Luke Kennard delivers a huge performance in his postseason debut with the Los Angeles Lakers. Kennard scored 27 points in … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p46oHH7rYnM Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

CJ McCollum delivered a low blow to Jalen Brunson on the court at Madison Square Garden. He then delivered another one after the game. During the second quarter of the Knicks’ 113-102 Game 1 win over the Hawks on Saturday night, McCollum was given a technical for kicking Brunson right in the midsection while taking a jump shot (he was …

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Luke-ah? With star guard Luka Doncic back on the Lakers sideline but still out indefinitely, Luke Kennard did his best impression of the NBA’s leading scorer Saturday, catapulting the Lakers to a 107-98 win over the Houston Rockets to give the Lakers a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series. Advertisement Kennard drained all five of his three-point attempts, …

The Laettner era was amazing for Duke fans in many ways. Obviously, Christian Laettner’s competitive flame burned incredibly bright. He developed a mystique like no one else in college basketball history: other fan bases truly hated him, but they also feared him, because Laettner was absolutely ruthless. He gutted everyone: UNC, Connecticut, Kentucky. They all hated him, but they knew …

At a certain point, you have to stop circling possibilities and just make a call. Nobody enjoys that part, because it means putting something on record and living with it for the next two months. The Celtics enter the playoffs as one of the most difficult teams in the league to pin down. They’ve shown enough to believe in a …

Could Kentucky see another commitment today? Kentucky is heavily involved with both Syracuse transfer Donnie Freeman and Colorado transfer Sebastian Rancik, and there’s a belief that one of those players could make a decision today. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Kentucky Sports Radio’s Matt Jones said yesterday evening he thinks either Freeman or Rancik will commit to Kentucky before the end of …

The Lakers limped painfully into the playoffs Saturday night only to delightfully discover a miracle salve. An opponent as mangled as they were. Yes, the Lakers are beginning this tournament seriously hampered by the indefinite absences of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Advertisement But — surprise, surprise — the Houston Rockets showed up with a bad leg of their own, …

Former Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball guard Connor Essegian has announced he’ll return to Nebraska for his senior season. While it’s still a bit weird seeing teams announce that players will be returning, that’s the state of college athletics with NIL deals and the transfer portal playing such a prominent role in athletes’ decisions. Advertisement Essegian was on the bench for …

The NBA has not seen a reigning champion take its title defense as far as the conference finals, let alone hoist a second consecutive Larry O’Brien trophy, since the Golden State Warriors were cut off at the ankle and calf by the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 Finals. That’s seven straight seasons in which parity has ruled supreme, for better …

Between the resignation of embattled coach Bucky Waters in 1973, and the arrival of Gene Banks and Kenny Dennard in 1977, there wasn’t a whole lot to celebrate for Duke Basketball. Bill Foster took the job after a ludicrous plan to bring Adolph Rupp out of retirement didn’t work out, and Foster was a builder. Advertisement In his first class, …

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Tyrese Maxey may not be on the level of a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, or even Jalen Brunson, but in a first round series against Philadelphia, the Celtics will get an opportunity to test their top-5 defense. When going up against a great player, there are two schools of thought: let them get theirs and shut everybody else down, or cut …

While the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team has three incoming freshmen, losing out on Zavier Zens is going to sting for quite some time. Not only did the Badgers miss out on Zens, but a few days ago, one of the players Zens beat out to win Mr. Basketball, Amare Hereford, committed to Milwaukee over Wisconsin. Hereford had made the …

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It was only a matter of time. Hack-a-Mitch has become a playoff staple with Knicks opponents given Mitchell Robinson’s well-documented struggles at the free throw line. And it predictably emerged again in the Knicks’ 113-102 Game 1 win over the Hawks on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Advertisement Robinson had been impactful on the glass and as a rim …

After a fairly quiet first week of the portal cycle for Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff, the program finally received its first major announcement. Freshman guard Cayden Boozer announced that he will be returning to Durham for the 2026-27 campaign, which becomes a major development for the rest of Duke’s offseason. Boozer was the first major …

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The San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trailblazers took very different paths on their way back to the playoffs after prolonged droughts. San Antonio far exceeded expectations, a 62-20 season that no one saw coming, built on the talents of a young core that appears to have skipped a step or two in just Victor Wembanyama’s third season. Portland on the …

Preston Edmead has gone from the Lions’ den to the Wolfpack. The superb Hofstra freshman point guard, who was a major factor in the Pride’s first NCAA Tournament bid in 25 years, announced he will be playing for North Carolina State of the ACC after one shining moment on the national stage. Advertisement “I really built a good bond with …

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NEW YORK — Not only did Jalen Brunson take one below the belt, he also got criticized on top of it. Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum’s leg kicked out during a jumpshot Saturday, April 18, striking Brunson in the groin, which eventually resulted in a technical foul, upon review. McCollum believes the review happened because Brunson embellished it after the …

Mick Cronin added another promising young transfer Saturday when the UCLA men’s basketball coach received a commitment from Azavier Robinson. The 6-foot-2 combo guard, whose freshman season at Butler was cut short by a wrist injury, brings plenty of intrigue with him to Westwood. UCLA men’s basketball received a commitment from Azavier Robinson on Saturday. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images …

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According to Fred Katz, the Cleveland Cavaliers will discuss moving Donovan Mitchell if they aren’t able to get an extension done this summer. From Katz: However Cleveland fares over these next two months will mold its future. Harden has a $42 million player option for next season that he’s likely to decline, a league source said. But a longer-term deal …