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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Charles Barkley was one of the first to call out the “pettiness” of WNBA veterans against rookie Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, and the TNT basketball analyst is sticking with his original stance. Since Barkley’s original take, Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese seemed to take a shot at Clark on social media (which was denied by her mother), and more …
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Dan Hurley has a tough decision to make. The UConn men’s basketball head coach is reportedly the top choice for the Los Angeles Lakers to replace Darvin Ham for the same role. Hurley has coached the Huskies to back-to-back national championships where they have dominated both March Madness tournaments. Their closest game in both tournaments was just a 13-point margin. …
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Basketball great Charles Barkley is a fan of Dan Hurley, the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the NBA Finals. But he isn’t a fan of ESPN’s coverage of those topics as of late. During an appearance on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich,” Barkley was asked about the speculation surrounding UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley potentially becoming the Los …
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UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley is set to meet with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday for a meeting to discuss the team’s head coaching vacancy, according to multiple reports. Hurley, who led the Huskies to back-to-back national championships this year, will meet with Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka in Southern California, …
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It’s that time of year when the Larry O’Brien Trophy is set to find another home. After the Denver Nuggets were eliminated in the second round of last year’s NBA Finals, there will be a new champion in a matter of weeks. Here are five things to know about this year’s NBA Finals. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON …
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The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly finalizing an offer to UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley to make him their next head coach amid rumors that J.J. Redick was their target. The Lakers and Hurley plan to “elevate discussions” about the possibility of the back-to-back national champion leading Los Angeles in the next couple of days, ESPN reported Thursday. The …
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Kristaps Porzingis was really happy to be back on the court and his play helped elevate the Boston Celtics to a Game 1 win over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, 107-89. Porzingis hadn’t stepped onto the basketball court since he was injured in the team’s series against the Miami Heat. He helped Boston jump out to a 22-point …
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Delonte West, a former NBA guard who has a lengthy history of trouble with the law, was arrested in Virginia. West, 40, was served with a warrant for violating the terms of his release and charged with resisting arrest in Fairfax County, Fox 5 DC reported Thursday. The former pro basketball player attempted to flee police officers, officials told TMZ …
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