Category: Basketball

JaVale McGee’s home burgled, championship ring stolen

Brandon King

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee’s was burglarized and amongst the items taken was one of the two NBA championship rings he won as a member of the Golden State Warriors. According to TMZ Sports, McGee’s Los Angeles home was broken into on Saturday. The burglars swiped two safes, one of which held one of the rings as well as the goggles used in the locker room celebration. The value of the cash and things stolen is at around $200,000. The report adds that police are currently reviewing surveillance footage…

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Joe Johnson’s big game powers Triplets to BIG3 title

Brandon King

In his rookie season in the BIG3, Joe Johnson quickly established himself as the undisputed best player in the league, hitting several game-winning shots, leading the league in both total points scored (175) and points per game (21.9) en route to winning league MVP. Johnson’s on-court exploits helped expansion team Triplets to a league-best 7-1 record and the prohibitive favorite heading into the playoffs. Johnson’s dominance of the league was not unnoticed by the NBA, with the 76ers bringing him for a workout last Thursday, with other teams, including the…

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Eric Gordon and Rockets agree to 4/$76 million extension

Brandon King

This time of the NBA year is typically known as the “dead period” because major transactional moves are typically at a minimum, save signing to fill rosters out for training camp. This was not the case for the Houston Rockets. According to the Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen, the Rockets signed Eric Gordon to a four-year , $76 million contract extension, which was the most the club could offer. The deal will not kick in until the 2020-21 season, as Gordon ( who is only 30 years old) enters the final…

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Toronto Raptors to bring back Dino jerseys

Brandon King

From their inaugural season in 1995 until 1998, the Toronto Raptors sported these purple jerseys that featured their large , at the time , dinosaur logo at the center of the uni. As the upcoming season will be their 25th ( it’s hard to believe it has been that long), they are bringing back the classic dino gamers for an as yet unspecified number of games. They made the announcement via a video on the team’s twitter account.

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Wilson Chandler suspended 25 games for testing positive fo banned substance

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Brooklyn Nets forward Wilson Chandler will miss the first 25 games of the upcoming season due to testing positive for a PED. Chandler’s test came back positive for Ipamorelin, a growth hormone stimulant. With newly-signed Kevin Durant likely sidelined for the season as he recovers from his torn Achilles and now Chandler out of the lineup for 25 games, the Net’s forward rotation will be strained, with Taurean Prince, Joe Harris and Caris LeVert will likely be charged with picking up that slack. Chandler signed…

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Warriors sign Andrew Harrison to training camp deal

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Golden Warriors have signed free agent guard to a training camp deal. Harrison had a sporadic and nomadic 2018-19 season, playing in 17 games between the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans, averaged 3.2 points and 1.4 assists per game across his time with the three clubs. He would go on to sign with Russian team BC Khimki, finishing the season there. He’ll likely battle for time at the backup one position with Alec Burks and Jacob Evans.

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Cavis LeVert agrees to 3-year, $52.5 million extension with Nets

Brandon King

Most franchises who added the likes of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving with a dash of DeAndre Jordan would still have sore shoulders from patting themselves on the back. However the Brooklyn Nets are not resting on those laurels, as they have signed promising young guard Caris LeVert to a 3-year, $52.5 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski . Signing the deal made a good birthday gift, as he turned 25 Sunday. Despite being limited by injuries, LeVert averaged a career-high 13.7 points and showed a lot of promise,…

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National Basketball League and Under Armour extend partnership

Brandon King

From Nbl.com.au : The Hungry Jack’s National Basketball League (NBL) is pleased to announce that global performance brand Under Armour has extended its partnership with the league. After a successful collaboration for the 2017/18 and 2018/19 NBL seasons, Under Armour will continue as both Supply Partner and Official Compression Partner for the 2019/20 season. NBL Chief Commercial Officer Brad Joyner said: “We have been delighted with the first two seasons of the Under Armour partnership and are excited to grow the relationship. “Under Armour is a premier producer of high-performance…

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How Australia defeated Team USA

Brandon King

Written for nbl.com.au by Liam Santamaria Moments after the Boomers pulled off their historic victory over the USA on Saturday, Andrew Bogut looked his teammates in the eye and addressed them. That was a massive win, he told them, and we made history today, but we can go one of two directions from here: let’s stay focused on the ultimate goal. It’s a message each of the Boomers would echo during their postgame media commitments. Of course, it makes sense for the Boomers to keep a lid on what went…

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Team USA finalizes FIBA World Cup roster

Brandon King

Team USA has finalized their roster for the FIBA World Cup. That roster will not include Kyle Kuzma. The Lakers wing went down with an ankle injury prior to Team USA’s 98-94 loss to Australia Saturday and that will keep him out of the international competition, announced USA Basketball on Saturday. Sans Kuzma, here is the 12-man roster: Harrison Barnes (Sacramento Kings) Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets) Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks) Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks) Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz) Mason Plumlee (Denver Nuggets) Marcus Smart (Boston Celtics)…

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