Kyrie Irving: “I love beating the Knicks”

Photo: Enes FREEDOM/Twitter The Swiss-born, Turkish-raised athlete, who became a U.S. citizen in 2021 and changed his last name to Freedom, has not been a part of the NBA since the 2021-22 season. Enes Kanter Freedom is facing exclusion from the league because of his strong vocal opinions on geopolitical…

Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images It’s been almost exactly a year since Lonzo Ball last played in an NBA game. The 25-year-old point guard has been out with a knee injury. Ball teased the fans on Instagram with a video of him making an easy two-handed dunk and during various exercises….

During the game between UCLA and Utah on Sunday, UCLA’s Sebastian Mack received a flagrant 2 foul and was ejected. The incident occurred when the freshman guard raised his arm while Utah’s Branden Carlson was setting a screen near mid-court in the first half. Carlson remained on the court holding…

The 18-time Champion Boston Celtics will open the preseason against the Denver Nuggets at the NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024. Boston and Denver will play two games at Etihad Arena on Friday, October 4 and Sunday, October 6. The Celtics will return to TD Garden to play against the Philadelphia…

Photo: San Antonio Spurs/Twitter Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy was impressed with San Antonio Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan on the defensive end this past weekend (Jazz won 118-102 at home). (via Jump View): “That kid plays really hard and clearly has a very bright future. His competitiveness and energy…

Photo: Houston Rockets/Twitter 2023 #20 pick Cam Whitmore told ESPN’s Jorge Sedano yesterday that he feels comfortable with his new Houston Rockets team out in Las Vegas at NBA 2K24 Summer League (averaging 20.4 PPG/5.6 RPG/2.4 APG/3.0 SPG/46.5% FG). (via NBA on ESPN): Sedano: “How do you feel this experience…