Josh Boone signs deal with Illawarra Hawks

courtesy of nbl.com.au : The Illawarra Hawks have dropped a serious #NBL20 bombshell with the signing of highly sought after free agent, Josh Boone. Boone joins the Hawks on a 1-year deal. No stranger to success in the NBL, Boones’ time with Melbourne United saw him make the grand finals in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons. With a championship under his belt (2017/18), Boone was also awarded the All NBL First Team Honours in 2018. His experience provides a great balance to the current line up at the Hawks. Boone won an…

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NBL and Players’ Association reach new Collective Bargaining Agreement

courtesy of nbl.com.au : The National Basketball League (NBL) and the Australian Basketball Players’ Association (ABPA) will deliver the most professional conditions in the League’s history under a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Minimum salaries will significantly increase and investment in player welfare and development will be doubled under the three-year agreement. Under the deal: Minimum salaries for players will be set at $55,000 – an increase of 38 per cent since 2016; Development Players will receive a minimum salary for the first time, set at $17,000 for the NBL Season;…

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NBA Rumours: Memphis expected to deal Conley

The Memphis Grizzlies have their highest draft pick since they infamously took Hasheem Thabeet in the 2009 affair ( something that is still a sore spot for Grizzlies fans). With Zion Williamson out of the picture, its has been assumed that the team will take Murray State point guard Ja Morant with their number two pick. However, where does that leave Mike Conley? According to The New York Times’ Marc Stein, the Grizzlies “are widely expected to use the No. 2 pick on Murray State’s Ja Morant and trade the…

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FAMU to face penalties for NCAA infractions

From famuathletics.com : Today, the NCAA released its public infractions report detailing specific infractions by Florida A&M University Athletics and associated penalties: • From 2010-2011 through 2016-2017, a series oferrors resulted in the participation of student-athletes who were not eligible to compete in several sports. However, these ineligibility infractions did not involve unethical behavior but were primarily the result of administrative issues.  •Based upon the findings, FAMU has self-imposed penalties including post-season bans for the 2019-2020 academic year, recruiting and scholarship reductions and the vacation of records of any seasons…

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Terry Stotts and Trail Blazers agree to new multiyear deal

What a difference a year can make. After embarrassingly getting swept out of last year’s playoffs by the New Orleans Pelicans, there was some speculation that Stotts’ job could be in trouble. A report by the Sporting News’ Mitch L:awrence indicates that late owner Paul Allen had denied Stotts request for a contract extension only fueled those fires. Blazers GM Neil Olshey stuck with Coach Stotts and the team enjoyed their deepest playoff run since 2000, unfortunately ending in a sweep to two-time defending champion Golden State. According to Joe…

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Another Court Purple Air Jordan 1 coming in 2020

Even though we are not even halfway through 2019 they are already eyes toward what Sneaker releases we may see in the year 2020 and it seems we will see more Air Jordan 1s in the next calendar year.  According to @zsneakerheadz Jordan Brand isn’t done putting court purple on the Air Jordan 1. As last year’s use of the colorway used color blocking similar to that of the “bred toe”, the upcoming model may use that of the black and red pair. As there are no images yet, this…

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“Hot Lava” Nike Lebron 16 to also release in Black

In addition to the white “hot lava” Lebron 16, there is also a black version of the colorway that pays homage to the Tech Challenge II. It features a black Battleknit 2.0 upper with Hot Lava Tech Challenge II detailing throughout. This aforementioned upper sits atop a black and white midsole with Zoom Max units underneath and a hot lava and grey outsole with a Dunkman logo at the heel. The Black “Hot Lava” Lebron 16 is scheduled to release May 24, 2019 on SNKRS and select retail venues. The…

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Damian Lillard and Trail Blazers “expected” to agreed to supermax deal

According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, Damian Lillard is expected to sign a four-year $191 million supermax extension sometime this summer. He would qualified for the beefed up extension provided he makes one of the three All-NBA Teams, which, based on the level of play Lillard showed this season, seems to be a forgone conclusion. There are two years and $62 million owed to Lillard on his current deal. The extension would kick in after the 20-21 season and he would be 35 when that potential contract would expire. Lillard…

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May 22, 2019 NBA Playoff Recap

Top Performers Stephen CurryGSW @ POR 37 13 11   Triple-double Meyers LeonardPOR vs. GSW 30 12 3   5-8 3-pt Damian LillardPOR vs. GSW 28 4 12    CJ McCollumPOR vs. GSW 26 2 7   5-9 3-pt Draymond GreenGSW @ POR 18 14 11   Triple-double Kevon LooneyGSW @ POR 12 14 0    S. LivingstonGSW @ POR 8 1 1    Jordan BellGSW @ POR 7 0 2    Zach CollinsPOR vs. GSW 10 2 0    Enes KanterPOR vs. GSW 6 2 0 Yesterday’s Score  Golden State Warriors  119  OT…

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“Carpe Diem” Nike Zoom Kobe 4 Protro has a release date

The “Carpe Diem” colorway of the Nike Zoom Kobe 4 will make its first return to retail since its original 2009 release.  This Kobe 4 sports a black leather upper with Flywire running up both the lateral and medial sides. The Del Sol Swooshes on both sides of the shoe are bordered in varsity purple. The same varsity purple also shows up on the heel counter. Del Sol stitching on the collar forms a quilt pattern ; it is also used on the carpe diem logo on the tongue as…

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