Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, will enter the 2024 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility, he announced in a post on Instagram on Friday. The 19-year-old guard, who played his freshman season at USC, will also enter the transfer portal to have flexibility as he works out for NBA teams before … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. — After Steph Curry hit the dagger 3 and finally finished a lap around the Orlando Magic’s arena, taunting the home crowd with his signature “night night” celebration, he paraded through his teammates and found the closest open chair on the bench. Then he karate-kicked it with serious force, an emotional release that … Read more
Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez have submitted signed financial documentation to the NBA to complete the acquisition of majority control of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx from Glen Taylor, multiple sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic. Dyal Capital Partners has joined as an investor in the Lore-Rodriguez group, giving them the final financial … Read more
With ESPN’s direct-to-consumer plan, the network is attempting to uphold its mission statement of, “Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.” In the process, Disney CEO Bob Iger and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro are looking to make deals. Anytime. Anywhere. Iger and Pitaro are trying, through equity stake talks with the biggest leagues and with distribution discussions … Read more
By Jon Krawczynski, Shams Charania and Alex Andrejev Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards’ impressive poster dunk over Utah Jazz power forward John Collins on Monday was so emphatic it left both players injured. Edwards, in a postgame interview with Bally Sports North, said he dislocated a finger on his left hand. Collins, on the receiving … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, becoming the fourth player in franchise history with 40 or more in consecutive games, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 on Saturday night. Brunson had 45 points in Thursday’s win at Portland. He has seven 40-point games this season, when he was … Read more
There was no talk of basketball, only of excrement.’’’ “I played like dog s—,” Jalen Brunson said. “That’s it.” In Brunson’s defense, that was not it. The New York Knicks point guard could not hit a shot, but neither could anyone else. The Philadelphia 76ers topped the Knicks 79-73 on Sunday, the first time two … Read more
CLEVELAND — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert suggested sports betting is influencing how NBA referees are officiating games after one of them assessed him a technical with 27.8 seconds left in regulation of an eventual overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Gobert was whistled for his sixth and disqualifying foul with Minnesota up … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — A skirmish broke out near the conclusion of the Chicago Bulls’ road victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. The fracas began after Jazz guard Collin Sexton fouled DeMar DeRozan with nine seconds remaining and Utah trailing by one. Following the foul, Sexton and injured Bulls forward Torrey Craig began … Read more
By Shams Charania, Joe Vardon and Jason Lloyd Cleveland Cavaliers starting forward Evan Mobley is likely headed for another extended absence due to injury, this time because of a sprained left ankle suffered in an improbable win Tuesday over the Boston Celtics, multiple league sources told The Athletic. Mobley has to wait for the significant … Read more