Jorge Garbajosa never expected this Spain team to win gold

Payton Pritchard played a pivotal role off the bench on Friday night, sparking a crucial run as the Celtics pulled away from the Chicago Bulls, keeping their hopes alive for a spot in the NBA Cup’s knockout round, according to Brian Robb of MassLive. Continue reading Payton Pritchard: ‘Great feeling’…

Photo: FIBA Basketball The USA and Germany had the most high-scoring Semi-Final ever in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. It was a nail-biter, and Germany came out on top with a final score of 113-111. Consequently, Germany is now slated to compete against Serbia in the impending Sunday Final, while…

Here’s Indiana Pacers power forward Obi Toppin discussing why Pascal Siakam’s playoff experience is so important to the group (defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 4-2 in the First Round). (via Indiana Pacers): Toppin: “I feel like Siakam coming here was a big thing for us, just because the experience that he…

Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Utah Jazz are finalizing hiring NBA G League Grand Rapids head coach Jason Terry as an assistant coach on Will Hardy’s staff. As a player, Terry won an NBA title with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011…

Photo: Milwaukee Bucks/Twitter The San Antonio Spurs have waived Isaiah Roby and claimed Sandro Mamukelashvili off waivers, the team officially announced Friday. In addition, Mamukelashvili’s contract has been turned into a standard status. Roby played three seasons for the Oklahoma City Thunder, as he averaged 9.1 points and 2.5 boards…

When NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Nikola Jokic won his second consecutive MVP, there was some shock that a player who led his team to the sixth-best record in the Western Conference won the award. Count Coach Doc Rivers amongst the masses, the 76ers coach advocated for his MVP…