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Jayson Tatum and Grant Williams became close friends while playing together for the Boston Celtics, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have jokes for each other. Williams recently left Beantown after joining the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade. With the forward now in the Western Conference, he’ll face off against his old team at least […]

Nearly a month after the Golden State Warriors traded for Chris Paul, it’s clear Steph Curry is still getting used to the prospect of playing with his fellow future Hall-of-Fame point guard. The Warriors superstar addressed Paul’s addition while walking the fairway en route to winning the American Century Championship on Sunday, noting how “surreal” […]

Déjà vu has struck Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2023 offseason. Once again, the Sixers are dealing with a star player demanding a trade. First came Ben Simmons and now comes James Harden, the star guard who meshed very well with Joel Embiid but is so mad at the franchise that he […]

Las Vegas is a city full of mystery and spontaneous adventures, as every day brings something different. However, one constant that remains every single summer is the NBA making the journey to Paradise for NBA Summer League. Although superstars like LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo may not be playing, they are often watching […]

Draymond Green signed a four-year, $100 million contract to remain with the Golden State Warriors in free agency. Already 33, well past his prime, the four-time champion’s new deal virtually assures he’ll finish his Hall-of-Fame career where it started. Still, there were rumors before free agency tipped off the evening of June 30th that Green […]

PHOENIX — The Mercury and city of Phoenix had a press conference to officially announce they will host the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game. The Mercury last hosted the event in 2014, which was the same year they won their most-recent championship. Legendary guard Diana Taurasi was a part of that event and spoke Monday at […]

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Mercury hosted a press conference Monday morning at Footprint Center to celebrate the city’s successful bid for the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game. Phoenix Suns and Mercury CEO Josh Bartelstein, Mercury legend and guard Diana Taurasi and Downtown Phoenix president and CEO Devney Majerle spoke at an event just outside the Footprint […]

2023 NBA Summer League has come and gone for the Philadelphia 76ers. During the exhibition games, the Sixers rolled out an interesting roster that played some fun basketball and blew some big leads here and there. They went just 3-5 between the Salt Lake City round robin and Las Vegas tournament but put on a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up their stint at the NBA 2K24 Summer League with a deeply entertaining 104-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. The Summer League Lakers, led by Max Christie and head coach JD Dubois, went 0-2 in the California Classic in Sacramento but then won three out of […]

Michael ‘Venom’ Page, a well-known welterweight fighter, has announced that he is now a free agent after a 10-year run with Bellator. The 36-year-old fighter is known for his flashy and theatrical striking style, which has earned him a large following of fans. Michael 'Venom' Page announces he is a free agent 🍿 #TheMMAHour ▶️ […]

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the Los Angeles Clippers entered this offseason with one of their priorities being to get younger and more athletic. It took some time, but the Clippers made strides towards that goal with the addition of KJ Martin in a trade with the Houston Rockets. Kenyon Jr., who is the son […]

The 82-game regular season is great and the playoffs are fantastic, but NBA Summer League in Las Vegas has suddenly become the best event held by the league every single offseason. With thousands of NBA fans, scouts, agents, executives and more heading west, Summer League has become more than just a spectacle to welcome the […]

With NBA Summer League in Las Vegas coming to an end with the championship game on Monday night, the league has announced who this year’s top performers were. Along with naming the 2K24 All-Summer League First and Second Teams, the league announced that Houston Rockets rookie Cam Whitmore is this year’s Summer League Most Valuable […]

Aside from hundreds of games being played over the course of 11 days, the focus of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is always on the latest trends and rumors from around the league. The incoming rookie class with first overall pick Victor Wembanyama was impressive, but all the dialogue that took place between league […]

The Boston Celtics have officially wrapped up 2023 Summer League play after going 2-3 in Las Vegas. To start, the Celtics posted back-to-back losses against the Miami Heat and the Washington Wizards. They then captured their first win on Wednesday during a 95-90 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Next, they fell to the […]

DeAndre Hopkins won’t be joining the New England Patriots. Instead, he’s reportedly signing a two-year deal with the Tennessee Titans. Hopkins is receiving a two-year deal, $26 million deal to join Tennessee with $6 million more in incentives, the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday. While it’s unknown how much of Hopkins’ contract is guaranteed, […]

Jack Della Maddalena and Basile Hafez were awarded Fight of the Night honors and were two of four that walked away with UFC Vegas 77 bonuses on Saturday night. The two welterweights put on a thrilling fight that went the distance. Della Maddalena won the fight by unanimous decision, but it was a close one. […]

Jack Della Maddalena, was the heavy favorite in the fight, but Bassil Hafez who took this fight on less than a week’s notice gave him a much tougher fight than expected at UFC Vegas 77. Hafez was able to land some heavy shots in the first round, and he had Jake Della Maddalena in trouble […]

Mayra Bueno Silva made a statement at UFC Vegas 77, submitting former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm with a ninja choke in the second round. MAYRA BUENO SILVA NINJA CHOKE TO SUBMIT HOLLY HOLM #UFCVegas77 pic.twitter.com/UbUoFTlPAE — Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) July 16, 2023 The fight was a close one in the first round, with […]

