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WNBA investigation into domestic-abuse allegations against Storm All-Star Natasha Howard remains ongoing
SEATTLE -- Two days after domestic-abuse allegations were made public against Storm All-Star forward Natasha Howard by her wife, the team and the WNBA declined further comment as the league continued its investigation.
Jacqueline Howard on Saturday morning posted videos and screen shots of text conversations with Natasha Howard and some Storm ...Read more
Ray Allen asks judge to void UConn subpoena for records related to phone call with recruit
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Ray Allen has filed a motion asking a judge to void a UConn subpoena or issue a protective order that would prevent the Hall of Famer from having to turn over documents relating to Kevin Ollie's legal battle with the school.
The motion, submitted June 10 in Hartford Superior Court, argues that UConn lacked basis to issue the ...Read more
Warriors' Bob Myers on D'Angelo Russell: 'We didn't sign him with the intention of just trading him'
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Even before he signed his new contract with the Warriors, D'Angelo Russell's days appeared numbered.
The Warriors view next summer as their chance to restock a championship roster with improved financial flexibility. After committing to a four-year, $117 million deal following his first All-Star season in Brooklyn, the 23-...Read more
Cavaliers waive J.R. Smith, get under luxury tax threshold
Unable to trade what was once believed to be a valuable expiring contract, the Cavaliers waived guard J.R. Smith on Monday.
The move, along with stretching over the next three years the $4.4 million guaranteed to Smith, reportedly got the Cavs under the $132 million luxury tax threshold for the 2019-2020 season.
Presuming he clears waivers, ...Read more
Warriors GM explains Kevin Durant's decision to leave
OAKLAND -- In normal circumstances, the Warriors' pitch to Kevin Durant would be simple.
The Warriors could offer him the most money. After winning two NBA titles in the past three years, the Warriors could offer him the best chance at winning. Durant did not have interest, though, in the Warriors' five-year, $221 million offer and their ...Read more
Ben Simmons, Sixers agree to five-year, $170 million max contract extension
PHILADELPHIA -- Ben Simmons is about to get paid.
The 76ers point guard and the team agreed to a five-year, $170 million contract extension on Monday, according to a league source.
This comes as no surprise as the team and Simmons' agent, Rich Paul, have been working out details since July 2. The max extension was originally believed to be $...Read more
Michigan's Juwan Howard has attention of top prospects. Here's his challenge
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- Juwan Howard's first scholarship offer as Michigan basketball's head coach went to Josh Christopher, a chiseled 6-foot-4 guard from California who, while at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam this past week, went viral for a two-handed alley-oop finish and a pair of "Stranger Things"-themed shoes.
Christopher, the No. 9 overall ...Read more
Even when Coby White 'couldn't hit a 3 to save my life' in summer league, he was gaining valuable experience for the Bulls
CHICAGO -- After his first game at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Coby White smiled when asked how he thought he played.
"I feel like I played solid," he said. "I made some good reads. Couldn't hit a 3 to save my life, but all that matters is we got the win."
White's 3-point marksmanship, or, more accurately, his lack thereof, carried over ...Read more
Anthony Davis and LeBron James present one new concern for Lakers
LOS ANGELES -- Load management. Those two words presumably will be part of the Lakers' lexicon as they navigate what they hope becomes a magical season as Anthony Davis joins forces with LeBron James.
It comes down to resting players over the course of a grinding 82-game regular season with the hope of keeping their bodies healthy for a ...Read more
Lakers introduce Davis, who is all in for a championship
LOS ANGELES -- Twice on the afternoon of June 15, Anthony Davis' phone rang while he tried to enjoy a movie at the Nobu Ryokan Hotel in Malibu. He ignored the call both times. It was his agent, Rich Paul. Then it occurred to Davis -- maybe something was up. So he took to Instagram to find out what.
That's how he learned the saga of the last ...Read more
Lakers GM Rob Pelinka: 'Anything short of a championship is not success'
LOS ANGELES -- Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka is eager to move on from the Lakers' failed attempt to sign Kawhi Leonard and focus on the team he built around Anthony Davis and LeBron James.
"We have a high level of confidence we did everything we could," Pelinka said in reference to Leonard without mentioning his name. "But now again, you ...Read more
Hassan Whiteside on Heat tenure: 'Definitely more good than bad'
LAS VEGAS -- Hassan Whiteside says he is at peace after what grew into a tumultuous end to his tenure with the Miami Heat.
Dealt a week ago to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of the machinations that led to the Heat's acquisition of free-agent guard Jimmy Butler, the shot-blocking center said he is embracing the next chapter of his NBA ...Read more
Heat speculation turns from Westbrook chase to Chris Paul
LAS VEGAS -- If it isn't one thing in NBA free agency, it's another. Or, more to the point for the Miami Heat, another veteran point guard who has come to market.
Immediately after Chris Paul was dealt Thursday from the Houston Rockets to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook, the speculation about the Heat's offseason makeover turned...Read more
Tobias Harris says Ben Simmons' jump shot 'is really good'
PHILADELPHIA -- Stop if you have heard this before, but there is a positive report on the improved shooting of 76ers All-Star point guard Ben Simmons.
The first-hand report came from Sixers forward Tobias Harris, who was recently in Los Angeles working out with Simmons, who is 0 for 17 in his two regular seasons shooting 3-pointers. Simmons ...Read more
Storm coach Dan Hughes has newfound appreciation for his health — and hoops — after cancer treatment
SEATTLE -- Just a few weeks before the start of the season, Storm players received a call from coach Dan Hughes.
It wasn't a preseason pep talk or belated congratulatory remarks for winning the WNBA championship six months ago.
Instead, he told each player he had been diagnosed with cancer.
"I was devastated," Storm center Mercedes Russell ...Read more
How will UConn's move to the Big East affect its athletic department finances?
HARTFORD, Conn. -- When UConn officially exits the American Athletic Conference to join the Big East, likely in July of next year, the move will have a dramatic effect on all aspects of the Huskies' athletic department.
The men's basketball team will renew old rivalries. The women's basketball team will face somewhat more challenging ...Read more
Danny Green waited, waited, signed with Lakers
LOS ANGELES -- NBA fans and reporters weren't the only ones waiting eagerly for Kawhi Leonard to make his decision on where he would sign. Danny Green suspended his free agency as he waited for Leonard to make his choice.
"Those five days seemed like five months," Green said. "And each day that went by, I checked in with 'Whi and I'm like, 'Yo,...Read more
Storm owners will form first independently owned women's 3×3 team ahead of 2020 Olympics
SEATTLE -- Three-on-three basketball will make its Olympic debut as one of the newest sporting events added to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games.
In anticipation for the event, Force 10 Sports Management, which owns the Seattle Storm, announced Thursday morning the signing of its lineup for the first independently-owned professional women's 3×3 ...Read more
Thunder trading Russell Westbrook to Rockets for Chris Paul and draft picks
The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to trade former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Chris Paul and two first-round draft picks, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Los Angeles Times.
The Thunder will receive the Rockets' first-round picks in 2024 and 2026 and the two teams will swap picks in 2021...Read more
Ron Adams to stay with Warriors after fielding Lakers' interest
The Lakers may have paired LeBron James with Anthony Davis. They missed out, though, on Kawhi Leonard. They also could not convince Ron Adams to join Frank Vogel's coaching staff.
Adams has decided to stay with the Warriors despite the Lakers' interest in hiring him, a league source confirmed to Bay Area News Group. ESPN first reported the news...Read more
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