The USA’s 2023 FIBA World Cup men’s basketball roster was announced on Thursday and the young squad is already the odds-on favorite to take home the gold.
The roster will consist of: Paolo Banchero, (Magic); Mikal Bridges, (Nets); Jalen Brunson (Knicks); Anthony Edwards, (Timberwolves); Tyrese Haliburton, (Pacers); Josh Hart, (Knicks); Brandon Ingram, (Pelicans); Jaren Jackson Jr., (Grizzlies); Cam Johnson, (Nets); Walker Kessler, (Jazz); Bobby Portis, (Bucks); Austin Reaves, (Lakers).
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Let’s start this article with a simple exercise.
For readers with two working eyes and a brain: does the graph below spell out GOOD or BAD ratings for the NBA from 2020 to 2023? …
What could this mean?!
Bad, right?
Well, the sports media won’t point that out, and the basis for their cover-up may have to do with the NBA being the most woke of all major American sporting leagues.
See, when the NBA decided to rev up its support for BLM and value the Chinese market over die-hard basketball fans, support began to decline.
Dejounte Murray landed with the Hawks last offseason.
Dejounte Murray agreed to a four-year, $120 million contract extension with the Hawks Thursday, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes, setting him up to remain with the team for the next five seasons.
Murray’s deal will also include a player option, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The 2022 All-Star returns to Atlanta after a stellar first season with the franchise, in which he averaged 20.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists while shooting 46.4% from the floor in 74 games.
Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama said he believes pop star Britney Spears grabbed him at a Las Vegas restaurant and that security detail pushed her away.
With the start of training camp just under three weeks away, the Cowboys ongoing search for a kicker reportedly added some stiff competition on Thursday with the signing of a former USFL standout and MLS draft pick.
Dallas agreed to a deal with kicker Brandon Aubrey, a member of the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions for the past two seasons, the team announced. Aubrey, 28, is expected to compete with veteran kicker Tristan Vizcaino for the starting job during training camp, which is set to begin on July 26 in Oxnard, Calif.
Lately, a news story about golfers engaged in a war of words generally means some kind of beef between a PGA Tour player and a LIV Golfer. But not this one. LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka did not hold back when talking about teammate Matt Wolff.
Unlike the PGA Tour, LIV Golf includes a team component for each tournament. Koepka captains his team, Smash GC. His brother, Chase, is on the team. As are Jason Kokrak and Wolff.
But Koepka has had enough of Matt Wolff. Not because he’s playing badly — which he is — but because Koepka thinks he doesn’t try.
Following reports of an incident between pop icon Britney Spears and Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, the recent No. 1 NBA draft pick addressed the incident to reporters on Thursday afternoon, detailing his perspective of the encounter. Later in the day, Spears issued a statement, in which she described being slapped by a member of Wembanyama’s security team after approaching the player in a hotel restaurant.
“Traumatic experiences are not new to me and I have had my fair share of them. I was not prepared for what happened to me last night.
Chad Kelly has had a tumultuous football career to this point, on both the amateur and professional levels. The former four-star recruit is playing in Canada and has one of the more unique contracts in sports.
Kelly, nephew to Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly, began his collegiate career at Clemson, transferred to EMCC, and then finished as one of the best quarterbacks in Ole Miss history. From there, Mr. Irrelevant spent time with the Colts and Broncos but off-field issues kept him away from the field.
The unlucky cameraman that got rocked by a stray throw at the Yankees-Orioles game Wednesday night suffered real damage.
Pete Stendel, the YES Network cameraman who required medical attention in the bottom of the fifth inning, suffered an orbital fracture because of the errant throw by Baltimore’s second baseman Gunnar Henderson.
UPDATE on cameraman Pete Stendel, who was hit by an errant thrown baseball at last night’s Yankees game:
Pete suffered an orbital fracture and is home resting. He and his family appreciate everyone’s support. pic.twitter.