Nic Claxton: I’ve gotta get back to blocking shots

Photo: Golden State Warriors/Twitter Golden State Warriors big man Kevon Looney gave out some important advice to other pros at Rico Hines’ Private Runs about finding your role. (via Rico Hines Basketball): “I just wanna say continue to work on y’all game and find out what you’re great at. Everybody’s…

This story appears in WSLAM 2. Get your copy here. The DMV continues to turn out some of the best hoopers in the country, and next up is Jadyn Donovan. The 6-0 guard for the reigning national champion Sidwell Friends, and a member of the EYBL Team Takeover, has skyrocketed…

Photo: Sporting News Olimpia Milano has reached an agreement until the end of the season with point guard Shabazz Napier who is coming from the Capitanes de Ciudad de Mexico of the NBA-owned G-League. “I am very excited to play for this organization and to be coached by a great…

The Los Angeles Sparks are reportedly finalizing a deal to make Curt Miller their next head coach, per Rachel Galligan of Just Woman’s Sports. Miller will be coaching the Sparks for the second time. He worked for the Sparks as an assistant in 2015 before he took over as the…

Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Payton II underwent an off-season procedure in July to address a core muscle injury, the team announced. The procedure was performed by Dr. William C. Meyers and Dr. Alexander E. Poor at The Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. The team says Payton’s rehab is progressing well,…

Photo: Denver Nuggets/Twitter The New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard C.J. McCollum ranks Lakers’ Anthony Davis over Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic as the tougher player he’s had to face in playoffs. “I gotta preface this with a lot of things here,” McCollum said of his rankings. “I was told to make a…