Jerry West, the man whose silhouette lives within the NBA logo, died Wednesday at 86 years old, and the sports world is in mourning. Many have poured their hearts out publicly after hearing the news of West’s death, including NBA Hall of Famer Julius Erving. “May my all time first team shooting guard rest in peace knowing he paved the …
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Basketball sensation Caitlin Clark has helped bring an unprecedented amount of attention to women’s sports. NBA legend Isiah Thomas recently joined Dan Dakich on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me” to discuss the top pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft’s impact on the game. “I actually love the attention that Caitlin has brought to the WNBA, and I love the attention that …
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Jerry West was more than just a Basketball Hall of Fame player — he embodied the NBA, literally, when he was the inspiration for the silhouette in the league’s logo. West spent his entire playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a champion with them in 1972, won the NBA Finals MVP despite not winning the title in …
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Boston Celtics forward Kristaps Porzingis is questionable for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, and it is not the calf injury that kept him out in games before this series. It is a new, “rare” injury that the team announced on Tuesday. “Kristaps Porzingis suffered a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon …
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Jerry West’s death sent a ripple effect across the NBA on Wednesday morning with Michael Jordan, LeBron James and others from around the league sending their condolences. West died at the age of 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He built a legendary career on the court and in the front office. “Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and …
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The Boston Celtics survived a 22-2 Dallas Mavericks run in the fourth quarter to win Game 3 of the NBA Finals, 106-99, and take a commanding 3-0 series lead. Jaylen Brown hit a jumper with about one minute left in the game and the Celtics got a few key defensive stops on Kyrie Irving to crush Dallas’ hopes of a …
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The way WNBA veterans have been competing against the league’s No. 1 overall pick, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, has been at the top of sports debate since her rookie season began last month. The hot-button topic has trickled into other sports leagues, including those in the NBA who have been watching Clark’s stardom form as a professional after her …
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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is endorsing President Biden for re-election, and he explained why he’s behind the candidate he supported in 2020. “It’s clear that President Biden is really interested in implementing gun safety measurements, commonsense gun violence prevention measures,” Kerr told MSNBC. “I’ve been doing a lot of work the last 10 years with a lot …
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Dan Hurley is staying put. The UConn men’s basketball coach has turned down a lucrative deal to become the Los Angeles Lakers’ new head coach with the hopes of chasing a third-straight national championship with the Huskies, a feat only ever accomplished by the UCLA Bruins in the 1960s and again in the early 1970s. Head coach Dan Hurley of …
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Rachel DeMita is a sports influencer with more than 1 million followers on social media, a podcast host, a former basketball player at Old Dominion and she recently added a new title to her professional resume – exclusive courtside commentator for the BIG3. DeMita’s role with the BIG3 was announced on Monday. She will be giving basketball fans a behind-the-scenes …
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