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The NBA regular season tipped off on Tuesday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-103. LeBron and Bronny James became the first father-son duo to play a regular-season game in the NBA. Bronny is getting lots of action at sportsbooks for his NBA Rookie of the Year odds. The NBA regular season is underway, and as usual, the Los Angeles Lakers are in t...

The New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx Battled Over Five Games for the WNBA Championship The Liberty came away with a 67-62 win in overtime to claim their first franchise title in six tries. Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeves said that the title was “stolen” from Minnesota, due to poor officiating. It was an incredible season for the WNBA in 2024. There was a massive increase in a...

An exciting WNBA season is coming to a close as the New York Liberty are one game away from their first title in franchise history. The season awards have also been handed out, as Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson (MVP), Indiana’s Caitlin Clark (Rookie of the Year), and Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier (Defensive Player of the Year) all took home hardware. Those three players lead the way as the two All-WNBA...

The WNBA Finals are just around the corner, with one semifinal done, and another going to a series-deciding Game 5. The New York Liberty avenged their 2023 Finals loss to Las Vegas by beating the Aces in four games. The Connecticut Sun took the Minnesota Lynx to a fifth game with a huge Game 4 win. The WNBA season is coming to the finish line, with the Finals slated to start on Thursda...

The Los Angeles Lakers drafted LeBron James’ son, Bronny, with the 55th pick in the NBA Draft this summer. Bronny has impressed the team with his defensive work, although he still has to improve on offense. On Sunday night, LeBron and Bronny became the first father-son duo to play in an NBA together. LeBron James has been a part of NBA history throughout his career. “King James” has to...

Caitlin Clark’s rookie season in the WNBA came to an end as the Connecticut Sun eliminated the Indiana Fever. Napheesa Collier averaged a WNBA-record 40.0 points per game as Minnesota eliminated Phoenix. A rematch of last year’s WNBA Finals awaits as the New York Liberty and the Las Vegas Aces both got through their first-round matchups. The first round of the WNBA playoffs is complete...

It has been a record-setting year for the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark, both on and off the basketball court. The former Iowa star has set records for rookie assists and three-pointers, then broke the overall single-season assist record, en route to being the unanimous Rookie of the Year. In addition to fueling attendance records for the WNBA, a Caitlin Clark rookie card has been sold for...

Adrian Wojnarowski has been the preeminent figure in breaking NBA news for ESPN since leaving Yahoo in July 2017. Wojnarowski dropped one final “Woj Bomb” on ESPN on September 18 when he announced he was leaving to take the general-manager job at his former university, St. Bonaventure’s. There are various reporters who could fill Wojnarowski’s role at ESPN, including The Athletic’s Shams C...

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever has been the recipient of some physical plays this season in the WNBA. A tweet revealed that she had been flagrantly fouled five times this season, which is 17% of the league’s flagrant-foul total. Four of those fouls have been by the Chicago Sky. However, a more in-depth look by the Sporting News shows that it might not be targeting, for the most part. ...

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky were drafted to incredible fanfare for their WNBA rookie seasons. The two rookies have lived up to the hype and then some, as Clark and Reese have been shattering WNBA records all seasons. Clark has set the rookie record for assists in a season, while Reese is now the fastest player to 20 double-doubles. The WNBA is ...

The NBA has been in the market for a new media-rights deal, and it had accepted bids from NBC, Amazon, and Disney. This left Warner Bros., the home of TNT, out in the cold after a relationship that had started in 1989. Warner Bros. is looking to match Amazon’s bid, which could take this saga to the courtroom in the near future. On July 10, it was reported that the NBA had reached a dea...

The role of flag-bearer at the Olympics is a very prestigious honor, given to the top athletes for the country. For the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, LeBron James is tabbed to carry the flag at the opening ceremony, and he’ll be joined by a female athlete TBA. Past flag-bearers include Michael Phelps, Simone Biles, Sue Bird, Mia Hamm, and Dawn Staley. The 2024 Summer Olympics are sla...

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever has been the biggest story in the WNBA during her rookie season. Clark set a WNBA record with 19 assists in a 101-93 loss to Dallas on Wednesday night. It was her last regular-season game before the All-Star Game, where a WNBA team will play Team USA before the Olympic break. Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever is starting to find her feet in the WNBA....

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever continues a record-breaking rookie season in the WNBA after driving record crowds and TV viewership. Clark became the first rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double, hitting the mark in a win on Saturday over the New York Liberty. Clark still leads the WNBA Rookie of the Year odds over Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky. Caitlin Clark of the India...

Boston Basketball Partners LLC, who own majority control of the Celtics, are looking to sell their shares in the team. They would like to have this deal done later this year or in 2025, but Wyc Grousbeck stay on as the team governor until 2028. Steve Pagliuca and Larry Ellison are favored to buy the shares, while Jeff Bezos, Tom Brady, Dave Portnoy, David Ortiz and Bill Simmons are on the ...

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have been playing to large crowds throughout the WNBA this season. Two Indiana Fever games have drawn at least 20,000 fans this season, and the first was June 7 in Washington. The second game was on Tuesday, July 2, when the Fever visited the two-time defending WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces. The WNBA is setting records of all sorts this season, ...