Kon Knueppel will miss all of training camp and, very likely, the start of the season after injuring his left hamstring, the Charlotte Hornets announced. He will be reevaluated the first week of the season (the week of Oct. 19). This is a blow to a Charlotte team that needs to use training camp to reinvent its offense without LaMelo …

With the start of the college basketball season just over a month away now, the St. John’s Red Storm are hopeful to take another step forward. Since Rick Pitino has come to the program, the Red Storm have been able to improve each year. In his three seasons with St. John’s, Pitino has been able to make the NCAA Tournament …

LeBron James sees elite defensive potential in ‘flat-out player’ VJ Edgecombe originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia LeBron James isn’t underrating how valuable VJ Edgecombe can be for the new-look Sixers this season. Advertisement On the latest episode of his Mind the Game podcast with Steve Nash, James detailed his confidence in the second-year guard after his All-Rookie First Team …

Kevin Willard was connected to a number of point guards during the transfer-portal process, but he landed on Elijah Crawford as his choice. This decision was made in large part due to three things: free-throw shooting, defense and pick-and-roll efficiency. Both Willard and CBS’ Jon Rothstein have spoken about these attributes on multiple occasions throughout the offseason. Those skills should …

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The Celtics and their fans have to be pleased with the way last season went. It was supposed to be a reset year in the absence of Jayson Tatum, but instead turned into a surprise playoff run as the two-seed. They lost in seven games to Philadelphia, but the confirmation that they had a rock-solid group around their superstar was …

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The NBA is a league defined by legacy. Who has a ring, and who doesn’t. Who beat who in what finals, and what makes them the real G-O-A-T. Fans don’t just care who the best player was at any given time, but rather, what they represented, what they meant to a city, and whether or not they stuck around for …

The Nuggets have spent years trying to survive the minutes without Nikola Jokić. They’ve won plenty of games and a championship along the way, but the problem has kept coming back. Over the past five regular seasons, Denver has a +10.8 net rating with Jokić and a -7.5 net rating without him, per Databallr. Even with Jamal Murray on the …

Welcome to Inside the Suns, a deep down analysis of the current Phoenix Suns team in which the Fantable — a round table of Bright Siders — give their takes on the Suns’ latest issues and news. Fantable Questions of the Week Q1: This Monday is Media Day. What are the top 3 questions you would ask IF you were …

The big things that came to mind when I sat down to analyze Anthony Davis were negatives: he misses a lot of games, and he’s aging — he’ll turn 34 in March. As Southern Utah University sports economist and author of Wages of Wins David Berri has written, NBA players age like milk. Advertisement A few other things stand out …

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The Knicks finally broke a 53-year drought that haunted generations of their city with one of the most dominant runs in recent playoff history this past June. At the center of that cathartic, magical few months was Karl-Anthony Towns. When Leon Rose swung the blockbuster trade to bring KAT in, skeptics questioned whether he could withstand the crucible of the …

Found this post on Instagram. Hope you enjoy it: Stephon Castle was asked in an NBA2K interview about which teammate he’d rate a “99” for various skills and personality traits. When asked who the best scorer on the team is, Castle immediately named Julian Champagnie agreeing that he should have made the NBA’s list of best three-point shooters. Advertisement He …

When ESPN released its annual “NBA Rank” top 10 list Thursday morning, many of us in Celtics-centric circles immediately looked for Jayson Tatum. OK, Nikola Jokic is No. 1. I’d go with Victor Wembanyama, but Jokic is certainly special. Then comes Wemby, followed by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. That’s pretty clearly the top three until further notice, at least from my perspective. …

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CHARLOTTE, USA – APRIL 3: Kon Knueppel from the Charlotte Hornets against Kobe Brown from Indiana Pacers during the NBA game at the Spectrum arena in Charlotte NC, United States, on April 03, 2026. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images) | Anadolu via Getty Images Last year, former Duke star Kon Knueppel missed a game and remarked that it …

Writing ACC previews is a lot harder than it used to be. First, there are 18 teams now, and second, with so many players suing for a fifth year, it’s next to impossible to keep everyone straight. We started our previews in August, we’ll finish them Monday, and several are already outdated. Advertisement Here is a list of players who …

After Duke’s joyride of a season in 1978, the 1979 season wasn’t nearly as fun. Coach Bill Foster had a tough time dealing with the pressure of being the hunted, and the team picked up on the paranoia and was tight for much of the season. Advertisement Senior Day, however, was different. It was Jim Spanarkel’s final home game, and …

Drew Timme, one of the greatest Gonzaga Bulldogs to ever come through the program, is up for the challenge to try and make a loaded Minnesota Timberwolves roster this fall. The undersized, yet extremely skilled 6-9 post man has signed a training camp deal with the franchise, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. This addition of Timme gives Minnesota more depth …

WEST LAFAYETTE — No longer with the rebounding advantage Purdue basketball enjoyed with Oscar Cluff and Trey Kaufman-Renn, Matt Painter is eyeing which players can best absorb those departures on the boards. There’s one obvious answer running with the Boilermakers in practice. Advertisement But there is one hiccup. Purdue doesn’t know if, or when, Enzo Shahrvin will be eligible. “Hopefully …

Why the Sixers? James explains decision, Maxey’s influence originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia LeBron James knows exactly what Tyrese Maxey is all about. As the Sixers’ new superstar detailed on the latest episode of his “Mind the Game” podcast with Steve Nash, that’s an enormous reason why he chose to sign a two-year, minimum-salary deal to come to Philadelphia. …

You know things are gearing up when you cook a fresh list of links and notes spanning just three days’ worth of news, and it already goes up to nearly 1K words. We’re so close to basketball, folks! “I didn’t play for like a month, but me just being a pro, I had to stay locked in. I love this …

There has been so much that has changed in the landscape of college sports since Kevin Young first stepped on campus as the head basketball coach for the BYU Cougars. A short three years later and this system looks more like a semi-pro model than ever before. But after doing his time in the NBA as an assistant, Young is …

Can basketball make you happier? There’s only a few times in life, maybe a handful if you’re lucky, where the elation of the moment transforms into pure joy. The birth of a child. The time you won the national championship as a teenager. That time when you hiked Mount Shasta and felt the euphoria of life rushing through you. Advertisement …