Zach LaVine: The NBA’s a business, and you have to understand what comes with it

There are habitual jobs that most people, including the ones who work them, take for granted. And then there are movie stars, celebrities, and sports people who get the most public acclaim. Agents go to extreme lengths to hire professional basketball players for their teams and boost their success chances…

Sharpshooter Buddy Hield was super excited to find out that the Golden State Warriors acquired him in a sign-and-trade earlier this month (traded by the Philadelphia 76ers as part of a six-team deal/GSW sent Philly a 2031 second-round pick). (via Golden State Warriors): “When I heard it was a sign-and-trade,…

Photo: Matthew Hinton/AP The Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant’s current knee injury is set to be reevaluated on or around Jan. 23, which is near the end of the upcoming trip which begins Tuesday in San Antonio. “Really, the priority is going to be getting him back to playing,” Nets…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter Earlier this offseason a report came out suggesting that LeBron James ‘is over’ Anthony Davis, reportedly due to his teammate’s injury woes. However, to a source familiar with James’ thinking denied such insinuations, per Mark Medina of Sportsnaut. According to the person, the four-time NBA champion…

Players who stood out at NBA 2K25 Summer League that took place from July 12-22 in Las Vegas. Atlanta Hawks Keaton Wallace: 14.8 PPG/3.2 RPG/6.0 APG/2.2 SPG/0.6 BPG/48.1% FG/43.8% 3-PT/5 games played Zaccharie Risacher: 14.5 PPG/5.0 RPG/2.0 APG/1.0 BPG/2 games played Jordan Bowden: 13.3 PPG/3.7 RPG/2.3 APG/1.7 SPG/40.0% 3-PT/90.9% FT/3…

Atlanta Dream guard and former undrafted player turned All-Star Game MVP Erica Wheeler recently joined the Get With It podcast to discuss her journey thus far in the W. Wheeler and WSLAM’s Camille Buxeda and Jianni Smith covered many topics, but one reoccurring theme that kept popping up is the…