Category: Basketball

CBS ranks DeMar DeRozan as Association’s 44th best player

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Title image via USA Today Courtesy of adamtaylornba at Bulls Wire DeMar DeRozan is entering his final contract year with the Chicago Bulls. However, with a full season ahead of him, Bulls’ fans will likely be excited to see what DeRozan produces on the court as one of their star scorers attempts to help the team make the playoffs. However, despite his exceptional scoring ability, DeRozan is not considered a top-20 player in the NBA. The 34-year-old six-time All-Star is in the final stages of his career and has struggled to adapt…

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Paige Bueckers inks deal with the Swoosh

Brandon King

UCONN star Paige Bueckers is the latest addition to the Nike Basketball family, as the brand announced Wednesday that she was signed to a NIL deal. Just 46 games into her collegiate career, the Hopkins, Minnesota native is already a highly decorated player with honors to her credit such as: Bueckers will begin her Nike run as one of the host of athletes that will wear the G.T. Hustle 2, which is planned to debut in three colorways this fall.

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Kentucky Men’s Hoops releases SEC and full schedule

Brandon King

Though the pads are just starting to pop with football season in its beginning stages, news for the upcoming hoops season is emerging with each passing day. One of the blue bloods of collegiate roundball, the University of Kentucky released its conference schedule Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats leap into SEC play with a matchup against Florida in Gainesville on January 6 and concludes with a face off against Tennessee in Knoxville March 9. Courtesy of Kentucky Basketball: The final major pieces to the 2023-24 Kentucky men’s basketball regular-season schedule have…

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Is Wizards coach Wes Uneld Jr.’s seat heating up?

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Courtesy of Greg Finberg, SB Nation Following a second-consecutive 35-win season, Washington Wizards Head Coach Wes Unseld Jr. finds himself in hot water. Despite having talented rosters, Unseld has yet to reach the playoffs, let alone the play-in. On a lot of teams, he would’ve been fired. However, with the team transitioning into a rebuild, combined with owner Ted Leonsis’ desire to let coaches finish their contracts, Unseld will still get another chance. The most frustrating part of his tenure has been missed opportunities. Whether it be blowing 20-point leads…

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Kobe Bryant Statue to be unveiled February 2024

Brandon King

With all the silly talk LeBron James needing a Lakers statue, the last real Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will get immortalized in bronze. According to a press release from the team and a video posted by Vanessa Bryant at 8:24 this morning, a statue of the Mamba will unveiled on February 8, 2024 ( 2/8/24). “ As you know,, Kobe played his entire 20-year career as a Los Angeles Laker. Since arriving in this city and joining the Lakers organization, he felt at home here, playing in the City of…

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NBA launches inquiry into James Harden comments

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Courtesy of Gilbert MacGregor, The Sporting News The fallout from James Harden’s trade request made to the 76ers continues to send shockwaves through the basketball world. Days after Harden publicly denounced Daryl Morey by calling him a “liar,” ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported that the NBA has launched an inquiry into Harden’s comments. According to the report, the NBA’s inquiry has been launched in order to gain an understanding of the nature of Harden’s comments, including what prompted him to call the franchise’s president of basketball operations a “liar,” adding that he…

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Mike Bibby thinks the 2002 Sacramento Kings were better than the Lakers

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Courtesy of Lakers Nation The Los Angeles Lakers were the team to beat in the 2000s as the franchise was led by the superstar duo of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. O’Neal and Bryant were absolutely dominant during that period, leading the Lakers to a “three-peat” and cementing the organization’s status as the greatest in the NBA history. However, their road to the final title of that run was a difficult one as they ran into their rivals the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Finals. Sacramento was considered by…

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NBA announces 2023-24 Schedule

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Courtesy of the National Basketball Association: The NBA has officially announced the schedule for the 2023-24 season. Each team’s schedule can be found below. Only 80 games have been announced due to the In-Season Tournament. Two more games for every team will be announced in December. Atlanta Hawks • Complete list of games• In-Season Tournament games• National TV games• NBA TV games• League Pass games Boston Celtics • Complete list of games• In-Season Tournament games• National TV games• NBA TV games• League Pass games Brooklyn Nets • Complete list of games• In-Season Tournament games• National TV games• NBA TV games• League Pass games Charlotte Hornets • Complete list…

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