LAS VEGAS — When listening to J.J. Outlaw speak, you’re reminded of an NFL coach. He speaks clearly and directly, rarely wasting syllables when answering a question. The 41-year-old, who is short and stocky, stands with a straight posture with his arms folded across his chest, one hand resting gently atop the other. When he’s...
INDIANAPOLIS — Shortly after the Indiana Fever selected Tamika Catchings as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2001 WNBA draft, she remembers having a microphone thrust in her face and being asked, “What do you know about Indiana?” Catchings, not knowing much about the state where she would soon be moving to, replied, “They...
Damian Lillard will return to the Pacific Northwest as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers after two seasons in Milwaukee. Damian Lillard‘s trail has blazed its way back to a familiar place. Per Shams Charania of ESPN, Lillard is set to sign a three-year, $42 million deal to return to the Portland Trail Blazers,...
CLEVELAND – With little resistance, small children and young teens easily squeezed through the loose cluster of security and video crew members to snap quick selfies with Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Over the course of four hours on Wednesday evening, nearly 1,000 residents of the Garden Valley Apartments on the southeast side of Cleveland gathered...
Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton calls the period between 2014 and 2016 the hardest years of her career. After ending her college career as the best women’s basketball player in the history of the University of Texas at El Paso and earning Associated Press honorable mention All-America honors her senior season, Thornton declared for...
The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game will feature a series of experimental rule changes aimed at increasing pace and fan engagement, including the debut of a 4-point shot and three other modifications that will only be in effect during the exhibition event. The game, which features Team Caitlin Clark vs. Team Napheesa Collier, will be played...
ATLANTA — In the parlance of the internet, this is not a real place. There are certain cities in America where the sheer size, scope and variety of absurdity that goes on every day often makes the concept of everyday life feel like it’s happening in some combination of a fever dream and simulation that...
The first WNBA matchup between Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers wasn’t just a matchup; it was a moment years in the making. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Inside a sold-out Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday afternoon, Clark’s Indiana Fever pulled away from Bueckers and the Dallas Wings for a 102–83 victory, as two...
LAS VEGAS – The unique sound of New Orleans jazz instantly brought a smile to Louisiana native Joe Dumars’ face. It was at that moment that the new leader of the New Orleans Pelicans came to the realization that he was truly back home. “I walked into the hotel and I could faintly hear some...
We’ll track the top performers each day from the 2K26 NBA Summer League, beginning July 10 in Las Vegas. The first weekend of NBA Summer League, an ever-important stretch on the summer basketball calendar, is officially complete. There is still another week of action at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion...