There were a lot of bad actors around the net, disrupting what was supposed to be a gilded path to glory. Sean Marks took a bloody oath with a good man and coach named Ken Atkinson, vowing to be in the hole together do-it-or-die, then fired Atkinson and hired Hall of Fame player Steve Nash, … Read more
Talk about a college basketball experience like no other. As a freshman at Duke during the 2019-20 season, Wendell Moore Jr. Immediate start for a team preparing to be among the top three players in the NCAA Tournament… before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following season, Moore’s sophomore year, Duke bottomed … Read more
Uchai Agbaji of Kuwait University (left) scored 25 points in Jay Hawk’s 88-59 victory over Stony Brook at Allen Fieldhouse in November. Rich Sugg rsugg@kcstar.com It’s draft day in the NBA, and the University of Kansas may have produced another lottery pick. Kansas City native and star goalkeeper Ochai Agbaji is expected to be among … Read more
When NBA Draft Kicks off at Barclays Center Thursday night, it could be a showdown between siblings. Among this year’s aspiring pro class are two groups of brothers: Syracuse’s Buddy, Jimmy Boeheim and Trey and Bryce McGowens of the University of Nebraska. (It was nearly three: Keegan Murray is expected to be in the top … Read more
year 2022 NBA The draft is Thursday, and when it comes to free agents, what happens with Los Angeles Clippers And their attempts to keep to themselves were the priority. This is particularly the case this year, as the Clippers have no first-round lottery pick or pick and will start the draft with a second-round … Read more
11:38 a.m. ET Tim BontempsESPN After the Boston Celtics star Jason Tatum He got the NBA Finals rough, and Brad Stevens had a simple message for the franchise player for his team. “I just told him to go on vacation,” Stephens, Boston’s chief of basketball operations, said with a smile during a video call with … Read more
History repeats itself for Julien Champagne. Skeptics question him. Critics put holes in his game. In high school, the label was that he wasn’t good enough to play college basketball. Now, after transforming himself into one of the best players in the Big East, he’s heard the same things about his NBA prospects. “I’m so … Read more
Sometimes you get lucky in this life – and by “this life” I mean the life of a sports writer. Sometimes a secret is let in before anyone else knows it. Sometimes you get a glimpse of what’s to come. Providence and Hartford Courant writers surely have seen Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig as two … Read more
The ex-wife of the former NBA star is in prison for her role in the basketball player horrific murder In a case that shocked the nation. The discovery of Lorenzen Wright’s body in a lead-infested field is just part of a chain of gruesome details of his death. Shera Wright pleaded guilty For her role … Read more
