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• Jaylen Brown lashes out at Stephen A. Smith, calls ESPN 'unethical'

  25-06-2026 00:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown criticized Stephen A. Smith and ESPN for their coverage of his recent comments, calling the network "unethical" as part of an appearance at the Sports Beach Cannes event in France on Wednesday, June 24.Brown was a featured speaker on a panel called, "The Spiritual Game" during the annual conference, which bills itself as "a global platform connecting brands, athletes and marketers through lived experiences." Footage of his comments, which come in the midst of spe
  
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• Morez Johnson, Schadenfreude, and the pervasive pall of America’s original sin

  27-06-2026 16:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 23: NBA commissioner Adam Silver shakes hands with Morez Johnson Jr. after he is drafted ninth overall by the Dallas Mavericks during Round One of the 2026 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) | Getty Images Merriam-Webster defines Schadenfreude as the enjoyment obtained from seeing or hearing about the troubles of others.As sports fans, you probably experience it all the time.If you root for the Bears, pe
  
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• NBA free agency 2026 live updates: Latest rumors on top players available

  27-06-2026 16:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  Before free agency has even started, NBA teams are wheeling and dealing, trying to set themselves up for a championship run.They can't wait until free agency begins on June 30 at 6 p.m. ET, and any trades or deals can officially be consummated until July 6, when the league's moratorium ends. Two trades that could shift the odds of teams trying to dethrone the New York Knicks include the Milwaukee Bucks shipping two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat and LaMelo Ball joining Anthony
  
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• Thunder and Isaiah Hartenstein agree to 3-year, $75 million deal, AP source says

  27-06-2026 15:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Isaiah Hartenstein has agreed to a three-year, $75 million contract to stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced that the deal, first reported Friday night by ESPN, has been finalized.The 7-foot center has been a two-year starter for the Thunder, who have gone 88-16 in the past two regular seasons when he plays. He averaged 9.2 point
  
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• Tommy Lloyd weighs in on Arizona’s NBA draft results

  27-06-2026 15:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 23: NBA commissioner Adam Silver shakes hands with Brayden Burries after he is drafted tenth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks during Round One of the 2026 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) | Getty Images When Brayden Burries had his name called at the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday, one of the people he hugged immediately afterward was Tommy Lloyd. Dressed in a tan blazer and slacks, while the rest of Burries&
  
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• Maliq Brown Arrives In San Antonio & Finds Something Familiar

  27-06-2026 14:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  San Antonio TX, - June 25, 2026: Maliq Brown of the San Antonio Spurs Talks to the media during the San Antonio Spurs Rookie Press Conference on June 25, 2026 at Victory Capital Practice Center, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photos by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE vi
  
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• Behind the Butterfly: Mikal Bridges retrospective

  27-06-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  BROOKLYN, NY - JUNE 21: NBA Draft prospect, Mikal Bridges poses for a photo at the Mtn. Dew Kickstart Green Carpet on June 21, 2018 at Barclays Center during the 2018 NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty
  
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• Open Thread: Caleb Williams’ application to trademark “Iceman” was refused

  27-06-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND, OH - FEBRUARY 20: NBA Legend, George Gervin of the NBA 75th Anniversary team takes a photo during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game as part of 2022 NBA All Star Weekend on February 20, 2022 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by Jim Poor
  
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• REPORT: Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson expected to leave, reasons for letting him go emerge [UPDATED]

  27-06-2026 12:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: Mitchell Robinson #23 of the New York Knicks reacts to a call during the second half of an NBA In-Season Tournament game against the Charlotte Hornets at Madison Square Garden on November 28, 2023 in New York City. The New York Knicks defeated the Charlotte Hornets 115-91.NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Ph
  
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• Malachi Moreno: “Next year is my year”

  27-06-2026 12:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Big Blue Nation was ecstatic when Malachi Moreno announced his withdrawal from the NBA Draft and his subsequent decision to come back to Kentucky Basketball for his sophomore season. It was a big decision, giving Kentucky a formidable player in their frontcourt and a player Mark Pope thinks could be among the best centers in the country.“One day we got some of the feedback, and we were like it might be in our best favor to go back and really improve this next year and become, like Pope sai
  
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• Cavaliers Reacts Survey: James Harden trade not as popular as it was in February

