Category: Basketball
Knicks eye superstar trade opportunities
Photo: Peter Baba With the NBA trade deadline looming, the New York Knicks are actively monitoring the market for a potential superstar player who could significantly elevate their team’s competitiveness. According to NBA insider Shams Charania, the Knicks are strategically evaluating their options and considering making an aggressive move for the right player. In a…
LeBron & KD React to Controversial Timeout Call in Lakers-Suns
The Lakers got away with a thrilling 106-103 win against the Suns, which eliminated them from the In-Season Tournament, but the game wasn’t without controversy. Late in the game, Austin Reaves lost possession and it looked as though it should have been a turnover, but the Lakers received a timeout instead that retained the ball….
Clemson vs. South Carolina odds, spread: 2023 college basketball picks, Dec. 6 best bets from proven model
No. 24 Clemson (7-0) will host South Carolina (7-0) in a rivalry game between unbeaten teams on Wednesday night. The Tigers are coming off a pair of impressive road victories, beating then-No. 23 Alabama and Pittsburgh in their last two games. South Carolina has not faced a ranked team this season, but it has taken…
Adam Silver: NBA is moving toward a two-night Draft
Photo: YouTube screenshot NBA Commissioner Adam Silver joined SiriusXM NBA Radio on Tuesday night, engaging in a conversation with Justin Termine and Eddie Johnson. Among the topics explored was the concept of a two-night NBA Draft, and Silver indicated that this is the direction the NBA is moving toward. “We’re working on it. And it’s…
Steph Curry Was Almost Drafted to Phoenix By Steve Kerr
In a parallel universe, Warriors legend Steph Curry could have been a Phoenix Sun and Steve Kerr would have been the reason why. In a full circle moment, Steve Kerr was actually the general manager of the Suns in 2009 and wanted to secure another Steve Nash-esque player. Queue Steph Curry. “I was the GM…
West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh odds, spread: 2023 college basketball picks, Dec. 6 best bets from proven model
West Virginia will be looking to get back to the .500 mark when it faces Pittsburgh in the basketball version of the Backyard Brawl on Wednesday night. The Mountaineers (3-4) have lost three of their last four games, including a 79-73 setback against St. John’s last Friday. Pitt is slumping as well, with its latest…
Anthony Davis on Austin Reaves: “We have a lot of confidence in him”
The Los Angeles Lakers secured the last semifinal spot in the NBA In-Season Tournament, edging past the Phoenix Suns with a hard-fought 106-103 victory. While LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the charge with 31 and 27 points, respectively, it was Austin Reaves who emerged as a pivotal player. Coming off the bench, Reaves contributed…
Kyle Lowry Addresses NBA Future and Where He Wants To Retire
Miami Heat’s Kyle Lowry is in his 18th NBA season and will turn 38 years old in March and he has recently spoken about what the future holds for him. Before the Heat’s matchup against the Raptors on Wednesday, the six-time All-Star got candid about his playing future. “I want to play,” Lowry said. “I…
Rutgers basketball recruiting: Dylan Harper, the No. 2 recruit in 2024 cycle, gives Rutgers No. 3 class
Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell secured the biggest recruiting win of his coaching career Wednesday when five-star combo guard Dylan Harper, who ranks as the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2024 recruiting cycle according to 247Sports, committed to the Scarlet Knights. Harper’s commitment bumps Rutgers’ historic recruiting class up eight spots to No. 3 overall…
Mark Daigneault: Cason Wallace has really good basketball instincts
Photo: Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault thinks that rookie guard Cason Wallace impacts the game in a number of different ways. (via Oklahoma City Thunder): Paris Lawson: “We’ve seen Cason go crash the glass really hard, come up with some really big boards, he had several of them the other…