Category: Basketball

Shane Larkin inks new deal with Anadolu Efes

Shane Larkin has signed a new four-year contract with Anadolu Efes in Turkey, extending his stay until the 2027-28 season. This marks a decade with the team, a record for foreign-born players.

Larkin has averaged 11.5 points, 5.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game this season, with solid shooting percentages.

Drafted 18th overall in 2013, he previously played for the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, and Boston Celtics in the NBA.

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While detained, Griner wrote to Biden: “Please do all you can to bring us home”

In February 2022, WNBA star Brittney Griner, detained in Moscow on drug charges, felt desperate. Facing a potential 10-year prison sentence, she reached out to President Biden for help, as revealed in her memoir “Coming Home” (Penguin Random House).

“I’m terrified I might be here forever,” she wrote in a handwritten letter. “I realize you are dealing with so much, but please don’t forget about me and the other detainees. Please do all you can to bring us home.”

Hand-delivered on Independence Day 2022, the letter also referenced her father’s service in the US Marine Corps with two tours in Vietnam.

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Rajon Rondo: The Nuggets are missing a big piece in Bruce Brown

Former NBA point guard Rajon Rondo is interested to see if the Denver Nuggets can replace the championship level productivity of Bruce Brown during this postseason.

(via ALL THE SMOKE):

Rondo: “They are missing a big piece I believe in Bruce Brown.”

Matt Barnes: “They’re trying to fill that void with Peyton Watson and [Christian] Braun.”

Rondo: “We’ll see how it works out because I think the Celtics did the same thing, we thought we could replace Tony Allen.

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Charlie Villanueva: Sam Mitchell told me Raptors only would trade me if Michael Jordan came out of retirement

Charlie Villanueva learned the business of the NBA early in his career, getting traded almost immediately after hearing from former Toronto Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell that he would be fine despite hearing trade rumors (Villanueva was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for TJ Ford on June 30th, 2006 following his rookie season).

(via Run Your Race):

“Sam Mitchell goes to me and goes, ‘If Michael Jordan comes out of retirement, that’s the only way we trading you.’ I was like, ‘Alright, I’ll trade my a** too for Michael Jordan, for MJ.’ I was like, ‘Alright, cool.’ So that to me lets me know I’m good.

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Rudy Gay: I signed an extension with the Kings because of Michael Malone’s coaching; only for him to get fired two days later

Former NBA forward Rudy Gay once signed a three-year, $40 million contract extension with the Sacramento Kings thinking that head coach Michael Malone would stick around. However, Malone was fired not even a month later (Gay signed the extension on November 19th, 2014/Malone got fired by December 15th, 2014). 

(via 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony & The Kid Mero):

“I re-upped on the premise that Mike Malone was gonna be there, I ain’t never told nobody this.

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Darvin Ham to be head coaching candidate for other NBA teams

Following the dismissal of Darvin Ham as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, the two-year coach is expected to draw interested from teams around the league, according to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski.

“Darvin Ham is expected to be a head coaching candidate elsewhere in this league, whether it’s in this cycle or in the future,” Wojnarowski said on ESPN’s Sports Center.

Ham was fired after the Lakers lost the first-round series against the defending champions, the Denver Nuggets, 1-5.

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Patrick Beverley banned by ESPN from guest appearances

In recent years, Patrick Beverley has been a regular guest on ESPN shows where he was asked to share his take about the NBA.

However, this is set to end after the sports network banned the Milwaukee Bucks point guard from appearing as a guest on studio shows, as reported by Front Office Sports.

The ban was a reaction to Beverley declining to answer questions from ESPN producer Malinda Adams, who was not subscribed to the player’s podcast, following the series-ending Game 6 loss against the Indiana Pacers.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t close to returning

Giannis Antetokounmpo was sidelined for the entirety of the first-round series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers due to a calf injury. While there was some hope for his return heading into Game 6, he ultimately remained ruled out.

“I tried my best to come back to help my teammates,” Antetokounmpo said Friday. “It’s kind of hard to see them being out there and not being able to help them, but I just couldn’t.

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P.J. Tucker x ‘Sky Blue’ Nike Air Flight ’89

P.J. Tucker is somewhere high above the clouds, 35,000 feet up. He’s been flying nonstop for decades now, hopping all across the globe to follow wherever the ball takes him. The game has given him passage from Raleigh, NC to the rest of the planet. History became his in Israel. Explorations of Italy and Greece informed his list of favorite foods. He gained fame in Ukraine for his shopping exploits. He’d hop from the court to the beach in Puerto Rico. They know his name throughout the continent of North America. Raptors fans love him. Suns fans revere him. Bucks fans adore him. He’s been on the move for a long, long time. 

Our minds change when we travel. Being given time and space to think while up in the air allows ideas to form. The shifting time zones and landscapes brings wondrous feelings of inspiration. In these busy, busy days, we sit in our seats, look out or look up, and our minds wander. We’re blessed to have physical transportation further our emotional transformations. Journeys to different places make us into different people. Creativity flows and new art emerges. 

With all these years of adventuring, P.J. discovered a way to communicate his long-winding story. 

The “Sky Blue” Nike Air Flight ’89 is inspired by the countless flights that he’s taken. “Flight PJ17” is on the heel because this specific colorway takes its cue from the Boeing 777-300er that flies through the heavenly blue sky where metamorphosis occurs on the daily. P.J. took it even further by only making 472 pairs of these, a direct callback to the exact number of seats on a 777-300er. 

P.J. knows all about the sky, just like he knows all about sneakers. Picking the Air Flight ’89 for this colorway illustrates just how much he cares about staying true to his passion of rocking kicks that he personally loves. With a massive supply of more popular silhouettes at his disposal, he went with a deep cut—straight from the feet of Scottie Pippen. 

Originally known as the Nike Air Flight Low, this silhouette dropped back in 1989. Some will say it’s related to the Air Jordan IV because of its nearly-identical outsole and lace-locking system. Also, Tinker Hatfield (no stranger to long flights either) designed this pair, as he did the AJIV. But whether or not it’s actually related to the IV, it goes down as a important piece of Nike Basketball lore. Full-grain leather sits on the upper, while an encapsulated forefoot Air unit and a visible heel Air unit cushioned Pip’s landings from those acrobatic forays to the skies of the Chicago Stadium. 

Back in August, we released P.J.’s KICKS 26 cover story. It’s an appropriate time to bring back this quote from him: “Sneakers help me emotionally through everything. Just the love for shoes keeps my mind off of a lot of bullshit that I could be thinking about and dealing with. The love and the job, especially now just because we got so much going on within sneakers, culture, fashion and everything. It’s something that gives my mind a break off of everything else that’s going on around me. And I think different people have different things in their lives that, over years, they kind of figure [themselves] out, you know, things that make you happy. You know, you build a garden in your backyard, whatever it is. Wednesday night bowling with your boys. Everybody has something, and sneakers [have] always been my kind of release of everything where it’s just natural and I just love it.”



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Clippers seek long-term extension for Tyronn Lue

The Los Angeles Clippers are keen on securing Tyronn Lue on a long-term contract and are unlikely to entertain the prospect of him becoming head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski mentioned that Lue still has a year remaining on his contract with the Clippers, and the organization is determined to extend his tenure.

They appreciate the job he’s done and envision him as their head coach for the foreseeable future.

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