Basketball News
Pacers' Warren could miss opener with injury
ESPN - 11 Dec 2020 02:06
T.J. Warren, the Pacers' top scorer last season, could miss the beginning of the regular season with plantar fasciitis.
Steph Curry Has High Expectations For Rookie James Wiseman
SLAMonline - 11 Dec 2020 00:38
While the Warriors will be without Klay Thompson this season as they look to once again be an NBA contender, they had the luxury of drafting No. 2 overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. Golden State selected James Wiseman, who w...
Giannis Antetokounmpo Has Left the Bucks, and Their Fans, Waiting
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2020 21:35
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar was gifted pens by many of his teammates in hopes he would sign a so-called supermax deal with the team. In a complicated business, it's not that simple.
Nets waive Jordan Bowden and Nate Sestina
InsideHoops - 11 Dec 2020 21:21
The Brooklyn Nets have requested waivers on guard Jordan Bowden and forward Nate Sestina. Bowden and Sestina were originally signed by the Nets on Dec. 1. NBA preseason begins tonight. With the regular season 1.5 weeks a...
Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving Both Fined $25,000 For Lack Of Media Availability
SLAMonline - 11 Dec 2020 20:30
After refusing to join any media availability sessions over the past week or so during the start of training camp, both Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets will be fined $25,000. According to Malika Andrews of ESPN, the N...
Renee Montgomery Chasing 'Personal Championship' of Saving HBCU
SLAMonline - 11 Dec 2020 20:24
Just a month before her Atlanta Dream teammates were set to return to the WNBA bubble in Florida, two-time WNBA champion Renee Montgomery was handing out water bottles in Atlanta. She stationed herself squarely at Centen...
Danny Green Says He Is Going To Challenge Ben Simmons To Shoot This Season
SLAMonline - 11 Dec 2020 20:13
As the newest member of the Sixers, Danny Green will be a key player on the floor as well as a veteran leader in the locker room. Green recently said on his podcast, Inside the Green Room, that he’s putting it on himse...
J.B. Bickerstaff: Andre Drummond Should Be In DPOY Conversations This Season
SLAMonline - 11 Dec 2020 19:37
After failed contract extension negotiations with the Cavaliers this offseason, Andre Drummond opted into the final year of his deal, worth roughly $28.7 million. Now set to hit the open market in 2020-21, he’ll look t...
Mavericks sign veteran guard Courtney Lee
InsideHoops - 11 Dec 2020 19:08
The Dallas Mavericks have signed veteran guard Courtney Lee. Lee, listed at 6-foot-5, 215 lbs., originally joined the Mavericks as part of the seven-player trade that brought Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Trey...
Payton Pritchard Already Impressing New Celtics Teammates
SLAMonline - 11 Dec 2020 18:02
One of the newest members of the Boston Celtics is Payton Pritchard, who was selected No. 26 overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. Just over a week into training camp, he’s already impressing members of his new team. During a...
Fantasy hoops drafts: Damian Lillard, Paul George among most over/underrated players
ESPN - 11 Dec 2020 15:23
Here are the top players whose expected fantasy basketball value this season isn't matching up with their current ADP -- for good or bad.
Green, Wiseman 'unlikely' to play in preseason
ESPN - 11 Dec 2020 02:06
Draymond Green and James Wiseman, who have been held out of the start of Warriors training camp, are "unlikely" to play in the preseason, coach Steve Kerr said.
LeBron James Jokes Marc Gasol Has His Defensive Player of the Year Award
SLAMonline - 11 Dec 2020 00:33
Coming off of an NBA title, LeBron James and the Lakers got to work quickly during the offseason in bolstering their roster. James recently appeared on the Road Trippin' Podcast, hosted by Richard Jefferson, Channing Fry...