The 2025 NBA Draft is done and dusted (see Draft Log). The league adopted a two-day format once again this year, and while reviews were mixed, it did allow teams to sit and stew on their decisions for an extra day. That helped some teams and it hurt others, as the league’s usual suspects tumbled...
3XBA offers aspiring pro players a chance to play FIBA-sanctioned 3×3 basketball
The WNBA is one of the most competitive professional sports leagues to compete in due to its maximum roster size of only 12 players per team. The 3×3 Basketball Association (3XBA), which launched in 2024, hopes to change the landscape of what opportunities are available stateside for aspiring pros by providing a chance for them...
3XBA offers aspiring players a chance to play FIBA-sanctioned 3×3 basketball
The WNBA is one of the most competitive professional sports leagues to compete in due to its maximum roster size of only 12 players per team. The 3×3 Basketball Association (3XBA), which launched in 2024, hopes to change the landscape of what opportunities are available stateside for aspiring athletes by providing a chance for them...
NBA Draft Day 1: Top 6 Storylines
For the first time ever, the NBA Draft is being held over two days. The first day (June 25) saw teams select first round choices (Draft Tracker) with the second round taking place June 26. Now that the first round is in the books, we answer questions, make predictions and analyze the top six storylines...
‘I feel like we both got drafted today’: Wizards’ pick Tre Johnson, formerly ‘worst critic’ dad share moment
It would appear that the key to being an NBA draft pick isn’t just size, talent and hard work. No, you also might need a hater for a father. In 2019, Memphis Grizzlies pick Ja Morant said his dad, Tee, was his “first hater.” On Wednesday night, Washington Wizards first-round pick Tre Johnson said in...
At 2025 NBA draft, Wisconsin forward John Tonje can complete an unlikely journey
Wisconsin forward John Tonje easily smiles when he reflects on his unlikely journey as a mediocre-at-best high school freshman to a projected second-round pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Predicting Tonje’s current position back then would have been scoffed at. Now, Tonje is getting the last laugh. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound forward was selected by the...
Indiana Fever Release DeWanna Bonner, Sign Aari McDonald
The Indiana Fever’s DeWanna Bonner era is over, as her release has given way to a return for Aari McDonald. DeWanna Bonner is officially cleared from the Indiana Fever. (Photo by Zach Barron/NBAE via Getty Images) The decorated WNBA All-Star has been released by the Indiana Fever after wearing their uniform for nine games. The...
One stroke kept Tim O’Neal from PGA Tour. Decades later, HBCU grad finds home on pro tour for seniors
For good reason, PGA Tour Champions golfer Tim O’Neal would be remiss to admit he was “living in the moment” while hitting the biggest shot of his life in last year’s Dominion Energy Charity Classic in Richmond, Virginia. O’Neal admits he didn’t have a full grasp of “the moment” he was in. “I never looked...
Pelicans Trade CJ McCollum to Wizards for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey
The New Orleans Pelicans are reshaping their backcourt and timeline, trading veteran guard CJ McCollum and forward Kelly Olynyk to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday in exchange for guard Jordan Poole, forward Saddiq Bey, and the No. 40 overall pick in Thursday’s 2025 NBA Draft, according to ESPN. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) McCollum, 32,...
Rucker Park becomes a stage in ‘Bounce: The Basketball Opera’
Jerry Coston will never forget the jitters and anxiety playing his first game at Holcombe Rucker Park — which in New York, and beyond, stands as the Mecca for outdoor basketball. “My first bucket was a corner 3 and the crowd went crazy,” Coston, who grew up in the Bronx, said of that game two...









