Lauri Markkanen to land massive extension with Jazz

They both share the same gleaming smile. They’re both defensive aficionados, begging you to bring the ball anywhere near their paint, let alone attempt to score over their outstretched arms. Both of their games have been hardened and emboldened by the craziness at Cameron Indoor. Both were named ACC Defensive…

Photo: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The Warriors (7-9) find themselves in the 11th place in the Western Conference after 15 regular season games. Despite retaining most of the players from last year’s championship winning squad, the team is not playing as contender yet. Some analysts, such as Stephen A. Smith, suggested…

Using his signature mid-range shot in front of the San Antonio crowd, DeMar DeRozan can’t ask for a much better move and place to finally climb on another scoring feat. On Friday, DeRozan drained a perimeter jumper in the middle of the first frame of the Chicago Bulls’ road game…

Photo: Denver Nuggets/Twitter The Denver Nuggets shooting guard Bruce Brown talked about his free agency and joining the Nuggets last offseason. “The rumors coming into free agency last year was that I was getting a lot offers which I wasn’t,” Brown said. “Nobody really wanted me. They didn’t know if…

Photo: Washington Wizards/X Washington Wizards small forward Deni Avdija talked about the team’s 5-game losing streak/2-10 start after last night’s 120-99 In-Season Tournament home loss vs. the New York Knicks. (via Washington Wizards): “Bad periods, bad times, they don’t last forever. And eventually, you get out of it. We’re patient,…

Photo: LSU Women’s Basketball/Twitter On Thursday, Hailey Van Lith shared a photo of her sporting an LSU uniform with the number 11. Van Lith, who wore number 10 at Louisville, wrote in her caption: “eleven.” LSU star forward and team captain Angel Reese shared her excitement about teaming up with…