Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla doesn’t vibe with the phrase ‘defending a title’ and has compared the challenge of another title in 2025 to the animal kingdom. “The phrase ‘defending a title’ is a very passive-aggressive term,” he said on Locked on Celtics. “If you look at the animal kingdom, some of the strongest animals don’t…
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver admitted there wasn’t much talk of expansion at this week’s meetings with the board of governors in New York. But he did say the topic will be addressed at some point “this season”. “There was not a lot of discussion in this meeting about expansion, but only largely because — not…
Plenty of current and former NBA players have taken aim at Anthony Edwards for his outrageous comments and now it’s DeMar DeRozan’s turn. “I was trying to understand where he was coming from. But I know from my point of view, I would never discredit or undermine anybody who came before me,” DeRozan said on…
New Dallas recruit Klay Thompson has given some wholesome advice to some young hoopers. Klay took part in Rico Hines’ latest runs and at the end of the sessions, shared some super real advice to the young hopefuls that were there. “Man, don’t let anybody take your joy,” Thompson said. “Y’all play in a crazy…
The Los Angeles Lakers will honor NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West in the upcoming 2024-25 season by wearing a band with West’s No. 44 on the left shoulder of their uniforms, the team announced Tuesday. West, who passed away in June at the age of 86, played all 14 years of his Hall of…
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has a unique mindset that has already led him to championship success. As the new season approaches, many wonder if the Celtics are prepared to defend their title as the new “hunted” team. Mazzulla, however, sees things differently, as he explained on the Locked On Celtics Podcast. “The phrase…
Maccabi Rehovot (National League) added to their roster 31-year old American guard Kevin Capers (188cm-77kg-1993, college: FSC, agency: Inception Sports) for new 2024-25 season. Capers played last season at Trepca in Kosovan Superliga. In 21 games he recorded 9.4ppg, 3.6rpg, 4.6apg and 1.3spg. He helped them to win the league title and the cup. Capers…
New York Knicks veteran forward Mikal Bridges will become eligible for a contract extension worth $72.5 million over two seasons on Oct. 1. Bridges, 28, could also wait until next offseason to sign a three-year, $112.9 million deal. However, according to a source close to Yossi Gozlan, a four-year, $156 million contract in 2025 is…
Kansas guard Shakeel Moore is facing an extended absence of up to eight weeks after breaking his foot in a pickup game. This setback comes as the Jayhawks are already dealing with the loss of guard Elmarko Jackson due to a knee injury. Moore, a fifth-year senior transfer, is expected to make a comeback around…
The NBA announced a significant expansion of the Coach’s Challenge rule, when reviewing out-of-bounds violations for the 2024-25 season. The league’s Board of Governors approved the move at its meeting in New York, after it was unanimously recommended by the league’s competition committee. The league explains: “Under the new rule, if instant replay of an…
