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WBD, parent of TNT Sports, matches Amazon’s bid for NBA rights
TNT Sports may not be out of the NBA broadcast game yet.,Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), TNT's parent company, announced Monday it had matched one of the offers from the latest round of NBA television rights negotiations.,Several reports indicated that TNT matched the bid of newcomer Amazon, estimated...
WBD, parent of TNT Sports, matches Amazon’s bid for NBA rights
TNT Sports may not be out of the NBA broadcast game yet.,Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), TNT's parent company, announced Monday it had matched one of the offers from the latest round of NBA television rights negotiations.,Several reports indicated that TNT matched the bid of newcomer Amazon, estimated...
Report: Mavs signing G Spencer Dinwiddie
The Dallas Mavericks are signing veteran guard Spencer Dinwiddie to a one-year contract, The Athletic reported Monday. ,Dinwiddie, 31, scored 17.7 points per game with the Mavericks during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. ,He split time last season between Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Lakers, averag...
Bulls sign G DJ Steward to two-way contract
The Chicago Bulls signed free agent guard DJ Steward to a two-way contract on Sunday.,A Chicago native, Steward, 22, was a standout for the Bulls' Las Vegas Summer League team, including a 37-point effort on Friday against Atlanta.,The 6-foot-2 Steward appeared in 32 games (five starts) for the Main...
Reports: Celtics' Sam Hauser agrees to 4-year, $45M extension
Boston Celtics forward Sam Hauser has agreed to a four-year, $45 million contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.,Hauser, who will make $2.1 million in the upcoming season, will be under contract through 2028-29. ,Hauser, 26, averaged 9.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in 79 games (13 st...
WNBA could add 4 games to 2025 schedule
WNBA teams could play a 44-game schedule in the regular season in 2025, an increase of four per club.,Commissioner Cathy Engelbert confirmed the potential for expansion on Saturday while speaking to reporters before the league's All-Star Game.,"We're looking at the footprint for next year," Engelber...
Jaylen Brown Is Right: Bronny James Is Not a Pro Basketball Player
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown went viral after a clip surfaced where he seems to say that Bronny James isn't a pro. The thing is, Brown might actually be correct....
Report: Cavs F/C Evan Mobley lands 5-year, $224M extension
Forward/center Evan Mobley has agreed to a five-year, $224 million maximum rookie extension that will keep him with the Cleveland Cavaliers through the 2029-30 season, ESPN reported Saturday night. ,Mobley could end up making as much as $269 million, per the report. ,A first-round draft pick (third ...
Arike Ogunbowale carries Team WNBA over Team USA in All-Star Game
Arike Ogunbowale scored a WNBA All-Star Game record 34 points to lead Team WNBA to a 117-109 victory over Team USA on Saturday night in Phoenix. ,It's the second time that the non-Olympian WNBA players have beaten Team USA in this sort of exhibition, also doing so in 2021. Just like in that game, Og...
Dream G Allisha Gray sweeps 3-point, skills competitions
Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray became the first player to win the 3-point shooting contest and skills challenge in the same year on Friday night when she stood out in the competitions held in Phoenix, one night before the WNBA All-Star Game.,Gray took home $115,150 in prize money -- $110,000 from ...
Caitlin Clark's Fever on pace to set WNBA attendance record
The Indiana Fever hit the WNBA All-Star break with an 11-15 record, putting them in the bottom half of the standings and 10 1/2 games behind the league-leading New York Liberty.,However, that doesn't tell nearly the full story of the first half of the Fever's season -- or the impact of superstar roo...
Caitlin Clark, home-team stars headline 2024 WNBA All-Star Game
The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game takes the stage Saturday night in Phoenix, when a group of players headlined by rookie phenoms Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese take on the U.S. national team in a tune-up exhibition before the Americans head to the Summer Olympics seeking an eighth consecutive gold medal.,I...
Nets acquire F Ziaire Williams, draft pick from Grizzlies
The Brooklyn Nets acquired forward Ziaire Williams and a second-round pick in the 2030 NBA Draft from the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.,The Grizzlies received forward Mamadi Diakite and the draft rights to 31-year-old Serbian wing Nemanja Dangubic, the 54th overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft. Diakite...
Caitlin Clark for MVP drawing heavy action at sportsbooks
A'ja Wilson appears to be cruising toward her third WNBA Most Valuable Player honor, but the Las Vegas Aces' star has an interesting challenger emerging in the rearview mirror.,Caitlin Clark won't be joining Wilson in Paris to help the U.S. national team chase gold at the Summer Olympics. The Indian...
Report: Nets acquire F Ziaire Williams, draft pick from Grizzlies
The Brooklyn Nets are acquiring forward Ziaire Williams and a second-round pick in the 2030 NBA Draft from the Memphis Grizzlies, ESPN reported Friday.,Per the report, the Grizzlies will receive forward Mamadi Diakite and the draft rights to 31-year-old Serbian wing Nemanja Dangubic, the 54th overal...
Kevin Durant practices with Team USA, targets exhibition game
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant, who continues to nurse a calf injury, practiced for the first time with Team USA Friday and could play in one of the remaining two tune-up games prior to the Paris Olympics, coach Steve Kerr said.,"I would love for him to play in a game, but we have to take it day by ...
Clippers trade G Russell Westbrook to Jazz
The Los Angeles Clippers traded guard Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz on Thursday, with the veteran guard reportedly in line to join the Denver Nuggets once released.,The Clippers acquired guard Kris Dunn in a sign-and-trade deal while offloading Westbrook, sending Utah the draft rights to center...
Report: Clippers trade G Russell Westbrook to Jazz
The Los Angeles Clippers traded guard Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz on Thursday, ESPN reported, with the veteran guard eventually in line to join the Denver Nuggets.,According to the report, Westbrook is expected to agree on a contract buyout with the Jazz and then sign a free-agent deal with t...
Raptors to host Wizards in preseason game in Montreal
The Toronto Raptors will host the Washington Wizards in a preseason game at the Bell Centre in Montreal as part of the NBA's Canada Series.,The game will be contested on Oct. 6 and be the eighth time the Raptors have played in Montreal. The team last played a game in the Quebec city in 2022.,Montrea...
Magic co-founder Pat Williams dies at 84
Pat Williams, Orlando Magic co-founder and basketball Hall of Famer, died on Wednesday. He was 84. ,Williams died of complications from viral pneumonia, the Magic said in a release. ,Along with businessman Jimmy Hewitt, Williams started to work toward getting Orlando an NBA franchise back in 1986. A...