Basketball
'My goal is to normalize': Suns basketball operations executive announces he is gay
Written by I Dig Sports Published in Basketball
Saturday, 25 June 2022 06:20 Gay people have made strides in many sectors of American professional life. An openly gay man runs Apple, presides as the governor of Colorado, and an open lesbian runs a Fortune 500 company. But in the highest reaches of men's basketball, gay people are almost invisible.In 2011, 58-year-old Phoenix Suns CEO Rick Welts came out, becoming the league's first openly…
Magic's Banchero: Familiar with lofty expectations
Written by I Dig Sports Published in Basketball
Friday, 24 June 2022 15:44 ORLANDO, Fla. -- The secret about how Orlando was going to take Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft was incredibly well-kept.Among those who didn't know: Banchero himself.Banchero said even he was kept out of the Magic decision loop until about 30 seconds before NBA commissioner Adam Silver took the draft stage to announce his name…
Clifford returns for second run as Hornets coach
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Friday, 24 June 2022 15:44 Steve Clifford has agreed on a deal to become the Charlotte Hornets' coach, returning for a second run on the job, the team announced Friday.Clifford, who led the franchise to two playoff appearances in a five-year run that ended in 2018, returns in the wake of Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson changing his mind about accepting the Charlotte job and…
Sources: Five-star Buzelis picks G League Ignite
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Friday, 24 June 2022 09:07 Five-star recruit Matas Buzelis -- the No. 11 player in ESPN's Top 100 for the Class of 2023 -- has committed to the G League Ignite for the 2023-24 season, sources told ESPN on Friday.Buzelis, a skilled 6-foot-10 forward, will bypass college basketball and sign into the NBA's professional pathway program once he graduates from Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas…
Jabari, Chet or Paolo: Which rookie will have immediate NBA success?
Written by I Dig Sports Published in Basketball
Friday, 24 June 2022 00:43 With the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA draft, the Orlando Magic selected Duke forward Paolo Banchero. The move came as something of a surprise, given that Banchero never met with the Magic and the consensus around the league was that Auburn's Jabari Smith Jr. would be headed to Orlando.Instead, it was Banchero who heard his name called first.…
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Thursday, 23 June 2022 21:02
Sources: 76ers trading No. 23 for Griz's Melton
Thursday, 23 June 2022 22:46
Sources: Kyrie has wish list of teams if no deal
Thursday, 23 June 2022 22:46
Knicks send Kemba to Pistons in 3-team trade
Thursday, 23 June 2022 21:02
Magic take Banchero 1st; Holmgren, Smith next
Thursday, 23 June 2022 12:47
Lakers trade into draft, get No. 35 from Magic
Thursday, 23 June 2022 08:58
Sources: Smith as No. 1 pick in 'firm' draft order
Thursday, 23 June 2022 10:22
The Rockets are loaded with picks, projects and heaps of patience
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 16:54
Sources: Blazers get Grant from Pistons for pick
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 14:40
Sources: Connaughton opts in, stays with Bucks
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 14:40
Auburn's Smith favored to go No. 1 in NBA draft
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 14:40
GM Myers: Warriors' goal to bring everyone back
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 10:03
Fredette, Thompson bros. playing in 2022 TBT
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 08:05
Fanatics' Rubin exiting Sixers, Devils ownership
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 19:01
Shareef O'Neal says dad Shaq opposed draft path
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 19:01
Sources: Nunn opts for another year with Lakers
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 17:28
NBA free agency 2022: Latest deals, news and buzz
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 15:02
Sources: Rockets' Wall opts in; sides to talk future
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 10:04
Ex-Purdue star, NBA 1st-rounder Swanigan dies
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 10:04
Sources: Batum to nix option; eyes Clip return
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 10:04