NBA’s $500 Million Salary Club: Which Players Are in It?
Joel Embiid signed a three-year contract extension worth nearly $193 million with the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. This handshake not only “ties” the Paris Olympic gold medalist to the Philadelphia team through the 2028-29 season, it also brings Embiid …
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Dwight Howard Reflects on How Kobe Bryant Would Have Reacted to His ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Debut!
Dwight Howard believes Kobe Bryant would have been fully supportive of his new “Dancing With the Stars” gig. After making his ballroom debut Tuesday night, the NBA star exclusively spoke to Page Six about what he thinks his former teammate would have …
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Michael Jordan’s Former Teammate Recalls NBA Legend’s Harsh ‘Straight Vodka’ Drinking Rule
By Oliver Salt Published: 10:56 EDT, 21 September 2024 | Updated: 10:57 EDT, 21 September 2024 Michael Jordan ‘s former teammate Antoine Walker has opened up on the brutal ‘straight vodka’ drinking rule the NBA legend applied in summer training camps. …
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Olympic Soccer Star Trinity Rodman Exits NWSL Game in a Wheelchair as NBA Legend’s Daughter Fights Injuries Following Ballon d’Or Nomination
By Alex Raskin and Wires Published: 00:00 EDT, 22 September 2024 | Updated: 02:42 EDT, 22 September 2024 Trinity Rodman, the daughter of NBA legend Dennis and star of Team USA ‘s gold-medal run in Paris, suffered an intense back spasm that caused her …
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LeBron James Declares ‘Ain’t No Party Like a Diddy Party’ in Resurfaced Clip Amid Allegations Linking NBA Star to Rapper’s Alleged ‘Freak Offs’
By Alex Raskin Published: 11:48 EDT, 25 September 2024 | Updated: 11:54 EDT, 25 September 2024 Social media’s comprehensive history has ensnared LeBron James in wild, baseless allegations amid the widening fallout from the Sean ‘ Diddy ‘ Combs scandal. …
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In Paris, the world beheld the joy of Steph Curry and it felt so familiar
PARIS — The atmosphere of the mixed zone for track and field, on the bottom floor of Stade de France, felt like a locker room and a pizza kitchen sharing a space. Hot and stanky enough to sweat while merely standing. Waiting became like a cruel prank. …
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With Olympic gold secured, could Team USA players potentially team up in the NBA?
SOMEWHERE OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN — Now for the question you know you’ve been dying to ask for three weeks about the Team USA men’s basketball “Avengers”: With their gold-medal mission accomplished , which players on this star-studded squad are going …
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What we learned from the Olympics: LeBron and Steph have juice, Jamal Murray may not and more
Bon travail, Paris . You did it. Hats off to perhaps the most memorable Olympic basketball tournament (and Olympic Games) ever. The U.S. men’s basketball team needed all it could muster from its aging (or should we say ageless ?) superheroes, and based …
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NBA 2024-25 schedule release: 35 games I’m looking forward to this season
I’ll admit I had my doubts the NBA could do it again. Ultimately, I knew my favorite league would come through, and guess what? It did. The NBA released another 82-game regular-season schedule for all 30 teams , proving the doubters wrong. The scheduling …
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Stephen Curry sees a window of opportunity for Warriors: ‘It’s still about winning’
Windows, in basketball, are a metaphor for opportunity. Finite chances for achievement. Open spaces closing fast. The passing lane on a backdoor cut. A good look at the rim off a screen. The stretch run of a season. A swing game in a playoff series. An …
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