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The WNBA is expanding to the San Francisco Bay Area, the league announced Thursday. San Francisco’s inaugural season will begin in 2025. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the women’s basketball team will be an expansion of the Golden State Warriors, making them the sixth NBA franchise to also have a WNBA team. “We are thrilled […]
The Orlando Magic are exercising their third-year team option on forward Paolo Banchero, along with their fourth-year team options on guard Jalen Suggs and forward Franz Wagner, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced today. All three players are now signed through the 2024-25 season. Banchero, 20, was selected No. 1 overall by the Magic […]
According to the latest Los Angeles Clippers rumors, Paul George is still negotiating a contract extension with the Western Conference contender, but neither side is on the same page. “When Paul George signed his last extension with L.A. in 2020, he said it was his desire to retire a Clipper. Amid new extension talks, he […]
In July, NBA Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce suggested that Damian Lillard should ask the Portland Trail Blazers for a trade to the Milwaukee Bucks, during a segment on Showtime Basketball. A couple of months before the blockbuster trade, Rachel Nichols asked Pierce whether the Miami Heat would be the best […]
The Boston Celtics traded Malcolm Brogdon and Robert Williams III to the Portland Trail Blazers for ex-Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday. Portland also received a 2024 first-round pick via the Golden State Warriors and a 2029 first-round pick. Nonetheless, Brogdon was then rumored to be moved again upon his arrival in Portland, according to ESPN’s […]
Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has filed for divorce from his wife, Kay’La Hanson. Lillard, 33, filed the divorce papers on Monday, Oct. 2 in Clackamas County Circuit Court. The filing occurred five days after the Portland Trail Blazers traded Lillard to the Bucks in a blockbuster deal. The couple first married on Sept. 21, […]
Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris was mentioned in a number of trade rumors this offseason, especially a three-team deal involving the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards in July. Both Norman Powell and Morris were on the trade block. “The Clippers have been looking for a new home for Marcus Morris — while Norman Powell […]
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 […]
