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Brian Goorjian wanted to make one thing crystal clear when it came to the Australian Boomers’ approach to re-incorporate Ben Simmons into the program. “This is very important,” the Boomers’ head coach told ESPN. “In my dealings with Ben, it’s always been: I’m not recruiting you. It’s important for the country [to know], we’re not going, ‘please, Ben, please, we don’t have anything if you don’t play’. We’re not like that at all.”
Source: Olgun Uluc @ ESPN

What was your reaction to seeing what Paul said about you? Dwyane Wade: I’m living rent-free right now. I got so many things going on in my life. Comparing myself to someone who’s not playing or someone who is playing is definitely not on my to-do list.  Listen, Paul Pierce was one of the greatest players that we’ve had in our game. And I think, you know, when you are a great player and you don’t get the attention that you feel like your game deserved, sometimes you’ve got to grab whatever attention where those straws are. Читать дальше...

The French national team suffered another loss ahead of the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup. The French Basketball Federation announced that Frank Ntilikina would not compete in the tournament. The 25-year-old guard picked up a hamstring injury in a friendly game against Lithuania on Friday. After additional tests, it was revealed that Ntilikina would not be able to be fully ready for the World Cup in time. Ntilikina seemed to have pulled his hamstring while bringing the ball up the court with 3:18 remaining in the fourth quarter. Читать дальше...

Los Angeles Lakers legend Pau Gasol mentioned four Lakers legends in his top 10 players of all time. “Kareem Adbul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, Stephen Curry,” the Los Angeles Times’ Broderick Turner revealed is Gasol’s list.
Source: Peter Dewey @ Lakers Daily

Reaves addressed the rumors that he was seen with singer/songwriter Taylor Swift, shutting down that notion while also telling an interesting part about his personal life. The rumor was that Reaves had gone on a date with Swift at a bar. “Everybody that knows me knows that I don’t go out,” Reaves said of the Swift rumors. “Everybody was like the funniest part about all this is Austin being at a bar.” The Lakers guard also shared that he’s never been a drinker in his life. “I have never been drunk,” Reaves said. Читать дальше...

“He didn’t talk to me my whole first year,” Parker said. The ice between the two would-be Spurs legends at last broke in that season’s playoffs, when Parker went toe-to-toe with Seattle point guard Gary Payton – a future Hall of Famer in his own right – and survived. “It was only after that series that Timmy looked at me and said, ‘You’re going to be alright, Little Frenchy,’ ” Parker said.
Source: San Antonio Express-News

“Only facts!” Draymond Green wants Kevon Looney’s jersey retired with the Warriors 🙏🏽 ( is @Money23Green )
Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral

“I think we definitely got better,” Turner said. “We got that championship mindset with Bruce Brown. He’s fresh off a ‘chip. He could have gone anywhere this summer and he chose to come here and build with this group. I was with (general manager Chad Buchanan) last night at the Nike Skills Academy in Portland and we just talked about the opportunity we have this year and a lot of that comes to being better on defense.
Source: Indianapolis Star