Knicks draftee Rokas Jokubaitis excited to face Brunson and Hart in the World Cup

The Atlanta Hawks’ victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers was bittersweet on Friday night. They are set to start their first-round matchup with the Miami Heat without their starting center Clint Capela. The Hawks big man had to be helped off the floor after fouling Evan Mobley and forcing him to the…

Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler thinks that rookie Pelle Larsson will get better and better with more reps (averaging 7.3 PPG/1.0 RPG/1.3 APG/1.0 SPG/0.7 TOV/72.7% FG/57.1% 3-PT in his three game appearances). (via Miami Heat): “He be getting to it out there. He’s comfortable. Shoot the ball when he’s…

Photo: Utah Jazz/Twitter Collin Sexton will make his return to the Utah Jazz this Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. He will come off the bench and be limited to 16-18 minutes of play, per head coach Will Hardy (h/t KSL’s Ryan Miller). This marks the first time he’ll be…

Photo: fiba.basketball It’s time to introduce a new name to the list of champions. Germany clinched their first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup title in 2023, triumphing in a closely contested final against Serbia in front of 12,022 enthusiastic fans at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. The final score:…

Photo: Peter Baba The Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is countersuing the teenager who says he was assaulted by the NBA star. Morant claims the guy is lying about their July 2022 pickup basketball altercation – alleging he’s the one who was actually threatened during the incident. Ja Morant…

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced James Wiseman is getting sent down to Golden State’s G League affiliate in Santa Cruz for some more reps. Kerr made the announcement on Monday following Golden State’s 132-95 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Wiseman played nine minutes and posted two points, two…