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Three weeks after Nikola Jokic was ejected for shoving the Heat’s Markieff Morris in response to a hard foul, Miami and Denver will take the court Monday night for a rematch. Speaking with the Miami Herald ahead of Monday’s home game against the Nuggets, Heat captain Udonis Haslem warned Jokic’s brothers, who created a Twitter account to defend their brother following […]
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter has legally changed his name to Enes Kanter Freedom. The player is set to become a U.S. citizen on Monday. The Athletic’s Shams Charania broke the news on Twitter Sunday, writing, “Kanter will be his middle name, Freedom his new last name.” The name change arrives on the heels of […]
Puma’s new creative director and fashion savant June Ambrose has just unveiled the brand’s first women’s basketball collection, which comes with a campaign that features WNBA stars Skylar Diggins-Smith, Breanna Stewart, Katie Lou Samuelson, and Jackie Young. Puma shared a sneak peek of the collection to their Instagram along with a short cut of the longer Hype […]
The NBA has handed down punishment for Sunday night’s altercation between LeBron James and the Detroit Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart, with James receiving a one-game suspension. This is his first-ever suspension in his 19-year career. Per Shams Charania, Stewart received a two-game suspension. Here’s the official statement from the league: James’ suspension comes on the heels […]
Ennes Kanter is holding nothing back. The Boston Celtics big man caught up with CNN’s Pamela Brown on Sunday, to talk about human rights issues, and his opinions on Nike—a brand he claims is profiting off of “concentration camps.” After Brown asked him why he continues to criticize the brand despite them claiming that it produces goods ethically, Kanter […]
Los Angeles’ Staples Center is getting a name change. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports that Staples Center will officially become Crypto.com Arena starting on December 25. Charania writes that the deal to rename the arena is “believed to be the largest U.S. venue naming rights deal to date.” According to the Los Angeles Times, the deal between building owners Anschutz […]
‘Unlikely’ is a word that gets used a lot when people describe Fred VanVleet. Which tracks. After all, in five short years, the 27-year-old guard has gone from an undrafted, undersized kid from Rockford, Illinois to an NBA champion and the Toronto Raptors’ acting leader. He’s currently the highest-paid undrafted player in the league’s history, […]
On any given tunnel walk, you’re bound to find the Toronto Raptors’ homegrown rookie Dalano Banton rocking some drippy clothes with the words “In Your City” on them. That’s the name of a streetwear brand the Rexdale native and his childhood friends launched together a few years ago. It’s also something of a life philosophy they all live by. […]
“What’s rare about Scottie Barnes is his IQ for the game, his length, his enthusiasm for the game. All of that stuff shines bright when you watch him play,” Durant said. “You can tell that he just wants to be there for his teammates and make winning basketball plays. I think a lot of young […]
For the eighth straight season, Canada has the most players in the NBA outside of the U.S., with a record 25 currently rostered on teams. At this point, there’s no denying it: the Great White North’s basketball pipeline is exploding, with the country churning out top-tier talent at a historic rate. And Jamil Abiad is […]
