[ad_1] Former NBA player Mitchell Wiggins, the father of Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins, died Monday at the age of 64. Wiggins’ daughter, Angey, confirmed Mitchell’s passing on her Instagram account. The National Basketball Retired Players Association posted this message on X: “The basketball community has lost a Legend. Our hearts are with the…
[ad_1] Last week, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the press following his meeting with the league’s Board of Governors. During the meeting, Silver discussed several topics, including a new rule allowing referees to review complete plays on monitors, potential NBA expansions, and the Clippers’ new arena. Silver commended the completion of the Intuit Dome in…
[ad_1] Houston Rockets forward AJ Griffin is “seriously considering” stepping away from basketball after two NBA seasons at the age of 21, according to Shams Charania and Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Griffin, who was selected 16th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2022 draft out of Duke, did not provide a reason why…
[ad_1] Tyrese Haliburton is not like most NBA stars. He isn’t the biggest household name, but he is certainly not a role player. That still does not detract from him being one of the best floor generals in the league currently. While his status might not be on the same level of a Steph Curry,…
[ad_1] Following his first-ever NBA title win, Jayson Tatum is already looking ahead to a rematch next summer. The Boston star, who also played a key role in Team USA’s recent gold medal victory in the Paris Olympics, is brimming with confidence and believes his team will make another deep playoff run next season. While…
[ad_1] Before the start of the Paris Olympics in July, the Serbian national team suffered a major scare when their young Nikola Jovic fell to injury. The talented forward seemed like he would miss the international competition, but he eventually recovered just in time to join his country and contribute to their bronze medal success….
[ad_1] The NBA Board of Governors has approved the expanded use of coach’s challenge reviews on certain out-of-bounds plays. If a foul should have been called on the play, it can now be assessed shortly after the fact. Out-of-bounds violations triggered by a coach’s challenge will be reviewable by on-court officials and the NBA Replay…
[ad_1] Stefan Krstajic OKK Sloboda Tuzla (Division I) agreed terms with 29-year old Serbian guard Stefan Krstajic (190cm-1995) for new 2024-25 season. Krstajic joins another Serbian player Bogdan Mikavica who is already in the roster. He played last season at Leotar. In 11 Division I games in Bosnia he had 8.4ppg, 2.5rpg and 1.2apg. He…
[ad_1] 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 —…
[ad_1] 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…
