With a record-breaking 2.45 million viewers, last week’s WNBA Draft delivered global recognition for the professional league’s leading players. Breakout stars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Nika Mühl, Kamilla Cardoso and Paige Bueckers were toasted as much for their red carpet choices as their on-court agility. A few of the designers who dressed them have … Read more
One by one, Minnesota Timberwolves players and coaches filed into the small room right next to head coach Chris Finch’s office, sitting in the chairs they normally occupy when they break down the video from a previous game. It was two days after their most recent of three wipeouts at the hands of the Phoenix … Read more
TORONTO – Gradey Dick’s rookie season got off to a rough start as he struggled to put up numbers in his limited time with the Toronto Raptors. But advice that his parents gave kept him focused and motivated. Dick was selected 13th overall out by Toronto in last summer’s NBA draft out and was expected … Read more
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers after a116-112 win against the LA Clippers at Crypto.com Arena on February 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images It’s James vs. Jokic as the No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers face off against the No. 2 Denver Nuggets today in game one of their NBA … Read more
Canada’s sports integrity watchdog is pushing for stronger policies to prevent competitive manipulation and match-fixing at all levels of competition. The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport issued its first draft of a new program to prevent competition manipulation on Wednesday, the same day that the NBA banned former Toronto Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter … Read more
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! I hope you make the real playoffs today. While You Were Sleeping: The Heat are the Play-In team For a while there, it looked like Miami was going to do … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — This was the game New Orleans Pelicans fans waited five years to see from Zion Williamson. His performance on this stage, in this moment, was the stuff that makes legends. Then, it all went away in the blink of an eye. Most folks in the building didn’t know what happened until he … Read more
They get a few days to rest some weary muscles, to catch their breath and, most important, to learn the identity of their first-round opponent. For the Knicks, this is a respite well-earned and just as much a part of the perks of finishing with the second seed in the East as earning Game 7 … Read more
The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Shoutout to Grady King, who I know will argue with me on a podcast someday. Please keep scrolling for maybe the best gif of the season. Playoff Seeding Set Knicks grab No. 2 seed, OKC takes … Read more
TORONTO – Even though he just had his best game of the season, Immanuel Quickley only wanted to talk about the Toronto Raptors winning consecutive games for the first time in six weeks. Quickley had a double-double as the increasingly healthy Raptors fended off the Washington Wizards 130-122 on Sunday. Quickley finished with a season-high … Read more
