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When former NBA star Chauncey Billups was approached about participating in Basketball Without Borders 10 years ago, he had interest but needed to put it off due to timing issues. He knew that when he came back around to the proposition, he wanted it to be in Africa. “I’ve heard so many great things and I’ve never been here before,” Billups said. “I wanted to make sure I got here.” On Sunday, Basketball Without Borders Africa opened its camp in Cairo, Egypt with Billups among the… Source link

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA draft this past June, will miss the entire 2022-23 season with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot, the team announced on Thursday. Thunder general manager Sam Presti said on a conference call that the injury will require surgery. “Certainly, we are disappointed for Chet, especially given the excitement he had about getting on the floor with his teammates this season,” Presti said in a statement. “We know Chet has a… Source link

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman plans to travel to Russia to help negotiate the release of WNBA champion Brittney Griner, NBC News reported. Griner remains wrongfully detained, according to the U.S. government, and was sentenced earlier this month to nine years in prison on alleged drug charges. Her team has already appealed while U.S. and Russian diplomats discuss potential prison exchanges. There is no clarity where or who Rodman “got permission” from to work on the case. “That girl” he… Source link

Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum has made a name for himself in the NBA for a lot of skills that readily come to mind, from his excellent handle and deadly long-distance shot to his ability to get to the cup and more recently passing the rock out of increasingly frequent double teams. But the Celtics star is also exceptionally skilled with his footwork, a fundamental aspect of the sport sometimes overlooked by even its best players. Tatum, however, has put on a show a few times with… Source link

Associated Press Will Zalatoris gets 1st PGA Tour win in playoff at Memphis Will Zalatoris had the most money and the best world ranking of anyone without a PGA Tour victory. It ended when he took a penalty drop from the rocks that frame the par-3 11th green and holed a 7-foot bogey putt to beat Sepp Straka. Straka, already a winner this year in the Honda Classic, narrowly missed a 20-foot birdie putt for the win on the 18th for a 67. Source link

Back in 2016, the Philadelphia 76ers held the No. 1 pick in a pretty deep draft. The Sixers were going to land one of the top talents and continue to grow their team for the future. They went with Ben Simmons out of LSU who went on to play four seasons with the Sixers, sitting out his first season due to injury and sitting out his last one due to a holdout and a back injury, before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets. He made an All-Star game three times, he won Rookie of the Year, he made it… Source link

The number “6” will forever belong to Bill Russell in the NBA. The league and the NBPA agreed to permanently retire Russell’s No. 6 across the NBA. It’s the first time a player’s number has been retired across the league. Commissioner Adam Silver said the move will ensure Russell’s “transcendent career will always be recognized.” “Bill Russell’s unparalleled success on the court and pioneering civil rights activism deserve to be honored in a unique and historic way,” said NBA… Source link

Tributes have poured in since the death of Bill Russell, whose unparalleled success as an NBA champion was rivaled only by his impact off the court. Magic Johnson would like to see his legacy formalized league-wide. The Hall of Fame Los Angeles Lakers point guard called for the NBA and commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday to retire Russell’s jersey No. 6 across the league. He made his pitch on Twitter. The suggested step would immortalize Russell’s No. 6 alongside that of No. 42 in MLB, which… Source link

The world didn’t just lose its greatest sports champion and a civil rights leader on Sunday, when Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell died at age 88. We lost a touchstone to our history that can never be replaced. The NBA is different from most institutions in how it embraces the greats who built it. Only Pete Maravich had passed when the league honored its 50th Anniversary Team in 1997, and 47 attended the ceremony. Forty-five of the 61 living members were present for the 75th Anniversary… Source link

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