James Harden will decline his $35.6 million player option to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. The star guard will reportedly be seeking a four-year contract when he hits the open market.
This is a developing story. Come back for more updates.
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After years of arena instability, difficulty courting fans, and even bankruptcy, it sounds as if the Arizona Coyotes will soon be on the move following news that voters had rejected their plans for a new arena in Tempe, Arizona.
The Coyotes are in desperate need of a new barn. 5,000-seat Mullett Arena on the campus of Arizona State is fine, but an NHL-caliber arena, it is not.
That’s why the ‘Yotes hoped to build an arena in Tempe. However, voters weren’t having it and rejected 3 propositions that would have allowed the team to build a $2.3 billion arena.
Novak Djokovic won the 2022 Italian Open, but his 2023 title defense was stopped in the quarterfinals by 20-year-old Holger Rune.
LSU’s new transfers Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow are also working to represent Team USA.
Cincinnati athletics will henceforth be wearing a new logo. Where the Bearcats have worn Under Armour since 2015, they will rock Nike moving forward.
However, Cincinnati did not partner with Nike. It went through a third-party apparel distributor.
Under Armour and the university reached a 10-year deal in 2015. As part of a larger cost-cutting overhaul for the Baltimore-based apparel company, they mutually agreed on a buyout in 2020.
Under Armour paid a $9.75 million exit fee to Cincinnati and provided $3.65 million worth of product through June 2021. And then the relationship ended entirely.
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These six cities make the most sense, but plenty will be interested.
The Arizona Coyotes appear destined to be a relic of the past. Tempe voters resoundingly rejected a public referendum on Tuesday, which would have diverted tax dollars to a new $2.1B arena complex to house the NHL team. It’s almost-assured the team will seek relocation, being the first since 2011, when the Atlanta Thrashers moved and became the Winnipeg Jets.
Sparks forward Dearica Hamby spoke for the first time Tuesday since her former coach Becky Hammon was suspended earlier that day following a WNBA investigation that began after Hamby alleged misconduct while a part of the Aces organization. The league issued Hammon a two-game suspension, and Las Vegas was stripped of its 2025 first-round draft pick.
“I don’t really have much to say about it,” Hamby said. “I kind of want to move forward and focus on where I am today. I’m healthy, I’m happy, my son is healthy and I’m gonna be playing basketball this season.
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The draft lottery was amazing for the Spurs. Not sure much for the Pistons.
The Victor Wembanyama Sweepstakes 2023 NBA Draft Lottery has come and gone, and the top of the NBA Draft order is set.
We have a mock draft now that the NBA Draft lottery is over that you can read here, but for now, let’s talk some winners and losers.
Winner: San Antonio Spurs HC Gregg Popovich
The Spurs can’t keep getting away with this. For the second time in their franchise history, the Spurs and Popovich will get to coach a big man that is deemed generational.
Three playoff teams with dreams of contending, one that suffered a brutal ping-pong ball bounce and another stuck in the middle are all on the hunt.
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Miami’s bench duo has been sensational through two rounds of the playoffs.
Amid Jimmy Butler’s 56-point, Game 4 detonation of the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round were critical crunch-time contributions from supporting cast members Caleb Martin and Kyle Lowry. Late in the fourth quarter, Martin sprinted from the left corner to the right corner and directed an offensive rebound toward Butler before dotting a jumper over Giannis Antetokounmpo’s outstretched arm. A minute later, he buried a three-ball to give Miami the lead.