Magic Johnson has already picked his NBA Finals MVP

Photo: fiba.basketball In the opening round of the upcoming EuroLeague season on Friday, Olympiacos Piraeus is set to take on Panathinaikos Athens, but they’ll be facing the challenge without two key players. Alongside the already ruled-out Moustapha Fall, Ignas Brazdeikis will also be absent from the clash. Despite efforts to…

This stretch of the NBA season where the remaining two teams fighting it out to be the NBA Champion is the stretch that makes the smallest bits of details pop out. The Importance of Mental Toughness As a basketball coaching and player development expert, I can’t stress enough the importance…

The Pelicans kept their hopes of direct playoff qualification alive with the win over the Clippers (122-114). Despite big game from Kawhi Leonard (40 points, 8 rebounds) and Russell Westbrook (24 points, 9 assists), Los Angeles was unable to get the victory. Brandon Ingram, who scored team-high 36 points for…

Photo: YouTube screenshot NBA Commissioner Adam Silver joined SiriusXM NBA Radio on Tuesday night, engaging in a conversation with Justin Termine and Eddie Johnson. Among the topics explored was the concept of a two-night NBA Draft, and Silver indicated that this is the direction the NBA is moving toward. “We’re…

Notes on some college basketball eligibility updates and a player you need to know. Ole Miss junior guard Brandon Murray was ruled eligible last month by the NCAA, giving the squad another dynamic two-way player (averaging 6.0 PPG/2.5 RPG/1.5 APG/0.8 SPG/57.1% FG/40.0% 3-PT/85.7% FT in four games). The Rebels will…

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier III is deemed week-to-week due to a neck injury. Rozier sat out the last four regular-season games and both of Miami’s Play-In Tournament matchups because of this issue. Although it’s a significant injury, there’s no immediate concern about the veteran guard’s long-term career. However, there’s…