LOUISVILLE — The College of Louisville males’s basketball program has retired simply 5 jersey numbers in its gilded historical past. Of these 5 famend gamers, three stay alive. Saturday evening, all three of them had been in the identical place on the similar time—watching an AAU recreation, of all issues. They had been observing a … Read more
Bucks Celtics has been epic. Mavs Suns has been sudden. Each second-round sequence are going the space with a visit to the convention finals on the road. Which groups will prevail? Which stars will step up? Our writers weigh in. Celtics Bucks Recreation 7: Who ya obtained? Howard Beck: The crew with the most effective … Read more
As Jimmy Butler walked off the ground of the Sixers’ area on Thursday evening, having simply punched his ticket to the Jap Convention finals for the second time in three years, he requested himself a rhetorical query a couple of Philly followers have in all probability thought-about in some unspecified time in the future over … Read more
Early within the fourth quarter of Recreation 6 between the Sixers and Warmth, an exhausted Doc Rivers deserted makes an attempt to scheme his staff again into it and appealed on to its aggressive spirit. “combat for this,” implored Rivers. “Come on guys, combat for this.” They did not. Miami’s lead swelled to 19, then … Read more
Phoenix’s first journey to Dallas throughout its second-round collection towards the Mavericks was an eventful one. Earlier than the group flew out final Thursday for Recreation 3, the Suns have been grounded in Arizona for an hour attributable to storms in Dallas. The delay compelled them to apply late within the night upon arrival and … Read more
Subsequent week’s G League Elite Camp and NBA scouting mix present an enormous alternative for gamers to show themselves in entrance of NBA decision-makers. In flip, it is a crucial week for faculty basketball applications hoping their star gamers will come again for one more season earlier than turning professional. Some gamers testing the draft … Read more
MIAMI — Shut your eyes. Think about the Florida warmth in Could, the slight breeze because the afternoon storms roll in and solar beating down. You are strolling by way of the crowded paddock, shouldering your well past Michael Jordan, Serena Williams and David Beckham as they attempt to make their technique to the garages. … Read more
One of many extra fascinating issues about this second spherical—one we had been nearly lucky sufficient to get 4 2–2 matchups out of—is the truth that legendary Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has some form of tie to each head coach left within the dance. Some are extra apparent and talked about always. However a couple … Read more
Mannix: Ok, Beck, the Jazz’s season is over and there may not be a more interesting offseason than what’s coming in Utah. For the third time in the last four years the Jazz have been bounced in the first round and with a new CEO in (Trader) Danny Ainge, there’s a real chance we see … Read more
Baylor Scheierman was one of the most coveted players in the transfer portal. Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports Four years ago when Baylor Scheierman was fielding calls from the two low-major schools interested in landing him, he never envisioned that one day he’d be hearing pitches from the country’s top college coaches about their plan to … Read more