How ’Bout This Jazz newsletter: The star rookie was a pitchman for Dunkaroos snack cookies while at Auburn. Plus, Lauri Markkanen discusses his own dunks, and Ochai Agbaji talks about that block. Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler dunks against the Golden State Warriors during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 7,
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Lakers forward LeBron James is now the first active NBA player to become a billionaire. According to Forbes, the 18-time All-Star now has a net worth of $1 billion. Michael Jordan became a billionaire as an owner in 2014. Though, as a player, M.J. officially retired from basketball after the 2002-03 season. Based on the
MIAMI — The Boston Celtics are a team of long-distance runners. For years, former Celtics president Danny Ainge employed a consultant that would identify draft picks and free agents’ “brain types” under the belief that certain personality traits made for better players. Ainge and that system are gone, but the Celtics — be it by
Asked what qualities are needed to become the leader of an NBA team, Knicks forward RJ Barrett deferred Saturday to more established players in the league. “You might want to ask Chris Paul or Bron [LeBron James] or something like that,” Barrett replied. Still, the 21-year-old Barrett acknowledged his desire to emerge as a leader
Welcome to the NBA 75, The Athletic’s countdown of the 75 best players in NBA history, in honor of the league’s diamond anniversary. We’ll unveil a new player on the list every weekday through Feb. 18, culminating with the man picked by a panel of The Athletic NBA staff members as the greatest of all time. Giannis Antetokounmpo could not believe
It might seem like there are a whole lot of players in the NBA but the reality is there aren’t that many and the number of postponed games and players brought in on 10-day hardship deals this season should tell us that much. There’s hardly a time when there are more than 500 active players