
“We always do our due diligence. You have to. What else are you doing? What’s your job? It’s our job to try.”
Are Warriors checking trade status of other stars? “Absolutely. Why wouldn’t we?” — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

“We always do our due diligence. You have to. What else are you doing? What’s your job? It’s our job to try.”
Are Warriors checking trade status of other stars? “Absolutely. Why wouldn’t we?” — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

By BRIAN MAHONEY Bradley Beal will miss the Olympics after being placed into health and safety protocols and the U.S. men’s basketball team said it will replace him on its roster at a later date. The Americans also announced Thursday that forward Jerami Grant has also been played in health and safety protocols “out of…
Bradley Beal out of Olympics for health and safety reasons — Lowell Sun

Giannis Antetokounmpo left both Game 3 and Game 4 of the NBA Finals just three-and-a-half minutes into each contest.
Giannis Antetokounmpo explains leaving game early: ‘I went to take a tinkle’ — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Nuggets assistant Wes Unseld Jr. and Bucks assistant Darvin Ham were described as frontrunners to become the Wizards’ next head coach.
Report: Wizards likely to hire Wes Unseld Jr. as head coach — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

MILWAUKEE (AP) — As remarkable as Giannis Antetokounmpo has been in delivering MVP-caliber performances during the NBA Finals while playing with an injured knee, there have been games in which he was good but not great.
Bucks get confidence boost in win without Giannis scoring 40 — Macomb Daily

Whether you believe Jayson Tatum is of superstar caliber, his merchandise certainly sells like he is. The NBA and its Players’ Association on Wednesday announced which players had the most popular selling jerseys, and the Boston Celtics star cracked the top five. Unsurprisingly, global icon LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers came in at […]
Where Jayson Tatum’s Jersey Sales Rank Among NBA Stars — NESN.com

The Americans needed a win like this.
USA looks like vintage, dominant self in 28-point rout of Argentina — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo pointed to a pair of scratches, one on his forehead and the other on his cheek.
Suns can hack and whack Giannis, but know he’ll keep coming — The Oakland Press

The Pelicans are reportedly opening to signing-and-trading Lonzo Ball, who’ll be a restricted free agent this summer.
Report: Pelicans unlikely to match large offer sheet for Lonzo Ball — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Penny Hardaway has wanted Larry Brown to coach with him ever since he took over at his alma mater. Three years later, they have that chance at Memphis.
Penny Hardaway sees Larry Brown helping make Memphis better — College Basketball | NBC Sports

After making an All-NBA team for the first time in his career, Jayson Tatum’s ensuing season didn’t deliver the same results. Statistically, the Boston Celtics wing was better his last season than in 2019-20. But he missed some time due to COVID-19 and his team didn’t perform as well, which some docked against him. Still, […]
Jayson Tatum Shares Why He ‘Clearly’ Should Have Made All-NBA Team — NESN.com

The Wizards can’t be the Suns or Thunder.
Rumor: Wizards want to be next Thunder rather than next Suns — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports