The Boston Celtics tip off training camp in 11 days. Their first preseason game is just 16 days away. The regular season tips in 32 days. Yup, we’re a little more than a month away from meaningful basketball games again. Let’s fill what’s likely the last quiet week of this abbreviated offseason by tackling your … Read more
PayPal, the jersey patch partner of the Phoenix Sunson Friday said it would not be renewing its sponsorship with the team should majority owner Robert Sarver continue in his role following his one-year suspension for racist and misogynist remarks. “PayPal is a values-driven company and has a strong record of combating racism, sexism and all … Read more
Anfernee Simons and Damian Lillard both signed contract extensions with Portland this summer. Portland Trail Blazers 2021-22 record: 27-55 Key additions: Jerami Grant (trade), Gary Payton II (free agency), Shaedon Sharpe (2022 draft) Key subtractions: None Last season: The inevitable franchise shakeup finally occurred and it was just short of seismic. The Blazers fired GM … Read more
I really loved being part of the Celtics throughout that run. I loved being right there with them. It was thrilling. The other side of the coin is I think that we’ve now been overrated. I think that performance was a bit overrated in the public mind, or my own mind, because I’m the one … Read more
There is an iconic moment in the TV show “Lost.” Well, there are a handful, but one in particular is of the essence when it comes to the 2022-23 Philadelphia 76ers. Deep into the program’s dizzying third season, when the cast of characters is off their allegorical island and at some unclear place along their … Read more
Damian Lillard wants to be a Trail Blazer for life, Travis Kelce on the player who threw him into next week and more from our quotes of the week. “Nah. It’s just the first time they caught me doing it.” Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chaseon a photo of him giving the finger to Pittsburgh … Read more
Michael Jordan’s game-worn 1998 NBA Finals ‘The Last Dance’ jersey from game 1 is on display during a press preview at Sotheby’s on September 06, 2022 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld Getty Images A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan in the first game of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $10.1 … Read more
In boardrooms and on basketball courts, billionaire Mark Cuban says he’s noticed one factor that consistently leads to success: team culture. On an episode of the “Re:Thinking with Adam Grant” podcast this week, the “Shark Tank” investor and Dallas Mavericks owner said creating collaborative working environments is more important than amassing raw talent. He said … Read more
Russell Westbrook (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell are gone, but the Utah Jazz’s teardown may not be done. Veterans Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic, Jordan Clarkson and Rudy Gay are still on the roster. Even the recently acquired Malik Beasley (25) may be a little old for the Jazz’s rebuild … Read more
Right now, Russell Westbrook is still a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. This is despite the team’s best effort to try and find a new home for the former league MVP, who for his part, just hasn’t really been a good fit alongside LeBron James and Co. in Hollywood. At this point, the Lakers … Read more