Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has withdrawn from Team USA, casting doubt on his future Olympic participation, as predicted by Stephen A. Smith. Prior to his withdrawal, Smith had questioned Leonard’s presence on the team, considering his history of injuries. “I don’t think I’ve ever been more upset at a player in a Team USA uniform,”…
Jontay Porter has plead guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already saw him banned from the NBA for life. “I know what I did was wrong, unlawful, and I am deeply sorry,” the former Raptors center said while pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He added that he did…
Chris Paul Prefers Playing Time Over Championship Contention with Spurs This summer, Chris Paul decided to join the San Antonio Spurs, a team in the midst of rebuilding despite coming off a 22-60 season. The veteran point guard expressed his enthusiasm for the opportunity to contribute to the team during his introductory press conference. Chris…
Coming off his two best seasons with the Hawks, Dejounte Murray was traded out to New Orleans to continue his promising career. According to the guard, he’s more than grateful for the opportunity given in Atlanta, but couldn’t be happier to have landed in a squad that made the 2024 NBA playoffs and is led…
KK Nova Gorica mladi (2SKL) signed 26-year old forward Matic Vesel (206cm-98kg-1998, college: Illinois) for upcoming 2024-25 season. Vesel has played for the last three years at Jezica. In 27 2SKL games he had 9.9ppg, 6.1rpg, 2.0apg, 1.1spg and 1.1bpg last season. He represented Slovenia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in…
Defending champion Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv (Winner League) landed 27-year old South Sudanese international 208cm center Wenyen Gabriel (college: Kentucky) for new season. Gabriel played this summer at Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rican BSN league. In 23 games just recently he averaged 13.0ppg, 7.4rpg, 2.2apg and 1.3bpg. He has been regularly called to South Sudanese…
Draemland Gran Canaria (Liga Endesa) agreed terms with 29-year old American (has also Slovenian passport) power forward Mike Tobey (213cm-116kg-1994, college: Virginia) for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Tobey played last season at Crvena Zvezda in the Serbian KLS league. In 30 Euroleague games, he had 3.7ppg and 2.3rpg. He also played 26 games in the…
Hapoel Shlomo Tel-Aviv (Winner League) added to their roster 29-year old American (has also Ugandan passport) 196cm forward Ishmail Wainright (college: Baylor) for season 2024-25. Wainright played most recently at Phoenix Suns in the NBA, but released. But in four games he recorded just 0.8ppg and 1.3rpg last season. He also played for the Trail…
Anthony Davis has detailed his initial reaction to the Lakers selecting Bronny James 55th overall at the NBA Draft last month. “I actually called him when he got drafted,” Davis said in an interview with Today. “I called LeBron, I don’t have Bronny’s number yet. I called Bron, you know, (LeBron said) ‘What’s up man?’…
Klay Thompson has traded Steph Curry for Luka Doncic after signing with the Mavericks. The 13-season NBA veteran and five-time All-Star revealed in his introductory press conference that he received a message from Luka upon signing with Dallas. “[Doncic] texted me saying how excited he is, and I relayed the same message back and I…
