Lithuania’s head coach responds to D’Angelo Russell’s interest in national team

Photo: Peter Baba The shift from playing a supporting role behind the likes of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson on the Warriors to becoming a central figure for the Wizards has proven to be a challenging adjustment for Jordan Poole. Despite high expectations for the 24-year-old shooting guard in Washington,…

Photo: Minnesota Timberwolves/Twitter Sources tell Lakers Daily that the Los Angeles Lakers are interested in acquiring the Minnesota Timberwolves big man Naz Reid, who will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. Reid, 23, posted career-highs in points (11.5) and rebounds (4.9) per game in the 2022-23 season. He also…

Photo: Los Angeles Clippers/Twitter Both Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers are reportedly engaged in a “healthy” contract extension dialogue, per Law Murray of The Athletic. As such, Murray pointed out that these ongoing talks are considered “relatively slow” similar to the current state of the league’s trade market….

Photo: EuroLeague Basketball The unbeaten run of the reigning EuroLeague champions was finally halted on their home turf by Unicaja. Real Madrid’s impressive streak of 19 consecutive victories across all competitions was broken with a 93-99 defeat at the WiZink Center. Unicaja secured their ninth straight triumph in the ACB…

The Boston Celtics secured a spot in the postseason with their win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, maintaining their position atop the Eastern Conference standings. However, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla’s unexpected in-game decision has stirred discussion. During the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown intercepted a pass and executed an impressive…

Photo: Matthew Hinton/AP The Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant suffered an MCL sprain in his right knee and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. There’s optimism that Durant will miss less time than he did last season when he was sidelined for six weeks…