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LAS VEGAS — It had been eight months and 20 days since Shaedon Sharpe played in a competitive basketball game. Sharpe was the No. 1 player coming out high school, joined Kentucky for the second semester and didn’t play a single game. He was the biggest mystery in the 2022 NBA draft and despite his long hiatus from the court, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Sharpe with the seventh overall pick. “After not playing for so long, I’m just looking forward to playing and competing at the… Source link

SALT LAKE CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder have been in rebuild mode for a few years and added another piece in the 2022 NBA draft with the No. 2 pick, 7-foot, 195-pound center Chet Holmgren. Many criticize his slight frame and have doubts he can hold his own in the post at the NBA level. His first test, and Summer League debut, came at the Salt Lake City Summer League on Tuesday night and on paper, it was going to be a big test. Literally. The Utah Jazz walked out on the court with one of… Source link

The Brooklyn Nets were supposed to destroy the NBA, setting records on the scoreboard and in the vibes department. Instead, the Nets were destroyed from within, the biggest disappointment in NBA history. Worse than the 2004 Los Angeles Lakers, worse than the 2013 Lakers that were supposed to give the NBA world a dream Finals against the dynastic Miami Heat. Both Lakers squads were star-studded in name only, the best players slightly removed from their primes. It speaks to the nomadic nature of… Source link

Free agent forward Juan Toscano-Anderson — who just won a championship with the Golden State Warriors — has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent Erika Ruiz of Klutch Sports told Yahoo Sports. Toscano-Anderson spent the past three seasons with the Warriors and played 73 games this season, averaging 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. He is a career 4.8 points-per-game scorer and emerged as a regular bench option for the Warriors, playing only 66 games in his first… Source link

Since launching in 2016, Pokemon Go has driven enthusiasts to chase their favorite monsters in delivery rooms, at funerals, and even inside the White House. Soon, we’ll see how far hoopheads will go in search of their favorite players. Niantic, the makers of Pokemon Go, announced a partnership with the NBA Tuesday, with plans to launch a similar mobile game featuring NBA stars. More from Sportico.com NBA All-World is set to debut later this year, hoping to draw fans around the world to… Source link

BOSTON — Jayson Tatum, as dejected as we have seen him in his nascent career, lolled out of the press room following his Boston Celtics’ NBA Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors and hugged his father. “It hurts,” Tatum had just told a horde of reporters huddled in a corner of TD Garden, as the smell of cigar smoke emanated from the nearby visitors’ locker room. “I feel like I could have done a lot of things better.” Following a lengthy discussion, the first team All-NBA forward exited… Source link

BOSTON — A code of conduct message was briefly displayed on the Jumbotron a few times per game at TD Garden during the NBA Finals. And at least on one occasion a night, the PA announcer read the message to fans. Plastered on the entire screen in green with a white font, it read: “Fans engaging in any disruptive behavior such as: fighting, throwing objects, attempting to enter the court or interrupt play, USING IMPROPER OR OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE or gestures are subject to ejection, ban, and… Source link

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics look to avoid elimination at home against Golden State in Game 6.  This marks my final NBA article of the season! It’s been a treat helping you guys all year, and I’ve really enjoyed picking up these Yahoo articles along the way. This is one of my favorite DFS sites to play on, and I hope many of you have won money because of my picks. We have just one or two games remaining in the season, with Boston playing host in a must-win Game 6. Golden State took care… Source link

This marks my final NBA article of the season! It’s been a treat to help you guys all year, and I’ve really enjoyed picking up these Yahoo articles along the way. This is one of my favorite DFS sites to play on, and I hope many of you have been making money because of my picks! We have just one or two games remaining in the season, with Boston playing host in this must-win Game 6. Golden State took care of business in Game 5 at home, and it’s time for the Celtics to hold… Source link

BOSTON — Robert Williams III has his good days and his bad days. The Boston Celtics big man underwent surgery on March 30 after suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee. He returned to action for Game 3 of the opening-round series against the Brooklyn Nets in just under a month. Ever since then, he has been listed as questionable leading up to each game he’s participated in the 2022 NBA playoffs. His availability status has not been a protective strategy to throw off the opposition. Team… Source link