Rich Paul reveals he is convinced Victor Wembanyama is the next face of the league originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. Victor Wembanyama just made his postseason debut with the San Antonio Spurs and, in typical Wemby fashion, he dominated. He showed why he…
It’s one of the best and closest three-way MVP races in recent memory between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama. That’s why it’s no surprise that those three were the top three vote-getters and finalists for Most Valuable Player, as the NBA released the finalists for all of its awards this season. Advertisement Here…
The 2026 NBA playoffs began on Saturday, April 17, with the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder the heavy favorite to repeat. Sports Illustrated experts like the Nuggets and Celtics better Advertisement Just over half of the league’s 30 teams made the playoffs, leaving 14 sitting at home during the postseason and looking ahead to the…
Let’s say this for Draymond Green, he himself was coming out of the 2025-26 season. The Golden State Warriors’ season ended Friday with a 111-94 loss to the Phoenix Suns in the final game of the NBA play-in tournament. With no doubt about the outcome at the end of the fourth quarter, the Warriors big…
The Miami Heat face the Charlotte Hornets in an elimination game on Tuesday in the NBA play-in tournament. The winner will face the loser of Wednesday’s game between the Orlando Magic and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, and the winner of that game will clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference and a…
Most 3-pointers by a rookie: How Hornets’ Kon Knueppel made NBA history by leading the league in 3PM originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. Kon Knueppel was always viewed as a high-end draft prospect thanks to his size and shooting ability. But the Charlotte…
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic will start for the Denver Nuggets in their final regular-season game against San Antonio on Sunday night, his 65th game played to qualify for NBA awards. Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama will not participate in the game after reaching eligibility in his previous game. Advertisement Jokic has played…
Bronny to LeBron and vice versa: James family makes NBA history for Lakers originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. It’s hard to imagine this happening again in the NBA, at least once LeBron James has retired. Advertisement On Thursday night, Bronny James helped his…
Watch: Live updates from Michael Malone’s press conference, highlights from UNC’s new head coach’s introduction originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The North Carolina Tar Heels will introduce Michael Malone as the next head basketball coach on Tuesday night. Advertisement One of the more…
Caleb Williams said he had no idea that NBA Hall of Famer George Gervin’s nickname was “Iceman” and that his reason for trying to trademark the name was “control.” “It’s funny because I didn’t know, my dad probably knows his nickname (Gervin) was that,” Williams told Front Office Sports this week. “It’s nothing between me…
