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James Foglio

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James is a Basketball Insiders contributor. He earned his bachelor's degree in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. James enjoys watching sports and helping gamblers win money.

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Lakers’ Anthony Davis (ankle) avoids major injury against Timberwolves

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis grabbed his left ankle after stepping backwards onto Wenyen Gabriel’s foot during the third quarter of Friday night’s 123-111 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Afterwards, the Lakers’ medical staff diagnosed his injury as a left ankle sprain. Davis was helped to the bench during an ensuing timeout while Los […]

James Foglio  •  03 Apr 2023
LeBron James ties Jason Kidd for the fourth-most triple-doubles in NBA history

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is now tied with Jason Kidd for the fourth-most triple-doubles in NBA history. In Sunday night’s 134-109 road win over the Houston Rockets, James logged his 107th triple-double of his 20-year career. Russell Westbrook is the NBA’s triple-doubles leader with 198, followed by Oscar Robertson (181), and Magic […]

James Foglio  •  03 Apr 2023
Is LeBron James playing tonight (Mar. 31) vs. Timberwolves?

LeBron James (foot) of the Los Angeles Lakers is listed as questionable for Friday night’s road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 19-time All-Star missed 13 straight games due to a right foot tendon injury. James, 38, has missed a total of 27 games so far this season. Other players listed on Los Angeles’ injury […]

James Foglio  •  03 Apr 2023
LeBron James To Lose Blue Check, Refuses To Pay For Twitter Verification

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is about to lose the blue verification check mark for his Twitter account after refusing to pay the $7.99 monthly fee. On Thursday, the 19-time All-Star tweeted: “Welp guess my blue [check mark] will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain’t paying the 5.” In […]

James Foglio  •  03 Apr 2023
Indiana Basketball: Jamison Battle Favoring Hoosiers In Transfer Portal After In-Home Recruiting Pitch

Indiana coaches Mike Woodson and Brian Walsh had an in-home visit with Minnesota transfer Jamison Battle this past Tuesday. The 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward is highly considering committing to the program, per sources. The graduate transfer has one year of eligibility remaining. Battle, 21, played his first two years with George Washington before transferring to Minnesota […]

James Foglio  •  31 Mar 2023
Kansas Basketball: Bill Self Targeting Wyoming Star Graham Ike In Transfer Portal

Kansas head coach Bill Self is targeting Wyoming junior Graham Ike, according to sources. The 6-foot-9 forward entered the NCAA transfer portal this past Tuesday. The Colorado native missed the entire 2022-23 season due to a lower right leg injury and then decided to use a medical redshirt. “It has been a great experience,” Ike […]

James Foglio  •  31 Mar 2023
Duke Basketball: Jon Scheyer Pursuing Washington G Keyon Menifield In Transfer Portal

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer is targeting Washington guard Keyon Menifield in the NCAA transfer portal. The 6-foot-1 freshman made 32 appearances and 21 starts with the Huskies this past season. The Michigan native averaged 10 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 28.6 minutes per game. Plus, the guard shot 41% from the […]

James Foglio  •  31 Mar 2023
Joel Embiid is averaging 33.2 PPG, most by center since NBA-ABA merger

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers is averaging a career-high 33.2 points per game, the most by a center since the NBA-ABA merger. Through 62 starts this season, the six-time All-Star is also averaging 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game. For other statistics, the four-time All-NBA member is shooting a […]

James Foglio  •  31 Mar 2023
Former Alabama guard Nimari Burnett transfers to Michigan

Former Alabama guard Nimari Burnett entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday, and now the Illinois native is transferring to Michigan. The 6-foot-4 redshirt sophomore was the first Crimson Tide basketball player to transfer after the 2022-23 season. In his freshman 2020-21 season with Texas Tech, the guard averaged 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals, […]

James Foglio  •  30 Mar 2023
Alabama guard Nimari Burnett enters NCAA transfer portal

Alabama guard Nimari Burnett has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to sources. The 6-foot-4 redshirt sophomore guard is the first Crimson Tide basketball player to transfer after the 2022-23 season. As a freshman, in his 2020-21 season with Texas Tech, the guard averaged 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and 17.7 minutes per game. […]

James Foglio  •  30 Mar 2023