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In Los Angeles, wins are usually wrapped in a glossy package — a crown, spotlights, close-ups of the King. This fall it suddenly became clear that the "Lakers" can live without the usual set pieces. LeBron James skipped the regular-season opener for the first time in his long career, Luka Dončić pla...
Contract of the Century: What Lies Behind the Record 285 Million The new agreement between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder is a four-year super-max worth 285 million dollars. In terms of percentage of the salary cap it is an ordinary “super-max,” but the league’s explosive re...
Injury That Turned the Decisive Game Late in the opening quarter of the Finals decider against Oklahoma, Indiana’s offensive maestro suddenly crumpled to the floor with no contact from an opponent. The medical staff quickly laid the guard flat on the hardwood while the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crow...
In the basketball world, it is rare for an expert to announce the next season’s Most Valuable Player in advance—especially when the pick is not an American. Yet 2008 NBA champion and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins did exactly that: live on NBA Today, he confidently stated that this autumn t...
Golden State is surveying the market for creators and, according to insider Jake Fischer, is taking a close look at Chicago guard Josh Giddey. In San Francisco, they are ready to consider a sign-and-trade arrangement featuring forward Jonathan Kuminga. For now, this is only scenario work: the deal’s...
The scandal over illegal betting has reached the Capitol: next Wednesday in Washington, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a closed-door briefing with NBA representatives. The session is prompted by charges filed against several current and former league figures and by a hi...
At the current EuroBasket, Slovenia's captain Luka Doncic stands out not only for his stat lines but also for unprecedented security measures: a personal bodyguard stays with him at all times. According to BasketNews, this is the only such case at the tournament — and it instantly became a talking p...
Warner Bros. is launching work on a feature film about Kobe Bryant — not a straight biography, but a drama about choice and NBA backroom politics. The project is based on the script With the 8th Pick and takes viewers back to the summer of 1996, when a single front-office decision could have redrawn...
The life of a professional athlete is seldom calm: even when you swap the basketball court for sandy beaches, fate can spring an unexpected twist. That is exactly what happened to former NBA star Danilo Gallinari, whose pregnant wife miraculously survived a shark attack in Puerto Rico. The Itali...
It feels like basketball has never lived so close to the betting lines. Individual totals, prop bets, and in-play markets turn every shot into part of a financial story. Against this backdrop, Brooklyn forward Michael Porter Jr. spoke candidly about what a player feels when sport and gambling inters...
