Getty Images EuroBasket 2022, the newest edition of the quadrennial tournament to determine the basketball champion of Europe, tipped off Thursday (Sept. 1) and runs through Sept. 18 with games in the Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy and Germany. The knockout stage of the competition, including the final, will be held in Berlin. Luka Doncic and … Read more
The first two minutes of the documentary “Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul,” now streaming on Netflix, about former NBA referee Tim Donaghy should give viewers plenty of raised eyebrows and cause them to reevaluate their definition of truth. The bold words come across the screen when the producers ask the NBA for comment on the film: … Read more
0 of 3 Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images The New York Knicks feel like they could be anything during the upcoming 2022-23 NBA season. Well, almost anything, at least. A championship run won’t be in the cards, and it’s just as hard to see the floor completely dropping out and plunging this group into the … Read more
Dion Wright had never run from an opponent on the basketball court. But now his friends were firing text after text accusing him of doing just that. It was mid-July, and the former St Bonaventure University player was on a team competing in the Drew, the famous summertime league that regularly draws NBA stars trying … Read more
Play video content TMZSports.com Julius Erving loves Kobe Bryant and even played with the Mamba’s father … but he tells TMZ Sports the NBA shouldn’t retire the Lakers legend’s numbers league-wide like it did with Bill Russell earlier this summer. Most believe that following Adam Silver‘s decision to honor Russell by permanently hanging up his … Read more
Former US basketball star Shaquille O’Neal will help Australia’s new government implement reforms for an Indigenous voice to parliament, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday said, standing alongside NBA Hall of famer. Albanese’s centre-left Labor Party government is seeking a referendum, needed to change the constitution, on recognizing Indigenous people in the constitution and … Read more
Getty Images Chet Holmgren, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, will miss the entire 2022-23 season, the team announced Thursday. Holmgren suffered a Lisfranc injury to his right foot. “Certainly, we are disappointed for Chet, especially given the excitement he had about getting on the floor with his … Read more
Ted Leonsis, the owner of the Washington Wizards, Washington Mystics and Washington Capitals is looking to add a fourth major professional sports team to his company’s portfolio: The Washington Nationals. Leonsis’ company, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, was reportedly granted access to the Nationals’ financial data, according to the Washington Post – a big step in … Read more
With training camp fewer than five weeks away, one of the most interesting Lakers subplots is the various lineup combinations at head coach Darvin Ham’s fingertips. We’ve already covered the projected starting and bench rotation, as well as some of the closing lineup options in recent weeks. But there are other interesting lineup configurations that … Read more
It’s been two weeks since Kevin Durant reiterated his trade request to Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai in a face-to-face meeting and informed Tsai that he needs to choose between his 12-time All-Star player or head coach Steve Nash and general manager Sean Marks. It added a new dynamic to the biggest storyline of the … Read more
