[ad_1] Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown received high praise from Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd the day before Game 2 of the NBA Finals."Well, Jaylen is their best player. ... He did everything, and that's what your best player does. Just understanding he plays both sides, defense and offense, at a high rate. And he's been doing that the whole playoffs," Kidd said Saturday. "I mean, when you talk
[ad_1] Per Field Level Media at ESPN.com: Former college basketball standout and seven-year NBA veteran Chase Budinger will head to Paris next month to compete for the United States’ beach volleyball team in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Budinger and partner Miles Evans qualified Wednesday for the U.S. men’s team. They are tied for 13th in the most recent world rankings and are the No. 2 U.S. team behind Miles Partain
[ad_1] BOSTON — Whether it was gamesmanship or pure candor from Dallas’ head coach, Jason Kidd’s proclamation of Jaylen Brown being Boston’s best player certainly shifted a blistering spotlight back onto the battle that’s brewed throughout Brown and Jayson Tatum’s seven seasons together. It’s been a fight for these Celtics to resist the temptations of external antagonism, to the point Jrue Holiday felt the need to clarify his statement on
[ad_1] Kristaps Porzingis made his return from injury for the Celtics after missing 10 games with a calf injury during the play-offs.The Latvian, playing against his former side, scored 20 points including 11 from rebounds. On a disappointing night for the Mavericks, the Texan side will be looking to take hope from their performance in the third quarter. "I think in those moments we were playing our basketball," said Doncic."We
[ad_1] Jontay Porter, the former Toronto Raptors forward who was given a ban by the NBA because of a sports betting scandal, was "in over his head" with a gambling addiction, his lawyer said Friday.Jeff Jensen, a government investigations attorney in St. Louis, also said in a statement provided to The Associated Press that Porter is cooperating with investigators."Jontay is a good young man with strong faith that will get
[ad_1] The laughter of schoolchildren at recess and basketballs ringing on the pavement echoed through the quiet streets of a residential district in Slovenia's capital, the place where Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Dončić got his start.The phenom point guard has led his franchise to just its third appearance in the NBA Finals, where the Mavericks lost the opening game to the Boston Celtics despite 30 points from Dončić. Game 2
[ad_1] Per Boston.com: In just of matter of minutes, Kristaps Porzingis quelled any questions and concerns about how effective he could be in his first game back from a calf injury. The Celtics’ star big made plays on both ends of the court in the first quarter of Game 1, scoring 11 points to go with two blocks in the opening frame of Thursday’s 107-89 win. He wound up finishing
[ad_1] Walker scored just 10 points in Game 6, though, and he was hospitalized after the Bulls lost Game 7 in Oakland, Calif., with the recurrence of a kidney infection that would later cause scarring and require ongoing medication.In the 2022 interview, Williams said he still regularly heard from Walker, adding: “One thing that eats at him is why the Bulls never retired his number, 25. He’ll say, ‘You and
[ad_1] Bulls Hall of Famer Chet Walker dies at 84 originally appeared on NBC Sports ChicagoBulls Hall of Fame forward Chet Walker has died, NBC Sports Chicago's K.C. Johnson learned on Saturday. He was 84. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report Walker's death.Walker played 13 seasons in the NBA, including his last six in the league with the Bulls from 1969-1975. With the Bulls, he earned four All-Star
[ad_1] 21 hours agoBy Holly Honderich and Caitlin Wilson, BBC NewsGetty ImagesCaitlin Clark fights for the ball in the fourth quarter during the Indiana Fever's game against the Washington Mystics on Friday.WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, the women's basketball phenom who has taken the world by storm, created a sea of orange at a Washington arena on Friday night.The city's residents and locals from nearby communities in Maryland and Virginia appeared much more
