Gasol won his NBA titles in the city with the Lakers and has been a member of a key Olympic panel overseeing the Games since he was elected by athletes as an International Olympic Committee member at the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021. His No. 16 jersey is retired and hangs in the Lakers' home arena that will host gymnastics and boxing at the Games. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Bill Donovan, the father of Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan and whose own basketball exploits propelled him to the Boston College Hall of Fame, has died. He was 85. Bill Donovan died Saturday, according to the obituary posted by Williams-Thomas Funeral Home in Gainesville, Florida. A native of Queens, New York, Donovan captained the Boston College basketball team and graduated in 1962
Unlike most popular sports, the origin of basketball has a precise year and creator: it was invented in 1891 in the United States by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith as an indoor sport for athletes at Springfield College during the winter, after the end of the football season. The sport quickly expanded beyond U.S. borders, being included in the Olympic Games in 1936 and achieving international popularity after the Second World War.
Two days ago, Steph Curry dropped a 49-piece on the San Antonio Spurs, tying Michael Jordan's NBA record of 40-point games after age 30 with 44. Hunched over the post-game presser mic, a reporter asked Curry to use a reference to make sense of his performance. The point guard paused for a moment, rubbing his hands all over his head. "I was Hayley Williams in Paramore tonight," he declared and then exited.
Tre Johnson hears a voice when he plays basketball. It's his own. He won't reveal what he says but does mention the self-talk is exclusively negative. Johnson picks at himself, always looking for more - even if he is playing well. At times, Johnson hears his voice differently. It echoes of his father's. He heard Richard Johnson Jr.'s gravelly tone all the time growing up, often cutting through crowded gyms and empty blacktops.
Then you think, well, who would be counting that? Well, the NBA does. NBA teams do and count just about everything you see on the court. And nowadays, it's really easy to drown yourself in stats, but writer Shea Serrano instead wants you to stop counting basketball numbers and start getting in touch with how watching basketball makes you feel.
What makes Reid a slam dunk for the role is her rare combination of real athletic experience and creative expertise. A professional basketball player, she most recently made her mark on the NBA's Digital and Social team, where she played a key role in shaping the league's on-site coverage strategy, traveling to major events to capture viral moments and produce real-time digital content across multiple platforms.
INDIANAPOLIS - When it came to the current landscape of social media, three NBA players had enough. Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, and Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard realized that while athletes are dominant forces anywhere they post content, platforms owned by others got the benefits. That's how the idea for Off Court came to be.
Danny Wolf has worn plenty of jerseys in his basketball journey, but none carried the weight of Wednesday afternoon. At Manhattan's HSS Lerner Children's Pavilion, the former Michigan big man wasn't battling on the hardwood. He stood beside hospital beds with his fellow rookie teammates, sharing smiles and handing out autographs while wearing the Nets ' logo across his chest for the first time.
MIES, Switzerland -- Basketball at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will start two days before the opening ceremony for those Games, organizers confirmed Wednesday. FIBA, the sport's global governing body, said that it has reviewed a revised basketball schedule for Los Angeles and that games will begin on July 12, 2028 -- ahead of the July 14 opening ceremony. It is unclear if the men's tournament, the women's tournament or both will start before the official opening.
As the WNBA is rounding the corner into the final playoff push, we spent the bulk of this week's episode talking through several of the more interesting W storylines, including what makes the Atlanta Dream cool, the exhausting spectacle of Dildogate, and how Maitreyi sold her book.
Mr Hibbert, from Camden, played at Argyle Square as a youngster and went on to play with Essex Rebels. The 24-year-old student died in a car crash in Colchester on 1 February, alongside three of his University of Essex friends.
The incident occurred at the 6:35 mark in the second quarter when the Sun's Bria Hartley and the Sky's Rebecca Allen were battling for a rebound. Allen appeared to grab the right arm of Hartley, who responded by shoving Allen to the ground. Allen then grabbed Hartley by her jersey.
