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Things are starting to ramp back up around the NBA. Players are working out with teammates and teams are making a lot of moves, but most of those are Exhibit 10 training camp contracts to stack the franchise’s G League roster. Still, there is news of note, and that starts with the LA Clippers. Clippers name John Gibson interim Governor …

The Clippers have found the temporary replacement for the franchise’s majority owner/CEO Steve Ballmer. John Gibson, a Los Angeles-based lawyer, has been named the franchise’s interim governor and CEO. Advertisement The decision came after Ballmer was suspended for one year after the NBA’s investigation into the franchise’s salary cap circumvention allegations for former star forward Kawhi Leonard found that the …

Hall of Fame coach Doc Rivers is officially calling it quits from coaching, but the NBA lifer will still be around the league in a familiar capacity. Rivers will join NBC Sports as a NBA game analyst, where he will continue to display his knowledge and expertise of more than 40 years in the league as a player and coach. …

We have completed our 2026 summer project of determining who the biggest Spurs Villain of all time is, and while the result shouldn’t be at all surprising when taking in context with the timing, I’ll admit it wasn’t the result I expected when we first concocted this idea a little over a month ago (more on that below). Beating out …

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A recent Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinee is moving to the broadcast booth and is insisting he’s retiring from coaching. Long-time NBA lifer Doc Rivers, who most recently served as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks last season and who has more than 40 years of experience in the NBA as a player and coach, will be joining NBC …

The Toronto Raptors are signing their 2026 second-round rookie Jaden Bradley to a multi-year contract, according to the team on Monday. Bradley averaged 6.4 points and 3.2 assists in 20 minutes during Summer League. The highlight of his first stint as a professional came during a 15-point performance in a thrilling 94-93 win over the Indiana Pacers. Advertisement The six-foot-three …

Atlanta Hawks rookie center Henri Veesaar has a torn right ACL. The Hawks announced the news on Monday. Veesaar suffered the injury during a workout on Sept. 15, and imaging revealed the diagnosis. The news is a blow for the versatile rookie center whom the Hawks hoped would secure a rotation spot behind starting center Onyeka Okongwu. Advertisement Veesaar is …

Jaden Bradley will enter his rookie season in the NBA with some significant job security. The Toronto Raptors announced Monday that they have converted the former Arizona point guard’s two-way deal to a multiyear contract. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports the deal is a four-year contract worth $9.3 million. Bradley was selected 50th overall by Toronto in the NBA Draft. …

Longtime NBA forward Nicolas Batum announced his retirement from the league after 18 seasons in a video posted to social media. The video begins with a quote from Batum saying, “After 21 years, it’s time for me to go home.” The 6-foot-7 forward then enters a gym with his son who asks if it’s true that his father is retiring …

Atlanta Hawks rookie center Henri Veesaar has a torn right ACL. The Hawks announced the news on Monday. Veesaar sustained the injury during a workout on Sept. 15, and imaging revealed the diagnosis. The news is a blow for the versatile rookie center whom the Hawks hoped would secure a rotation spot behind starting center Onyeka Okongwu. Advertisement Veesaar is …

Over his 40 seasons of NBA experience, Hall of Famer Doc Rivers has learned a thing or two about the game. Because of that, Rivers will hop back into the broadcast booth for the 2026-27 NBA season, joining NBC as a basketball analyst, according to NBCSports.com. Rivers confirmed the news in a statement, saying he was “excited to be back.” …

After an 18-year NBA career, French forward Nicolas Batum announced his retirement. This was no surprise, Batum had hinted at retirement for a couple of years and said outright before last season that it would likely be his last. In July, the Clippers declined the team option to bring him back next season. Advertisement The No. 25 pick of the …

Today, Marc Stein reported that New York expects to carry 14 standard contracts rather than 15. That means the five veterans brought to camp (Bruce Brown, John Konchar, Ochai Agbaji, Drew Eubanks, and James Wiseman) are effectively duking it out for one job unless the Knicks clear some cash. From the latest Stein Line: “It’s believed that the Knicks will …

Doc Rivers, the 13-year NBA player who later became a championship and Hall of Fame coach, will return to NBC and the broadcast booth this season as a game analyst. “I loved playing the game, I loved coaching it, and I’ve always loved talking about it,” Rivers said. “I have great memories working with NBC, and I’m excited to be …

BREAKING NEWS — Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn just uncovered a new diary from Paul McCartney, suggesting the original lyrics to the 1968 hit “Hey Jude” were much different. Just as “Yesterday” originally came to Macca in a dream as a song about scrambled eggs, contemporaneous notes reveal that the seven minute epic was initially about future Minnesota Timberwolf Julius Randle‘s …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor welcomes YouTuber and independent sports journalist Joon Lee for a wide-ranging conversation on analytics and their impact on modern sports. Joon shares insights on why teams like the Thunder and Dodgers are ahead of the curve, and why Boston Celtics fans might be frustrated by the team’s data-driven strategies. Advertisement The duo …

The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly named Los Angeles-based lawyer John Gibson as the team’s interim governor and CEO in the absence of now-suspended owner Steve Ballmer, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday. Gibson previously served as the lead trial counsel for the Clippers and was involved in the litigation surrounding the sale of the team from former owner Donald Sterling …

“There was not as much discussion around Seattle as there was around Las Vegas,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said of the expansion discussion at last week’s Board of Governors’ meeting in New York. There were a few reasons for that, primarily Las Vegas has more potential ownership groups in the mix, there are questions about where this new team will …

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. Oso Ighodaro Center, 6’11”, 235 pounds, 24 years old, 3rd season Advertisement Oso Ighodaro has had a lot …

Much of the conversation around the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason has revolved around the star-studded projected starting five, with LeBron James and Jaylen Brown joining the incumbent trio of Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and VJ Edgecombe. However, depth is vital over the course of a long NBA campaign. Mike Gansey addressed that issue in part with the free agent signings …

This is the time of year when there are very few trades, and it’s even rarer to see one with names players would recognize, but on-and-off talks between Atlanta and Charlotte have bubbled to the surface. This summer, Atlanta has discussed trading Buddy Heild to Charlotte for Dorian Finney-Smith, reports Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. That deal has yet …

The Dallas Mavericks are less than a week away from kicking off training camp in advance of Cooper Flagg’s second season in the NBA. Flagg’s personal trainer, Matt MacKenzie, sat down with RG.org to discuss what Flagg has been up to this offseason and what we can expect from his pairing with Kyrie Irving in year two. The discussion was …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bucks fans and fans across the country. Now that Giannis is gone, the question of who leads the team in trade value is pretty interesting. As you’ll see in my personal trade value rankings (dropping on Wednesday), I …

Hoo boy. OK, so the obvious place you have to start with Gary Trent Jr. is his contract. It is the elephant in the room. There’s natural resentment toward Trent because of the contract. I get that. However, to me, the ire of fans shouldn’t go toward the player; it should go toward the GM, who—in his flailing desperation to …