Schröder would end NBA career with Warriors if opportunity arises originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area If it were up to Dennis Schröder, he would play out the remainder of his NBA career with the team he has yet to take the floor for. The veteran guard, who was traded from the Brooklyn Nets … Read more
You’d smile too if there was a possibility to play alongside Nikola Jokić. (Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Over the course of human history, we’ve seen great inventions that have dramatically accelerated civilization. The wheel, to use one example, certainly ranks in the top 5. And whoever came up with the insane … Read more
We saw our first noteworthy NBA trade, with Dennis Schroder being dealt to the Warriors. As trade rumors continue to swirl, there are also trades to be made in fantasy basketball. Let’s discuss some players to buy low on, sell high on or hold based on their current production. Buy Jalen Duren, Detroit Pistons It … Read more
With the lights of Las Vegas firmly shut down on this season’s NBA Cup, which ended Tuesday night, teams and fans now shift into holiday mode as a much-needed break for the next big event that’s bound to draw significant interest. That event, needless to say, is the Feb. 6 trade deadline, when struggling teams … Read more
Nikola Jokic — the three-time MVP, Finals MVP, and the guy generally considered the best basketball player alive right now — is having maybe the best season of his career. Jokic is averaging a near triple-double of 30.9 points, 13.3 rebounds and 9.9 assists a game. Yet the Nuggets are 14-10 and do not pass … Read more
The NFL flexed its financial muscles this month with several LP-stake sales at rich valuations, including more than $8 billion for both the Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles. The NFL checks two boxes that make it the envy of every other sports league: cost certainty for each team and a $400 million-plus annual check from … Read more
Charlotte Hornets mascot Hugo the Hornet was at the center of a giveaway gone wrong during Monday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Photograph: Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images The Charlotte Hornets have apologized for an in-game skit gone wrong where a young fan was promised a PlayStation 5 only to have it taken away off camera. The … Read more
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks celebrates after winning the NBA Cup title with Tuesday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.Photograph: Logan Riely/NBAE/Getty Images Antetokounmpo is having an MVP season Giannis Antetokounmpo’s NBA Cup final opponent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Nikola Jokić have deservedly been garnering a lot of MVP buzz a quarter of the … Read more
Damian Lillard (centre) joined Giannis Antetokounmpo (left) at the Milwaukee Bucks in September 2023 [Getty Images] Giannis Antetokounmpo claimed a triple-double as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in this season’s NBA Cup final. The mid-season tournament was introduced last year, with the semi-finals and final taking place in Las Vegas, and the … Read more
LAS VEGAS — The joy was undeniable on the faces of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, as the streamers came from the heavens of T-Mobile Arena in the aftermath of the Milwaukee Bucks clinching the NBA Cup with a 97-81 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. They needed it, not as a dress rehearsal for … Read more