Ja Morant will take a leave of absence from the NBA and Memphis Grizzlies after he appeared to be handling a firearm at a Colorado strip club following his team’s loss to the Denver Nuggets Friday night. Morant issued a statement apologizing for his actions on Saturday and will not play for at least the
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After Aliyah Boston blocked an Alexis Morris fast-break layup attempt with 5:25 remaining and Boston’s No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks up 75-57 on Morris’ No. 3 LSU Tigers, Morris got up from the floor and patted Boston on the back. Morris would finish with a game-high 23 points, but previously-unbeaten LSU would fall 88-64 to
The NBA community gathered in solidarity in wake of the alarming news surrounding the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Memphis resident. Nichols died at the hands of five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, each of which now faces second-degree murder charges along with charges of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official
Terence Davis was on another level during the Kings’ 153-121 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. In 26 minutes off the bench, Davis went off for 31 points on 12-of-16 shooting (7-of-10 from deep) and added nine rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block. Per Opta Stats, Davis is the first player
JOINT STATEMENT FROM KYRIE IRVING, THE BROOKLYN NETS, AND THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE The events of the past week have sparked many emotions within the Nets organization, our Brooklyn community, and the nation. The public discourse that followed has brought greater awareness to the challenges we face as a society when it comes to combating hate
The Women’s National Basketball Players Association, the union for the WNBA’s athletes, released a statement on the 100th day of the wrongful detainment of Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner by the Russian government. Since mid-February, she has been detained in Russia after Moscow airport authorities claimed to have found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in
Delta State Athletics Mourns the Passing of @DeltaStateWBB Legend Lusia Harris-Stewart ?: https://t.co/gb03SsqiaN pic.twitter.com/Hu9EkUjPB4 — Delta St. Athletics (@DSUStatesmen) January 18, 2022 Basketball Hall of Fame on the Passing of Lusia Harris, Class of 1992 Springfield, Mass. (Jan. 19, 2022) – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame celebrates the life and mourns the passing
With hundreds of games canceled, postponed and in some cases forfeited so far in the New Year, the NCAA issued the following statement about the schedule shifts. As we typically do, the men’s and women’s basketball committees will track on player and coach availability via the conference monitoring program, which is an invaluable part of