Brian Lewis: Noah Clowney on Bridges trade & #Nets pivot: “I feel like Mikal should feel proud in the sense to get traded for 5 first round picks is superstar level…But this is opportunity to me…to see us going into more of a rebuilding standpoint, that’s an amazing opportunity to me.” pic.twitter.com/5WGPvgujQU
July 24, 2024 | 6:21 pm EDT Update
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to 'take appropriate action' towards NBA
Duane Rankin: TNT response statement to NBA moving forward with them. Wow. pic.twitter.com/NzwFMuDbKt
Michael Scotto: Darius Bazley and Kenny Lofton Jr. were each eligible to receive $400K of their salary guaranteed if they remained with the Utah Jazz through July 25th. Instead, both were waived by the team.
Bobby Marks: Utah announced that they have waived Kenneth Lofton Jr. and Darius Bazley. Both players contracts were set to be guaranteed $400K if they were on the roster past July 25. Utah has $37.7M in salary cap space. To reach the minimum salary floor, Utah has to spend $23.7M by the first day of the regular season. The window to renegotiate the $18M Lauri Markkanen contract begins on August 6.
Luol Deng: I normally don’t pay attention to these type of comments, but as an African, a leader in my community, and the president of the South Sudan Basketball Federation, I feel it is important to respond. This is for those who have asked about these comments, those who are offended by them, and everyone who has followed our story. I’m not upset or angry at these ignorant remarks made by my former colleagues; I was more disappointed to see them coming from two individuals I’ve always respected. The comments made by Paul Pierce showed misinformation and a lack of research. However, he used it as a teachable moment to shed positivity once he was informed. Thank you to Paul Pierce for apologising, that i can respect.
Luol Deng: As for Gilbert’s comments, they were certainly more disrespectful and cruel. Personally, I don’t care much. I would never trade places with anyone; being African is special. However, for young African and African American kids who admire and listen to Gilbert, these comments can make you think less of yourself and make the rest of the world think less of Africans. Those who are easily misled may make comments that reflect self-hate more than pride. There is nothing about our history that we should run away from.
One of the only notable moves of the offseason for the Heat this year was drafting big man Kel’el Ware out of Indiana in the first round of the draft, and recently, Ware shared a story where he wasn’t afraid to ask Riley about his portrayal on the recent HBO series “Winning Time,” which discussed his tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers. “I can’t remember word for word but yeah, he didn’t like it, nah, he didn’t like it,” said Ware, via The OG’s Podcast with Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller.
NBC Sports: 🗣 TURN IT UP. I LOVE THIS SONG! The NBA is coming back – Fall 2025 on NBC and Peacock.
July 24, 2024 | 4:46 pm EDT Update
James Johnson will return to Pacers
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Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent forward James Johnson is returning to the Indiana Pacers on a one-year, $3.3 million deal, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. At 37, Johnson’s presence remains valuable for a young team. pic.twitter.com/zNRuDWII5N
Jazz release Darius Bazley, Kenneth Lofton Jr
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Michael Scotto: The Utah Jazz have waived forwards Darius Bazley and Kenneth Lofton Jr., team says.
NBA Central: Carmelo Anthony says he wouldn’t have taken the $113M pay cut that Jalen Brunson took with the Knicks (🎥 @PodcastPShow ) pic.twitter.com/iRHJQir8PP