Former North Carolina standout and forward Isaiah Hicks went undrafted in the 2017 NBA Draft despite a successful four-year career in Chapel Hill that was capped off by a national title win in April. The former Mr.
NBA All-Star forward Gordon Hayward suffered a horrific-looking broken left ankle on Tuesday, less than six minutes into his first game for the Boston Celtics. Hayward, acquired by the Celtics from the Utah Jazz in the off-season, came down hard after a leaping cut to the basket to try to catch an alley-oop pass from […]
Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Markelle Fultz, the No. 1 overall pick in June’s NBA draft, will open the season as a reserve, coach Brett Brown revealed Sunday. The 76ers open the season Wednesday against the Washington Wizards and the star backcourt combo of John Wall and Bradley Beal and that was one factor in the […]
Michael Jordan hasn’t been shy about expressing his opinion that his era of basketball was better than the current era. Jordan appeared on the cover of Cigar Aficionado, and he discussed his distaste for the current “super team era” in the NBA.
NBA Hall of Fame forward tragically passes away at age 75 The NBA world lost a legend on Friday night as former Phoenix Suns and ABL great Connie Hawkins passed away. The cause of death is unknown, but it was confirmed by the Suns with his family. You will be greatly missed, Hawk! pic.twitter.com/eQA3NNUAyT — […]
NBA All-Star and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady will join the front office of the Orlando Magic as special assistant to CEO Alex Martins, the team announced Friday. McGrady played for the Magic from 2000 to 2004, making the All-Star Game all four seasons. The team said the 38-year-old McGrady will be available […]
The NBA announced a radical overhaul of the league’s All-Star game format on Tuesday, scrapping the traditional Eastern Conference versus Western Conference duel in favour of two teams chosen by nominated captains. Under the changes, which were hammered out by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), a captain from each conference will […]
Dwyane Wade was introduced to the Cleveland media on Friday and let it be known how excited he was to be back with close friend LeBron James. The two went to four NBA Finals and won two championships in four years together with the Miami Heat before James left to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers […]
Sporting a favorite player’s number can now be more than a declaration of faith, thanks to smart jerseys unveiled this weekend by Nike as part of its new partnership with the NBA. A tap of a smartphone to a label on the jersey allows the wearer a real-time look at Kevin Durant’s statistics, Blake Griffin’s […]
It was a bit of a slap in the face. And as Isaiah Thomas noted in his letter on The Players Tribune, when the Boston Celtics decided to ship him off to Cleveland in order to land Kyrie Irving, “it stung a little.” After all, Thomas had poured his heart and soul into the Celtics […]