Photo: Matas Buzelis/Twitter Matas Buzelis, who plays for G League Ignite, has announced his decision to enter the 2024 NBA Draft as an Early Entry Candidate. Although he was raised in the United States, he represents Lithuania in international competitions. During his time with 32 starts in 34 games, the 6-foot-10 forward averaged 14.1 points,…
Kentucky has named BYU coach Mark Pope as the successor for John Calipari, the school announced on Friday. Pope, a former Kentucky star who played under Rick Pitino from 1994-96, is returning to Lexington after five seasons at BYU. He will take over for Calipari, who spent the last 15 seasons with the Wildcats before…
Photo: Sacramento Kings/X As the Los Angeles Lakers jostle for play-in position in the Western Conference, tied with the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, NBA legend Paul Pierce weighs in on the preferable matchup for the purple and gold. With the Lakers, Warriors, and Kings vying for play-in seeding, Pierce believes that facing Sacramento…
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Kentucky has hired BYU coach Mark Pope to become its next men’s basketball coach, the school announced Friday. Pope and Kentucky quickly engaged on Thursday in the hours after Baylor’s Scott Drew and UConn’s Dan Hurley both turned down Kentucky’s overtures. Pope was offered a five-year deal at an average of $5.5 million per season,…
Photo: Peter Baba Former NBA player Kwame Brown has refuted the popular belief that LeBron James is the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in basketball. In a recent statement, Brown asserted that NBA players do not genuinely view LeBron as the greatest, attributing his GOAT status to media influence rather than peer consensus. “People say…
Speaking in front of 8,000 fans at Iowa for a season-end celebration, NCAA star Caitlin Clark expressed her gratitude for the honor of having her number 22 jersey retired by the school. “You’ve all inspired me as much as I’ve inspired you, allowing me to live my dream every day. I am very thankful,” Clark…
John Calipari announced on social media that he is leaving Kentucky after 15 seasons with the program. Less than 24 hours later, he was officially hired as the next coach at Arkansas. This departure comes after a meeting with UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart, where it was confirmed that Calipari would be returning for his…
The regular season ended on a high note for Maccabi (20-14) as they secured a victory over Olimpia Milano (15-19) in EuroLeague action. With five wins in their last six games, Maccabi heads into the play-in round with strong momentum. Unfortunately for Milan, their hopes for advancing to the postseason were dashed with this defeat,…
Jrue Holiday has solidified his place in the Celtics’ future plans by signing a lucrative four-year, $135 million extension with the team, aiming for ‘multiple rings’ in the process. Eligible for an extension on April 1, Holiday signed on Wednesday and expressed relief to reporters on Thursday, saying it was a fulfillment of his vision…
