Dave McMenamin: Anthony Davis on Team USA this summer: “I told the committee if they ask me to go, I’ll go”
Source: Twitter @mcten
A new honor is awaiting Miami’s Bam Adebayo: He’ll be an All-Star starter for the first time. Adebayo was announced Saturday as the replacement for Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid in the Eastern Conference starting lineup for Sunday night’s NBA All-Star Game. Embiid — the reigning MVP and two-time defending scoring champion — is missing the game because of a knee injury. Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers, who will lead the East team in the All-Star Game, made the selection.
Source: ESPN
Spud Webb, a 12-year NBA veteran and at 5-foot-7 the shortest player to win the dunk contest, sat down with HoopsHype to discuss the diminishing allure of today’s NBA dunk contest, the decline in successful short players, and his fearlessness against opponents of any size.
Tim Reynolds: LeBron James will not be at All-Star media day today.
Source: Twitter @ByTimReynolds
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Wisconsin Herd player Glenn Robinson III dunks on Tuesday January 16, 2024 in the Oshkosh Arena…
Wisconsin Herd player Glenn Robinson III dunks on Tuesday January 16, 2024 in the Oshkosh Arena in Oshkosh, Wis
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The lure of Los Angeles tested Bryant that summer as a free agent, but he re-signed with the Lakers and stayed there for the remainder of his career. Starting with the arrival of Magic Johnson in 1979, the Lakers have only gone without a front-facing superstar for seven years total — five following Johnson’s abrupt 1991 retirement and the two years between Bryant’s 2016 retirement and James’ 2018 arrival. “LeBron is not going nowhere. L.A. is his city right now, his town,” Payton said. “Kobe is really … it’s Kobe’s city. Читать дальше...
Scott Agness: Bennedict Mathurin’s Team Jalen wins Rising Stars 26-13 over Team Detlef. Second consecutive year for Mathurin to win. He had 4pts, 2asts in the game. Tshiebwe with a game-high 8pts, 2rebs.
Source: Twitter @ScottAgness
Andrew Lopez: Victor Wembanyama asked if he would be interested in participating in 3-point contest and dunk contest in the future: “Yes. That’s on my bucket list.”
Source: Twitter @_Andrew_Lopez
Dustin Dopirak: Matas Buzelis with the game-winner for Team Detlef. So the G-Leaguers knock out Wemby, Smith, Wallace, Miller, Jaquez, Coulibaly and Podziemski. Genuine stunner. 41-36.
Source: Twitter @DustinDopirak
Mikal Bridges explained to the podcast’s co-hosts, and his former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart of the New York Knicks, about how the Suns took the Bucks and Eastern Conference teams for granted while Phoenix was two games away from a sweep for the franchise’s first title. “I remember going up 2-0. I thought we was good,” Bridges said. “We ‘bout to win the chip, especially in the West, especially then, the West all had tough teams. East, we were like, ‘Whatever.'”
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The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today at NBA All-Star Weekend 2024 the selection of 14 Finalists from the following committees: North American, Women’s, Men’s Veterans, Women’s Veterans, International, and Contributors. The Finalists will then be put forward to the Honors Committee to be considered for election as members of the Class of 2024. The new class will be announced in Phoenix on April 6 at the NCAA Men’s Final Four. North American Committee Finalists (in alphabetical order)... Читать дальше...
You can count Reggie Miller among Tyrese Haliburton’s biggest fans. Miller, the greatest player in franchise history, is back in Indianapolis for NBA All-Star 2024. Now in his 19th season with Turner Sports as a broadcaster, Miller sung the praises of Haliburton, Indiana’s 23-year-old phenom point guard, during a press conference on Friday afternoon in downtown Indianapolis. “I really do believe that he can carry this team to a championship,” the Hall of Famer said of Haliburton.
Source: NBA.com
