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Retired NBA forward Blake Griffin and swimwear designer Francesca Aiello are married, a representative for Griffin confirmed to People. The pair, who reportedly got engaged in late 2024, have yet to share details of their wedding. Griffin made waves when he was spotted wearing his gold wedding band while promoting Season 2 of NBA on Prime, as well as his …

Both Dalton Knecht and the Lakers took a giant kick to the chin. As for the Lakers? They waived their No. 17 pick in the 2024 draft on Monday after trying to use the 25-year-old forward as trade bait but getting no bites. Advertisement This is their second first-round pick in the last few years that turned out to be …

As they do, the Brooklyn Nets declined to offer Noah Clowney an extension Monday, the deadline for such deals. Indeed, only eight players from the 2023 Draft were rewarded. Big names like Scoot Henderson, Anthony Black, Derick Lively II, Bilal Coulibaly and Jaime Jacquez didn’t make the cut either. At this point, Clowney is on a prove-it deal. He’ll be …

When JJ Redick took over as the Lakers’ head coach in June 2024, he and Rob Pelinka, the franchise’s general manager and now president of basketball operations, laid out many emphases that fit into their vision of the franchise. Among them was player development – with the exact phrase being mentioned by Redick and Pelinka at least 13 times during …

By mid-August, Josh Hart was already tired of the perpetual congratulations. In September, it felt like “a burden.” As great as winning a championship was for the Knicks — and many of the players celebrated wildly and extensively, to be clear — Hart wanted to focus on progress, not history.  Advertisement “You’re fully into the swing of working out in …

With the 2026-27 NBA season here, it’s time to make our championship predictions. Who will win it all? Our writers make their picks. Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Basketball league for the 2026-27 NBA season Who will win the East? Kelly Iko: New York Knicks. I have a gut feeling that some of New York’s very public, very unfortunate …

One of the biggest moves the Sacramento Kings made during the offseason was taking a chance on former All-Star Ben Simmons, who missed all of the 2025-26 season to focus on rehabilitation recovering from lingering injuries in his back and knees. His resurgence was profiled by ESPN in their E60 series “Being Ben,” a 60-minute in-depth documentary that goes behind …

The Cleveland Cavaliers have multiple players working through injuries as the start of the 2026-27 regular season looms. Kenny Atkinson provided updates on Sam Merrill, Nae’Qwan Tomlin, and Khalifa Diop. Advertisement “[Everyone practiced] except for Nae’Qwan,” said Atkinson. “Sam was limited.” Diop and Tomlin did not appear throughout the preseason. Merrill played in two of the three. Atkinson noted that …

In the winter of 2014, I was struggling through my freshman year of college. After spending my entire childhood in the North Texas suburbs, I made the reckless and ill-advised decision to attend a private university in central Illinois. Things weren’t going well for me— my mental health was in the gutter, I was abusing substances and failing my classes, …

Jaden McDaniels has looked very good for Minnesota this preseason, averaging 24.8 points in less than 21 minutes a night while shooting 60.6% from the field and an unsustainable but promising 71.4% from beyond the arc. If Minnesota is going to thrive in the Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball era, McDaniels’ two-way contributions will be key. That is why the …

The depth of the Philadelphia 76ers continues to take hits this preseason. Dominick Barlow, who has been absent this preseason due to what was only really described as a back injury, has been confirmed to have suffered a lumbar spine bone stress response, the team announced Monday evening. The diagnosis came as the result of imaging done on the 23-year-old …

The deadline has passed for the Washington Wizards and Bilal Coulibaly to reach a rookie-scale contract extension, which means the 22-year-old wing will enter restricted free agency this summer. Washington selected Coulibaly with the No. 7 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. He was the first selection made by Will Dawkins, who traded up one slot to secure the high-upside …

After four preseason games with the Minnesota Timberwolves on an Exhibit 10 training camp contract, forward/center Drew Timme was waived before the start of the 2026-27 regular season. No need to fret, as the Phoenix Suns immediately picked up the Gonzaga Bulldog legend off waivers and signed him to their third and final two-way contract spot. This was first reported …

