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Shaquille O'Neal-Shannon Sharpe beef reaches diss track level. Here's how we got here.
LOS ANGELES — In the pantheon of celebrity feuds, Shaquille O'Neal versus Shannon Sharpe isn't exactly Kendrick Lamar versus Drake.
But it might be getting into that territory. Why? Because Shaq just released a diss track.
And what's a good beef without a rap release to commemorate it?
Here's how we got to this point:
How it started
O'...Read more
Toronto to get WNBA expansion team in 2026: reports
NEW YORK — The WNBA‘s expansion continues with the league soon to get its first team outside of the United States.
The league intends to add a team in Toronto that will begin play in the 2026 season, according to reports.
The team will be owned by holding company Kilmer Sports Inc., headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum. The 79-...Read more
LeBron James and JJ Redick have some thoughts on what makes Tyrese Maxey great: 'He don't get tired'
PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey elevated his game to new heights this season, winning the NBA’s Most Improved Player award and setting career highs, even with superstar Joel Embiid sidelined for an extended period.
Maxey was even better in the playoffs, putting the Sixers on his back in a heroic Game 5 win over the Knicks and averaging 29.8 ...Read more
Josh Hart slams the notion of Knicks getting preferential treatment; NBA fines Pacers' Rick Carlisle
INDIANAPOLIS — The Knicks? Getting preferential treatment from the officials?
Josh Hart couldn’t believe the premise.
That’s the claim Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle made after his team’s meltdown in their Game 2 loss to the Knicks. A Knicks team that lost Jalen Brunson to a sore foot for close to 16 minutes of game time in ...Read more
Mike Bianchi: Donovan Mitchell, Paul George, Klay Thompson would love to play with Magic's Paolo Banchero
ORLANDO, Fla. — Is it just me or do you think Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell was sending a “make me an offer I can’t refuse” message to the Orlando Magic during his post-game interview Sunday after Mitchell and the Cavs rallied from 18 points down to eliminate the Magic in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series?
When ...Read more
Sky players voice confidence in new team identity under Teresa Weatherspoon: 'She's allowing us to be ourselves'
CHICAGO — There’s just one week until Teresa Weatherspoon makes her mark on the WNBA — for the second time in her Hall of Fame career.
The Chicago Sky’s new head coach will make her debut at the helm of a professional team next week with the Sky’s season opener against the Dallas Wings. It’s a fresh start for the Sky and for ...Read more
Marcus Hayes: Tobias Harris: Farewell and good riddance to The Process' most dependable 76er (and his $180 million deal)
PHILADELPHIA — Nothing in Daryl Morey’s 32-minute, end-of-season eulogy Monday chilled Sixers fans more than his tribute to everybody’s favorite scapegoat:
“Tobias, for sure, can be a contributing player on a contender. … We have interest in all our free agents.”
Morey cannot be serious.
Tobias Harris scored zero points in the ...Read more
Mark Story: To an elite list in Kentucky basketball history, you can add Trent Noah
LEXINGTON, Ky. — From the time many a Kentucky child is old enough to dribble a basketball, a two-pronged goal animates their dreams.
The first part is to become a statewide hoops star while leading their local high school to a Kentucky state championship at Rupp Arena. The second component of the dream is to parlay that Sweet 16 star turn ...Read more
Aces visit with Bidens, Harris at White House
WASHINGTON — A’ja Wilson doesn’t make the same mistake twice.
She had to abandon her pumps and go barefoot when she visited the White House last year. On Thursday, the 2023 WNBA Finals MVP opted for a pair of white sneakers.
The comfortable choice paid off, as the Aces’ return to the White House was a bigger, better and more expansive ...Read more
Matt Calkins: Does progress in Sonics' possible return offset Thunder's resurgence?
SEATTLE — There are some significant becauses coming shortly. The last one is especially big. But first ...
It appears that a Sonics return may not be far off. Yes, that sentence has been repeated in one form or another for more than a decade now, but there seems to be some tangible progress.
