Basketball News
Stephen Curry Unfazed By Doubts of Warriors' Title Chances
SLAMonline - 14 Aug 2019 12:58
Stephen Curry can’t help but “laugh” at those who doubt Golden State can truly contend for an NBA championship next season. Having lost Kevin Durant to free agency, and fellow All-Star Klay Thompson not expected ba...
Popovich: Kaepernick did 'a very patriotic thing'
ESPN - 14 Aug 2019 08:53
USA Basketball coach Gregg Popovich praised former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Tuesday, saying that his act of bringing light to social justice and racial inequality in the country "was a very patriotic thing."
Source: Olynyk (knee) to miss WC for Canada
ESPN - 14 Aug 2019 02:07
Heat forward Kelly Olynyk will miss the FIBA World Cup for Canada after suffering a knee injury last week.
Clippers To Add Tyronn Lue As Assistant Coach
SLAMonline - 14 Aug 2019 23:17
The Clippers will add Tyronn Lue as an assistant coach, Marc Stein of The New York Times reports. Lue will be the top assistant to head coach Doc Rivers. Lue, who previously won a title with LeBron James in Cleveland, wa...
Free Agent Carmelo Anthony Participates In Informal Nets Workouts
SLAMonline - 14 Aug 2019 22:51
There are no official reports that Carmelo Anthony is zeroing in on a 2019-20 deal with an NBA club but that doesn’t mean he and his camp haven’t been preparing for such an offer. Today, Ian Begley and Anthony Puccio...
Joseph Tsai To Complete Purchase Of Brooklyn Nets For $2.35B
SLAMonline - 14 Aug 2019 22:50
Minority owner Joseph Tsai has agreed to buy the remaining 51% of the Brooklyn Nets in a record setting deal. Tsai, who is the co-founder of Alibaba, will reportedly pay Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov $2.35 billio...
Green: Talk of Warriors missing playoffs is 'crazy'
ESPN - 14 Aug 2019 22:31
In an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols on The Jump, Draymond Green said that talk of the Warriors not making the playoffs is "crazy to me ... that's total disrespect."
Sources: Tsai near deal for full ownership of Nets
ESPN - 14 Aug 2019 21:04
Joseph Tsai is close to a deal to purchase the remaining 51 percent of the Nets from Mikhail Prokhorov for $1.35 billion, sources told ESPN. That would peg his total cost for the team at a record $2.35 billion.
Kyle Kuzma Opens USA Practice in his HOME Gym!
SLAMonline - 14 Aug 2019 20:55
Kyle Kuzma was right at home during the recent Team USA practice. Kuzma and the USA squad practiced at the Lakers facility in El Segundo earlier this weekend. The team got some work in before their exhibition game this w...
Damian Lillard: 'I Want to Be the Best Trail Blazer Ever'
SLAMonline - 14 Aug 2019 12:55
Damian Lillard‘s ultimate goal is to be considered the greatest Trail Blazer in franchise history. The 29-year-old, four-time NBA All-Star says his excellence both on and off the court in Portland put him “right ther...
Stephen Curry: 'You Gotta Be Happy' for Kevin Durant
SLAMonline - 14 Aug 2019 01:14
Stephen Curry says “you gotta be happy” for former teammate Kevin Durant, who left the Golden State Warriors for Brooklyn as an unrestricted free agent this summer. Curry prefers to focus on the championship success ...