James Jones: Suns won’t break up Big 3

Photo: FIBA MANILA, Philippines — The Dominican Republic managed to withstand Italy’s gallant efforts for a come-from-behind rally, pinning an 87-82 victory of their 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group Phase bout within Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 27. From being down by as much as 17 — and…

Photo: SI Pacers/X Indiana Pacers guard/forward Aaron Nesmith put in a bunch of hard work this past offseason to help play on the perimeter more. (via Tony East/All Pacers on SI): At media day last week, Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith was asked to explain what he worked on during…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter The Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis appears to prepare for a playoff run, as he deactivated his Instagram. Meanwhile, his Lakers are the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference, just one game behind the No. 8-seeded Dallas Mavericks. Check out our Latest News…

Photo: Indiana Pacers/X Coming off signing a 3-year, $33 million extension with the Indiana Pacers, Aaron Nesmith said that making the 2024 postseason is a team goal. (via Indiana Pacers): “We’ve got a lot of work to do moving forward. We’ve got a very good year in front of us….

The drama surrounding the Brooklyn Nets has remained stagnant since Kevin Durant reportedly doubled back on his June trade request. At this point, the likelihood of a trade happening soon seems to be low as the offseason concludes and teams start their respective training camp periods. Although the Nets have…

Photo: Golden State Warriors/Twitter It has been reported that Draymond is declining his player option for the 2023-2024 season and will enter free agency. While most likely the four-time NBA champion will remain with Golden State, he could sign with another team too. Former NBA player turned analyst Kendrick Perkins…