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NEW YORK — Nearly two hours before the New York Liberty officially began their 2024 WNBA Playoff campaign on Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Dream, Sabrina Ionescu was on the court at Barclays Center getting some shots up. And she wasn’t missing. Ionescu appeared relaxed, smiling and joking with her coaches and the media while […]

Even though the Los Angeles Sparks are not in the WNBA playoffs, they still managed to grab headlines and attention with the announcement that they had parted ways with head coach Curt Miller. With the Sparks securing the top odds for the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft this season, they will now […]

The Los Angeles Sparks shocked the WNBA world on Tuesday when they announced that they had parted ways with head coach Curt Miller. Apparently the news also caught players off guard as Sparks veteran leader Dearica Hamby expressed her disbelief in Curt Miller no longer being the team’s coach. Hamby took to social media also […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will be entering training camp next week with a limited version of Kawhi Leonard. This according to President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank, who met with members of the media on Tuesday afternoon a week before Media Day. Kawhi Leonard will be slowly ramping up his progress throughout training camp, and […]

The Michigan football team picked up a big win on Saturday against #11 USC. It wasn’t a must-win game as the Wolverines could’ve gone 10-2 and still won the Big Ten with a loss, but it was about as close to must-win as you can get. Michigan needed to get the win to avoid a […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics were on top of the basketball world last summer after looking nearly invincible en route to their 18th championship in franchise history. However, that didn’t protect Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown from offseason drama and disrespect. Brown was left off of the Olympic roster ahead of the Summer […]

The Southwest Division is home to some of the most talented and exciting point guards in the NBA. Whether it’s Luka Doncic’s wizardry, Ja Morant’s explosiveness, Dejounte Murray’s defense, Fred VanVleet’s clutch play, or Chris Paul’s veteran savvy, these starting point guards will be a driving force behind their teams’ success. Thankfully, the unpredictable New […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had Zion Williamson in the building since the 2019 NBA Draft but are still looking for an identity. A crucial part of that process has involved finding the right big men to fit around the All-Star in the rotations. Larry Nance Jr. looked the part over the last two seasons […]

Who are the best players in the NBA? It seems like basketball fans are always asking this question before a new season, which is why everyone always throws together their list of the Top 100 NBA players. In the first installment of ClutchPoints’ Top 100 players list entering the 2024-25 NBA season, the first chunk […]

The 2024-25 NBA season is right around the corner. Team media days and training camps are set to begin soon, and then the preseason will get underway. Let’s take a look at some important dates for the Mavericks over the next month. Mavericks’ Media Day The Mavs’ Media Day is scheduled for Monday, September 30. […]

The Michigan football team picked up a huge win on Saturday against #11 USC, and they did it without one of their best players. Tight end Colston Loveland did not play on Saturday as he got hurt last weekend against Arkansas State. Loveland is the only returning starter from last year, so with him on […]

Courtney Vandersloot thinks the media is making too much of her new role coming off the bench for the New York Liberty. She may be right. Sandy Brondello swapped Vandersloot for rookie Leonie Fiebich in Game 1 of the WNBA Playoffs against the Atlanta Dream on Sunday — an 83-69 Liberty win — and it […]

The Boston Celtics dominated the NBA last year, and all that’s left for them to do is to do it again. Matching the excellence of the 2023-24 campaign will be difficult, but Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla believes his team can compete for another championship if they avoid complacency and focus on advancement. While some […]

Former NBA player Nick Young referred to Luka Doncic as a “real hooper” in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. So why did Young choose to make this claim? Well, to understand the context we must take a look at a post that Young previously shared where he explained what a “hooper” is. […]

When former Los Angeles Clippers teammates Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles decided to tell their stories through the ‘Knuckleheads’ podcast, they had no clue how big their platform was going to get. And when they started inviting guests to come tell their stories, they couldn’t imagine how important a simple open forum dedicated to basketball […]

The Denver Broncos got their first win of the season after beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 26-7. The win was impressive, as the Buccaneers were a surging team, while the Broncos were seriously struggling. Needless to say, the Broncos were big underdogs. The win came at the hands of rookie quarterback Bo Nix, who had […]

Championships are what define any NBA organization. Teams aren’t remembered for almost winning a championship, but for sealing the deal and hoisting the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy into the air. The Golden State Warriors have been able to do so four times since 2015, which is why so many have labeled them this generation’s dynasty. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have arguably the best trio in the NBA with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George. A trifecta of stars is obviously nice to have but how much does that truly matter? In a game of five-player lineups, the Sixers can’t rest on their All-Star laurels. Sure, the fourth and fifth starters […]

Two decades after his playing days with the Toronto Raptors, Vince Carter will return to Scotiabank Arena to make history this season. The Raptors will raise Carter’s No. 15 to the rafters on Nov. 2, according to TSN’s Josh Lewenberg. He will be the first player in the franchise’s 30-year history to have his number […]

The Chicago Sky’s 2024 season ended with a crushing 33-point loss to the Connecticut Sun on Thursday. The defeat knocked Chicago out of their battle with the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics for a spot in the playoffs. Fourth-year Sky guard Dana Evans and veteran forward Isabelle Harrison reflected on how tough the season has […]

