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Milwaukee Bucks Snubbed by NBA Christmas Day Slate is Absolutely Disrespectful
The NBA revealed their Christmas Day schedule for 2024, which oddly excluded Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. ...
Raptors sign free agent G Jared Rhoden
The Toronto Raptors signed free agent guard Jared Rhoden on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.,Rhoden, who turns 25 on Aug. 27, averaged 4.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 14.4 minutes in 17 games off the Detroit Pistons' bench in 2023-24.,He compiled career averages of 4.1 points, 2.3 boards and 14.3 minu...
Report: 76ers sign French Olympian Guerschon Yabusele
Forward Guerschon Yabusele agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN reported on Sunday. ,Yabusele, a 6-foot-8, 260-pound power forward, helped host France capture the silver medal at the Olympics earlier this month. He scored 20 points in the gold-medal match aga...
Report: Bulls to sign F Kenneth Lofton Jr.
Free agent forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. is signing a one-year contract with the Chicago Bulls, The Athletic reported Friday.,Lofton, 22, played for three teams -- the Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz -- last season and averaged a combined 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 9....
NBA schedule release: Champion Celtics open vs. Knicks
The Boston Celtics will raise their 18th championship banner on Oct. 22 before hosting the rival New York Knicks for the first game of the 2024-25 NBA season.,The NBA released the complete schedule for the regular season on Thursday after revealing the Emirates NBA Cup (in-season tournament) schedul...
Report: Joe Harris retires from NBA after 10 seasons
Sharpshooter Joe Harris is retiring after 10 NBA seasons, The Athletic reported Thursday.,The Cavaliers selected Harris with the No. 33 overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft, and he averaged 10.3 points over 504 games (283 starts) with Cleveland (2014-16), the Brooklyn Nets (2016-23) and Detroit Piston...
Report: Jazz sign G Patty Mills to 1-year, $3.3M deal
The Utah Jazz are signing free agent guard Patty Mills to a one-year, $3.3 million deal, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Mills, 36, is entering his 16th season and playing for his sixth team. His deal is fully guaranteed, per the report.,He split last season with Atlanta and Miami, averaging 4.0 points and...
Ex-NBA player Royce White wins GOP Senate primary
Former NBA player Royce White won the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Minnesota on Tuesday.,He defeated Joe Fraser and will face incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the November election.,White, 33, previously lost in the 2022 GOP primary for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.,Dra...
Klay Thompson, Mavericks visit Warriors in NBA Cup opener
The first night of the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup will feature guard Klay Thompson, now with the Dallas Mavericks, facing the host Golden State Warriors, with whom he spent the past 13 seasons and won four league championships.,The game is the second of a doubleheader on Nov. 12, when the league tips off...
Report: F Svi Mykhailiuk agrees to 4-year contract with Jazz
Forward Svi Mykhailiuk is heading to the Utah Jazz, agreeing to a four-year, $15 million deal, his agent told ESPN on Friday.,Last season, he played on a one-year, $2.35 million contract with the Boston Celtics and appeared in 41 games (two starts), averaging 4.0 points and 1.2 rebounds over 10.1 mi...
Report: Celtics retain multiple firms to facilitate sale
The Boston Celtics are working with multiple firms to assist with the sale of the NBA franchise, Sportico reported Thursday.,Per the report, JPMorgan Chase and BDT & MSD will work together on what, once the franchise is sold, will be a multi-billion-dollar transaction at the highest price ever paid ...
Jeremy Lamb announces retirement after 10 NBA seasons
Former first-round draft pick Jeremy Lamb announced his retirement from the NBA on Wednesday after 10 seasons with four teams.,Lamb, who last played in the league in 2022, announced his decision on Instagram.,"Basketball has been good to me throughout my entire life, so this decision didn't come eas...
Jazz F Lauri Markkanen signs 5-year, $238M extension
The Utah Jazz signed All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen to a new five-year, $238 million agreement Wednesday.,His agent confirmed to ESPN that the renegotiated deal and extension includes $220 million in new money.,Markkanen, 27, had one year and $18 million left on his contract. The new deal raises h...
Charles Barkley reverses course, will not retire from TV
Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said Tuesday he no longer plans to retire as a television analyst after the upcoming season and instead intends to stay with TNT Sports through the remainder of his contract.,Barkley, who works on TNT's "Inside the NBA" studio show, announced in mid-June that...
Report: Jazz, F Lauri Markkanen near long-term deal
The Utah Jazz and All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen are expected to reach a long-term deal that will take him off the trade market and keep him from becoming a free agent after the upcoming season, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Rumors of a reported Markkanen trade never materialized this season, and...
Knicks name Jalen Brunson team captain
Jalen Brunson will serve as captain of the New York Knicks in the 2024-25 season.,The team announced the appointment, making the guard the 36th captain in franchise history, on Tuesday. He is the first captain for the Knicks since Lance Thomas (2018-19).,"The New York Knicks have a deep and storied ...
Raptors sign C Bruno Fernando
Center Bruno Fernando signed a contract with the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Fernando, who recorded 6.3 points and a career-high average of 4.3 rebounds in 45 games (two starts) last season with the Atlanta Hawks.,Fernando, 25, has averaged 4.0 points and 3.3 re...
Lakers unveil statue of Kobe, Gianna Bryant
On the symbolic date of 8/2/24, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled the second of three statues commissioned to honor Kobe Bryant near Crypto.com Arena.,The new statue depicts Bryant alongside his daughter Gianna. The two were among seven people who died in a Southern California helicopter crash on Jan....
Suns sign former first-round pick TyTy Washington
The Phoenix Suns signed former first-round draft pick TyTy Washington to a two-way contract on Friday.,Terms were not disclosed for the 22-year-old guard, picked 29th overall in 2022 by the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Phoenix-area native averaged 21.3 points and 8.3 assists and shot 42.6 percent from 3-p...
Cavs president: Jarrett Allen is 'anchor of our core group'
The Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced a multi-year contract extension for center Jarrett Allen on Friday.,Terms were not disclosed, however multiple media outlets reported it was three-year max extension worth $91 million. Allen is signed through the 2028-29 season.,"We couldn't be more excit...