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NBA releases groups for 2025 NBA Cup tourney
The NBA released the six, five-team groups for the third annual 2025 NBA Cup, which will tip-off on October 31.,The world champion Oklahoma City Thunder are in West Group A, along with Western Conference finalist Minnesota, Phoenix, Sacramento and Utah.,The Milwaukee Bucks, who captured the 2024 NBA...
Alyssa Thomas nets career high 29, leads Mercury over Lynx
Alyssa Thomas scored a career-high 29 points and added eight rebounds as the host Phoenix Mercury climbed closer to the league-leading Minnesota Lynx with a 79-71 victory Wednesday afternoon.,Thomas scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, when the Mercury closed the game on a 19-4 run.,Monique Akoa ...
Former NBA G Ben McLemore receives 100-month sentence for rape
Former NBA player Ben McLemore was sentenced to 100 months in Oregon state prison on Wednesday after recently being found guilty of sexually assaulting a then-21-year-old woman at a house party in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego in 2021.,McLemore received the sentence after being found guilty las...
Caitlin Clark off in return to Fever; Indiana tinkering with off-ball role
Fever All-Star Caitlin Clark shared point guard duties and failed to find her range Wednesday in her first game with Indiana since June 24. ,Clark was 4 of 12 from the field with four turnovers in Indiana's loss to Golden State, which bumped the Fever to 9-10 with four games to go before the All-Sta...
James Jones named NBA VP of basketball operations
James Jones is the NBA executive vice president, head of basketball operations, which follows a lengthy playing career and front-office experience.,Jones, 44, won three NBA titles as a player and was named executive of the year in 2021 as a member of the Phoenix Suns' front office. ,"James is widely...
Tough Valkyries defense ruins Caitlin Clark’s return to Fever
The Golden State Valkyries rode a stout defensive effort to an 80-61 win over the Indiana Fever in Caitlin Clark's return to action in Indianapolis.,Clark, a WNBA All-Star captain, returned from her second significant injury of the season with 10 points, but could not provide enough offensive punch ...
Interest, ticket costs explode for Cooper Flagg's Summer League debut
Catching Cooper Flagg in his first NBA game at the Las Vegas Summer League on Thursday night has become the hottest ticket on that circuit since Victor Wembanyama's debut with the San Antonio Spurs in 2023.,Flagg was picked first overall in the 2025 draft and his arrival with the Dallas Mavericks so...
Sun overtake Storm to snap 10-game skid
Tina Charles scored 11 of her 29 points in the fourth quarter and Jacy Sheldon added 16 points as the Connecticut Sun ended a franchise-worst 10-game losing streak with a 93-83 win over the visiting Seattle Storm on Wednesday afternoon at Uncasville, Conn.,Bria Hartley scored 15 points and Saniya Ri...
Report: Thunder, Chet Holmgren agree to $250M extension
Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a five-year contract extension worth up to $250 million, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The contract is fully guaranteed and comes on the heels of Oklahoma City's landmark contract with NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. SGA agreed to a four-year, $285.4...
Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty pull away from Aces after A'ja Wilson injury
Sabrina Ionescu posted 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the New York Liberty -- helped by the injury absence of Aces star A'ja Wilson -- rallied to defeat visiting Las Vegas 87-78 on Tuesday night.,Wilson, a three-time WNBA MVP, was injured with 4:13 left in the second quarter. She dro...
Reports: Nuggets' Nikola Jokic to wait until next summer for contract talks
Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic, eligible as of Tuesday for a contract extension, will wait until next summer to negotiate a new deal, the Denver Post and ESPN reported.,A three-time MVP, Jokic is eligible for a three-year, $206.4 million contract extension, which Nuggets management has public...
Report: Wizards flip Kelly Olynyk to Spurs for players, pick
Washington and Kelly Olynyk barely got to know one another, as the Wizards dealt the newly acquired big man to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, according to an ESPN report.,Per ESPN, the 12-year center/forward was traded to San Antonio in exchange for Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley and a second-round...
Aces star A’ja Wilson (wrist) knocked out of game vs. Liberty
The Las Vegas Aces ruled out reigning WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson for the rest of their game Tuesday at the New York Liberty due to a right wrist injury.,Wilson was hurt on a play late in the second quarter when she drew a foul going to the basket and landed hard on both her hands.,Wilson, 28, did not retu...
WNBA All-Star draft: Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier trade coaches
Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier were encouraged to negotiate some trades immediately after their WNBA All-Star draft on Tuesday night. Instead, they swapped their head coaches.,Clark, as the leading vote-getter, was assigned Cheryl Reeve, head coach of the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx. Collier, Cl...
NBA Summer League sees record prices for admission
Those looking to watch No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg take on Bronny James in NBA Summer League action in Las Vegas on Thursday better be prepared to dig deep into their wallets.,According to several ticket marketplaces, tickets to the first day's set of games are among the most expensive in NBA Summer Lea...
Reports: Clippers the favorite to sign Bradley Beal
The Los Angeles Clippers are emerging as the favorite to land Bradley Beal once the guard is expected to hit free agency, according to two reports Tuesday.,NBC Sports and The Athletic both reported that the three-time All Star is likely to land in Los Angeles, should the Phoenix Suns buy out his con...
Wings seek revenge as they visit slumping Sky
Pondering her team's potential when it plays disciplined and unencumbered, Dallas Wings forward Myisha Hines-Allen said "the sky's the limit.",As it happens, the Sky stand as Dallas' next opponent, with the Wings preparing to visit Chicago on Wednesday with a pair of late-May losses in mind.,"Moving...
Knicks new coach Mike Brown set to embrace high expectations
With the New York Knicks coming off their first conference finals appearance in 25 years, newly hired coach Mike Brown understands that the team faces high expectations heading into 2025-26.,And Brown is ready to embrace them.,"Nobody has any bigger expectations than I do," Brown said during his int...
Best defense faces best offense as Lynx visit Mercury
The best defensive team in the league will meet one of the hottest offenses when the Minnesota Lynx visit the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday.,The Lynx (17-2) have held opponents to 40.2 percent shooting from the field and 74.1 points per game, four points less than anyone else in the league.,The Mercu...
Valkyries pay visit to Fever as Caitlin Clark returns
Caitlin Clark plans to play for the Indiana Fever for the first time in more than two weeks when the Golden State Valkyries pay a visit to Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon in a battle of 9-9 teams.,Indiana was expected to be closer to the top of the standings, while the expansion Valkyries are am...