Chris Paul was on a plane to New York on Sunday, to promote his new book, when he heard the news in a text from his 14-year-old son, Chris II: He had been traded. Paul, a 12-time All-Star, is one of the most accomplished point guards in N.B.A. history. He had recently finished his third
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Today, during the Bloomberg Invest conference, Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu asked WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert about the possibility of the league playing a game in Saudi Arabia in light of recent news of the merger of Saudi-backed LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. The full article and video of the interview are paywalled. Here is the
Do the refs have it out for certain players and teams? Draymond Green might say yes. But the NBA tries very hard to root bias out of the officiating process. Randall Benton / AP Photo The NBA playoffs come with an intensified microscope on everyone, referees maybe most of all. Typically an afterthought (with some
Checking in on the teams in the Big 12: The recent highlight for Baylor has unfortunately been an off-court controversy, as Kentucky transfer Dre’Una Edwards believes she should be able to play. Kentucky is standing in her way and head coach Kyra Elzy explained that she does have a reason, but according to The Next,
Photo: NBAE via Getty Images Immanuel Quickley scored 22 points, Jalen Brunson had 21 and the New York Knicks rolled to their eighth straight victory, beating the Jordan Poole-led Golden State Warriors 132-94 on Tuesday night. “No one has talked about the streak at all,” Brunson said, via ESPN. “Obviously, we tell each other to
Photo: Golden State Warriors/Twitter Klay Thompson entered the fourth year of his current five-year contract with the Warriors. This season the 32-year-old shooting guard will earn $40.6 million. Unlike his younger teammates Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins, he did not get an extension before the start of the season. Thompson reveals that he didn’t even
Entering only her second season as head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers, Kim Mulkey already has flexed the recruiting chops that allowed her to establish the Baylor Lady Bears as a women’s college basketball powerhouse, attracting an impressive collection of players to Baton Rouge. Rapper-hooper Flau’jae Johnson, the 26th-ranked recruit in the class of
Although the Indiana Fever have lost 11 games in a row, a streak that has all but eliminated them from playoff contention, No. 2 overall pick NaLyssa Smith has been living the dream, facing fellow power forwards, former MVPs and current MVP candidates Breanna Stewart, Nneka Ogwumike and A’ja Wilson consecutively in her last three
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley claps during an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King) Recently Patrick Beverley was hosted on ESPN to share his insights on the playoffs. The 33-year-old point guard made headlines by calling Chris Paul ‘a cone’ for not playing defense. Draymond Green gave his take
The Golden State Warriros are in the middle of a second-round playoff series with the Memphis Grizzlies, and the series is currently knotted up at 1-1 with Games 3 and 4 being played at Chase Center in San Francisco. Recently, former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker made a bold comment on FS1 about Steph Curry. “I think
Nikola Jokic put up an dominant performance in Game 5 against the Warriors. The reigning league MVP scored 30 points, grabbed 19 rebounds and dished out 8 assists but it wasn’t enough for the Nuggets to get the win. After eliminating Denver from the playoffs, Golden State’s head coach Steve Kerr was relieved to not
The Denver Nuggets are preparing to matchup with the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. While the Warriors are preparing for their superstar point guard, Stephen Curry, to return soon, Nuggets fans are still patiently waiting on a definitive timeline for their point guard to return. Jamal Murray has been out since last April since
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver met with reporters Wednesday afternoon in New York following the league’s two-day Board of Governors meeting. One of the topics discussed felt like a jab toward a team like Golden State. Silver was asked about the impending arbitration between Ben Simmons and the 76ers over $20 million in withheld salary for
As tensions rose between Russia and the United States, the Russian authorities detained Brittney Griner, a W.N.B.A. star, on drug charges. The Russian Federal Customs Service announced Ms. Griner’s detention on March 5 but said she was stopped at the Sheremetyevo airport near Moscow last month. A Texas congressman later said that Ms. Griner was
