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[ad_1] Lonnie Walker IV can get a team a bucket. Last season the 6’4″ guard averaged 9.7 points a game for Brooklyn, and it was 11.7 a game for the Lakers the season before. He showed flashes this season in training camp with Boston but could not land a spot on one of the more established teams in the NBA, …

[ad_1] Watch Steph, Kerr relive emotional Paris Olympics gold medal win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Team USA’s gold medal win at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and specifically Steph Curry’s Herculean effort in the game’s final minutes, will go down as one of the greatest moments in basketball history. And with the release of Netflix’s new “Court of …

[ad_1] KD clarifies why he was not interested in Warriors reunion originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kevin Durant was not interested in a midseason trade from the Phoenix Suns to the Warriors, and his reason was valid. Golden State and Phoenix reportedly had a blockbuster trade in place that would have sent the superstar forward back to the …

[ad_1] The end of the NBA on TNT is nigh, but not so for many of the network’s most familiar faces. NBC announced on Tuesday that longtime TNT game analyst and Hall of Fame ex-Pacers guard Reggie Miller will join the network for its return to NBA coverage next season. Miller will take on the same role he’s held for …

[ad_1] With NBA play resuming on Wednesday, now is a good time to hold a roundtable discussing a few questions that will impact fantasy basketball for the rest of the season. The last question focuses on the “silly season.” Every year, there tend to be a few players who emerge during fantasy playoff time, providing surprisingly positive value. Rotoworld fantasy …

[ad_1] Kevin Durant loves ball. So much so that it brought him to tears when talking about his love for Olympic competition. The Phoenix Suns star sat down for an interview for the Netflix and Olympic Channel documentary “Court of Gold” about the basketball competition at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Durant played in those Olympics and helped lead …

[ad_1] This embedded content is not available in your region. On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vince and the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn reflect on NBA All-Star weekend and what the league and players need to do to make it worth while. Vince and Gary then give their picks for potential NBA Finals matchups including which series would …

[ad_1] Sixers agree to sign Lonnie Walker IV from Lithuania originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers are set to make a post-deadline pickup in Lonnie Walker IV. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported Tuesday that Walker has agreed to join the Sixers on a two-year, $3 million deal. A source told NBC Sports Philadelphia the contract is for the …

[ad_1] Lonnie Walker IV is returning to the league. Walker struck a last-second deal to join the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday afternoon, his agent told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Walker and the 76ers agreed to a two-year, $3 million contract. Walker started this season with Žalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania, and he’s been competing in the EuroLeague. He had an NBA opt-out …

[ad_1] With NBA play resuming on Wednesday, now is a good time to hold a roundtable discussing a few questions that will impact fantasy basketball for the rest of the season. Having already discussed the top of the fantasy rankings, next up are the surprises. Nick Schlain, Noah Rubin, Raphielle Johnson, and Zak Hanshew make their picks for the overachieving …

[ad_1] Hardaway Sr. torches ‘crybaby’ Butler for unruly Heat ending originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s no secret that Jimmy Butler’s tenure with the Miami Heat ended on a sour note. Before he was shipped off to the Warriors in a blockbuster deal before the NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline, Butler was serving an indefinite suspension, his third …

[ad_1] Reggie Miller joins NBC as NBA lead game analyst beginning next season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia One of the NBA’s greatest shooters is switching teams. NBC officially hired Reggie Miller as a lead game analyst for next season when the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock this October. Miller, who was inducted into the Basketball …

[ad_1] Haslem uses odd alligator analogy to describe Warriors’ playoff odds originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green believes in the new-look Warriors, but not everyone on the national stage is buying what he’s selling. Former Miami Heat big man and current ESPN NBA analyst Udonis Haslem doesn’t see the Warriors getting out of the first round of …

[ad_1] It’s always about the money. “The Trade” was the topic throughout All-Star weekend in San Francisco, with everyone still reeling from Luka Doncic being traded to the Lakers for Anthony Davis (and Max Christie and a pick). “What I remember from it, what strikes me, is how the Mavs fans are hurting, how they feel,” Victor Wembanyama said. “In …

[ad_1] With NBA play resuming on Wednesday, now is a good time to hold a roundtable discussing a few questions that will impact fantasy basketball for the rest of the season. Among those is whether or not someone can catch Nikola Jokic atop the fantasy rankings. He, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Victor Wembanyama have separated themselves from the pack. Rotoworld fantasy …

[ad_1] Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, left, high-fives Lakers legend Kobe Bryant after a Dec. 29, 2019, game at Staples Center. Six years later, a new mural capturing this moment, with Doncic in a Lakers uniform, is up in Los Angeles. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images) Casual fans might assume Kobe Bryant never crossed paths with Luka …

[ad_1] In the wake of the shocking Luka Doncic trade, who is the next superstar player who could be traded? The consensus answer to that has been Giannis Antetokounmpo if the Bucks flame out early in the playoffs. However, Howard Beck of The Ringer threw out an unexpected name: Ja Morant. An NBA executive pegs Ja Morant as a star …

[ad_1] 2025 NBA All-Star – Practice & Media Availability Reggie Miller, the Indiana Pacers’ all-time scoring, assists and steals leader, will be joining NBC Sports as a lead game analyst in October, when the NBA returns to NBC and makes its Peacock debut. During his 18-year career with the Pacers, Miller was regarded as one of the greatest shooters and …

[ad_1] One of the NBA’s greatest shooters is switching teams. NBC officially hired Reggie Miller as a lead game analyst for next season when the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock this October. Miller, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, has worked as a broadcaster for …

[ad_1] The Knicks’ 36-18 record puts them in rare territory. They are the first Knicks team since 1996-97 to reach 36 or more wins through 54 games. Since the start of the Pat Riley era (1991-92), only three other Knicks teams have won 36 games or more at this point in the season. Two of those teams reached the conference …

[ad_1] This year’s NBA All-Star Game has been widely criticized, but perhaps some good ideas will come out of the weekend. Before the regular season resumes on Wednesday, let’s break some of them down. 1. What’s the best All-Star idea you’ve heard or seen coming out of the weekend? Ben Rohrbach: USA vs. World. It was the only idea in …

[ad_1] Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make and a quick look at the schedule and lineup notes …

[ad_1] Six biggest questions for Celtics to answer post-All-Star break originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The NBA All-Star Game might have been an interminable slog with very limited amounts of actual basketball, but the All-Star break is zipping by. The Boston Celtics will be back on the floor Thursday night in Philadelphia ready to rip through 27 games in …

[ad_1] The defending champions and the two teams with the best records in the NBA are the post-All-Star Game favorites to win the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder are both at +225 to win the Finals at BetMGM while the Cleveland Cavaliers are at +800. The Thunder and Cavaliers are atop their respective conferences with 44-10 …

[ad_1] The defending champions and the two teams with the best records in the NBA are the post-All-Star Game favorites to win the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder are both at +225 to win the Finals at BetMGM while the Cleveland Cavaliers are at +800. The Thunder and Cavaliers are atop their respective conferences with 44-10 …