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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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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Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators were outside TD Garden in Boston on Sunday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, as thousands of fans made their way into the area for game two of the NBA Finals. Roughly 50 protesters told Boston 25 News they were aiming to raise awareness about the ongoing war in the Middle East between Hamas terrorists and …
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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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NBA legend Chet Walker, who won a championship with the Philadelphia 76ers, has died, the National Basketball Retired Players Association said on Saturday. He was 84. Walker played 13 seasons in the NBA with the 76ers and Chicago Bulls. He started his career during the 1962-63 season when the 76ers were known as the Syracuse Nationals. CLICK HERE FOR MORE …
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Josh Maravich, the son of the Hall of Famer “Pistol” Pete, died last week. He was 42. Josh, like his father, played basketball at LSU – he didn’t quite have his father’s stardom, playing in only 13 games. However, it was a childhood dream for him to play at the arena that bears his father’s name. CLICK HERE FOR MORE …
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Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is prepping his team for Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks after blowing out their opponent in Game 1. Mazzulla was asked Saturday during his media availability while the team practiced if he had any thoughts about what it meant to him to go up against another Black head coach …
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