On Saturday night, the San Antonio Spurs eliminated the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals at Paycom Center. De’Aaron Fox, who joined San Antonio in a three-team trade six weeks after being dealt by the Sacramento Kings, helped the Spurs secure their first Finals appearance since 2014. […]
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The more things change, the more they stay the same! As the New York Knicks prepare for the 2026 NBA Finals, they’re set to face off against a familiar foe: the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks last made the NBA Finals in 1999, ultimately losing to the Spurs in a five-game series. There are several […]
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Oklahoma City fans decided to be ironic with their chants toward Victor Wembanyama during the Thunder’s clash with the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night. Going into the game, both teams are even at three games apiece. San Antonio won Games 1, 4 and 6 while Oklahoma […]
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Ownership of Muhammad Ali’s 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” World Boxing Council title belt and of a uniform worn by Wilt Chamberlain as a high school player in 1954 are among the 11 high-value memorabilia items at issue in a new federal lawsuit brought by Collectable Sports Assets LLC (CSA) against sports memorabilia museum Sports […]
This is not difficult. Don’t get cute. Don’t get smart. Washington Wizards general manager Will Dawkins should keep it simple and just pick the guy they think is likely to be the best NBA player and move on to the next opportunity. There are several reasons for this. For starters, decades of NBA Draft experience […]
Update: Jack Pilgrim reports that Kentucky held another Zoom call with Milan Momcilovic on Friday, and that he is now entering decision mode this weekend. The end is near, folks. ___________________________________________________________ As Kentucky Basketball continues to wait on Milan Momcilovic, the Louisville Cardinals continue to make their own push for the Iowa State transfer, while […]
In June of 1994 the Rangers and Knicks had New York City rocking day in and day out. Could following the Knicks example make that happen again?
That means multiple SEC teams got news with some players in limbo. Only 9 SEC players declared for the draft as early entrants, and 7 of them are staying in. Well, technically there were a few more but nobody in their right mind thought Rueben Chinyelu was going to be in the NBA Draft. I […]
Defense wins championships. That saying has been proven in basketball across multiple eras by the likes of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Hakeem Olajuwon, Ben Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Kawhi Leonard, and James Harden; however, one of these examples is not like the others. James Harden’s Defense Fails Again For the seventeenth time in his […]
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No, you probably aren’t familiar with Laura Gutierrez. Not her name. Not her game. But, she epitomizes “for the love of the game.” A 5-foot-7 guard from Rio Rancho, NM, Gutierrez played for Adams State University (2019-21) and Colorado Mesa University (2022-24), and then turned pro. She has played in Costa Rica and Peru and […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers finally got over the hump… or did they? The Cavaliers had never made it past the second round of the NBA Playoffs with their “core four.” That core included Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen. Change had to happen, and it did. The franchise traded Garland to the Los […]
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Andrej Stojakovic will join a star-filled list of transfers to play two years under Brad Underwood. Illini Isaac reacts to Stojakovic going through the NBA Draft process and deciding to return to Champaign.
“Ooh, yea, and I like it. And you say New York City!” Grand Puba, I Like It, 1995 The Eastern Conference Finals came and went with a flurry. We’ve already given the Cleveland Cavaliers fans some harsh love so now Continue reading Fibbs, Knicks party like it’s 1999 →
After making All-NBA Third Team, Jalen Johnson now has a clear route to the prestigious All-NBA First Team.
The more time passes and playoff games are played, the clearer it becomes that trading Derrick White is probably not in the Celtics' best interest.
An Indiana Hoosier will be competing on the grandest stage in men’s professional basketball for the second consecutive year. OG Anunoby has returned to the NBA Finals for the first time since winning his first championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, this time with the New York Knicks. He follows Thomas Bryant, who joined […]
Entering his third season as a Celtic, Jordan Walsh needed to make a statement. After a rough second year in the Summer League and spot opportunities in Year 2, Walsh had a massive opportunity to crack the rotation in Jayson Tatum’s absence. Early on, it didn’t feel like those opportunities were coming Jordan’s way, and […]
Pistons fans are sadly unsurprised to see JB Bickerstaff lose Coach of the Year.
CLEVELAND — There were stretches throughout the postseason when Donovan Mitchell didn’t quite look himself. The burst and explosiveness to the basket weren’t there like we’ve become accustomed to in the past. So much so that it led to commentators speculating that maybe he was injured. Mitchell has been asked repeatedly throughout the postseason about […]
One of the great things about the NBA Draft process is the gamesmanship and skullduggery. If somebody wanted, say, BYU star AJ Dybantsa, that team might plant doubts about his workouts or attitude, hoping to push him down the draft order. Unless you get a crack at Shaquille O’Neal or Hakeem Olajuwon, where there’s no […]
The David Benavidez vs Canelo fight ship has sailed for a few things to factor in at this point Boxing News and Views believes. Canelo Alvarez has flat out said at this point now that the fight could have happened if both were at 168 pounds which just isn’t the case anymore. It looks like […]
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WWE star Cody Rhodes took notice of New York Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns buying his signed, 1-of-1 card.
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The San Antonio Spurs lost Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals in blowout fashion to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but responded well with a dominant Game 4 win to tie the series.