Heat star Jimmy Butler may have suffered a season-ending injury in Miami’s 105-104 loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday. Miami’s top scorer may have injured his knee during the play-in game, as reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania. “Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is feared to have an MCL injury in his knee, sources tell @TheAthletic…
Photo: youtube.com Earlier this season, the Houston Rockets extended the contracts of general manager Rafael Stone and assistant general manager Eli Witus for multiple years. Under their leadership, the Rockets saw a significant improvement, going from 22 wins in the 2022-2023 season to 41 wins in the 2023-2024 season after making key additions like Ime…
Jalen Brunson, the star player for the Knicks, was notably absent from Team USA’s roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics. During a conference call after the roster was announced, Team USA Basketball Men’s National Team managing director Grant Hill spoke highly of Brunson’s impressive season, suggesting he had almost played himself into the MVP conversation….
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Photo: Iowa Women’s Basketball/Twitter The discussions surrounding women’s basketball continue to spark controversy, with Jason Whitlock reentering the conversation on Wednesday. He argued that Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are being overpaid in the WNBA, attributing it to external efforts to instill a “sense of entitlement” in players like Reese and Clark. “In more than…
Jontay Porter, a forward for the Toronto Raptors, has been permanently banned from the NBA for violating the league’s rules on gambling. The league started an investigation into Porter in late March due to “multiple instances of betting irregularities.” The NBA has determined that the 24-year-old shared confidential information with bettors, manipulated his performance in…
USATSI The NCAA Division I Council has approved legislation to allow immediate eligibility for all multi-time transfers. The decision will go before the Division I Board to formally ratified on Monday. The organization had previously approved a blanket waiver for one-time transfers but held firm in requiring second-time transfers to sit out a year in…
Photo: New Orleans Pelicans/X The New Orleans Pelicans reported that Zion Williamson has a left hamstring strain, as confirmed by an MRI conducted today. Williamson will undergo a re-examination in about two weeks. The Pelicans are set to face the Sacramento Kings on Friday in a crucial match for the last playoff spot in the…
Blake Griffin officially announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday, but the Celtics were quietly holding out hope that he would rejoin the team and help the franchise to a championship this season. It was long suspected Griffin had played his last NBA game as a reserve for the C’s in the 2022-23 season,…
For only the second time in the last century, a former player is set to lead the Kentucky basketball program. Mark Pope, who won a national championship with the Wildcats in 1996, is the new head coach in Lexington. Coming from BYU, Pope replaces John Calipari, who has moved on to Arkansas. With Calipari’s departure,…
