best motivational speech at Rico Hines’ gym. While training with young recruits, the four-time NBA champion gave an inspirational pep talk. The full speech is below. “A lot of competition out here, and I appreciate you guys for making this s—t real basketball,” explained Green. “You […]
Heat president Pat Riley said the team will retire the No. 40 jersey of Udonis Haslem. Of course, Haslem is now entering his 20th NBA season. On Monday, Riley released a statement: “From the first day that I saw him compete, to the last day when we retire his jersey at our FTX Arena, UD […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed center Luka Garza and forward CJ Elleby to Exhibit 10 contracts. Both NBA players will compete for a roster spot in training camp. Garza is a 6’11” center out of Iowa. He was selected 52nd overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA Draft. Garza signed a two-way contract […]
Retired Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson responded to an Internet rumor, claiming that he recently donated blood to a clinic. Of course, Johnson announced his HIV diagnosis to the public in 1991. Last Thursday, one Twitter user posted this message: “Earlier today, NBA legend Magic Johnson donated some of his blood to the Red […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are leaning towards re-signing free agent guard Dennis Schroder. According to Marc Stein, re-signing Schroder is a “legit consideration” for the Lakers. The nine-year NBA veteran played with LeBron James and Anthony Davis in the 2020-21 season. Last March, the guard rejected a four-year, $84 million contract extension with the team. […]
Retired Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade made the list of the 2,000 residents in Los Angeles, California accused of exceeding water usage during the ongoing drought. According to data retrieved from Drought.gov, about 97% of Los Angeles is facing a “severe drought.” Due to a lack of precipitation, this year became the fourth-driest year for […]
The San Antonio Spurs have signed free agent guard Joe Wieskamp to a two-year, $4.4 million deal, according to agents Kyle McAlarney and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports & Entertainment. It’s unknown if this NBA contract is a partially-guaranteed or non-guaranteed deal. According to Bobby Marks, before this signing, San Antonio had 13 guaranteed contracts. […]
The Atlanta Hawks have signed Tyson Etienne to an Exhibit 10 contract. The 6’2″ guard went undrafted out of Wichita State. He played three seasons in the NCAA. Based on 80 games played in college, Etienne averaged 13.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. During the NBA 2K23 Summer League, in […]
