There’s been a lot of scrutiny over the NBA national television schedule released last week. From the reporting that followed, basketball fans might think number one draft pick and super rookie Zion Williamson will be on every channel every night. But a closer look tells a slightly different story about […]
The 21st installment of the popular NBA 2K video game series debuts on September 6, 2019 with the release of ‘NBA 2K20’. The cover of the newest edition features Anthony Davis in a Lakers uniform. Dwyane Wade will be on the cover for NBA 2K20 Legend Edition. NBA 2K20 is […]
The Los Angeles Lakers signed DeMarcus Cousins in the offseason as part of a rebuild around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. But they took a bad beat when Boogie Cousins went down with a torn ACL injury before he even played a game with the Lakers. The injury occurred on […]
The WNBA has issued suspensions to five players following a fight during Saturday’s game between the Dallas Wings and Phoenix Mercury, with Phoenix center Brittney Griner receiving a three-game ban. It was Brittney Griner bobblehead night in Phoenix, and the 6-foot-9 star had 13 points in the game, including her […]
Flush with venture capital, CBD companies are hunting for new sports-related endorsements and sponsorships. After the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, the US market for marijuana’s non-psychoactive cousin — Cannabidiol, or CBD more colloquially — is exploding. On a temperate February morning, driver RC Enerson made advertising history when he […]
Detroit sports teams are terrible and the loyal fans know it. All professional sports franchises have their ups and downs. Cities suffer with mediocre teams and painful streaks of losing seasons. Fortunately, large cities have professional franchises in three or four major sports, which can spread the pain by delivering […]
Vince Carter, an 8-time All Star and former NBA Rookie of the Year from 1999, will be suiting up for one final season in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks. Carmelo ‘Melo’ Anthony, who still thinks he has plenty of gas left in his tank, is still looking for an […]
Team USA are the favorites to win the FIBA World Cup at 4/9 odds, while NBA star Nikola Jokic and Serbia is the second-highest favorite on the board at 2/1 odds to win the World Cup according to the Westgate Super Book in Las Vegas. The FIBA World Cup begins […]
Evan Mobley has not even begun his senior in high school and the 7-footer and #1 ranked basketball recruit in the nation committed to USC. Coming into this upcoming season, Penny Hardaway and Memphis landed the top player in the country with 7-footer James Wiseman. For next season, USC landed […]
Team USA begins training camp next week for the 2019 FIBA World Cup and head coach Gregg Popovich has to narrow down the roster to 12 players. The FIBA World Cup begins at the end of August in China and runs through mid September with 32 national teams competing for […]
In an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Jake Fischer, former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin described himself as being “miserable†while trying to build a championship contender around superstar LeBron James. Griffin led the Cleveland front office from 2014 to 2017, during which time the team made three trips to […]
The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has taken a $100,500 bet that the Philadelphia 76ers will make the playoffs, the second straight year that a bettor has risked massive amounts of cash on a perceived sure thing on the upcoming NBA season. The bet was made at -5000 odds on Wednesday, […]
Zion Williamson just signed a 5-year $75 million sneaker deal with Nike’s Jordan Brand, setting an annual NBA rookie shoe contract record. According to ESPN, the $15 million-a-year deal tops LeBron James’ rookie shoe deal, which was roughly $12 million per year. Kevin Durant scored a $9 million-a-year sneaker contract […]
Pau Gasol may be nearing the end of his NBA career, but the Portland Trail Blazers are hoping that the longtime center might give them the championship experience they need to make a run at a championship. The 39-year-old Gasol signed with the Trail Blazers on Wednesday, inking a one-year, […]
At this point it would be easier to say who wants to play for Team USA Basketball than who doesn’t. On Wednesday, Cleveland Cavalier’s forward Kevin Love became the ninth player to announce he won’t be playing for the United States at this summer’s World Cup in China. Love told […]
According to ESPN, the NBA is investigating tampering allegations after numerous free agents signed with teams almost immediately after the new league year officially began on the evening of June 30. Many of the deals were clearly being worked on prior to the beginning of the new year, with media […]
The Washington Wizards offered guard Bradley Beal a contract extension and three-year maximum deal worth $111 million, but will the All-Star stand pat and decline the invitation to stay with the dysfunctional Wizards? The Wizards finally fired Ernie Grunfeld after several tumultuous years at the helm in DC. New Wizards […]
The Las Vegas Aces are expecting to be without forward A’ja Wilson for a matter of weeks after she sprained her left ankle in a 69-66 loss against the Seattle Storm on Friday. A’ja was the first pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft, and went on to win the league’s […]
The Milwaukee Bucks, looking to shore up their perimeter shooting, signed 16-year veteran Kyle Korver to a one-year min-contract. Korver, who was named to the All-Star team in 2015, is one of the greatest three-point shooters in the history of the NBA. He is currently fourth all-time trailing Ray Allen, […]
After playing in only 11 games last season with a diminished role, the Cleveland Cavs waived disgruntled shooting guard JR Smith. Contrary to rumors, Smith did not get in trouble for weed or other drugs. Smith thinks he’s not washed up and met with the Milwaukee Bucks to discuss a […]
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