Tag: NBA
About 40% of ESPN voters in the network’s 2023-24 NBA Summer Forecast panel think Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is the next superstar to request a trade during this offseason or next season. The 7-footer leads the list after receiving 40% of the votes, followed by Zion Williamson (20%), Karl-Anthony Towns (12%), Trae Young (8%), […]
ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson believes Giannis Antetokounmpo will leave the Milwaukee Bucks in 2025 if the Eastern Conference contender fails to win another title in the next two seasons. “[Bucks can retain Giannis] if they win a championship in the next two years, if they don’t, I think he’s [Giannis] gone,” Jefferson said on his […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed undrafted free agent guard Javonte Cooke to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to sources. In the NCAA, the 6-foot-6 guard spent three seasons (2018-21) with Mars Hill University and his senior 2021-22 season at Winston-Salem State University. Cooke, 24, played for the Iowa Wolves, Minnesota’s G League affiliate, in the […]
Utah Jazz assistant coach Jason Terry is accused of stiffing a New York celebrity jeweler over a diamond Rolex wristwatch worth $25,000 that he rented for an event and later agreed to purchase, court papers allege. The ex-Dallas Mavericks guard rented the 23.5-carat stainless steel timepiece from Eric Mavachev, who is better known as Eric […]
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, 61, tied the knot with stand-up comedian, actor, and radio host Jay Mohr, 53, on Sunday in Malibu, California. The couple married in a small ceremony on a Malibu beach in front of 20 friends and family members. There were not any NBA players or executives in attendance, according […]
On Sunday, July 30, Los Angeles Clippers forward Amir Coffey was arrested for an illegal gun possession charge in L.A. after police pulled over a car that Coffey was a passenger of around 2:30 a.m. in Hollywood, and the 6-foot-7 wing has since been charged with two misdemeanors. Officers had probable cause to search the […]
Former NBA player Kevin Johnson and his wife, Michelle Rhee, first opened Fixins Soul Kitchen in 2019 in Sacramento, where Johnson served as the 55th mayor from 2008 to 2016. Johnson, 57, is the first African American to serve as mayor of Sacramento. The married couple will open additional Fixins Soul Kitchen locations in Los […]
New Orleans Pelicans center Cody Zeller, 30, and contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter Leanna Crawford, 28, tied the knot last Saturday at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The wedding reception was also held in the Music City at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. “I’ve lived in Nashville for five years and love it. We thought […]
NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan’s signed To Kill a Mockingbird novel by author Harper Lee is now available to purchase for $24,000. Harper sent Michael an autographed copy of her classic book in 1995, when To Kill a Mockingbird was celebrating its 35th anniversary and Jordan was playing for the Chicago Bulls. Michael’s signed […]
The Sacramento Kings are signing free agent center JaVale McGee, according to multiple reports. McGee, 35, was waived by the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. The Michigan native signed a three-year, $17 million contract with Dallas last July. McGee was slated to make $5.73 million in 2023-24. The Mavericks had until this week to execute a […]
