Early 2022-2023 Fantasy Basketball rankings

This is the thing that is most difficult to work out about the way Larry Bird played basketball: He often made the simple play, the play that, if you watched Bird enough, he had educated you to believe was the most pragmatic. Yet in performing a routine act, he somehow made it spectacular, somehow made…

Led by captain Victor Liz, the Dominican Republic finished in second place behind a tough Canadian team in the second group stage of qualifiers. The No. 23 ranked team in the world finished in the top 5 for points, rebounds, and assists per game during the qualifiers. Now, the offense adds NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns…

Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid (right) combined for 99 points, 26 rebounds and 12 assists in their games Wednesday. • VOTE NOW for your 2022 NBA All-Stars! Two of the NBA’s best centers each put on a showcase Wednesday that proved why they are both so highly regarded. Reigning Kia MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver…

Jalen Brunson just posted the sixth 50-point game of the NBA season. The way he did it was a one-of-one. THE LINEUP   Must-see from Friday night   Brunson drops 50, 9-9 on 3s   Spurs win Wemby-LeBron duel   Roundup: Embiid tops Wilt 7️⃣  Clippers seek 7th straight win Hawks at Cavs: 7:30 ET,…

They will never need to hold a telethon for Emeka Okafor. Dude graduated with a finance degree in three years with honors and a 3.8 overall GPA at Connecticut, where he led the Huskies to the national championship in 2004. (I know this acutely because during the evening the Huskies beat Duke in the national…

Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook was parked on the bench during the Rockets’ Game 4 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. He continues to deal with a strained right quadriceps, but may soon be able to get into the series mix for Houston. Westbrook, expected to be upgraded to questionable for Game 5…