Early 2022-2023 Fantasy Basketball rankings

ATLANTA — Video gamers now have a chance to compete for an NBA title, in an actual NBA arena and get paid by the some of the same people who pay LeBron James and Steph Curry. That’s right, the “NBA 2K eLeague” is coming – the first eSports league operated by one of the four…

Stephen Curry shot 0-for-8 from 3-point range, going without a triple for the first time in 268 regular-season games. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephen Curry’s NBA-record 3-pointer streak ended at 268 games Sunday night in the Golden State Warriors’ 118-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Curry was 0-for-8 from 3-point range, 2-for-12 overall and…

Joel Embiid scored a playoff career-high 40 points in Philadelphia’s Game 2 win. Game 3: Sixers at Hawks 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN | Series Tied 1-1 • Joel Embiid has set a new playoff career high in scoring in each of the first two games of this series – 39 points in Philadelphia’s Game 1…

That ‘one win away from the Finals’ feeling. THE LINEUP What’s inside today’s edition?  Mavs Up 3-0: Luka and Kyrie led the Mavs down the stretch to take a commanding lead Closing Time: Dallas is +13 over Minnesota for the series, with +11 coming in the clutch 4 For Game 4: Four key things to…

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year’s games. Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 — almost exactly one year after the games were due to start this year. “The schedule for the games is key…

Russell Westbrook speaks at his introductory news conference in D.C. (Photo via @WashWizards) Russell Westbrook has been at this business of basketball long enough to know that authenticity rules. You can’t cheat yourself or the game. It just doesn’t work. So he’s bringing all the same things that have made him one of the league’s…