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The Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers have reportedly emerged as the newest trade partners to acquire Russell Westbrook ahead of training camp beginning in September, according to multiple reports. On Tuesday, Mike Scotto of Hoopshype reported that Indiana was prepared to offer Myles Turner and Buddy Hield for Westbrook, Talen Horton-Tucker, and two first-round picks….

The Indiana Fever are set to begin their search for a new head coach after announcing they wouldn’t keep interim Coach Carlos Knox as the head of Indiana’s coaching staff. Team Update: Interim Head Coach Carlos Knox will not be retained for the 2023 season. https://t.co/5BxpfILADv pic.twitter.com/RJpaacS3zF — Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 31, 2022 Knox…

Duke announced that incoming freshman wing Dariq Whitehead underwent surgery to repair a fractured foot injury he suffered during an offseason team workout on Monday. Whitehead will begin rehab immediately and is expected to play this fall, per Duke. Whitehead arrived on campus after winning the 2022 Naismith High School Player of the Year and…

Tina Charles played a huge role in Seattle taking Game 1 over Las Vegas, posting 13 points and a franchise-record 18 rebounds on Sunday. The critical performance came two months after Charles signed with Seattle after she controversially left Phoenix following a contract divorce. The former two-time national champ admitted that leaving Phoenix wasn’t about…

LeBron James has won and earned everything you could possibly want as an NBA player since entering the League in 2003 as a precocious 18-year-old rookie. At 37-years-old and entering his 19th NBA season, James doesn’t have much else to accomplish other than the all-time leading scorer and chasing the shadow of Michael Jordan’s six…

The WNBA announced Tuesday that A’ja Wilson had won the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year award. Wilson also earned her second career All-Defensive selection after leading the W in blocks for the second time during the 2022 season. No surprise here! 𝐃𝐏𝐘𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 @_ajawilson22 // @WNBA pic.twitter.com/rHSBlealFw — Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) August…

Calm is the surface of the ocean  On peacefully sunny days  When it’s left to flow in its ways Gently swaying, spraying droplets from ceaseless motion  Undisturbed, it drifts with serenity Giving life as nature’s true environmental necessity, its blue divinity    But Invaded  By an enemy  The blue’s intensity  Surges  and  Surges  Until the water’s…

RJ Barrett is reportedly set to “finalize” a four-year extension worth approximately $120 million, according to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett is finalizing a four-year rookie extension that could be worth up to $120 million, his agent Bill Duffy of @BDA_Sports + @WME_Sports told ESPN, complicating the franchise’s offseason trade…

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are looking at a pressure-packed season as they look to make their second consecutive playoff appearance while looking to make the twin-towers duo of Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert work in their favor. One thing that the T-Wolves do know is that Edwards is a cornerstone and likely future…

Jackie Young can add another accolade to her list after the WNBA announced that the Las Vegas guard won the 2022 Most Improved Player award on Monday. The accolades just keep coming @JackieYoung3 is your 2022 Most Improved Player, well deserved pic.twitter.com/K6759PYPXQ — WSLAM (@wslam) August 29, 2022 Young, who earned her first All-Star Game…