Durant urges team to ignore distractions, focus

Following their dominant performance against Anadolu Efes, Zalgiris Kaunas secured back-to-back victories with an 80-68 triumph over Panathinaikos. Keenan Evans played a pivotal role, leading Zalgiris Kaunas in scoring with 24 points, including a 4/5 shooting performance from beyond the arc. Laurynas Birutis contributed solidly with 12 points, while Edgaras…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter NBA insider Shams Charania has reported that free agent forward/center Wenyen Gabriel is in the final stages of negotiations to join the Boston Celtics. Gabriel, who contributed an average of 5.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game for the Los Angeles Lakers last season, is set…

Photo: NCAA College basketball notes on three schools hoping for longer NCAA tourney runs this season. Head coach Kelvin Sampson’s Houston group has put up over 30 wins in each of the last two seasons, and should have a deep enough roster to do it again in 2023-24. The Cougars…

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander revealed he’s been playing through a quad injury sustained about a week ago during a game against the Utah Jazz. Despite the injury, Gilgeous-Alexander played in the Thunder’s recent victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Head coach Mark Daigneault acknowledged Gilgeous-Alexander’s condition, stating that…

Photo: LA Clippers/Twitter The Los Angeles Clippers veteran guard Russell Westbrook talked about where he’s seen his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Kevin Durant grow: “He’s always been very efficient, but his ability to be even more efficient and still score the ball at a high rate. Probably one of…

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James opened about his feeling on his team’s first-round playoff exit against the Denver Nuggets. “Sh*t, where I am emotionally right now? I don’t know to be honest. I have no idea where I am emotionally right,” James told JJ Redick on Mind The Game…