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Warriors star Steph Curry isn’t slowed by impaired vision as best shooter ever originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area OAKLAND – Nearly a decade after Stephen Curry established himself as the best deep shooter in basketball history, he disclosed that such acclaim came despite eyesight that was profoundly imperfect. Advertisement That he had no idea his vision was impaired …

The Lakers’ local broadcast team will bring back familiar faces while also having some shakeups for the 2026-27 NBA season. Spectrum SportsNet announced Wednesday that play-by-play announcer Bill Macdonald and analyst Stu Lantz will return to lead the Lakers’ television broadcast team. Danny Green will have a more featured role on the Lakers’ TV broadcasts in 2026-27. NBAE via Getty …

This week, ESPN released its list of the top 100 NBA players. The San Antonio Spurs had three players in the top 50: Dylan Harper (50), De’Aaron Fox (43), and Stephon Castle (38). It’s safe to assume that Victor Wembanyama will be in the top 1o, revealed later this week. One player was notably missing from the rankings: Devin Vassell. …

On Tuesday, a 528-page authorized visual book of the Lakers’ franchise history was published by TASCHEN. The book features never-before-published artwork and photographs, along with original stories and essays from many members of the Lakers’ organization, past and present. Advertisement Star guard Luka Dončić’s essay is making waves on social media for the passionate message he sent about being part …

Extension talks with Karl-Anthony Towns have stalled as Knicks training camp nears, but the sides haven’t given up on an agreement. Towns has been eligible for an extension since early August and the Knicks, as The Post reported earlier this month, are asking him to take a discount from his max of four years, $272 million. Advertisement It’s part of …

“A total badass.” That’s how ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas remembers Chris Spatola. Spatola, who died unexpectedly Sept. 21 at age 47, built a remarkable life that stretched far beyond the basketball court. He was an Army standout, a U.S. Army veteran, a respected broadcaster for ESPN and SiriusXM, and the son-in-law of legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Advertisement …

The second apron is coming for the Knicks. Not this season, maybe not next season, but the apron is coming. That may be best evidenced by the fact that contract extension negotiations between the Knicks and star center Karl-Anthony Towns have stalled, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania and Vincent Goodwill. Advertisement The sides have spent extensive time discussing a potential extension …

Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! For the next several weeks, we’ll be writing columns every weekday breaking down the biggest questions we have about every player the Lakers added this offseason. Today, we look at Austin Reaves. Last year was a bit of a convergence season for Austin Reaves and the Lakers, where his pursuit of a new …

In some of the biggest news of the offseason for the Lakers, Stu Lantz will be returning to broadcasts for the 2026-27 Lakers’ season. On Wednesdays, Spectrum SportsNet announced its team for games this season, including the return of Billy Macdonald and Stu Lantz. After missing the back end of last season, Lantz will return for his 41st season with …

The Houston Rockets kicked off their 2026-2027 NBA season on Tuesday with their annual Media Day. Every season, it gives NBA fans and media a chance to see what players have improved this summer, what they’ve rehabbed from injuries, and what they expect for the upcoming season. For the Rockets, the top topic was Fred VanVleet’s health. VanVleet missed the …

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It’s the last week of September! That means we’re just a few days away from training camp and media day. Ladies and gentlemen — make no mistake about it — Brooklyn basketball will return to your lives soon. Our own Jordan Greene is here to help us get PUMPED for it! We’ll talk through the season projections that recently came …

There is a pretty simple question surrounding Collin Murray-Boyles entering his second NBA season: how high can his ceiling actually be? Selected ninth overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, Murray-Boyles entered Toronto with plenty of intrigue. At 6-foot-7 and 245 pounds, he is undersized for a traditional center, but his strength, physicality and instincts allow him to play much bigger …

Marcus Smart could have remained with the Los Angeles Lakers for another season. But when it came time for contract talks, the offer that he got from the franchise was “disrespectful.”  While he ended up signing a deal for less than what the Lakers offered him to join the Houston Rockets, Smart was offended by what the Lakers put on …

With NBA training camps right around the corner, ESPN is rolling out the latest edition of its annual NBA Rank exercise, which ranks players “based on predicted contributions—quality and quantity—for the 2026-27 regular season.” Unsurprisingly, the Sixers’ starting five was well-represented. Here’s where they checked in this year: Advertisement No other Sixers players made the list. Before getting too bent …

Yesterday, we learned that Dillon Brooks had made quite the jump in ESPN’s preseason player rankings, going from unranked a season ago to No. 76 overall. Today, ESPN released players 11 through 50, which means we finally learned where Devin Booker landed. Booker is the only other member of the Phoenix Suns to crack ESPN’s top 100, and after entering …

NBA veteran and former Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball appeared to announce his retirement from basketball on Wednesday. It now appears his retirement isn’t so certain. Ball, who the Lakers selected with the No. 2 pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, seemed to allude to his career coming to an end during an episode of his “Ball in the …

Contract extension talks between the Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns have been ongoing this offseason after Towns played a huge role in helping New York capture its first championship in 53 years. According to SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley, there’s been plenty of dialogue between the two sides, and those conversations have been positive, with the Knicks making it known they …

Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks are apparently very far apart on a new contract extension ahead of training camp next week. Talks between the Knicks and Towns have “stagnated” and an agreement is now considered unlikely, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Vincent Goodwill. The two sides have spent extensive time discussing the extension this offseason, “but there …

Every day, we’ll take a closer look at another member of the 2026-27 Phoenix Suns, examining what they bring to the roster and what their role could mean for the season ahead as we count down to training camp and the preseason. Point Guard, 6’1″, 195 pounds, 27 years old, 4th season Advertisement Collin Gillespie has been a diamond in …

This summer, the Lakers were expected to make roster changes, but few expected the overhaul that followed. Austin Reaves was the only free agent the Lakers re-signed, instead opting to completely remake the roster around Luka Dončić. The team used nearly every asset available, trading draft picks for center Walker Kessler and using cap space to make a host of …

As the Dallas Mavericks prepare to ramp up for the 2026-27 season, there’s a lot of excitement about star point guard Kyrie Irving’s return to the court after missing all of last season with an ACL tear. On paper, Irving figures to be a seamless fit next to second-year phenom Cooper Flagg, but the 15-year age gap between the two …

In perhaps the most injury-riddled playoff matchup of the season last spring, the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the Houston Rockets in six games. Luka Dončić, Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams did not log a single minute. Kevin Durant only played one game. Austin Reaves missed the first four games of the series. That’s a lot of pivotal names missing in …

Even setting aside the two major blockbuster additions in Philadelphia, Mike Gansey was lauded for what he did in his first offseason for the Sixers due to the improved depth pieces he brought into the fold. Signing Dean Wade to a reasonable long-term deal was a nice bit of roster work, but something many people anticipated might happen due to …