2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year finalists revealed

Photo: Peter Baba On Friday night, the Portland Trail Blazers veteran guard Damian Lillard was streaming on Instagram Live while smiling as Will Smith’s “Miami” played in the background. Lillard’s agent Aaron Goodwin told The Athletic that the song was just a coincidence. “The music was just a coincidence,” Goodwin…

Photo: NBA/Twitter Lonzo Ball reflected on his two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers during episode #6 of Trae Young’s podcast. (via From The Point Podcast by Trae Young): Ball describes tough rookie year/sophomore season progress: “You know how it is, you don’t really know what to expect coming into…

Photo: AP Depleted frontcourt for the Golden State Warriors tomorrow vs. the Atlanta Hawks. Andrew Wiggins will remain out for a 14th straight game. Jonathan Kuminga is also out. Right foot sprain. James Wiseman remains out with a left ankle sprain. JaMychal Green is still out with a lower right…

A League-best record (21-4) and a high-powered scoring offense (121.3) has Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon believing he’s playing in the best team he’s ever been a part of. “No, nothing close,” Brogdon told NBCSports if he’d ever played on a better team like this season’s Celtics. “This is a…

Photo: Golden State Warriors/Twitter This season Klay Thompson won his fourth NBA championship, but the 32-year-old shooting guard remains hungry for another ring. “Yes I’m hungry for five…” he said on Instagram Live, per Landon Buford. Thompson also took a shot at sports analysts who wrote down the Warriors before…

Photo: Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images The New Orleans Pelicans have announced Zion Williamson will make his return to the floor to face the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. The power forward is posting averages of 22 PPG while connecting on 49.1% of his field goals and 71.4% of his…