Minutes before the 4:00 p.m. deadline to finalize their regular season roster, it was announced that the Milwaukee Bucks waived Kevin Porter Jr. This brings the final roster size to 15 after the weekend saw the Bucks waive several other players, including Pete Nance. The 26-year-old’s waiving comes after a snake-bitten year—in the 2025-2026 campaign KPJ was only able to …

The Mavericks chose not to extend Dereck Lively II before the rookie-scale extension deadline, meaning he will enter restricted free agency after the 2026-27 season if Dallas does not work out a new deal beforehand. On the surface, that may look surprising. Advertisement Lively was awesome as a rookie. He immediately looked like the kind of center Dallas could build …

The 2026-27 NBA season tips off next Tuesday, but the basketball card market is already in midseason form. Since the Knicks’ dramatic NBA Finals victory in June, NBA fans have largely been focused on LeBron’s move to the 76ers, because it wouldn’t be an offseason without The King commanding the vast majority of the attention. However, when it comes to …

You thought the Phoenix Suns were done making moves? You thought wrong! After waiving both Kobe Brea and CJ Huntley earlier today, the Suns have claimed former Gonzaga standout Drew Timme off waivers. Timme is entering his third year in the league, having previously spent time with the Brooklyn Nets and, most recently, the Los Angeles Lakers. In nine games …

There are only so many spots available on any NBA roster. That’s especially true for a young team like the Brooklyn Nets — average age 24.31 years, with rookie contracts accounting for eight of their 15 standard deals. That’s why Summer League, training camp, and the preseason are so valuable for those Exhibit 10 and two-way players hoping to make …

The Lakers waived former first-round pick Dalton Knecht on Monday to reach the NBA’s maximum roster requirements before the season begins this week. The 17th overall pick in the 2024 draft had fallen out of the rotation in the last two seasons but had a chance to prove himself during training camp and the preseason, when the Lakers had 16 …

Lakers fans thought they had a steal. For the first 19 games of Dalton Knecht’s NBA career, in the 2024-25 season, the rookie out of Tennessee thrived on the LeBron James/Anthony Davis Lakers, averaging 12.2 points per game, shooting 43.9% from 3-point range, and he already had started seven games. Things looked very different that season after Luka Doncic’s arrival …

SAN FRANCISCO ― The Golden State Warriors can’t afford any additional injuries while awaiting thew return of Jimmy Butler III and Moses Moody, especially with uncertainty about center Kristaps Porzingis. So when Stephen Curry, their 38-year-old superstar, suffered a non-contact lower leg injury during an open practice Sunday, Oct. 18, there was a deep gasp from nearly everyone in attendance …

Charlotte already placed a big bet on Brandon Miller when they traded away LaMelo Ball this summer. Now they have put their money down on that bet. Miller and the Hornets have agreed to a five-year, $209 million rookie contract extension, a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN. Advertisement This is big money from Charlotte — it’s more than …

Walter Clayton Jr. appeared to have a bright future in the NBA after leading Florida to the 2025-26 NCAA men’s basketball national championship as a senior. However, the former Gators star hit a speed bump in his NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies waiving the guard on Monday along with forward Micah Peavy, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. Advertisement Join or …

No question Madison Square Garden will live up to its moniker as the Mecca of Basketball Tuesday night when Jalen Brunson and the Knicks raise a championship banner and then take the court against LeBron James and the 76ers. New York enters the season with much of the core that powered last year’s title run intact, led by Brunson, Mikal …

Dalton Knecht’s run with the Los Angeles Lakers is over. The Lakers waived Knecht on Monday, just two days before they officially open the 2026-27 NBA season, the team announced. The decision came just before the league’s deadline for teams to finalize their opening-day regular season rosters. Advertisement As a result, both Bronny James and Jaden Hardy made the Lakers’ …