Basketball News
Team USA Men's Basketball Roster For Tokyo Olympics
SLAMonline - 10 Feb 2020 21:31
Five months out from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, a preliminary roster for Team USA’s men’s basketball squad has been revealed. A total of 44 players have expressed interest in playing at some point in the past...
'I Don't Care How it Looks': Joel Embiid Shushes Sixers Fans
SLAMonline - 10 Feb 2020 14:19
Joel Embiid signaled for Sixers fans to keep quiet after hitting a three-pointer to seal Philadelphia's 118-111 win Sunday night against the visiting Chicago Bulls. Embiid finished with 28 points, 12 rebounds, five assis...
Jazz turn to Bogdanovic, who delivers 3 at buzzer
ESPN - 10 Feb 2020 07:08
Bojan Bogdanovic didn't expect to find himself on the court, much less the primary option on the final play of Sunday's game at Houston, but he came through from deep to become the only player this season to hit multiple...
Iguodala makes season debut for Heat after trade
ESPN - 10 Feb 2020 03:38
Nearly eight months after his last NBA game, Andre Iguodala made his season debut for the Heat on Sunday at Portland.
Suns waiving guard Tyler Johnson, sources say
ESPN - 10 Feb 2020 03:04
The Phoenix Suns are waiving guard Tyler Johnson, league sources told ESPN, making him an unrestricted free agent once he clears waivers.
Zion 'ready to go' for Pelicans' game vs. Blazers
ESPN - 10 Feb 2020 22:42
Zion Williamson says he's "ready to go" for Tuesday's game against Portland after missing the Pelicans' previous contest with an ankle injury.
Jayson Tatum, Nikola Jokic named NBA Players of Week
InsideHoops - 10 Feb 2020 22:13
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Boston Celtics (@celtics) on Feb 10, 2020 at 12:06pm PST Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic were named NBA Players of the Week for games played Febru...
Meet the desired Pacers starting lineup
InsideHoops - 10 Feb 2020 21:56
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Indiana Pacers (@pacers) on Feb 10, 2020 at 6:35am PST It’s always nice when an NBA team’s preferred starting lineup actually gets to start a regular season game. here’s...
Top-6 Traits of Great Basketball Shooters
SLAMonline - 10 Feb 2020 21:55
Shooting is arguably the most important skill in basketball, and our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball continue to hear the same question: “How do I become a better shooter?” While you can’t discount the countless rep...
On the Warriors trade for Andrew Wiggins
InsideHoops - 10 Feb 2020 20:22
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Golden State Warriors (@warriors) on Feb 9, 2020 at 1:45pm PST Here’s some perspective on the recent Warriors’ acquisition of small forward Andrew Wiggins from the team ow...
Andre Iguodala, Jae Crowder make Heat debut
InsideHoops - 10 Feb 2020 20:06
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miami HEAT (@miamiheat) on Feb 9, 2020 at 7:28pm PST The Heat, playing without Jimmy Butler, fell to a growing-in-confidence Trail Blazers squad yesterday. But the bigger pict...
Blazers beat Heat for 6th win in 8 games
InsideHoops - 10 Feb 2020 19:46
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) on Feb 9, 2020 at 8:34pm PST The Trail Blazers enjoyed a nice win Sunday, beating a good Heat team 115-109. Miami was withou...
Ben Simmons and FaZe Temperrr Featured on First Digital Cover of SLAM
SLAMonline - 10 Feb 2020 19:18
It looks like a normal home from the outside, but it isn't until Ben Simmons takes you down to the basement of his new crib that you realize you're entering a pretty special place. As you go down and make a left, you're ...
Andre Drummond Cavs debut was a 41-point loss to the Clippers
InsideHoops - 10 Feb 2020 17:35
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) on Feb 9, 2020 at 4:51pm PST Here’s the News Herald reporting on new Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond, who was traded by the...
Warriors Owner: 'I Think We're Going to Be Really Good'
SLAMonline - 10 Feb 2020 14:13
Warriors owner Joe Lacob expects the team to be “really good” next season, health-permitting and with the acquisition of Andrew Wiggins. Lacob says the swap for Wiggins in exchange for Golden State’s braintrust D�...
Iguodala makes Heat debut vs. Trail Blazers
ESPN - 10 Feb 2020 03:38
Nearly eight months after his last NBA game, Andre Iguodala made his season debut for the Heat on Sunday night at Portland.
Kawhi, Beverley to sit out game against Cavaliers
ESPN - 10 Feb 2020 00:52
The Clippers, who are playing the second game of a back-to-back, have been monitoring Kawhi Leonard's workload all season.
Grizzlies waive guard Dion Waiters
InsideHoops - 10 Feb 2020 00:49
Dion Waiters’ fall from grace in the NBA continues. No, he was never a star. But he was a rotation player with plenty of career starts under his belt. But after falling out with the Heat, and then being traded to the G...
Grizzlies waive Waiters days after Heat trade
ESPN - 10 Feb 2020 00:21
Dion Waiters, acquired in a three-team trade from Miami on Thursday, was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies, the team announced Sunday.