We’ve discussed the value that UCLA starting center Xavier Booker can bring to the defensive side of the court as a rim protector, but it seems as if the Bruins are still in need of a solid perimeter defender. Among the candidates on the team, there is a player who stands out, although he may not see the court enough …

The Toronto Raptors have clinched the first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history as they overcame a 15-point deficit to … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3faRRf6oso Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Amen Thompson is poised for a breakout year. Already one of the league’s best perimeter defenders whose offensive game keeps improving each season, the 23-year-old is on the verge of becoming one of the league’s brightest young stars. The Houston Rockets are paying him like one. Thompson and the Rockets have agreed to a five-year, $208 million contract extension, a …

Michigan State basketball will be welcoming one of the nation’s top teams to the Breslin Center for a marquee exhibition game next month. Michigan State officially announced on Thursday that they’ll host UConn for an exhibition game in late October. The game will be held on October 20, according to a social media post from Michigan State. Advertisement Details of …

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard was reportedly paid $28 million by a company funded by team owner Steve Ballmer that helped the Clippers evade the NBA salary cap, according to a report by Pablo Torre in 2025. Nearly a full year after the NBA launched a formal investigation into the matter, the it issued its findings Wednesday, docking the …

Within UCLA’s new lineup, several transfers will see changes in their responsibilities. Of those players, Trent Perry’s is seemingly the most obvious, as he will step into the role that was held by Donovan Dent last season. But Perry isn’t the only Bruin whose new role could have a major impact on UCLA’s season. In the frontcourt, there are players …

The Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the salary cap to funnel extra money to Kawhi Leonard for his commitment to the team, and they were caught red-handed. The NBA dropped the hammer on the Clippers on Wednesday after a one-year investigation into the allegations first uncovered by journalist Pablo Torre. The NBA decided to dock the Clippers five future first-round draft …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have made some moves along the 2028 recruiting trail as of late. The Blue Devils recently scheduled an official visit with Colton Hiller, the No. 1 overall player in the 2028 recruiting class, per the 247Sports 2028 Composite Rankings. That visit is scheduled for Oct. 5. Hiller is the only recruit …

The Houston Rockets and Amen Thompson have reportedly agreed to a five-year, $208 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The extension for Thompson, the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, also includes a 10% trade kicker. He is entering the final season of a four-year rookie scale contract he signed in 2023 and will earn $12.3 …

With 11 new players entering the fold, the North Carolina Tar Heels will look dramatically different compared to last season. That newness is not exclusive to the roster, as the coaching staff also features several newcomers, including Michael Malone and Chuck Martin. To the Tar Heels’ credit, they have assembled a compelling allotment of talent. The starting lineup is mostly …

We begin ranking the individual tiers within SunsRank today with the depth pieces. I’ll start by acknowledging that this isn’t a perfect science, and it certainly isn’t a perfect polling system. There will be players you voted for in a different tier. That’s fine. I’m going off the majority of the voting for each individual player. So if there is …

The Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team now knows which ACC teams it will face and when next season. The ACC released the entire conference schedule for the 2026-27 season on Wednesday. Syracuse will play 18 games against ACC opponents. It will face each conference program at least once. The Orange will also have a home-and-home against Boston College this year. …

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I spent Wednesday evening racking my brain for a way to combine “karma” and “Kawhi” but the best I came up with was “Kawharma” which sounds more like Middle Eastern meat cooked on a spit. It’s still apropos as Kawhi Leonard is cooked. Shams Charania posted the news as soon as it broke: “BREAKING: The NBA has ruled on the …

Knicks could have a new center target to monitor after NBA drops hammer on Clippers Daily Knicks Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxQVkxqMk5NX05tX0c5eVF0dl9oSk9OZjRPdGJmU29HeEVPcUtYQkYycWtsVE4tMmd2UEk5UzBCV3FKMzVaUlFMQlB3aUpqOEtncDNRTnRVWmxkcG9qLW9sTmxCUDFuM1NUQWJKeXcxQmdnRm9fbm1tUkRVMUdweEdlMGlUbS1OUVE1SXlhWVFKVlJUaHN4d2xuS183d3RUZnZjRmdQdG1BNjdQalh2?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2026-09-03 12:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Following last year’s historic run to the NBA championship, there’s little a critic can say to Jalen Brunson. New York’s captain averaged 28.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 6.1 assists en route to a Knicks championship, hitting clutch shots and stringing together all-time performances along the way. With training camp still a month out, fans have had to occupy their free time with the …

Just 71 days ago, the Los Angeles Clippers selected star All-American guard Keaton Wagler with the No. 5 overall pick. A lot has changed in the roughly two months since they made that pick, however, and right now is not a great time to be a Clippers fan. Advertisement There have been speculations for a long time that the team’s …

Every season, a handful of players leap from promising contributors to household names. An expanded role, offseason development, and new opportunities have these 10 players ready to take the next step in 2026-27. Here are the college basketball players you need to keep an eye on heading into the new season this fall. 10. Amare Bynum, Ohio State Mandatory Credit: …

The NBA has handed down one of the biggest punishments in the history of the league to the Los Angeles Clippers after finding that the franchise circumvented salary cap rules when it courted Kawhi Leonard as a free agent. The league has stripped the team of five first-round draft picks, giving the team no natural pick in the draft from …

When Steve Ballmer bought the Los Angeles Clippers for $2bn in 2014, it was widely regarded as a coup for the NBA. Not only is Ballmer one of the richest men in the world – worth an estimated $152.7bn – but his passion and enthusiasm for the sport stood in stark contrast to the team’s embattled former owner. Donald Sterling, …

“If Player X gets a jumper”… Ben Simmons Disease. If pigs could fly, we’d avoid walking under them, for what should be obvious reasons. If Amen Thompson gets a jumper, he’ll be anywhere from a top-20 to top-1 player in the NBA, depending on whether “get a jumper” means “hit 35% of his two three-point attempts per game” or “hit …

The NBA’s nearly year-long investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers has ended with one of the harshest punishments in league history, sending the franchise back to territory last seen during Minnesota’s Joe Smith salary-cap scandal 25 seasons ago. In the words of Mark Cuban, “Congrats Pablo.” Advertisement The League has concluded that the Clippers violated salary-cap circumvention rules by facilitating …

Over at CBS Sports, they do a feature every summer called Candid Coaches. The idea is they ask questions anonymously and the coaches, secure in their anonymity, speak freely. The most recent question is: what was the best team so far of the 21st century? The top two vote-getters? 2023-24 UConn, with 17%, and 2000-01 Duke with 14% (the defending …

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Clippers fans, please join the rest of L.A. in booing Kawhi Leonard. With your whole chests, let him hear it, the entitled scoundrel. Greedy villain. Selfish charlatan. The Clippers’ star and his team found the one NBA franchise that was desperate enough to allegedly acquiesce to all of his out-of-bounds demands, to break the rules if only he would please, …