  27-06-2026 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND, OHIO - FEBRUARY 11: James Harden #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers covers during the second half against the Washington Wizards at Rocket Arena on February 11, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) | Getty Images Earlier this week, we asked Cleveland Cavaliers fans to grade the
  
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• YouTube Gold: A Terrifying Flight In The Early NBA

  27-06-2026 11:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CINCINNATI - 1963: Thomas Hawkins #19 of the Cincinnati Royals poses for a portrait circa 1963 in Cincinnati, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1963 NBAE (Photo by NBA Photo Library/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images The NBA hasn’t always been what it is today. In the earliest days
  
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• Thunder reportedly to turn down Isaiah Hartenstein's option, re-sign him for three years, $75 million

  27-06-2026 11:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  This is a move that was expected well before their season ended, now it's about to become official.The Oklahoma City Thunder are declining Isaiah Hartenstein's $28.5 million team option for next season and signing him to a new three-year, $75 million contract, a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN. He adds there is a "mutual option" — maybe both a player and a team option, maybe an agent's phrasing for a partial guarantee — on the final season.This is a win-win deal. Hartenstein g
  
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• Isaiah Hartenstein signing new three-year, $75 million Thunder contract

  27-06-2026 06:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Isaiah Hartenstein's floater was a key component of the Thunder's offense against the Spurs during the Western Conference Finals. Isaiah Hartenstein isn’t going anywhere. Hartenstein is returning to the Thunder on a three-year, $75 million deal, with a rare mutual option after the 2027-28 season, ESPN reported Friday night.The contract also has a 15 percent trade kicker, according to ESPN.Isaiah Hartenstein’s floater was a key component of the Thunder’s offense during their sev
  
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• The massive Jaylen Brown price Celtics are asking for in trade

  27-06-2026 06:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  5/11/25 – NBA Playoffs, Game 4, Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden – Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown #7 reacts during the first quarter. Photo by...It might cost a fortune to trade for Jaylen Brown. On ESPN’s “Get Up” Friday morning, NBA insider Shams Charania revealed the Celtics may be asking some teams for several first-round picks for the star who’s been constantly in trade rumors the last few weeks. “My understan
  
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• Pelicans decline team option on three-time NBA champion Kevon Looney

  27-06-2026 05:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - APRIL 07: Kevon Looney #55 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts during the second half of a game against the Utah Jazz at Smoothie King Center on April 07, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images) | Getty Images Kevon Looney, a three-time NBA champion and fo
  
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• Why are the Thunder re-signing Isaiah Hartenstein through 2028-29?

  27-06-2026 05:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Oklahoma City is not letting its big man get away. Isaiah Hartenstein intends to sign a new three-year deal to stay with the Thunder through 2028-29, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Friday night. With what he has already made in Oklahoma City, the commitment reaches five years and $134 million guaranteed.The Thunder had possessed a $28.5 million team option for Hartenstein next season, but he now takes a new multiyear deal at a lower yearly number. That matters in Oklahoma City right now. The Thu
  
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• Isaiah Hartenstein reportedly expected to sign 3-year, $75 million deal with Thunder

  27-06-2026 05:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Center Isaiah Hartenstein is reportedly expected to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder on a three-year contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. The value of the deal will be $75 million, according to Charania. This story will be updated with more information.
  
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• Knick knacks: Five Eastern teams in various states of not being the Knicks

  27-06-2026 03:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Apr 1, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) drives to the basket against Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) during the third quarter at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Hey there! With the defending champs about to embark on a well-deserved summer as the defending champs, what better time than now, the oasis between the draft and the corpse of what used to be free agency, to get all high and mighty up in our perch as
  
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• Gary Trent Jr. expected to decline player option, leave Bucks

  27-06-2026 03:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DETROIT, MI - APRIL 8: Gary Trent Jr. #5 of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles the ball during the game against the Detroit Pistonson April 8, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images P
  
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• Jalen Warley Becomes Third Zag Added to NBA Summer League Roster

  27-06-2026 03:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  San Diego, CA - December 30: Jalen Warley #8 of Gonzaga looks on during a game against University of San Diego on December 30, 2025 in San Diego, CA. (Photo by K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images) The Swiss Army knife that is Gonzaga Bulldogs wing Jalen Warley will be joining the Indiana Pacers at the NBA Summer League. One of his two reported pre-draft workouts came in Indianapolis, Indiana. Warley becomes the third Zag to join an NBA Summer League roster, including San A
  