Photo: Philadelphia Inquirer/Yong Kim 76ers head coach Doc Rivers met his former player Ben Simmons who visited Philadelphia with the Nets. However, the 25-year-old point guard was just a spectator as he did not play due to back issues. When asked about Simmons’ return to Philly, Rivers gave a short non-answer. “I don’t know why
Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/YouTube Russell Westbrook has not been playing like his usual self, especially lately. It seems that the superstar point guard is still adjusting to not being the team’s go-to guy. Lakers general manager and vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka, who previously represented players as an agent, talked about Westbrook’s situation
Now that the Washington Wizards have dropped their fifth-straight game, they’re three games below .500 and the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference. Following that fifth consecutive loss, veteran guard Spencer Dinwiddie was asked postgame if there’s anything he can do as a leader to help the team get back on track. His answer was
SLAM has partnered with the Black Coaches Association on a content series that will spotlight Black coaches from every level. To learn more about the past and present of the BCA, and to register as a member of the BCA, click here. “This was just the beginning of me just having to prove myself. Prove my intelligence.” Chicago Sky head
At this point during his frustrating journey with a troublesome left knee, Kemba Walker won’t make predictions or promises about his availability for every Knicks game over the remainder of the season. Walker was back in action Tuesday night and netted 19 points — all but two of them in the second half — in
The crushing loss against the Denver Nuggets by the Los Angeles Lakers drew a wave of criticism towards the purple and gold for their lack of effort in that game. It was followed by LeBron James tweeting and apologizing the fans, saying it will not happen again. Lakers players responded by defeating the Utah Jazz,
Getty Images The NFL hasn’t said anything about Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott‘s comments that condoned, if not welcomed, the throwing of items by fans at game officials. The NFL Referees Association hasn’t said anything, either. Chiming in, surprisingly, is the NBA Referees Association. “The NBRA condemns the comments by Dak Prescott condoning
NFC wild-card overreactions: Same old Cowboys come crashing down in playoffs Mackenzie Salmon ‘overreacts’ to the biggest storylines from the NFC wild-card action. USA TODAY The National Basketball Referees Association want the National Football League to discipline Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott for comments he made following his team’s NFC wild-card playoff loss at home against the
A minority owner of the Golden State Warriors is getting shredded on social media for callously admitting he does not care about Uyghur genocide in China. Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist who owns 2 percent of the NBA franchise, expressed cold indifference to the plight of the Uyghurs, an ethnic Muslim minority that has been
We all know the history. Back in the 1990s, the Chicago Bulls established one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history, winning six championships in the space of eight seasons, achieving the threepeat on of consecutive titles on two separate occasions. Led by legendary head coach Phil Jackson, this was a roster packed with superstar
If Cam Reddish had played up to his potential in his first two-plus seasons in the NBA, the Hawks likely would not have made him available for the Knicks’ taking. But despite some flaws in Reddish’s game and an Achilles injury that set him back last year, scouts believe he still has the upside, ideal
The reigning NBA champion, Milwaukee Bucks (27-17), sent another message to possible NBA Finals contenders with a huge win over the Golden State Warriors (30-11) on Thursday night. The victory added to a streak of impressive play against the top teams in the league. However, the shocker was the dismantling of the Warriors by racing
The biggest NBA debate to be had is who the greatest player of all time is. Usually, the debate is among Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain and Magic Johnson. Dwyane Wade, the former Miami Heat great and current part-owner of the Utah Jazz, predicted that with the way the game
Philadelphia 76ers superstar Ben Simmons is still away from the team for personal reasons, while his agent Rich Paul revealed he’s dealing with mental health issues that preventing him from playing. Paul recently met with Sixers president Daryl Morey and GM Elton Brand to discuss the future of Simmons with the team. According to Adrian
Editor’s note: This story contain a description of suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-273-8255. For the first time, Shawn Bradley is opening up about the bike accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.