NBA All-Star x HBCU Student Showcase: Breeze Smith

This LeBron-to-Ant dish and finish was one of many highlights from Team USA training camp in Vegas on Monday. Just one more day to see them in game action against Canada. THE LINEUP What’s inside today’s edition? SLC Summer League Day 1: Our first look at the Jazz, Grizzlies, Thunder and Sixers California Classic Resumes:…

In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Celtics became the 1st team to hold the Mavericks under 90 points this postseason. • Download the NBA App BOSTON — Kristaps Porzingis was feeling it on Thursday, shooting 8-for-13 in his return from a 38-day absence. But the story of Game 1 of the NBA Finals was…

Conventional wisdom and history would seem to be conspiring against the Cleveland Cavaliers in their hopes of maintaining any real sense of competitiveness in the Eastern Conference. When you have a roster built expressly for the talents of the NBA’s best player, supporting cast to the league’s brightest star, losing that guy is like pulling…

Nikola Jokic and Deandre Ayton’s last playoff matchup was in the 2021 semifinals, a 4-0 sweep by the Suns. Three of the most likely candidates to capture the Earvin “Magic” Johnson Trophy — the award given to the Western Conference finals MVP — hit the floor Saturday for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals…

The Toronto Raptors announced Sunday they have signed forward Chris Boucher to a standard NBA contract. Boucher signed a two-way player contract with the club Oct. 12, 2018. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Boucher, 6-foot-10, 200 pounds, is averaging 3.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 5.6 minutes in 16 games…

John Stockton’s 15,808 assists is a record that may never be broken. Jason Kidd, one of the best playmakers in NBA history, played 19 seasons and came more than 3,700 assists short. Chris Paul, the “Point God,” has played 17 seasons and remains about 5,000 assists short. Stockton is one of only two players in…