Warriors centers Kevon Looney and Marquese Chriss have the green light to shoot 3-pointers this season.
Splash mountains: Why the Warriors are pushing their centers to shoot 3s — Santa Cruz Sentinel
Yes, the same super-max extension worth more than $228 million that Giannis Antetokounmpo just signed.
Report: Jazz offered Rudy Gobert standard max extension, but he wants super-max — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Grading the Phoenix Suns’ offseason.
Chris Paul sends surge through Suns — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The closing minutes of Wednesday’s preseason game, as Kyle Kuzma and Talen Horton-Tucker helped put the finishing touches on a 112-107 win over the Phoenix Suns, showed that the Lakers don’t always need their superstars. But the first half in which LeBron James and Anthony Davis stretched their legs for the first time was a…
LeBron James, Anthony Davis ease into preseason in Lakers’ victory over Suns — San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Talk about a staggered start. The guys in Lane 1 begin their championship defense just 71 days after claiming last season’s crown. Meanwhile, the teams in the outer lanes will be playing catch up, tasked with trying to get back up to speed in their first real NBA action since March 10 or 11. There’s…
Clippers’ Nic Batum, Luke Kennard feeling their way back after long layoffs — Press Telegram
The two dynamic Nuggets players are both listed among the Top 100 NBA Players in a new list from CBS Sports.
Jamal Murray Makes Big Leap In Top 100 NBA Player Rankings, Jokic Remains At No. 10 — CBS Denver
By Steve Reed AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE — Hornets coach James Borrego wanted elite playmakers this offseason. He feels like his prayers were answered with the addition of veteran forward Gordon Hayward and rookie guard LaMelo Ball. “We’ve got two elite playmakers that can create for themselves and others in Gordon and LaMelo,” said an […]
Hornets coach says Hayward, Ball playmakers the team needs — Salisbury Post
CHARLOTTE N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE): The Charlotte Hornets received an off-the-court award on Tuesday, being named among 25 other organizations as a rececipient of the second annual Front Office Sports Best Employers in Sports Award. The recognition goes to sports industries that excel at employee relations, company leadership, producing a high-level culture, promoting diversity, inclusion…
Hornets named one of best employers in sports — FOX 46 Charlotte
Each season comes with new expectations and this year those expectations are higher than Hornet fans are used to. Can rookie Lamelo Ball become the biggest sports star in the city? He just bought Cam Newton’s old condo, maybe he can take over Cam’s place as the premiere athlete in the city.
Does Charlotte Have A New Star In Town? — WFNZ Radio
Will Barton’s good to go, according to Will Barton.
Injured Nuggets vet Will Barton nearing return from knee injury: “I’m just ready to go” — The Denver Post
By Kyle Hightower AP Sports Writer BOSTON — The Celtics thought they were laying a foundation for seasons to come when they brought in All-Stars Al Horford, Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward in back-to-back summers in 2016 and 2017. Four years later all three are gone, the latest failed attempt by Boston to construct its first […]
Celtics believe youthful core can take next step — Lowell Sun
Sign In Do not disrespect Marcus Smart in front of Cedric Maxwell. Maxwell has long defended Smart’s talents, even when some have been quick to criticize his mistakes. But the former Boston Celtic took his assessment of Smart’s on-court abilities one step further Tuesday during his self-titled podcast. Not only does he think Smart is…
Why Cedric Maxwell Believes Marcus Smart Is Among Celtics’ Best Defenders Ever — NESN.com
The view from left field 