The Phoenix Mercury’s Game 1 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, presented some silver linings for the three-time WNBA champions. Mercury point guard Natasha Cloud had quite the game. She posted 33 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds while shooting 14-for-23 and nailing four three-pointers. A tightly contested stepback three by Lynx forward Bridget Carlton sealed […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has received some criticism in the past. He’s had an up-and-down coaching career overall, but the fact is that Kidd has led the Mavs to success in two of his three seasons with the team. Kidd is quickly becoming one of the most underrated head coaches in the NBA. […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Little to nothing went the Indiana Fever’s way on Sunday afternoon at Mohegan Sun Arena, getting routed 93-69 by the Connecticut Sun in Game 1. Seven minutes into the contest, Fever head coach Christie Sides received only her second technical foul of the season. And only three minutes into the second half, Caitlin […]

Three days after losing to the Atlanta Dream in a listless regular season finale, the New York Liberty refused to have a repeat performance on Sunday. Against the same Atlanta team, rookie Leonie Fiebich scorched the nets to lead her Liberty to an 83-69 win in Game 1 of the first round of the WNBA […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The 2024 WNBA Playoffs begin Sunday afternoon around the nation in New York, Minnesota, Connecticut and Las Vegas. Out of the eight-team bracket, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever had to snap the longest active playoff drought in the league to get here. By doing so, they’ve become the sole team in […]

The Michigan football team picked up a huge win on Saturday over #11 USC, and they did it without the forward pass. Wolverines quarterback Alex Orji had just 32 passing yards, but Michigan still found a way to get a 27-14 win. The run game was punishing in the first half, and a late touchdown […]

The Los Angeles Sparks did not make the playoffs this season. It was their fourth consecutive year now missing out on the postseason. But the general feeling around the Sparks is something special is brewing. Veteran forward Dearica Hamby was one of the bright spots for the Sparks this season and following the end of […]

The Michigan football team picked up a huge win on Saturday against #11 USC. The Wolverines needed to have it, and they got it. The Trojans came into this game as the favorite, but Michigan put their heads down and ran the ball down their throat for a huge win to start Big Ten conference […]

Natasha Howard did not waste much time before announcing that she is planning to leave the Dallas Wings this offseason. The veteran made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter, less than 24 hours following the 2024 WNBA regular-season finale. “I would like to thank the Dallas Wings for two great years,” Howard wrote. “It has […]

The Michigan football team has a massive game this weekend as they will be hosting #11 USC. This will be the first ever Big Ten conference game for the Trojans as this is their first year in the Big Ten, and what better way to start things off than with a top-25 matchup against the […]

The Michigan football team has a massive game this weekend as they will be hosting #11 USC. This will be the first ever Big Ten conference game for the Trojans as this is their first year in the Big Ten, and what better way to start things off than with a top-25 matchup against the […]

The Los Angeles Sparks announced on Friday that veteran guard Layshia Clarendon will head off to retirement, closing the chapter on an 11-year WNBA career.  Clarendon had recently been away from the Sparks due to mental health reasons for the majority of the second half of the season. With the announcement, Layshia Clarendon issued a […]

With the 2024 WNBA Playoffs around the corner, the No. 7 seed Phoenix Mercury are set to take on the No. 2 seed Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the playoffs. With it possibly being Diana Taurasi’s final season with the Mercury, the matchup could weigh more. Although the Mercury and Lynx are separated […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid have agreed on a three-year, $192.9 million contract extension. Embiid, through all the turbulence of his time in Philadelphia, appears to be set to become a Sixer for life. This extension Embiid put pen to paper on will be tacked onto the final two years of his current deal, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are signing Chinese star Yongxi “Jacky” Cui to a two-way contract, the team announced Friday. Cui played his last two seasons in the Chinese Basketball Association, averaging 14.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.9 assists on 45/36/81 shooting splits over 99 appearances. Before that, the 6-foot-6 forward attended the NBA’s Global Academy in […]

After the New York Liberty swept the Dallas Wings in two road games earlier this month, the team flew back to New York with a feeling of accomplishment. Their coach, Sandy Brondello, wasn’t with them. Brondello instead flew to Phoenix where she joined her former players at the Footprint Center to honor the 2014 WNBA […]

The Dallas Wings were defeated by the Las Vegas Aces 98-84 on Thursday in the WNBA regular season finale. Dallas finished the season with a 9-31 record, the second worst mark in the league. It was a disappointing ’24 campaign for the Wings, as injuries played far too big of a role throughout the first […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks is taking a page out of his old playbook as he enters his second rebuild. He’s taking chances on low-risk reclamation projects, and plenty of them. In his latest move, he signed Amari Bailey to an Exhibit 10 contract, first reported by HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto and confirmed by ClutchPoints, […]

Arike Ogunbowale had a historic 2024 WNBA season. She has continued to establish herself as one of the best players in the entire league. Ogunbowale’s Dallas Wings ultimately finished the year with the second worst record in the league. With that being said, Ogunbowale did everything she could to keep the team afloat amid the […]