The NBA regular season has come to an end and it was packed with incredible performances from first-year players. Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, did not disappoint in his rookie year and the future looks bright for the young star as the San Antonio Spurs continue to build their… Read More »
Welcome to the regular season finale, where thirteen playoff seeds are still up in the air, and the only first-round series we know for sure is the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers versus the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks. Most notably, the final guaranteed playoff spots in both conferences remain uncertain. A win puts the New Orleans Pelicans… Read More »
Vince Carter, Seimone Augustus, Chauncey Billups, Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Charles Smith, Dick Barnett, Harley Redin, Michele Timms, Herb Simon, Bo Ryan, Doug Collins and Jerry West will be part of the 13-member Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024, which was announced Saturday. The 14 finalists for the Hall of Fame class… Read More »
GLENDALE, Ariz. – DJ Burns stared out at a sea of reporters on Friday, trying to find the right word to describe what the past three weeks have been like. “Hectic,” the charming big man from NC State finally said, chuckling. Just a few weeks ago, Burns was the little-known second-leading scorer on an NC… Read More »
On March 30, 2023, Tyon Grant-Foster sat at home on his computer waiting for a Zoom meeting to start with his doctor at the Mayo Clinic. He had been away from the basketball court for 16 months after collapsing twice and undergoing two heart surgeries. Grant-Foster was waiting to hear definitively whether he could return… Read More »
In the midst of “the most difficult transition of my life,” Damian Lillard continues to face his biggest on-court challenge yet. The 33-year-old veteran will be held responsible for the outcome of this Milwaukee Bucks season, for better or worse, whether he deserves it or not. That’s what happens when a front office trades a… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings sit with one month left originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes. The… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings 2023-24: Knicks, Nuggets in rhythm with month to go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes.… Read More »
Each week during the 2023-2024 NBA season, we’ll dive deeper into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an effort to determine whether the trends going forward will be more based on fact or fiction. [Last week: Is Nuggets-Celtics the NBA Finals we deserve?] This week’s topic: The Thunder don’t need any playoff scars There… Read More »
Lakers star LeBron James takes a shot for Minnesota’s Naz Reid during the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ 120-109 win Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. James finished with 29 points. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The Lakers are heading to the NBA Finals. The Lakers are evolving into a play-in disaster. The Lakers are inspired.… Read More »