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Amber Nichols named Capital City Go-Go general manager
Amber Nichols, recently promoted to general manager of the Capital City Go-Go (the Washington Wizards’ NBA G League affiliate), is fired up about her new job. Amidst all the COVID-19 pandemic-related news, Nichols’ new job was not widely reported in mid-January. But it’s a new opportunity for her to grow as a basketball executive within…
Read MoreRick Pitino, group seeking to buy Pau Orthez
Rick Pitino, the current Iona University and Greece national team coach, is spearheading an investment group that’s expressed interest in purchasing the French club Pau Orthez. Pitino’s group includes former NBA player Jamal Mashburn and ex-NBA coach and league executive Stu Jackson. In an interview with Gazzetta.gr, Pitino, who returned to the NCAA ranks with…
Read MoreFIBA penalizes Canada for skipping qualifying games
FIBA announced that Canada Basketball has been fined 160,000 Swiss francs ($227,138) and docked a point in the standings for withdrawing from games against Cuba on Nov. 29 and the US Virgin Islands on Nov. 30. Canada Basketball is appealing sanctions leveled by FIBA after the country pulled out of two FIBA AmeriCup 2022 qualifying…
Read MoreBrooklyn Nets acquire James Harden in a blockbuster four-team trade
The Brooklyn Nets started the 2020-21 NBA season with a pair of blowout victories against the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics. This prompted early discussions about them being contenders in the Eastern Conference. Already featuring a formidable duo in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets recently added another talented player to the…
Read MorePrime NBA Picks and Predictions for the 2021 Playoffs
Basketball is one of the most prominent sports globally, with widely-known players and teams coming from various countries and monumental games throughout its history. Like other sports, it has been hit hard by the current pandemic. Some people in the NBA have been hit by the virus, complicating the launch of new games or a…
Read MoreLaMelo Ball sets NBA record
19-year old LaMelo Ball became the youngest player in league history to record a triple-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists on Saturday night, when the Charlotte Hornets beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-105. Ball shot 9-of-13 from the field overall and 3-of-5 on 3-pointers in 31 minutes off the bench in Charlotte’s 113-105 win over the Atlanta…
Read MoreNBA G League season starts in February at Disney
There will be an NBA G League season, after all. The NBA G League announced that 18 teams will take to the court in February at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. The top eight teams will advance to a single-elimination playoff. NBA teams without an NBA…
Read MoreFirst mask-wearing game in college basketball
Boston University and Holy Cross made history yesterday. It was the first game in college basketball where all players of both teams had to wear a mask DURING the game! Boston University is the first NCAA D1 team requiring its players to wear masks — and also the first to require other teams to wear…
Read MoreStephen Curry scores a career-high 62
Stephen Curry scored a career-best 62 points in the Golden State Warriors’ 137-122 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Curry knocked down 8 of 16 3-point shots and made 18 of 19, career-high totals in both categories, from the free-throw line in high-scoring game. The future Hall of Famer was 18-for-31 from…
Read MoreBecky Hammon becomes first woman to coach NBA game
Becky Hammon made history in Wednesday’s San Antonio Spurs-Los Angeles Lakers game in Texas. The Spurs assistant became the first woman to serve as a head coach in an NBA game after longtime bench boss Gregg Popovich was ejected in the second quarter of a blowout loss to the defending NBA champions. “Obviously it’s a…
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