Tag: NBA Rising Stars
                                                            
                                  Pelicans’ Yves Missi Hyperextends Knee, Replaced By Bulls’ Matas Buzelis For Rising Stars                              
                              
                                  
                              
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                                      14 Feb 2025
                              
                          
                      New Orleans Pelicans center Yves Missi has been diagnosed with a hyperextended right knee and will be re-evaluated next week, the team announced Friday. However, an MRI taken last night showed no structural damage. The 20-year-old will not compete in tonight’s Rising Stars game at 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend. Chicago Bulls rookie forward Matas Buzelis […]
                                                            
                                  Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin Wins 2024 NBA Rising Stars MVP, Leads Team Jalen to Win Over Team Detlef                              
                              
                                  
                              
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                                      17 Feb 2024
                              
                          
                      Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin won the 2024 NBA Rising Stars MVP award after scoring 18 points and hitting the game-winning shot in the semifinal appearance against Team Tamika and adding four points in a 26-13 win over Team Detlef in the final. Despite the highly anticipated matchup between rookie stars Victor Wembanyama and Chet […]