Grant Hill dismisses favoritism of Nike athletes on Team USA amid Jaylen Brown’s tweet

Photo: Peter Baba While the Portland Trail Blazers GM Joe Cronin respects veteran guard Damian Lillard’s desire to go to the Miami Heat, he insists he won’t make that trade unless he gets the right package. “What the rest of his career looks like matters to us and we care…

Photo: NBA My first two mock drafts have been/will continue to be based on a combination of talent/ability & team needs. Here’s my player rankings for the 2022 class to get a clearer look at what I think from an overall view. Jabari Smith- Auburn Paolo Banchero- Duke Shaedon Sharpe-…

Deranged leftist Keith Olbermann presented ESPN with an ultimatum: either silence Stephen A. Smith or dismiss him from the network. Olbermann conveyed his demands in a video posted Monday, accompanied by a lengthy 393-word caption. In essence, he urged ESPN to take swift action following Smith’s recent appearance on Fox…

Andre Iguodala is entering his 19th season in the NBA, and at 38-years-young, the 2015 Finals MVP has more basketball behind him than ahead of him. However, just because that may be true doesn’t mean that Iggy is retired to hang up his sneakers and retire. If Iguodala knows one…

Growing up, basketball was everything to Alexander Martin Jr and his younger brother Christian Martin. They started playing in elementary school and fell in love immediately. They lived just a few minutes away from Oracle Arena in Oakland and would frequently attend Warriors games. They had SLAM magazine delivered to…

Photo: Reuters/Twitter The Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns legend Charles Barkley weighs in on the Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant who could face a lengthy NBA suspension for a gun violation: “It’s time for Ja Morant to grow up … He’s 23. We’re all stupid at 23 … Being famous ain’t easy,…