Reactions to Brittney Griner's conviction, 9-year sentence WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and received a 9-year sentence from a Russian judge for drug possession and smuggling The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Brittney Griner Sentence: WNBA, NBA Commissioners Release Statement “Today’s verdict and sentencing is unjustified and unfortunate, but not unexpected.” Sports Illustrated · Aug 4, 2022
OKC Thunder officially announce Mike Muscala contract This announcement comes 35 days after the Thunder reportedly signed Muscala. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022
Mercury Focus on the Big Picture Amid Griner’s Conviction in Russia While the Mercury star was found guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced to nine years by a Russian court, her teammates remain focused on bringing Griner home. Sports Illustrated · Aug 4, 2022
Joe Biden condemns Griner sentence and calls for ‘immediate release’ President calls basketball star’s detention ‘unacceptable’ as Tony Blinken reiterates commitment to bringing Griner home from Russia The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2022
ESPN hands out offseason grade for OKC Thunder What are your thoughts on the grade the Thunder received? USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022
Meta Platforms Teams With Coinbase And Dapper Labs For NFTs On Instagram: Here Are The Details Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is updating plans for its launch of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Benzinga · Aug 4, 2022
Brittney Griner Fate Decided In Moscow: Guilty Of Drug Charges, Receives 9 Years In Russian Prison Olympian and NBA champion Brittney Griner was found guilty on drug charges, concluding a month-long trial in Russia. She has been sentenced to nine years of jail time in a Russian penal colony. Griner's lawyers told CNN that they plan to appeal the sentence, viewed by many as draconian. Benzinga · Aug 4, 2022
Sources expect LeBron James to sign a two-year extension with Lakers with player option on Year 2 LeBron James has three options with the Lakers' extension offer: 1) Ignore it, don't sign it, and become a free agent next summer. 2) Sign it for the full two years and lock himself in with the Lakers until age 40. 3) Sign for one additional year, ... USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022
What Oscar Robertson will remember most about Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell In an appearance on ESPN's "NBA Today," Robertson was interviewed by host Malika Andrews on the life of Bill Russell. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022
Celtics projected to check in as fifth-most expensive team for 2022-23 As far as contenders go, that's something of a bargain. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022
Boston Celtics alum Vitor Faverani has reportedly signed with Brazilian club Flamengo Faverani played for Boston in the 2013-14 NBA season. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022
Andrew Yang won't go away: Is that good? He couldn't get elected president, or even mayor. But he still thinks he can revolutionize American politics Salon · Aug 4, 2022
Bill Russell’s worst NBA moments came during his short stint with the Sacramento Kings The worst chapter of Bill Russell’s otherwise charmed basketball life played out in Sacramento. Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022 Jalen Rose on LeBron James: ‘The Lakers know he ain’t leaving now’ Right now, LeBron has just one more year on his current deal. This means that unless he signs an extension, The King is going to be a free agent again next summer. If you ask former NBA player turned ESPN analyst Jalen Rose, however, he is adamant ...
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022 For Cedric Maxwell, Boston Celtics icon Bill Russell is the definition of a ‘legend’ Russell is the very definition we ought to think of when one uses the word legend to describe an NBA player according to Maxwell.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 ‘I want this to be a norm’: Vanja Cernivec hopes more women get leadership roles in sport Slovenian-born Cernivec is the first female general manager at a Women’s British Basketball League side.
Benzinga · Aug 4, 2022 American-Russian Pro Basketball Coach Becky Hammon Appeals To Putin To 'Do The Right Thing' And Free Brittney Griner Becky Hammon, an American-Russian professional basketball coach and a six-time WNBA all-star player who represented Russia at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, made a plea to President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release Brittney Griner.
Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022 Ex-Knick Iman Shumpert charged with weed possession at Dallas airport Former New York Knick Iman Shumpert was arrested at Dallas’ airport and charged with marijuana possession on Wednesday.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 3, 2022 OKC Thunder partial 2022-23 preseason schedule update Here is what we know so far about the Thunder preseason schedule.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 3, 2022 The WNBA’s playoff race is the most exciting thing in sports right now and you need to pay attention The WNBA's playoff race is absolutely insane right now and you need to watch it
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 3, 2022 Lakers favorites to land Kyrie Irving if he leaves Brooklyn There are few givens in the NBA, so I would hesitate to label it as such. But all indications are that the Lakers are Irving's top destination if he leaves Brooklyn, whether it's via a trade between now and the February 2023 trade deadline, or in ...
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 3, 2022 Darvin Ham will have power to leave Russell Westbrook out of the closing lineup Lakers head coach Darvin Ham will have more power to bench Westbrook down the stretch of games, according to league sources. (Former head coach Frank Vogel did so a few times last season). That could eventually extend to removing Westbrook from the ...
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 3, 2022 NBA salary cap guru sees high variance for Rockets with 2023 offseason figures Depending on roster decisions with current players, the Rockets can approximately generate between $45 million and $75 million in salary cap space for 2023, per @YossiGozlan of HoopsHype.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 3, 2022 Does Boston Celtics Hall of Fame big man Bill Russell get enough respect? It is a known fact that Boston Celtics Hall of Fame big man Bill Russell did not get the love he deserved while winning championships for the Celtics as a player or a coach.