Tag: Basketball

Grambling and Southern to play in NBA HBCU Classic on 18 February 2023

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Senior Associate AD for Athletic Communications, Grambling State Athletics The Grambling State University and Southern University men’s basketball programs have been selected to play in the NBA HBCU Classic 2023, the NBA announced today. The Southwestern Athletic Conference matchup will take place on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT at the University of Utah’s Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City as part of NBA All-Star 2023. The second NBA HBCU Classic will be simulcast on TNT, ESPN2 and NBA TV.  NBA…

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Bronny James amongst group of young ballers to sign NIL Deals with Nike

Brandon King

Monday morning Nike Basketball announced the signing five athlete-students to NIL deals: Iowa State point guard, Caitlin Clark Stanford guard, Haley Jones Camden High School guard DJ Wagner Sierra Canyon guard Judea ”JuJu” Watkins Sierra Canyon guard Bronny James Caitlin Clark|Guard| University of Iowa The Iowa star guard was voted unanimously Big Ten preseason Player of the Week. The junior averaged 27.0 points 8.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists on .452/332/.881 splits and will, at worst, be a top three pick in the WNBA draft when her time in Iowa City…

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When and where to watch the September 8 SWAC football action

Brandon King

Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Upcoming SWAC Football Games Live Stats/Watch Links SWAC Football Game Day Show- Week Six  Saturday, October 8 Florida A&M at South Carolina State– 1:00 pm Grambling State at Alabama A&M– 1:00 pm (HBCU GO) Texas Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff– 2:00 pm (UAPB Sports Network) Jackson State at Alabama State– 2:00 pm (ESPN3) Southern at Prairie View A&M– 4:00 pm (ESPN+) Bethune-Cookman at Tennessee State– 5:00 pm (ESPN+) Alcorn State at Mississippi Valley State– 6:00 pm (ESPN+) All times listed Central Standard Time (CST) About…

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NBL News: Adelaide 36ers defeats Phoenix Suns in exhibition match

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Courtesy of the National Basketball League: The Adelaide 36ers loaded up for NBL23 with an exciting roster ready to play an up-tempo, high scoring style and all of that was on display with phenomenal shooting to make history beating the Phoenix Suns 134-124. The 36ers have loaded up under coach CJ Bruton to try and blow the rest of the NBL away with their firepower. They knocked down a remarkable 24/43 from three-point land on Sunday night local time to become the first NBL club to beat an NBA team…

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Penny Hardaway found not to have violated NCAA rules

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Via Mark Schlabach and Jeff Borxello of ESPN An Independent Accountability Resolution Process hearing panel concluded that Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway didn’t violate NCAA rules when he provided benefits to three prospective student-athletes because of his long-standing philanthropy in Memphis, according to a decision released on Tuesday. The IARP panel ruled that Memphis failed to monitor the education and activities of an athletics booster, provided impermissible extra benefits, conducted impermissible recruiting activities with prospective student-athletes and failed to cooperate with the investigative process by delaying the production of requested documents.…

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University of Memphis Basketball facing fines and probation over James Wiseman recruiting

Brandon King

The NCAA placed the University of Memphis men’s basketball program for three years and levied a $5,000 fine for Level II and III recruiting violations. The ruling came about following allegations that back in 2017 then-East High School head coach Penny Hardaway paid James Wiseman and his family when he was still in high school. The NCAA considered him a booster because he had donated to his alma mater. Hardaway did not become Memphis coach until tne following year, 2018. Wiseman ended up attending the University of Memphis , where…

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Why Robert Sarver will come out on top

Brandon King

The NBA season is right around the corner, with training camps set to begin later this week. However the talk around d the league is not about players and teams to watch, potential MVP candidates or potential championship contenders but rather the anti-black and misogynistic behaviour of the Phoenix Suns’ owner Robert Sarver and the environment it created within the organization.  Although Baxter Holmes’ hard-hitting expose into Sarver and the cutter he cultivated within the Suns elucidated what was happening in Phoenix to the masses, as with the disgraced former…

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Jaylen Brown kicking ass at Lifetime Fitness

Brandon King

A recent video showed Jaylen Brown pulling up to some runs at Lifetime Fitness. The Boston Celtics All-Star forward was in a charitable mood because he was handing out buckets and doing so however he wanted, as he looked in mid-season form. Check out the video below of Brown having his way with hapless defenders.

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The Lakers must really hate Russell Westbrook

Brandon King

Granted he did himself no favors at all with his play, particularly in the first few months of the season; ceasing the diagnosis of what went wrong in Los Angeles last season by heaping all the blame on Russell Westbrook, at that point is both ham-handed and myopic. It is more nuanced than that because frankly last season Russell Westbrook was never put in a position to succeed. Taking things back to before he ever donned a Lakers gamer in an NBA game, anyone with basketball brain 1 could have…

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Spida traded to Cavaliers

Brandon King

It appears the other trade saga not dealing with Kevin Durant has finally drawn to a conclusion. According to reporting from Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Donovan Mitchell is heading to Cleveland. Cleveland gets: Donovan Mitchell Utah receives Lauri Markkanen Colin Sexton ( sign and trade) Ochai Agbaji three unprotected first round draft picks ( 2025, 2027 and 2029) pick swaps in 2026 and 2028 Wojnarowski adds that Sexton agreed to a sign-and-trade to join the Jazz. By trading Mitchell, the official start of…

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