Basketball News
Stephen Curry: 'That Chip on My Shoulder Has Never Gone Aywhere'
SLAMonline - 9 Apr 2019 15:48
Stephen Curry still feels like he has something to prove. The three-time NBA champion and two-time MVP says he still carries a large chip on his shoulder. Curry, 31, continues to stoke a “quite fire” within himself w...
Wolves Sign Mitch Creek For Rest Of Season
SLAMonline - 9 Apr 2019 17:53
The Minnesota Timberwolves have re-signed Mitch Creek to a rest-of-season contract that will keep him in town through the final three days of the year, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic tweets. Creek signed a 10-day deal w...
LeBatard: Thank you, Dwyane Wade
ESPN - 9 Apr 2019 15:59
Wade had grace and guts and changed the sports landscape in South Florida and beyond, writes Dan Le Batard.
Kawhi Leonard: 'That Miami Heat Team is the Greatest Team I Have Ever Played'
SLAMonline - 9 Apr 2019 12:52
Kawhi Leonard says the Miami Heat team featuring both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade is the best one he has ever faced. Leonard adds that having to go up against both future Hall of Famers, at the height of their powers, m...
Photo gallery: 76ers at Heat | Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Miami Herald - 9 Apr 2019 23:54
View photos from the Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat NBA basketball game at AmericanAirlines Arena on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 in Miami. …
Heat officially out of luxury tax after Clippers claim Rodney McGruder
Miami Herald - 9 Apr 2019 23:20
The Heat is officially not a luxury-tax team. The Clippers claimed wing player Rodney McGruder and his expiring contract worth $1.5 million off waivers before Tuesday's 5 p.m. deadline. McGruder …
Clippers Claim Rodney McGruder Off Waivers
SLAMonline - 9 Apr 2019 23:07
The Los Angeles Clippers have claimed Rodney McGruder off of waivers, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. With McGruder’s salary off their books, the Miami Heat will dodge the luxury tax mark this season. The Clippe...
Washington Signs Undrafted Guard Tarik Phillip
SLAMonline - 9 Apr 2019 22:07
The Washington Wizards have signed Tarik Phillip, Fred Katz of The Athletic reports. The move is already official in the NBA’s transaction log. Phillip, undrafted out of West Virginia in 2017, played in Hungary and Spa...
Wizards Sign Jordan McRae To Multiyear Deal
SLAMonline - 9 Apr 2019 21:44
The Washington Wizards have signed guard Jordan McRae to a multiyear contract, Candace Buckner of The Washington Post tweets (and a team press release confirms). McRae has already played in 27 games for franchise this se...
Five Teams Have Space For Late-Season Additions
SLAMonline - 9 Apr 2019 21:23
Time is running out for NBA teams to add players prior to the end of the regular season. A total of five franchises, three of them playoff-bound, could all bring at least one player aboard. Any player signed in this way ...
Kyle Korver, a White N.B.A. Player, Speaks Out on White Privilege
The New York Times - 9 Apr 2019 20:41
The Utah Jazz guard wrote in The Players' Tribune that he was oblivious to racial bias and is seeking to change. His words have resonated in the league.
Jalen Lecque Has EPIC MVP Season! Full Senior Highlights!
SLAMonline - 9 Apr 2019 20:24
Jalen Lecque has left his mark on high school basketball. Lecque, a five-star guard who’s committed to NC State, led Brewster to a National Championship and earned MVP honors. He may look to forego college after recent...
Raptors Ink Eric Moreland For Rest Of Season
SLAMonline - 9 Apr 2019 20:01
The Toronto Raptors have signed Eric Moreland for the rest of the season, Blake Murphy of The Athletic tweets. The big man will provide frontcourt depth for the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed ahead of the postseason. ...
Celtics Sign Guard Jonathan Gibson
SLAMonline - 9 Apr 2019 17:36
The Boston Celtics have signed Jonathan Gibson, Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports writes. The point guard spent the majority of the year in China but will join a C’s team that he played for briefly last season. In just four ...
Video: An emotional Dwyane Wade commercial that airs tonight. And words from Pat Riley
Miami Herald - 9 Apr 2019 15:00
The final few days of Dwyane Wade's career will be filled with emotion. Some of that emotion was captured in a Budweiser commercial that was created to capture Wade's off-court …
Miami's G.O.A.T.: Dwyane Wade leaves as our most accomplished, beloved athlete ever | Opinion
Miami Herald - 9 Apr 2019 12:00
Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. introduced himself to Miami inauspiciously. He played his first regular-season Heat home game on Halloween night 2003, and he scored four points on 1-for-9 shooting. We …