After missing the start of Milwaukee’s training camp due to testing positive for COVID-19, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is set to join the team in Miami this weekend. Bucks coach Doc Rivers told reporters Friday that Antetokounmpo was set to fly in from Greece Friday night and would be reporting to training camp Saturday ahead […]
Read MoreBucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was absent from media day Monday after being diagnosed with COVID, Milwaukee general manager Jon Horst said. Antetokounmpo is currently in Greece and Horst said the Bucks were trying to make him available to the media via Zoom, With training camp getting underway, the Bucks did not indicate how long the […]
Read MoreGuard Landry Shamet will return for his second season with the New York Knicks after agreeing to a one-year deal, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. Shamet, 28, a first-round pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 draft, averaged 5.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in 50 games as a reserve with New York last […]
Read MoreChicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey signed a four-year, $100 million extension on Tuesday.Giddey, 22, averaged 14.6 points along with career highs of 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 70 games with the Bulls in 2024-25. He had seven triple-doubles and 30 double-doubles last season after being acquired from the Thunder in a trade […]
Read MoreTom Dundon, owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, has agreed to buy the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers at a valuation $4.25 billion from the estate of Paul Allen, Sportico and other US media reported on Wednesday. Sportico and ESPN reported that Dundon and his co-investors, who include Portland-based Sheel Tyle, plan to keep the Trail […]
Read MoreSan Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan injured his calf while training with Poland’s national team, which will keep him out of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 tournament that starts Aug. 27. In an announcement by the Polish Basketball Federation, Sochan confirmed that he would miss EuroBasket but added that “doctors predict that I will be fully […]
Read MoreFil-American Jordan Clarkson has joined the New York Knicks after finalizing a contract buyout with the Utah Jazz. The 2021 NBA Sixth Man of the Year recorded averages of 16.2 points, 3.7 assists and 3.2 rebounds in over 26.0 minutes with the Jazz last season, also leading the big league in points off the bench […]
Read MoreThe Milwaukee Bucks are waiving nine-time All-Star guard Damian Lillard and signing free agent center Myles Turner, ESPN reported Tuesday. The decision did not sit well with Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to NBA reporter Chris Haynes. The Bucks are stretching the remaining $113 million on Lillard’s contract over the next five seasons, per the report, using […]
Read MoreConfounding to some and confusing to others, the pre-draft position of top prospect Ace Bailey moved to the rear-view mirror as he prepares for professional basketball life with the Utah Jazz. Utah selected Bailey fifth overall on Wednesday, a decision that Jazz president of basketball operations Austin Ainge said was extremely simple despite public concern […]
Read MoreFour years after starting the process to take over, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez are officially in charge of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale on Tuesday of the controlling interests in both the Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx from Glen Taylor, whose ownership of the Timberwolves comes […]
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