Despite Josh Giddey’s strong performance, Brazil came out on top

Photo: Indiana Pacers/Twitter Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, recently opened up about his team’s persistent efforts to acquire Tyrese Haliburton, shedding light on a compelling behind-the-scenes NBA story. Despite their best efforts, the Mavericks were unable to secure the promising point guard. Intriguingly, their former head coach, Rick…

The NBA is back. To kick off the start of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, we looked into the future and projected what this year’s rookie class (fyi: that includes SLAM 247 co-cover star Chet Holmgren, who was out last season) will accomplish. We won’t say we told you so,…

In her 22 years of coaching at Tyler Junior College, Trenia Tillis Hoard’s resume speaks for itself: she’s led the Apaches to three consecutive NJCAA National Tournament appearances, including taking home the 2022 National Championship while garnering 500 career wins and earning NJCAA DI Women’s Coach of the Year. She’s now…

Photo: AP The Golden State Warriors star Andrew Wiggins has agreed to a four-year, $109 million extension, player’s agents Drew Morrison and Steven Heumann of CAA Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Kendra Andrews. Wiggins is now tied to the Warriors for five years, $143 million. Reporting with @kendra__andrews: Golden…

The Las Vegas Aces won their first ever Finals game after beating the Connecticut Sun on Sunday, 67-54, and are now two wins away from winning a franchise-first WNBA title. The Aces were led by A’ja Wilson (24 points, 11 rebounds, two steals, and four blocks) and Chelsea Gray (21…

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic embraced the “hack-a-Shaq” strategy employed against him in their recent win over the Houston Rockets. Nurkic played a pivotal role for the Suns, tallying 16 points, 13 rebounds, and three blocks despite facing intentional fouls from the Rockets. Following the game, Nurkic humorously likened his…