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[ad_1] The Boston Celtics’ 111-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night drew the largest non-Christmas audience for an NBA regular-season game in seven years, according to the league. The game, which peaked at 5.3 million viewers, averaged 4.61 million viewers on ABC, topping the previous high of 4.64 million for a Celtics-Cleveland Cavaliers game in Feb. 2018. …

[ad_1] Perhaps, if, in May of 1997, Rick Pitino had resisted the clarion call of the NBA in general and the Boston Celtics in particular, stayed coaching the Kentucky juggernaut he had reconstructed and — and this is a big one — over the next few decades avoided his often self-destructive tendencies, then I think the following question would be …

[ad_1] With the fantasy basketball playoffs just around the corner, it’s time to start looking for some hidden gems who can help you make a run at the championship. These five players are all under 20% rostered in Yahoo leagues, but they can potentially be major contributors down the stretch. 1. Miles McBride, PG/SG, New York Knicks (17% rostered) McBride …

[ad_1] The North Carolina Tar Heels find themselves in a similar situation. Going into conference tournament week, the Tar Heels are on the NCAA Tournament bubble and fighting for their lives. And it likely could come down to another game against Duke to decide their fate. With North Carolina being the No. 5 seed in the ACC Tournament, they will …

[ad_1] In the aftermath of another monstrous performance — 35 points on 15-for-20 shooting, 18 rebounds, eight assists, a steal and a block with just one turnover in 40 peerless minutes — to earn the Denver Nuggets a split of their back-to-back set against the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, Nikola Jokić wasn’t particularly interested in handicapping the state of this …

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dillon Mitchell had 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, Day Day Thomas scored 21 points, and No. 13 seed Cincinnati cruised to an 87-68 victory over No. 12 seed Oklahoma State to open the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday. Josh Reed added 19 points and Dan Skillings Jr. scored 13 on an array …

[ad_1] Any trade in which everyone in the league reacted to the news by saying, “Shams Charania got hacked,” was going to be big. However, one of the people on the inside — Lakers governor Jeanie Buss, who signed off on the deal — had no idea how big and how global the reaction would be to Luka Doncic’s trade …

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 will reduce its men’s conference basketball schedule to 18 games next season, answering the concerns of numerous coaches who argued that the 20-game grind of this past season provided their teams with no time for rest. The conference, which began its postseason tournament Tuesday, expanded to 16 teams this season with …

[ad_1] It’s Tuesday, March 11, and the Brooklyn Nets (22-42) and Cleveland Cavaliers (54-10) are all set to square off from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. The Nets are currently 12-21 on the road with a point differential of -6, while the Cavaliers have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home. Cleveland has won all three meetings …

[ad_1] NORMAN — OU men’s basketball is one of the final teams in the NCAA tournament by most bracketology experts heading into the SEC tournament. The Sooners defeated then-No. 19 Missouri 96-84 last Wednesday and survived against Texas 76-72 on the road on Saturday. OU ranks 45th in the NET rankings and 39th in KenPom. Most feel the Sooners are likely …

[ad_1] The MVP race was never going to be decided by two games in March, but if fans and voters hoped to come out of the Denver vs. Oklahoma City back-to-back with some clarity on whether Nikola Jokic or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins the award, they are out of luck. After scoring 35 points and sparking the Nuggets to put up …

[ad_1] On a day where Jase Richardson has already been named as one of the top freshmen in the Big Ten Conference, college basketball analyst Andy Katz has positioned him as one of the top freshmen in the entire country, not just the Big Ten. Andy Katz put out his national All-Freshman teams on Tuesday, and Jase Richardson made a …

[ad_1] It’s Tuesday, March 11, and the Milwaukee Bucks (36-27) and Indiana Pacers (35-28) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Bucks are currently 14-16 on the road with a point differential of 2, while the Pacers have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home. Milwaukee won both meetings by 8 and …

[ad_1] Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz is joined by Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love who reflects on his favorite college basketball memory and talks about what it’s like for Arizona to be in the Big 12 tournament. Hear the full conversation on the “College Basketball Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. Video …

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[ad_1] Boston Celtics bidders have until the end of the week to submit their revised offers for the NBA franchise, according to multiple people familiar with the details. The next round of bids is due by end of day Friday, said the people, who were granted anonymity because the details are private. It’s the next step forward in a sale …

[ad_1] Duke University’s men’s basketball success over the years—the national championships, the Final Four appearances, all the NBA players who’ve honed their craft down in Durham—has created a blue-chip brand. It’s also spawned that most uniquely American sports specimen: the Dukie everyone loves to hate. Christian Laettner, the 6-ft. 11-in. sharpshooter with the matinee hair and icy stare, won back-to-back …

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[ad_1] This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show On this edition of The Kevin O’Connor Show, KOC welcomes in Steve Jones Jr. to help him break down the chaos of the NBA at the moment. The Nuggets and Thunder split their back-to-back, but KOC feels like an MVP may have emerged. More …

[ad_1] The Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team suffered what could be a disastrous defeat Saturday night at home in Moody Center to the Oklahoma Sooners. In a battle where both teams are fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, it was OU that came out on top 76-72. The loss will probably cost UT a spot in the NCAA …

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[ad_1] After being ruled out for a sixth straight game on Monday, Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porziņġis announced on social media that he is suffering from a “viral illness.” “I have been dealing with some viral illness that we haven’t been able to fully identify yet,” Porziņġis wrote. “I am recovering and getting better. But still working my way back …

[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA (AP) — La Salle named Darris Nichols as its new basketball coach on Tuesday, succeeding Fran Dunphy, who will retire from coaching at the end of the season. Nichols went 68-63 in four seasons at Radford from 2021 through this season. Radford went 20-13 this season, the second time in Nichols’ four seasons he won at least 20 …

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