Kevin Durant: “I was a little sad because I still thought Russ (Westbrook) had five or six more years left. He’s an athletic body that can still impact the game positively”
Al Horford says he hasn’t spoken to Porzingis recently or seen him around, and that his teammates don’t really know what’s going on with him—they’re just hoping he gets better.
[Highlight] 6 years ago Jimmy Butler gave it his all to force a Game 6.
Joel Embiid in the loss vs the Brooklyn Nets: 6 points (1-5 FG, 0/2 3PT, 4⁄4 FT), 3 rebounds and 8 turnovers in 24 minutes.
[Charania] The Knicks are tabling all contract extension talks: “…We will not be negotiating contract extensions until later in the season and will remain solely focused on preparing for the start of the season.”
[Sportico] The most valuable franchises in the NBA: Golden State Warriors (\(14.5B), New York Knicks (\)12.8B), Los Angeles Lakers (\(12.5B), Los Angeles Clippers (\)8.21B), and Chicago Bulls ($8.13B).
[Haynes] KAT and the Knicks still remain far apart on extension talks. New York is offering 4Y/200M while the Max is 4Y/276M. KAT believes he sacrificed for the team to help them get a championship and he’s even willing to take a bitt less than the Max, so he feels like the Knicks should come over.
[Lowlight] Embiid falls to the ground and has a scary collision with Jaylen Brown’s leg
Embiid cant jump for the lob on the fast break
[Highlight] Luka Dončić hits the logo 3-pointer to beat the shot clock (with replays). Lakers and ESPN commentaries
[Highlight] Bronny James intercepts the pass and finishes with the fastbreak layup
[Highlight] Trey Murphy III dribbles and blows by Giannis Antetokounmpo and dunks it over Bam Adebayo (with a replay)
Victor Wembanyama Crossover Step back 3
[Highlight] D’Angelo Russell lobs it to JaVale McGee in China - Shanghai Sharks (no sound)
[Goodwill] Sources tell ESPN one of the reasons for Duren’s frustration was hearing in negotiations that he was the team’s fourth-best player – perhaps said in a way to illustrate how far he’d fallen in the playoffs, perhaps the cold part of negotiations.
Nikola Jokić still leads this decade in points, rebounds, assists, and steals.
Oscar winner Anne Hathaway correctly guesses OG Anunoby’s name and explains his Game 4 play to Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett
[All-Access] LeBron James’ first chalk toss in a 76ers uniform
[Charania] The New York Knicks are tabling all contract extension talks, per team spokesperson: “we will not be negotiating contract extensions until later in the season and will remain solely focused on preparing for the start of the season.”
[Highlight] Luka Doncic gets trapped on the sideline and makes an absurd cross-court pass (with a replay). Including Walker Kessler’s live reaction.
[SNY] Bruce Brown was asked if there’s frustration among players with the second apron: “I’m sure there is. The new CBA is good for max guys, new free agents and rookie extension guys. The middle guys, it kind of sucks for us. There’s not a lot of people getting that full mid-level”
Jaylen Brown Breaks The Stick When He Hears An Athlete Better Than Him
[Highlight] LeBron James with the no look dime to VJ Edgecombe for the dunk (with a replay)
[Highlight] 38-year-old Kevin Durant crosses Cooper Flagg and hits the acrobatic circus shot over Daniel Gafford (with replays)
[Highlights] Alperen Şengün full highlights vs. Dallas Mavericks (135-117 W) - preseason - Macau, China:16 Points on 6⁄9 FG (66.7%), 0/2 from 3, 4⁄5 FT (80.0%), 10 Rebounds (4 Off. Rebs), 10 Assists (3 TOV), 1 Steal, 3 PF, and a +/- of +22 (game high) in 21:47 minutes played
[Highlight] Fred VanVleet hits the pullup logo 3 vs. the Mavericks in China Games - preseason
[Highlights] Fred VanVleet hits back to back 3s and then a heat check logo 3.He then tries another heat check 3, but it goes out.
[Highlight] Shanghai Shark D’Angelo Russell with an alley oop to fellow Shanghai Shark Javale Mcgee for the slam.
[SNY] Andre Drummond was asked about climbing up the all-time NBA rebounds list and said once he passes Dennis Rodman, he “doesn’t want to hear anything else”
[Highlight] VJ Edgecombe receives a technical for flopping in a preseason game (with a replay).
[Sean Gregory] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on being called a “foul merchant” : “Playing this game has done amazing things for my and my family’s life. And if a narrative on social media is the worst that comes from this game for me, well, I’d take that a million times out of a million times.”
Giannis: “I wasn’t a top pick. I wasn’t Rookie of the Year. But I’ll tell you one thing, I’m top 20 of all time. I’m gonna get top 10.”
[2014] Kareem Abdul-Jabber responds to LeBron’s “Mount Rushmore” of NBA players, leaving off Bill Russell: “He doesn’t know what Russell did. 11 championships in 13 years? 8 in a row? LeBron isn’t going to get anywhere near that.”
[Highlight] The Rockets leave Daniel Gafford wide open for the three, and he makes them pay as he knocks it down.
[Highlight] Year 2 Cooper Flagg’s 1st Half Highlights vs Rockets | 19 pts (Game-High) 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
Luka Doncic is having a conversation with the ref Aaron Smith, and eventually he receives a technical.
According to Zach Lowe, Vivek Ranadivé poked fun at the Kings’ failures during a dinner with the team.
Zach Lowe tells interesting Kings story
Adam Silver “Euroleague is the top-tier league right now in Europe. On top of that there are leagues in every country. It’s hard to believe there are 1200 professional clubs in Europe. We’re going forward with what we’re calling NBA Europe, but I think we’ll work something out with the Euroleague”
[Highlights] Bronny James finds Sandro Mamukelashvili for back to back 3s to end the 3rd quarter (with a replay)
Luka Doncic on the custody battle for his daughters “It made everything about last season so hard. You want to be around your kids every day. I saw mine, what, 4 or 5 days? It’s impossible to do. Hopefully the situation will be resolved soon. I can’t go through another season like that”
[Highlight] Daniel Gafford hits a 3-pointer.He has only attempted one 3-pointer (and missed) in his entire NBA career.
[Lowlight] Joel Embiid with his 7th turnover of the first half
Sergio de Larrea in the loss vs the Rockets: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 4 turnovers on 4-6 FG | 3-3 3PT | 24 MIN
[NBA Communications] Since the implementation of the second apron, the number of players on team rosters has remained the same and annual salaries have increased by nearly $1.3 billion resulting in pay increases of approximately 30% for all classes of players.
[Highlight] Austin Reaves goes coast to coast, totally fakes Emanuel Sharp with a savvy move, drives and scores the layup (with a replay). Lakers and ESPN commentary.
[Smith] Because only expiring deals can be extended after October 19, Towns would have to decline his PO for 27-28 (\(61M), and the team would have to decline TOs for Hart (\)22M) & Kolek ($2.4M) to extend them in-season.
[Highlight] Cooper Flagg hits the Mid Range, Plays Great Paint Defense on the other and then runs the floor for the Alley Oop Slam
Bill Robinzine played seven years in the NBA. A few months after his final game, he died by suicide at 29