This is the digital version of The Bounce.If you want it sooner, start each day with The Bounce delivered to your inbox. Register here. Tina Turner was one of the most incredible musical icons of all time. Rest in power. Do you feel the heat? Does Boston keep its identity? Something very interesting came to … Read more
Between now and next month’s draft, the Houston Rockets have their work cut out for them. Before the franchise can figure out what to do with its nearly $60 million in cap space, it’ll have to figure out the direction it’s headed with the No. 4 pick awarded in the recent lottery. Last week the … Read more
By David Aldridge, Nick Kosmider and Joe Vardon Carmelo Anthony retired from basketball on Monday, wrapping up a career that spanned 19 NBA seasons and included 10 All-Star Game appearances. Anthony announced his retirement in a video posted on social media. Here’s what you need to know: Anthony is ninth in the NBA all the … Read more
So after all that, Kyrie Irving could well become a Laker after all? Irving was tied to the Purple and Gold last summer, around that last trade deadline before being traded to the Mavericks, and apparently he could still find his way there, according to ESPN NBA Reporter Brian Windhorst. Who will win it all? … Read more
CHICAGO — While the NBA Draft Lottery was the star of the show this week — with its reveal that the San Antonio Spurs won the right to select Victor Wembanyama — the draft continued in its shadow at Wintrust Arena. Team leaders digested the fallout from the lottery, which created a slew of interesting … Read more
It was enough to be among the first 3. The Pistons, the league’s worst team, didn’t ask for much. Would they have liked to receive the No. 1 pick in Tuesday night’s NBA draft lottery and the rights to Victor Wembanyama? Of course. It was the dream. But the organization that just suffered a 17-win … Read more
CHICAGO — Shortly after the conclusion of the NBA Draft 2023 lottery, as league executives and members of the media conversed in a private room at the McCormick Place Convention Center, Rockets general counsel Clay Allen spoke sits quietly in his seat. He couldn’t bring himself to get up and force conversations he didn’t really … Read more
By James L. Edwards III, Kelly Iko, Alex Schiffer and Jason Quick The San Antonio Spurs won Tuesday’s NBA Draft lottery, locking out the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft. Here’s what you need to know: San Antonio had a 14% chance of landing the top pick after finishing the regular season with a … Read more
CHICAGO — It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Hope is at an all-time high, positive vibes are plentiful, and the bigger picture is in focus. On Tuesday night, teams like the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs will form several prayer circles for Lady Luck, hoping to change their fortunes and … Read more
This is the digital version of The Bounce.If you want it sooner, start each day with The Bounce delivered to your inbox. Register here. I don’t think people realize how ridiculously better the TikTok corgi is than us at picking games. Can the champions pick up another win on the road? The Los Angeles Lakers … Read more
