Donovan Mitchell was showered with the type of affection that was previously reserved in this city for his basketball hero from the minute he arrived. The New Yorker who grew up wondering what it was like to be LeBron James and cheering for Cleveland from afar got his first taste of it. Mitchell was […] More
A Michael Jordan jersey from the first game of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for a record-breaking $10.1 million (£8.8 million). This is the highest price ever paid for an item of sporting memorabilia. The piece generated “palpable enthusiasm” among sports fans and collectors, according to auction house Sotheby’s. It brought to mind a […] More
Anthony Edwards, a guard with the Minnesota Timberwolves, has issued an apology for his recent homophobic social media remark. A person appears to be inside a car with the window partially down while recording a small group of males standing together from a distance on his Instagram story, which was captured and shared by others […] More
Steph Curry may be about to begin his 14th NBA season with a large bag if he has four rings on his fingers. Curry stated in an interview with Rolling Stone that the Warriors star is nearing a hefty $1 billion lifetime contract with Under Armour. Curry’s $215 million contract with Under Armour is now […] More
Shaquille O’Neal, an NBA Hall of Famer and four-time champion, played with several colleagues over the course of his 19-year career. Shaq names an NBA icon the worst teammate he ever had. O’Neal surely had players who irritated him during his stint with six different teams. His arguments with Kobe Bryant are legendary, and the […] More
When it came to being amenable to a hypothetical Warriors reunion with Kevin Durant, Steph Curry didn’t hesitate. The Golden State star said in a Rolling Stone interview that he would have been okay with dismantling the Warriors’ championship-winning lineup over the offseason in order to play alongside Durant once more. Back-to-back championships were previously […] More
LeBron James, a current All-NBA forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, would he be open to serving a third stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers? James praised club president Koby Altman, stating, “I believe Koby and those people have done an amazing job drafting and making deals,” and said during the 2022 All-Star Game, “The door […] More
Russell Westbrook assisted Patrick Beverley when he was still perspiring from working out at the Los Angeles Lakers’ practice facility. Beverley’s initial press conference was stopped by Westbrook, who threw him a towel and made sure his new backcourt buddy looked nice. The only Lakers player to attend Beverley’s first official game with the […] More
Sorare has been named the Official NFT Fantasy Partner of the NBA as a result of a multiyear agreement between the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), and Sorare. The first free-to-play digital collectible-based fantasy basketball game will be made available by Sorare this autumn in time for the NBA’s 2022–23 season. […] More
The Georgian national team and national police allegedly abused player Furkan Korkmaz after he was dismissed from a match during the EuroBasket 2022 competition, according to the Turkish Basketball Federation. If the Turkish federation does not get security video of the alleged event, it will request a review and perhaps withdraw from the competition. […] More
Evan Fournier, the star and captain of the French national team, phoned FIBA to request that the EuroBasket schedule be altered so that players would have more time to relax and recover amid a frantic schedule that includes demanding back-to-back games, often with less than 24 hours between them. “We have back-to-back games at […] More
Just 43 days remain until the start of the 2022–23 NBA season, so all of the clubs in the league are still selecting their rosters for training camp, which starts later this month. For the first time since 2013, the Portland Trail Blazers missed the NBA Playoffs last year, as All-Star guard Damian Lillard missed […] More
