NBA on ESPN: “I’m a Milwaukee Buck, but most importantly I’m a winner. … If there is a better situation for me to win the Larry O’Brien I have to take that better situation.” Giannis Antetokounmpo on his future with the Bucks. pic.twitter.com/XzucRXtmOv
Source: Twitter @ESPNNBA
Sean Highkin: Adam Silver asked by @HowardBeck about James Harden/Damian Lillard trade requests: “Don’t like them, as a league. I want players and teams to both honor their contracts. I’m watching everything going on in Portland and Philadelphia and hoping they get resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. I’m glad it seems to have calmed down as far as public discourse.”
Source: Twitter @highkin
Jonathan Feigen: Adam Silver, at the Board of Governors press conference, on Kevin Porter Jr. “The allegations here are horrific.” Adam Silver indicated the NBA could move more slowly in the Kevin Porter case because “we’re not in season.”
Source: Twitter @Jonathan_Feigen
Two years remain on the five-year pact Brandon Ingram signed with the New Orleans Pelicans in 2020. Ingram, who is owed $33.8 million this season and $36.0 million next season, is eligible to sign a contract extension with the Pelicans before the start of the regular season in October. Multiple sources told The Times-Picayune that Ingram will wait until next summer before engaging in extension talks with the franchise that acquired him in the Anthony Davis trade four years ago.
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A decade ago, the federal Biogenesis investigation — dubbed “Operation Strikeout” by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents — led to the conviction of clinic mastermind Tony Bosch, a self-described biochemist, and seven associates. For Major League Baseball, the scandal ensnared Alex Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz and Ryan Braun, the top names among 21 players who would end up suspended and, at least temporarily, disgraced. But what has not been publicly known until now — found in more than 1,400... Читать дальше...
Turner, now 27 years old, had high hopes of being selected by the Magic with the fifth overall pick. His agent had conveyed the positive feedback he received from the Magic, leading Turner to believe he was headed to Orlando. However, the draft night took an unexpected twist. “I thought I was going number 5 to Orlando. My agent said ‘We’re going number 5 to Orlando, this is it, you had a great workout there, they’re excited about you.’ I was ‘All right, cool.’ I’m at the table in the greenroom… ‘With the number 5 pick... Читать дальше...
NBA commenter Bill Simmons of The Ringer recently dropped a major bold prediction about the future of the Knicks’ franchise. “They’ll get one of those three guys, I guarantee,” said Simmons on the Bill Simmons Podcast. “Giannis [Antetokounmpo], [Joel] Embiid, or [Donovan] Mitchell will be on that team a year from now.”
Source: Jackson Stone @ Clutch Points
“I wanted to back him up so bad,” Antetokounmpo said. “He received so much backlash for saying the like obvious, but I think people don’t understand it. It’s like an arrogance thing. “You cannot say you are the world champ because you play in the best league in the world.”
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Jordi Fernandez, however, had nothing but good words about the player. “[He’s] excellent. He is nothing more than a normal person who comes in and is very professional,” the coach said. “He takes good care of himself [and does] all the work to be 100% ready to play. His work in the gym, the things he does on his own – he is a superb professional.” “Inside the locker room, he connects with his teammates, everyone respects him. He is like the rest of the group, he is nothing out of this world. He... Читать дальше...
Devin Booker: I’ll do it
Source: Twitter @DevinBook
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In a Tuesday television appearance, ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski shared his insight. Among his comments: The league has launched an investigation, and they will handle it in the near-term. The Houston Rockets, by the by-laws, they can’t suspend or waive him while this investigation is going on. But Adam Silver could put Porter on administrative leave. There’s no question that Kevin Porter Jr.’s future, not just with the Rockets but in the NBA, is very much in peril. These are extremely serious allegations. Читать дальше...
Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: After signing JaVale McGee to a free agent deal, the Sacramento Kings are waiving centers Nerlens Noel and Neemias Queta to give them a chance to play elsewhere. Both signed partially guaranteed one-year deals with Kings this summer.
Source: Twitter @wojespn