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NBA to investigate Knicks’ free agency acquisition of Jalen Brunson

NBA to investigate Knicks’ free agency acquisition of Jalen Brunson

The NBA has begun an investigation into the New York Knicks for alleged tampering regarding free agent pickup Jalen Brunson, sources told Yahoo Sports. The league will look into whether the Knicks made contact with Brunson prior to the start of the free agency period. Reports emerged days before June 30 that Brunson already had a deal in place with the Knicks. Brunson and the Knicks agreed to a four-year, $104 million deal after New York was thought to be the frontrunner to land the free agent… Source link

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Hornets F Miles Bridges arrested on eve of free agency

Hornets F Miles Bridges arrested on eve of free agency

Miles Bridges was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to the Charlotte Observer. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department website confirms that Bridges was arrested on a felony charge and released later in the day on $130,000 bond. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department also confirmed the arrest to the Charlotte Observer, though did not release information… Source link

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Nuggets, Wizards swap role players ahead of free agency

Nuggets, Wizards swap role players ahead of free agency

The Denver Nuggets are parting with Will Barton after eight seasons. (AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) The Denver Nuggets will trade Will Barton and Monte Morris to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith ahead of NBA free agency, according to multiple reports. In his first move since taking over basketball operations in the wake of team president Tim Connelly’s departure, Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth made a deal to… Source link

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Jalen Brunson expected to get 4-year, $110 million offer from Knicks when free agency opens

Jalen Brunson expected to get 4-year, $110 million offer from Knicks when free agency opens

One of the long-expected NBA free agency deals made some headway Tuesday, and when free agency opens on Thursday, the New York Knicks are expected to present Jalen Brunson a four-year offer in the vicinity of $110 million, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Knicks reportedly created cap space to offer Brunson that deal when they traded center Nerlens Noel and guard Alec Burks to the Detroit Pistons, clearing $19 million in salary. The Knicks also sent 2023 and 2024 second-round draft picks… Source link

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John Wall, Rockets agree to contract buyout; Clippers likely to sign 5-time All-Star in free agency

John Wall, Rockets agree to contract buyout; Clippers likely to sign 5-time All-Star in free agency

The Houston Rockets paid a healthy John Wall $44.3 million to sit on their bench last season. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) John Wall’s strange tenure with the Houston Rockets is coming to an end. The Rockets have agreed to a buyout of the final year of Wall’s massive contract, sources told Yahoo Sports, paving the way for the five-time All-Star to resurrect his career with a competitive team. Wall’s agent Rich Paul, CEO of Klutch Sports, is meeting with Rockets general manager Rafael Stone… Source link

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Nicolas Batum will have interest from multiple teams, including Lakers, Celtics in free agency

Nicolas Batum will have interest from multiple teams, including Lakers, Celtics in free agency

NEW YORK — Los Angeles Clippers forward Nicolas Batum is declining his $3.3 million player option to hit free agency, but it is widely expected that he will re-sign a new two-year deal, league sources told Yahoo Sports. It is anticipated that the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz will have strong interest in trying to pry away the 14-year veteran from Clipper Land, sources said. But the Clippers are in the driver’s seat, sources said. The free… Source link

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Naomi Osaka to launch her own agency

Naomi Osaka to launch her own agency

Tennis star Naomi Osaka is taking a page out of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James‘ book and starting an agency. Osaka left her previous agency, IMG, with the intention of starting her own agency, called EVOLVE, according to Sportico. The move isn’t unprecedented for athletes, though it’s rare. Kevin Durant, Roger Federer, James and Greg Norman are among the athletes to launch their own agencies and companies. With the move, Osaka will become the “first female athlete at that level to take… Source link

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MLB free agency: Carlos Correa leaving Astros

Carlos Correa has long been a brash, outspoken leader of the Houston Astros. Now, he’s on the way out. The former Astros shortstop has agreed to a three-year, $105.3 million deal with the Minnesota Twins, according to Fox 26 (KRIV) and ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Per Passan, the deal contains opt-outs after both the first and second seasons, making it very similar to the deal Trevor Bauer signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers last offseason. Essentially it’s a one-year contract with two player options,… Source link

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Wilson, Wentz, Mack trades on the eve of free agency

When it was reported that Aaron Rodgers would be staying in Green Bay on Tuesday morning, you may have thought that would have been the biggest NFL story of the week. And boy, how you would have been mistaken. Charles Robinson & Frank Schwab react to the three major trades this week, all in the lead-up to free agency on today’s podcast. Starting off in the AFC West, the guys talk about how the Denver Broncos trade for Russell Wilson came together & the west coast arms race that led the Los… Source link

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Five wounded after Russian forces fire at anti-occupation protest in Ukraine, says agency

March 6 (Reuters) – Russian forces opened fire at a protest against their occupation of the southern Ukrainian city of Nova Kakhovka on Sunday, wounding five people, Ukrainian news agency Interfax Ukraine said, citing eyewitnesses. Around 2,000 people had taken to the streets of Nova Kakhovka to show their opposition to the invasion by waving Ukrainian flags and calling on Russian forces to leave, the agency reported. Similar protests were staged in other occupied areas, it said. (Reporting by… Source link

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