For Philadelphia 76ers fans, this is The Bad Place. “Disgust among Sixers fans is at one of the highest levels I have ever seen here in Philadelphia,” Joe DeCamara, a Philadelphia radio host, said in a recent interview. A confluence of misfortune and bad strategy has almost left the team where it was in the
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The Miami Heat continue to embrace their role as an underdog when they face the New York Knicks in the opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series in New York on Sunday. The Heat (44-38), who had to beat the Chicago Bulls in the play-in tournament just to qualify for the postseason, went on
Victor Wembanyama C France • 7’4″ / 210 lbs Projected Team Orlando PROSPECT RNK 1st POSITION RNK 1st PPG 22.9 RPG 9.6 BPG 3.0 3P% 29.6% LeBron James said he is “like an alien.” Stephen Curry thinks he is “like a cheat code.” I think he’s the clear No. 1 in this class and it
“Around the NCAAW Weekly” highlights the notable events of the week. Check out the milestones, surprises, best games and outstanding performances for games played through Sunday, Nov. 27: Milestones/accomplishments 11/21/2022: Latson, the No. 14 Hoop Gurlz recruit, is averaging 24.4 points through her first eight games. 11/27/2022: Redshirt senior Maddy Siegrist of the No. 23
The Timberwolves are 5-6 this season, and perhaps had a bit of a wakeup call Monday that could help set a tone for things to come. Via the Minneapolis Star Tribune: In some good news for the Timberwolves, and they could use some after the Knicks blew them out of Target Center on Monday night,
Luka Doncic joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only NBA players in history to start a season with eight straight games of 30 or more points after pouring 35 on the Toronto Raptors Friday night in a 111-110 victory. Of course, Wilt accomplished this feat twice: once to start the 1959-60 season, and once to start
Via the Salt Lake Tribune: When the Utah Jazz traded Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Royce O’Neale this offseason for a collection of mostly young players and a haul of future draft picks, it was presumed the team would be pretty bad this season. Some fans were fine with that, viewing the strategy
When a generational basketball talent like Victor Wembanyama comes around, teams will often go to great lengths to have a chance at drafting the sort of player that can change the fortunes of even the most inept franchises through the impact that player has. Such is the expectation surrounding the French big man prospect, who
The Atlanta Dream have had a not perfect, but still very good third week of the season, going 2-1. Rookie sensation Rhyne Howard continues to show out for the team, currently the team’s leading scorer, averaging 20.5 points per game. Howard was able to play against her fellow top three picks this week: the Fever’s
By Jamie Thomas It is yet to have been a full month since Coach James Vear took over the reigns at the London Lions, and the relentless fixture schedule means that the club’s new play-caller has had little time to take a breath. After arguably his most successful week in the post to date, however,
Brooklyn reached the midway point of the season sitting at 26-15. They came into Friday one-and-a-half games behind the Eastern Conference-leading Bulls, whom they utterly thrashed Wednesday in Chicago. Of course, that win came with the Big Three playing together for just the second time all season. Kyrie Irving’s absence due to his refusal to
Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau never took a liking to forward Kevin Knox and his stint with the team since being a 2018 lottery pick came to a merciful end Thursday with his trade to the Hawks. Kevin Knox Sr., Knox’s father who played wide receiver for Florida State and the NFL’s Bills, said some members
Star point guard Russell Westbrook scored only eight points on 2-of-14 shooting in the Los Angeles Lakers 125-116 loss to the Sacramento Kings. While LeBron James had a game-high 34 points, the Lakers did blow a 14-point lead when their defense slipped and frustration took over as the purple and gold fell back to .500 on the season. First Things
Former Syracuse star Elijah Hughes made his first career NBA start on Friday night, going off for 26 points in Utah’s 122-108 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Hughes made 9 of 15 shots (7-for-12 on 3-pointers) and also grabbed eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in 41 minutes. In nine appearances this season, it
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, front right, pulls down a rebound as Utah Jazz center Udoka Azubuike, front left, and forward Royce O’Neale defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Former KU All-American Udoka Azubuike made the first start of his