For one, reports have indicated that the NBA is ...Read more
Troy Renck: National media can't wait to dismiss Nikola Jokic, Nuggets. Time to stop giving them reasons to.
MINNEAPOLIS — The strength of the wolf is the pack. The strength of the champ is the heart.
Isn’t it time the Nuggets punched back?
The math demands it. The Nuggets enter Game 3 facing a two-game deficit with critics calling them a one-hit wonder. Eleven months ago, the Nuggets made history, winning their first title. Now, suddenly, they ...Read more
Chip Scoggins: Timberwolves defense is bringing sexy back, and that's frustrating the Nuggets
MINNEAPOLIS — Rudy Gobert felt like a proud father as he watched the Timberwolves dismantle the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Monday night.
This was true in the literal sense because Gobert cradled his son, born earlier that day, as he watched Game 2 on TV back in the Twin Cities. But he also felt a dad's satisfaction as his ...Read more
Celtics stunned as Donovan Mitchell powers Cavs to Game 2 rout
BOSTON — Dreams of a leisurely waltz to the NBA Finals?
More like Game 2 deja vu.
The Celtics had their streak of four consecutive blowout wins in the playoffs snapped Thursday with a 118-94 loss to the Cavaliers at TD Garden in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The humbling defeat evened the series, which has begun to follow a ...Read more
How Anthony Edwards became the most lethal scorer in the playoffs
MINNEAPOLIS — When he takes a free throw, Anthony Edwards takes a small step forward as the ball meets the basket. He's not trying to get a leg (or a foot) up on trying to get the rebound in case of a miss. He also isn't off balance. This step is by design, something he and his longtime skills trainer and coach Kierre Jordan have put in ...Read more
The Knicks survived the injury bug once. After OG Anunoby's injury, they believe they can do it again.
NEW YORK — Josh Hart is sitting at his locker after emptying the tank — again — in Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.
Hart became the first player since Jimmy Butler in 2013 to play all 48 minutes in two consecutive playoff games. Tom Thibodeau, coincidentally, was head coach on both occasions.
Hart leads the NBA in total ...Read more
Aces visit with Bidens, Harris at White House
WASHINGTON — The Las Vegas Aces have returned to the White House.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and first lady Jill Biden on Thursday welcomed the back-to-back WNBA champions to celebrate their achievement.
The Aces became the first WNBA franchise to repeat as champions since 2002 when they defeated the New York Liberty ...Read more
Bucks' Patrick Beverley suspended 4 games for throwing ball at fans, 'inappropriate' interaction with journalist
Multiple instances of bad behavior earned Patrick Beverley a four-game suspension, the NBA announced Thursday.
The suspension without pay comes in response to the Milwaukee Bucks guard twice throwing a basketball into the stands during a playoff loss in Indianapolis and then denying an ESPN journalist during his postgame media scrum because she...Read more
Ex-NBA player Glen 'Big Baby' Davis gets 40 months for fraud
Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis was ordered to spend more than three years behind bars for participating in a scheme to defraud the league’s health care plan out of millions of dollars.
Davis was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan. The former Boston Celtics big man was ...Read more
Pacers file complaint to NBA over officiating in series vs. Knicks: report
NEW YORK — Rick Carlisle was not messing around.
Following the Indiana Pacers’ 130-121 loss to the Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the veteran coach promised reporters he would file a complaint to the NBA regarding the officiating so far in the series, and that is exactly what the Pacers did.
The Pacers have ...Read more
Mark Bradley: An ascendant Anthony Edwards has become the NBA's biggest deal
ATLANTA — Before he played a collegiate minute, Anthony Edwards was on the shortlist of candidates to be the NBA’s No. 1 pick in 2020. Over 32 games at Georgia, there were moments — more than a couple, but fewer than a slew — when potential met reality.
The first came Nov. 20, 2019. The Bulldogs were playing Georgia Tech — in March ...Read more
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