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• Caleb Wilson bringing flood of confidence to Bulls: 'I expect to have Rookie of the Year, honestly'

  27-06-2026 03:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, Kansas guard Darryn Peterson and Duke forward Cameron Boozer headlined NBA mock drafts leading up to Tuesday's first round. The discussion about which of the three should go No. 1 overshadowed North Carolina forward Caleb Wilson, another intriguing prospect who had been mentioned in the same breath as that trio for much of the college basketball season.But Wilson was sidelined down the stretch of his lone campaign with the Tar Heels. He first sustained a fracture in his
  
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• Lakers’ Cameron Carr wants to show new teammates he can be ‘best defender here’

  27-06-2026 02:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Search Cameron Carr’s highlights on YouTube from his lone season at Baylor, it’ll immediately become clear what made him such a tantalizing prospect.There are rim-rattling dunks, with the Lakers’ first-round pick taking full advantage of his 42 ½-inch vertical. Former Baylor star Cameron Carr wants to be known as the Lakers’ “best defender.” NBAE via Getty ImagesThere are deep 3-pointers where it’s evident his smooth shooting stroke will tran
  
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• Making sense of the latest LeBron James rumors and what they mean for the Cavs

  27-06-2026 02:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CLEVELAND, OH - JANUARY 28: Lebron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers throws chalk in the air before the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 28, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via
  
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• Cameron Carr on Lakers acquiring him draft night: 'It didn't feel real'

  27-06-2026 02:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lakers first-round draft pick Cameron Carr speaks to reporters during his introductory news conference on Friday in El Segundo. (Arwen Clemans / Los Angeles Times)NBA mock drafts projected Cameron Carr getting selected somewhere between 15 and 20 in the first roundon Tuesday night. Endingup with the Lakers later in the draft, however, was more than Carr could have asked for.The Lakers acquired his draft rights from the New York Knicks, who took the 6-foot-5 Baylor guardwith the 24thpick, in
  
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• Draymond Green leaves Warriors top draft pick waiting amid Paris party sighting

  27-06-2026 02:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Golden State Warriors selected former Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg with the No. 11 pick of the 2026 NBA Draft. It will be important for Lendeborg to quickly integrate into the Warriors’ locker room, given the big personalities residing there. And it appears that the biggest personality of them all has kept the rookie waiting.Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green looks on during a game. NBAE via Getty ImagesLendeborg and Golden State’s other 2026 NBA Draft pick, Lajae J
  
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• Victor Wembanyama greeted with MVP chants at Paris nightclub in France return

  27-06-2026 01:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Victor Wembanyama was the man of the hour at a Paris nightclub.In his return to his native country of France, the Spurs star was greeted at an after-party for the Undercover x Foot Locker Music Festival with MVP chants by raucous fans. Social media videos showed hundreds of fans surrounding Wembanyama, who were raising their hands and cheering as the superstar walked through the crowd. The 7-foot-4 phenom was seen smiling, interacting with attendees and high-fiving fans as they greeted
  
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• Cameron Carr says entering Lakers facility was a ‘moment of happiness’

  27-06-2026 01:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BROOKLYN, NY - JUNE 23: Cameron Carr is interviewed after being drafted twenty-four overall to the New York Knicks during the 2026 NBA Draft - Round One on June 23, 2026 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Chloe Fatouva/NBAE via Getty Images) | N
  
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• Jose Alvarado declines option, stays home by signing new Knicks deal

  27-06-2026 00:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jose Alvarado is not going anywhere.The homegrown guard will decline his $4.5 million player option and sign a new three-year deal worth more than $14 million to stay with the world champion New York Knicks, according to several reports on Friday, June 26. Bringing him back was a priority for the Knicks this offseason.For a kid from Brooklyn, the choice was not just about money. Alvarado grew up in the city and played his high school basketball at Christ the King in Queens. He went undrafted out
  
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• Jose Alvarado reportedly returning to New York Knicks on three-year, more than $14 million deal

  27-06-2026 00:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Queens native who grew up a Knicks fan and helped them to their first title in 53 years is coming back.Jose Alvarado is declining his $4.5 million player option and re-signing with the Knicks on a three-year deal, a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN. The contract is worth close to $15 million, reports NBA insider Chris Haynes and Steve Popper of Newsday.Alvarado was traded from New Orleans to New York at the trade deadline, and in 28 games with the team, averaged 6.6 points, 3.8 assists
  
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