Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal is set to become the first Orlando Magic player in NBA history to have their jersey retired by the franchise. The news was announced live on Inside the NBA and the broadcast crew surprised O’Neal with a video call from Magic CEO Alex Martins. “When someone asks who was the first player…
Halftime Report Their last head-to-head back in January of 2023 was close, and so far it looks like that’s how Michigan and Minnesota will finish this one. Michigan has jumped out to a quick 37-33 lead against Minnesota. If Michigan keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 7-7 in no time. On…
Draymond Green is set to rejoin the Golden State Warriors soon as he approaches the end of his indefinite suspension. The NBA suspended Green on December 13th after he hit Jusuf Nurkic, following his previous suspension for choking Rudy Gobert. Although there’s no specific return date yet, Green will sit out his 11th game on…
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has provided an update on suspended Warriors forward Draymond Green, explaining that he “is expected to return to the Warriors’ facility in the coming days to start ramping up to resume play, sources told ESPN on Thursday.” Green will miss his 11th straight game for Golden State as they take on defending…
Howard’s Seth Towns has been named the HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week for Dec. 24-30 after scoring 18 points, pulling down 12 rebounds, dishing out two assists and recording three steals in the Bison’s 71-66 victory at La Salle. The double-double performance for Towns, a graduate student from Columbus, Ohio, snapped a…
The London Lions defeat the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles in opening British Basketball League Trophy clash. London Lions starting five: Gabriel Olaseni, Jordan Taylor, Conor Morgan, Luke Nelson, Ciaran SandySeriös Group Newcastle Eagles starting five: Rickey McGill, Larry Austin Jr., Jordan Johnson, Darius Defoe, Tajh Green First Half: The London Lions needed no extra motivation heading…
Shaquille O’Neal and his production company, Jersey Legends Productions, are facing a lawsuit by a “longtime acquaintance,” Donnie Wilson. The complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges breach of contract and labor code violations over an allegedly violated verbal agreement. Wilson’s attorney, Ron Zambrano, made a strong statement, referencing O’Neal’s past evasion of…
Minnesota will put its five-game winning streak on the line when it travels to Michigan on Thursday night. The Golden Gophers (10-3) opened their current hot streak with a 76-65 win over Nebraska before adding four blowout victories against mid-major teams. They are getting set for their first road game since losing to Ohio State…
Gary Payton II is sidelined for the next few weeks due to a hamstring strain, as confirmed by the Golden State Warriors. There is no specific timeframe for his comeback. Before this, Payton had just come back from a month-long absence due to a calf injury. “People may not realize it, but his energy is…
Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports Just a month ago, the sky was falling on Villanova as the Wildcats dropped their third straight game and fell to 6-4 with an overtime loss at Kansas State. On the heels of a disastrous 0-3 showing against fellow Philadelphia schools Penn, Saint Joseph’s and Drexel in the Big 5 Classic,…