Istela Nunes suffered a horrific arm break in her fight against Viktoriya Dudakova at UFC Vegas 77 on Saturday night. The injury occurred in the first round of the fight when Dudakova attempted a takedown. Nunes posted on her arm on the takedown attempt, and her arm snapped in half. The injury was so gruesome […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has decided to change his number back to 23 in honor of the late Bill Russell. “It’s LeBron’s decision,” his agent Rich Paul told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “He chose to out of respect for Bill Russell.” It's official. 23 is back. pic.twitter.com/hEqb5rQANk — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) July 16, […]

The Golden State Warriors wrapped up Las Vegas Summer League play on Thursday with a blowout loss to the Houston Rockets, leaving them winless in Sin City. Combined with two prior games at the California Classic in Sacramento, the Dubs finish July at just 1-5—a disheartening record that’s no indication of whether the last two […]

The 2023 NFL season is nearly here and the Dallas Cowboys’ roster is nearly set. With about two months left until the new year kicks off, Jerry Jones and the Cowboys front office will spend that time looking for ways to take a promising roster from good to great. There isn’t a ton of cap […]

The Charlotte Hornets are still winless in Las Vegas Summer League play and have decided to shut down the number two overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Brandon Miller’s performance has a lot of fans questioning Mitch Kupchak and the Hornets’ management decision to draft him over Scoot Henderson. Miller averaged 17 points and […]

Stephen Curry doesn’t know whether Chris Paul will start or come off the bench for the Golden State Warriors next season. One thing’s for sure, though: No matter how it ultimately plays out, the team at large will be tasked with managing that potentially fraught—not just the Point God himself. Addressing Paul’s viral quip about […]

Los Angeles Lakers wing Max Christie’s breakout run at NBA Summer League is likely over. On Thursday, the team announced that Christie suffered a right hip strain and is listed as day-to-day. The Lakers’ final Summer League game is on Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies. Christie has spent the last week in Las Vegas stating […]

Trayce Jackson-Davis got a clean bill of health just in time to make his Golden State Warriors debut at Summer League. After missing his team’s previous five July games due to a hamstring injury, the No. 57 overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft is set to play in Golden State’s Las Vegas finale against […]

Brandin Podziemski’s Summer League scoring and shooting struggles reached a nadir on Wednesday, when the Golden State Warriors rookie managed just five points and finished 1-of-10 from the field in an overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Making matters worse for the No. 19 overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft? Podziemski got up just […]

One of the biggest questions of the Boston Celtics’ offseason has been whether or not two-time All-Star Jaylen Brown is getting a massive contract extension. While that significant issue hasn’t been answered yet, Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens seems to think everything is on track. During Boston’s 2023 Summer League play in Las […]

The Los Angeles Lakers 2022-23 season concluded with LeBron James using the (unrelated) final question of his postgame press conference to float retirement. “We’ll see what happens going forward,” he said after being swept by the Denver Nuggets. “I don’t know. I don’t know. I’ve got a lot to think about, to be honest. … […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Dallas Mavericks 98-96 in overtime on Wednesday, pushing their record at Las Vegas Summer League to 0-3. It’s not another loss in Sin City, no matter how nail-biting, that has Dub Nation feeling extra anxious heading into Thursday’s event finale, though. The struggles of Brandin Podziemski are the […]

Tyrese Maxey is set to have a huge first season under Nick Nurse. The Philadelphia 76ers’ young guard has gotten better each season and now will be paired with one of the more innovative head coaches in basketball. The Sixers hired Nurse mostly because they like his vision for building around Joel Embiid but his […]

The Brooklyn Nets had an eye on the future in this year’s draft, spending first-round picks on 18-year-olds Noah Clowney and Dariq Whitehead. However, the team quietly managed to sprinkle in some experience, adding four-year Kansas forward Jalen Wilson with the 51st overall pick. Wilson was a first-round hopeful early last season but fell due […]

The Charlotte Hornets dropped to 0-3 in Las Vegas Summer League play, but their two first round picks lived up to their pre-draft hype against the Portland Trail Blazers. Brandon Miller and Nick Smith Jr. combined for 59 points. Smith Jr. had 33 points while shooting 65% from the field and 80% from deep. His […]

The New York Jets endured their first loss of the 2023 NFL season, one week before training camp even begins. Despite their wishes not to appear on Hard Knocks, the Jets will be featured on HBO’s annual behind-the-scenes NFL training camp show, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Coach Robert Saleh publicly stated the Jets had no […]

LAS VEGAS — As is the case every single year, basketball fans from around the world travel to NBA Summer League in order to watch the top incoming talents, especially the first overall pick in the NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama was the headliner everyone flocked to see during the first weekend of Summer League. After […]

The Brooklyn Nets had several clear objectives following the midseason trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving: they needed to get younger, and they needed players who could put the ball in the basket. The team hopes Lonnie Walker IV can check both of those boxes, at least for next season, after signing the 24-year-old […]

The Philadelphia 76ers currently sit on the outskirts of the Damian Lillard trade situation. He wants to go to the Miami Heat, but the Portland Trail Blazers want a return package better than what they can offer. By all accounts, the Sixers have just a small chance of getting into the deal zone. Tyrese Maxey […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are eyeing free agent center Christian Wood as a candidate to fill their 14th roster spot. Here’s the latest intel from ClutchPoints’ insider Brett Siegel in his dispatch from NBA Summer League: “This offseason is not done just yet for the Lakers, though, as they continue to evaluate the free agent […]