Los Angeles Sparks forward Rickea Jackson grew up idolizing Sparks legend Candace Parker. Parker’s silky dominance on the court, trailblazing legacy and iconic No. 3 jersey became a symbol of greatness at the University of Tennessee and in the WNBA. A decade later, Jackson found herself not only wearing the same Tennessee orange but also...
The Oklahoma City Thunder are locking in another piece of their championship core. The team has agreed to a five-year rookie max extension with center Chet Holmgren worth up to $250 million. The deal, reported first by ESPN’s Shams Charania, is fully guaranteed and includes no player or team options. Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images...
San Antonio Spurs rookie guard Dylan Harper was already in awe when he saw all five of the Spurs’ NBA championship banners hanging from the rafters at their practice facility during his draft workout. The teenager said he felt like a giddy fan moments later when he saw former Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich and...
The Orlando Magic have secured their franchise cornerstone for at least the next half-decade, signing forward Paolo Banchero to a five-year rookie max contract extension that could reach $287 million, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Banchero is the first player to sign a rookie max extension since 2021, when Luka Doncic and Trae Young reached...
The date is unknown, and perhaps several years away. But Sean Combs will one day be a free man again. When he is, Combs will re-enter a world where the universe he erected over the last three decades has been altered forever. There will be no return to business as usual. Not after something like...
The Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, and Utah Jazz have completed a three-team trade that retools each roster in distinct ways ahead of the 2025–26 NBA season. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) According to ESPN, the deal sends Norman Powell to the Heat, John Collins to the Clippers, and Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson, and a...
WASHINGTON — Kiki Iriafen can’t believe she’s a WNBA All-Star so soon. When the Washington Mystics rookie forward was asked Sunday how she would have responded — when she was drafted three months ago — to the notion of being an All-Star in her first season, Iriafen was blunt. “I would have laughed at you,”...
It’s no secret that the modern NBA considers itself a year-round product. The never-ending calendar continues with the opening of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas next week, just a few weeks after the NBA Draft and conclusion of the NBA Finals. We’re still a week out, but the free agency onslaught is finally...
Dwight Howard and LA Riot get tested by Corey Brewer and the Houston right hands in Miami. Corey Brewer put on a show. Week 3 of the Big3 season. The post Dwight Howard Gets TESTED By Corey Brewer Then Goes OFF at The Big 3 appeared first on Ballislife.com.
A summer grassroots staple is the Nike EYBL Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C. The grassroots calendar has changed over the years, but Peach Jam for Nike’s elite grassroots teams has stayed relatively the same, even after the NCAA recruiting scandal and COVID-19. The top 24 17U teams qualify for Peach Jam, and a few...