Luka Donćić has spent the last part of his summer playing at the Eurobasket tournament for the Slovenian national team. Dončić has joined the call for FIBA to modify its group stage schedule from four games in five days due to the increased risk for potential injury. After practice on Monday, Doncic cited that players…
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J.R. Smith is on to the next chapter of his life as he’s evolved from a two-time champion to a college student-athlete at NC A&T, where he earned a 4.0 GPA during his first semester of college and was named the Academic Athlete of the Year at the North Carolina HBCU. The pivot from being…
Candace Parker and the Chicago Sky are one win away from returning to the WNBA Finals after escaping Gamevictorywith a 76-72 win over the Connecticut Sun. Parker played a crucial role in Chicago taking a 2-1 series lead after dropping 16 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists on Sunday for her fifth double-double outing this…

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The G League is set to make some changes to its overtime rules after the League announced that there would be a “target score” ending for its overtime game. The first team to score seven points in the extra period wins, with the overtime being untimed. The G League set seven points as the target…
The Cleveland Cavaliers have reportedly acquired Donovan Mitchell in the final blockbuster trade of the summer before training camp starts, per Adrian Wojnarowski. The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired Donovan Mitchell in a trade, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 1, 2022 Utah received Lauri Markkanen, Ochair Agbaji, Collin Sexton, three unprotected first-round picks,…
Candace Parker has been self-deprecating about her age and veteran status. During Wednesday’s Game 3, CP3 tuned into tennis legend Serena Williams’ second-round match at the U.S. Open. During halftime of Chicago’s Game 3 win, Parker checked in on Williams’ match against No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit and was elated when she learned that Williams…
The WNBA named Brionna Jones the Sixth Player of the Year on Thursday. Cooked ‘em on the court all season long. Brionna Jones is your @Kia Sixth Player of the Year!@_bjones18 | #CTSun pic.twitter.com/hs8U4OV5dS — Connecticut Sun (@ConnecticutSun) September 1, 2022 Jones averaged 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game on 56.9 percent…
The Chicago Sky improved to a 11-1 after a loss and 2-0 in the playoffs after Candace Parker led the defending champs to a 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun. We won. Serena won. Today was a good day.#skytown #ReCrownSkytown pic.twitter.com/ozppJ4dRsB — Chicago Sky (@chicagosky) September 1, 2022 Parker headlined Chicago’s five double-digit scorers with…
Whether they want to be or not, A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart’s careers will always be linked together. They’re both No. 1 overall picks that have each won MVPs, and have been fighting a tight MVP race, they were All-Star Game captains this season, and they’re in the middle of a tight playoff series that’ll…