3 months ago

Luka Doncic-Backed Group Aim to Buy Italian Club With Hopes of Joining NBA’s Europe League

Doncic and former Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson are part of an investor group trying to buy North Italian basketball club Vanoli Basketball Cremona. The bigger plan is to bring the team to Rome and enter into Adam Silver's new NBA European League. Although Dirk Nowitzki was initially reported as part of the investor group, his spokesperson Scott Tomlin denied it.

By Pranay Mukherjee

3 months ago

Paul Pierce Says Tanking Exists Because One Player Can Flip an NBA Franchise

On No Fouls Given, Pierce said tanking is unique because “one player can change the fate of an NBA franchise.” He added, “No other leagues does this.” He pointed to Boston’s 2007 bottom-out: “We tanked in 07… We won a championship the next year” after a top-five pick and trades. “I understand it… I don’t like it,” Pierce said.

By Raahib Singh

3 months ago

Celtics Should Be East Favorites if Jayson Tatum Returns, Paul Pierce Says

Following Tatum's practice with Maine Celtics, Pierce claimed, "They're second in the East. They bring in a first team all NBA player." Pierce emphasized Tatum doesn't need to be elite immediately: "He just has to be a presence, a guy that can really knock down shots down the stretch, be another facilitator...That could be enough to make them better."

By Adit Pujari

3 months ago

Warriors-Jonathan Kuminga Relationship Turned "Petty" Over Food, Missed Events

Warriors dinged Kuminga for missing a team event and alerted him someone around him was taking too much food from the family room, per Anthony Slater. Multiple sources described the gripes between player and organization as "petty" in the fifth year of a relationship many believed should've ended years earlier. The deteriorating situation highlighted deeper frustrations on both sides

By Adit Pujari

3 months ago

Jonathan Kuminga Bristled at Kerr’s “Other Than the Stars” Line After Benching in Chicago

Three days before a Dec. 10 office blowup, Kuminga was benched in Chicago. After the media left his locker, he asked, “Y’all ask him about me?” Kerr’s answer was, “Happens to everyone in the league. Other than the stars.” Kuminga watched the clip and said, “See. That’s the s*** I’m talking about. Why’s he gotta say that?”

By Raahib Singh

3 months ago

Victor Wembanyama Already Has More 40-Point Games Than Tim Duncan

Wembanyama has played 156 regular-season games and recorded his sixth 40-point game, with 40 vs. the Lakers last night. Duncan played 1,392 regular-season games and finished with five 40+ scores. The gap is wild given Wembanyama has played 1,236 fewer games. He’s already hit 50 once and stacked multiple 40s before turning 23, a pace Duncan never reached.

By Raahib Singh

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