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[ad_1] If there is one thing NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis agree upon, it is that there is a lot more money to be made in Europe from basketball. “There’s agreement that where we are in terms of the level of interest in basketball in Europe is not commensurate with the commercial activities…” Silver said …

[ad_1] Celtics on pace to set multiple NBA 3-point shooting records originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics put on their own 3-point shootout almost every game, and it’s been an enormously successful strategy for them. It helped the Celtics win the 2024 NBA Finals last season, and this season it has paved the way for an impressive …

[ad_1] Why watching Steph play reminds Hield of soccer stars Messi, Ronaldo originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Buddy Hield grew up watching Warriors teammate Steph Curry change the game of basketball with his 3-point shooting prowess. And now that they share the same uniform, Hield still gets starstruck when watching the 10-time NBA All-Star sink triple after triple, even at age …

[ad_1] Report: Warriors have trade interest for three Nets players originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors will search high and low for a potential upgrade to their starting lineup. And one Eastern Conference team could provide multiple solutions. The Brooklyn Nets have received trade interest in forwards Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith and guard Dennis Schroder and have …

[ad_1] We’re approaching trade season in the NBA, and a star who hasn’t been available for a few years could be on the market this winter. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Miami Heat are “open to listening” to offers for Jimmy Butler. The 14-year veteran, who is in his sixth season with the Heat, is averaging 19 points, 5.4 …

[ad_1] Hield believes he has found NBA home with Warriors after long journey originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – To Buddy Hield, the Bahamas will always be home. The food. The weather. The beaches and all the activities – from the nightlife and enjoying a glass of rum, to the freedom of jumping on a jet …

[ad_1] Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder will play the Dallas Mavericks in the knockout round of the NBA Cup; find out every matchup and the how to watch all the games! (Joshua Gateley/Getty Images) After a month of play, this year’s Emirates NBA Cup tournament is entering the knockout round this week. Eight remaining NBA teams, divided evenly …

[ad_1] Now things get serious. We are through the group play stage of the 2024 NBA Cup, and it is down to eight teams in the knockout round. Win the first game, and teams get a mid-season trip to Las Vegas to play for the $514,971 prize money for each player on the NBA Cup championship team. Let’s break it …

[ad_1] Boston, MA – November 6: Utah Prep’s A.J. Dybantsa said that BYU’s NBA-influenced coaching staff played a big part in his decision to commit to the Cougars. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) A.J. Dybantsa, the top college basketball recruit in the class of 2025, announced his commitment to BYU during Tuesday’s episode of ESPN’s “First …

[ad_1] Jimmy Butler trade talk felt inevitable after he and the Heat did not agree to an extension last summer. Miami wasn’t going down that road — after last season Pat Riley expressed his frustration with players missing time, not coincidentally after a season where Butler played in just 60 games and missed the Heat’s first-round playoff loss to the …

[ad_1] Boston’s defensive rating is only a half-point worse than last season, and the league numbers are simply much better than 2023-24 to this point. Boston ranks 10th overall while allowing 110.8 points per 100 possessions, but that’s 7.5 points worse than top-ranked Oklahoma City. The rest of the numbers in that chart are wildly similar. So where exactly can …

[ad_1] The Jonathan Kuminga Experiment: Why it’s now or never for Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors are on the clock. And so is Jonathan Kuminga. They both will spend 59 games in the regular season, and maybe more in the playoffs, seeking clarity about a relationship that remains unclear after 232 games …

[ad_1] Welcome back to the Internet’s most accurate power rankings, where in this biweekly installment we will sort the NBA Cup’s eight-team field of quarterfinalists into so perfect an order it cannot be questioned. Gone from this list are the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. In their place are the surging New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks, the upstart Atlanta …

[ad_1] Welcome to the Fantasy Vibe Check, your place to vent about the highs, lows and head-scratchers from the NBA and fantasy basketball. Check out who I’m vibing with, and let me know in the comments or @DanTitus about what’s got you feeling a type-of-way about fantasy basketball. 😵‍💫 I’m salty that Franz Wagner will miss time One of the …

[ad_1] Report: Warriors among Butler’s three preferred trade destinations originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s no secret the Warriors have had interest in acquiring a star player to pair next to Steph Curry. After failed pursuits of both Paul George and Lauri Markkanen in the offseason, Golden State still is looking to add a star playmaker and scorer …

[ad_1] The 2024 Emirates NBA Cup has reached the knockout stage with eight teams set to battle in the quarterfinals of the tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday. Who will survive the single-elimination bracket and be crowned this year’s champ? Our writers weigh in. 1. The NBA Cup is _________. Kevin O’Connor: An upgrade over the standard regular season. While I …

[ad_1] Hield embraces NBA career ‘roller-coaster’ that led him to Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Buddy Hield still remembers the odd advice he once received from an NBA general manager, advising him to view himself as someone who can always bounce around the league. There are two sides to that thinking. The GM’s point …

[ad_1] This is getting to be an expensive month for Anthony Edwards. The Minnesota Timberwolves star was fined $25,000 on Monday for using “profane language” in an interview after the team’s win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Edwards has now been fined $60,000 total in the past month. Edwards, after leading the Timberwolves to a 107-90 win over …

[ad_1] Scottie Barnes exited early from Monday’s game against the Knicks with an ankle injury, and he is set to be re-evaluated on Tuesday after the initial x-rays came back clean. That’s good news, but he still may miss some time. Their next game is on Thursday in Miami, and there are only three games that day. That makes both …

[ad_1] The Knicks pulled out a 113-108 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. Here are some takeaways… – RJ Barrett was part of the package shipped off to Toronto in the OG Anunoby deal last season, and the two were guarding each other in the contest. Both got off to a strong start, with Anunoby scoring New York’s …

[ad_1] Scottie Barnes hopped off the court with an ankle injury on Monday night. (Cole Burston/Getty Images) Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes went down with an apparent foot injury in their 113-108 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday night. Barnes, in the third quarter of the matchup at Scotiabank Arena, went up to try and block Karl-Anthony Towns …

[ad_1] This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor is joined by Jason Timpf to discuss seven big takeaways from last weekend’s NBA action before previewing the NBA Cup. The duo kick things off with the red-hot Miami Heat and Tyler Herro’s breakout play. With Herro stepping up, the guys discuss …

[ad_1] INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Among the NBA intelligentsia (or what passes for it), the Houston Rockets have become a League Pass favorite. They are athletic, deep, and play with the grit and intensity their coach Ime Udoka showed in a seven-year NBA career, which made him a favorite of the Spurs’ Gregg Popovich. Houston swarms opponents defensively then uses the …

[ad_1] It’s Monday, December 9th, and the New York Knicks (14 – 9) and Toronto Raptors (7 – 17) are all set to square off tonight at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Knicks are currently 5-4 on the road with a point differential of 7, while the Raptors have a 7 -3 record in their last ten home games. We’ve …

[ad_1] Subscribe to Good Word with Goodwill This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill is joined by former NBA video coordinator, turned contributor for The Athletic and Bleacher Report Mo Dakhil. Dakhil joins to discuss the continued run of dominance by the reigning champion Boston Celtics and unpack …