Basketball News
Boston Celtics Young Core is CRAZY! ☘️ FIBA World Cup Highlights
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 22:48
Four members of the Boston Celtics have been getting reps in prior to the start of the 2019-20 NBA season. Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown and Kemba Walker are in China for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, where they’...
Luka Doncic: 'We'll Make the Playoffs. We Must'
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 19:20
Luka Doncic says the Mavericks “must” make the playoffs next season. The NBA’s reigning Rookie of the Year is confident in Dallas’ chances despite the Western Conference having become even more brutal over the su...
Team USA's Smart day-to-day with quad strain
ESPN - 5 Sep 2019 15:33
Marcus Smart missed Team USA's World Cup game Thursday with a left quad strain and will be day-to-day.
Celtics Add Kaiser Gates To Training Camp Roster
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 21:24
Boston is bringing in forward Kaiser Gates, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Gates is expected to compete with Tacko Fall and Javonte Green for the team’s 15th roster spot. The Celtics have 14 guaranteed contrac...
76ers To Unveil Charles Barkley Statue On Team Legends Walk
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 20:52
For eight years from the 1984 NBA Draft to the summer of 1992, Charles Barkley established himself as the next great forwards to suit up for a franchise with a rich history of them. Fast forward 27 years later to Sep. 13...
Cavaliers Interested In Extending Cedi Osman
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 20:23
Cedi Osman has just one season remaining on his contract and the Cavaliers would like to see him in on the team for years to come. The team has had “initial talks” with the forward about an extension, as Chris Fedor ...
2019 FIBA World Cup Update: 16 Teams Remain
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 19:47
The field of teams at the FIBA World Cup has been cut in half with 16 remaining in international play. The 3rd and 4th place teams in each group from the first round have been eliminated while the top two teams in those ...
Team USA Defeats Japan 98-45 in FIBA World Cup
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 19:18
Forty-eight hours after a nail-biter against Turkey, Team USA breezed by Japan, 98-45, to go 3-0 in Group E and advance to the second round of the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Jaylen Brown lead all scorers with 20 points and 7 r...
Dwight Howard: 'I'd Rather Show You Guys Than Say it'
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 18:56
Dwight Howard told the Los Angeles media that he would “rather show you guys than say it” during his introductory conference call Wednesday. Howard, 33, called his reunion with the Lakers “a very big blessing.” T...
Charlotte Hornets Roster Count: 2019 Training Camp
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 17:14
After a wild NBA offseason, training camps are fast approaching. Teams around the league are scrambling to iron out their rosters and will have plenty of decisions to make before rosters condense at the start of the regu...
Dwight Howard: I Look Forward To Giving 110 Percent
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 05:05
Dwight Howard, who signed with the Lakers this offseason, has high hopes for his second stint in Los Angeles. “I’m excited to be back on the team. I’m very excited to see [all the Lakers fans] at the games,” Howa...
Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Count: 2019 Training Camp
SLAMonline - 5 Sep 2019 00:50
After a wild NBA offseason, training camps are fast approaching. Teams around the league are scrambling to iron out their rosters and will have plenty of decisions to make before rosters condense at the start of the regu...