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30 Teams in 30 Days: Climbing NBA hierarchy solely on Washington Wizards' minds now

Since the Warriors downed the Cavs to take the 2017 NBA title back on June 12, NBA teams have undergone a number of changes over the long summer offseason. NBA.com’s Shaun Powell will evaluate the state of each franchise — from the team with the worst regular-season record in 2016-17 to the team with the…

Orlando Magic re-sign Damjan Rudež

ORLANDO, FL – The Orlando Magic have re-signed free agent forward Damjan Rudež President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal are not disclosed. Orlando’s roster now stands at 19 players and is listed below. Rudež (#3, 6’10”, 228, 6/17/86) appeared in 45 games last season with the…

30 Teams in 30 Days: Climbing NBA hierarchy solely on Washington Wizards' minds now

Since the Warriors downed the Cavs to take the 2017 NBA title back on June 12, NBA teams have undergone a number of changes over the long summer offseason. NBA.com’s Shaun Powell will evaluate the state of each franchise — from the team with the worst regular-season record in 2016-17 to the team with the…

On eve of enshrinement, Tracy McGrady's heart is in Houston, Florida

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – There is no way, really, for Tracy McGrady to comprehend this so soon, no way to process his adopted hometown taking the fury of Hurricane Harvey and then later watching as his home state braces for the projected mayhem of Hurricane Irma, one historical storm turned personal followed by another hellacious weather…

David Fizdale speaks out about Civil War statues, civil rights issues in Memphis

It would have been easy for Grizzlies coach David Fizdale to stay silent. But Fizdale didn’t stick to sports. He’s a basketball coach, in his first year in Memphis, a city with a tortured racial history, culminating in the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. (The motel…

David Fizdale speaks out about Civil War statues, civil rights issues in Memphis

It would have been easy for Grizzlies coach David Fizdale to stay silent. But Fizdale didn’t stick to sports. He’s a basketball coach, in his first year in Memphis, a city with a tortured racial history, culminating in the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. (The motel…

David Fizdale speaks out about Civil War statues, civil rights issues in Memphis

It would have been easy for Grizzlies coach David Fizdale to stay silent. But Fizdale didn’t stick to sports. He’s a basketball coach, in his first year in Memphis, a city with a tortured racial history, culminating in the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. (The motel…

David Fizdale speaks out about Civil War statues, civil rights issues in Memphis

It would have been easy for Grizzlies coach David Fizdale to stay silent. But Fizdale didn’t stick to sports. He’s a basketball coach, in his first year in Memphis, a city with a tortured racial history, culminating in the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. (The motel…

On eve of enshrinement, Tracy McGrady's heart is in Houston, Florida

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – There is no way, really, for Tracy McGrady to comprehend this so soon, no way to process his adopted hometown taking the fury of Hurricane Harvey and then later watching as his home state braces for the projected mayhem of Hurricane Irma, one historical storm turned personal followed by another hellacious weather…

David Fizdale speaks out about Civil War statues, civil rights issues in Memphis

It would have been easy for Grizzlies coach David Fizdale to stay silent. But Fizdale didn’t stick to sports. He’s a basketball coach, in his first year in Memphis, a city with a tortured racial history, culminating in the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. (The motel…