Damian Lillard is adding a new champion to Weber State's general manager of men's basketball. The seven-time All-Star team became the latest player in his role as general manager of etiquette at his alma mater, joining Davidson's Stephen Curry, Oklahoma's Trae Young, Patty Mills of Saint Mary's, Florida. But Lillard insists that he hopes it…
July 31, 2025 Hartford, Connecticut – Brendan Brisson experienced various first games in the 2024-25 season. The former first-round draft pick has trained the NHL with the Las Vegas Golden Knights for the first time in his career. He also experienced his first deal as he was acquired by the Golden Knights on the NHL…
Demarcus Cousins recently revealed what the NBA means to Nikola Jokic compared to life outside of basketball. Cousins had a surprising conversation with his former Denver Nuggets teammate. “A dangerous guy,” Cousins said of three-time league MVPs in the live podcast. “What I like most about Jokic is his personality. If you have the chance…
Kristaps Porzingis is now the Atlanta Hawks, but the veteran big man admits he thinks he went elsewhere this summer. “After the season, I talk to my agent and hope that one or more of us will be traded,” Porzingis said via BasketNews. “For a while, I thought I might run into the Spurs, but…
To give you a peek behind the curve, our kickoff in-office meeting for this book was on October 11, 2024. And as you can imagine, the last 10 months were an avalanche of nonstop heated debates (like, at each other's throats at times), a gazillion follow-up meetings, a pplethora of spreadsheets with updated iterations of…
Dallas shocked the NBA world by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers nearly six months later, Mavericks CEO Rick Welts is still defending the move, even as his explanation leaves many people's heads behind. Welts insists that the strong opposition from fans is not entirely negative. “You can’t have fear or regret in…
Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe shut down any serious beef idea between himself and the Dallas Mavericks. The prospect of the two top five stars was first of all the headlines from high school when the camera attracted them to swap words, but Edgecombe insisted it was never that deep. “It’s a friendly competition; on…
It all starts with a simple and amazing implementation. Parks across Memphis have soda ads covered with back panels, but lack basic game lines. For Project Backboard co-founder Dan Peterson, disconnecting sparked a vision that has since evolved into a decade-old mission to restore the basketball court to a vibrant, clever community space. “In 2015,…
Bronny James' rookie year has attracted a lot of attention, but Lakers head coach JJ Redick believes that it is necessary to determine how far he goes in the NBA first. “The biggest thing Brownie has to do with Brownie is that he has to be in elite status,” Reddick told ESPN. “It's his entry…
A 55-year-old man from Texas has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to defending Indiana fever guard Caitlin Clark. Michael Lewis of Denton admitted to accepting one felony and one misdemeanor count of harassment as part of a plea agreement with Marion County prosecutors, under Indianapolis' WTHR Channel…