Brittney Griner Leaves Phoenix Mercury to Join Atlanta Dream on One-Year Deal

Ignore the negativity from the critics; Metta World Peace is emphasizing the Lakers’ celebration of their In-Season Tournament victory by displaying a banner. In his view, this achievement grants the Los Angeles Lakers the right to boast over the Boston Celtics. Despite some skepticism, the team is placing a symbol…

The Bright Stars of South Sudan shined on their Olympic debut against Puerto Rico, while the USA’s luminaries made their statement as Group C got underway. The African powerhouses, who only became members of FIBA in 2013, were nervous to begin with — trailing 28-20 after the first quarter —but…

Photo: Portland Trail Blazers/Twitter The Portland Trail Blazers are waiving veteran guard Ryan Arcidiacono and signing guard Jeenathan Williams out of the G League on a two-way contract. The 6-foot-5 Williams averaged 12.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in the G League. Williams shot 52% from the field, including…

Photo: fiba.basketball Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet secured a 95-86 victory against Buducnost VOLI, managing to hold on down the stretch in the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season Round 6 fixture. Nemanja Nedovic made a comeback after missing the previous two weeks, contributing 16 points with a 4/9 field goal performance, including…

Photo: abcnews.go.com Kyrie Irving arrives at the Mavs’ practice facility in Dallas as the team’s trade with Brooklyn becomes official. Forward Markieff Morris also joins Irving on the Mavs: Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original Source

Photo: NBA/X Washington Wizards veteran point guard Tyus Jones had high praise for rookie Bilal Coulibaly following Monday’s 142-129 home loss vs. the Milwaukee Bucks (12 points/3 rebounds/1 assist/2 steals/5-7 FG/2-2 3-PT/+4 +/-). (via Washington Wizards): Reporter: “You’ve been in the league for a while now and seen a lot…