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🚨TIPPING OFF THIS EVENING🚨 TWO EVENINGS OF GREAT HS HOOPS IN A GREAT HS ATMOSPHERE‼️ LOADED FIELD WITH PLENTY OF TALENT IN DISPLAY THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY JANUARY 2ND & 3RD AT FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY‼️ MAKE SURE YOU’RE IN THE BUILDING‼️ #HOOPCITIESINV #REPYOURCITY

@SocialSight @BallTalkO Why not

should the Lakers sign Chris Paul 👀

@brhoops @daves_joint Whoever gets him is getting a hooper

7-foot recruit no one is talking about 👀 Miikka Muurinen aka 'Slim Jesus' is one of the best players at this year's Nike Hoop Summit. Miikka was one of the top prospects in the 2026 class before leaving the states to play professionally at Partizan Belgrade.

@TheHoopHerald @FredrickCannon1 Most definitely

Whatever the rules are, if there are any, will certainly be followed by LSU’s new staff

@ShaneTuttleNCAA 🤣🤣

NEWS: Audi Crooks has committed to the University of Michigan and will play for Dusty May next season. Crooks joins the 2026 National Champions after averaging 25.8 PPG and 7.7 RPG at Iowa State.

@TheDunkCentral @RunItBackFDTV Agreed he’s the rookie of the year

Former Maverick Chandler Parsons says Kon Knueppel is the Rookie of the Year, and it’s not close 😳 "Cooper Flagg is the best player in this draft... but if I had a Rookie of the Year vote, it's Kon Knueppel's and I don't think it's close." (Via @RunItBackFDTV )

@LegionHoops @DraymondShow @NBA__Courtside Had every right to feel disrespected because if that’s how they went about doing there business then that’s crazy and classless to say the least

Anthony Davis says he felt a bit disrespected after the Lakers traded him for Luka: “I was there 6 years, we won a championship and I can’t even get a phone call or a text to tell me this is what you’re thinking?” (via @DraymondShow, h/t @NBA__Courtside)

@TheDunkCentral @nypost Not sure why they would’ve ever thought that, they thought that Giannis sitting around somewhere saying to himself I’d love to play with Mikal Bridges🤔🤣

The Nets reportedly had hoped that Mikal Bridges would have been good enough to lure Giannis Antetokounmpo to Brooklyn, per @nypost “The Nets never viewed Mikal Bridges as Superman, but as the perfect Robin to team up with a potential Batman like Antetokounmpo. And sources told The Post that Brooklyn’s hope had been to lure the Greek star back in 2023-24. But when Antetokounmpo opted to stay put in Milwaukee, Marks pivoted and traded Bridges to the Knicks that June for a record-setting haul of five first-round picks and a swap.” (Via nypost.com/2026/04/08/spo…)

@stephenasmith Man sthu

Don’t f*ck with me because…I will show up! youtu.be/WmyAM-fJL5U?si…

@BrickCenter_ Surprised he takes this approach especially being a former player, I’d imagine he knows this doesn’t feel too good hearing your coach put you publicly

JJ Redick CALLED OUT the entire roster 😭 On Rui: “He wasn’t doing his job so I took him out.” On Vando: “It was a confluence of things he did wrong.” On Ayton: “He can’t catch the ball.”

@RGW_News Man he’s gone, kids considered a lottery, maybe even too 7-10 pick on some draft boards

Talks are happening behind closed doors this week in efforts to retain Nate Ament. Sources say that he’s 50/50 on if he goes for the draft or not this year.

@LegionHoops @patbev21 @NBA__Courtside And wouldn’t win a thing with Gobert

Patrick Beverley has his money on Rudy Gobert over Ben Wallace: “Rudy’s impact on defense is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before in NBA history.” (via @patbev21, h/t @NBA__Courtside)

@espn The whole tanking culture is horrible and ruining the fabric of the game, at some point in time folk genuinely “play to win the game” to quote Herm Edwards, but in the NBA that isn’t the case nowadays

Draymond Green shared his thoughts on the current tanking issue in the NBA following the Warriors' win over the Kings. What other NBA players, coaches and execs are saying about tanking: spr.ly/6018B6xGkq

@TheDunkCentral @ShamsCharania Ja trade value isn’t what it once was, few years ago Rollins would’ve been sent packing, not so much today

The Milwaukee Bucks declined to include Ryan Rollins in a trade package for Ja Morant, per @ShamsCharania

@On3 @BiqqBoiByars @GoodmanHoops Malone and staff should be looking at this kid

NEW: BYU star PG Rob Wright plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, @GoodmanHoops reports. on3.com/transfer-porta…

@FastbreakHoops5 McCants looks bitter in his pic lol

Real ball knowers only.

@CBBcontent @coach_VealJr @IAMATHLETEpod Defensive end or tight end??🤔

NFL teams including the Chicago Bears have shown interest in Michigan State forward Coen Carr. The 6-6 rising senior has reportedly recorded a 51.5 inch vertical. (Via @IAMATHLETEpod)

@FOXSportsKnox @tavisbridges124 Sheesh

Lady Vols guard and former five-star recruit Jaida Civil has entered the transfer portal, leaving coach Kim Caldwell with ZERO players on the roster. Civil, one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting class, will enter the portal after just one season on Rocky Top. Civil, a McDonald’s All-American, posted 6.4 points per game on 41.5% shooting in 30 appearances. The #LadyVols have lost 13 players since the end of the 2025-26 season due to eligibility or entering the transfer portal. High school signee Gabby Minus is the only player still tied to the Lady Vols. Will Kim Caldwell survive the offseason?

@PardonMyTake @BiqqBoiByars All wrong

@LegionHoops Facts, this was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Celtics but they’re sitting in second place on the East, Tatum has come back and finding his way in it all and they look to be playing their best ball at the right time heading into the playoffs

Giannis says he loves the culture that Joe Mazzulla creates: “Everything about my decision is based on winning— look at Joe Mazzulla. He had so many opportunities this season to make excuses but never did. He realized what he had in his players.”

@Hoopss @BallTalkO Ok well this is where college athletics is as far as being able to pay student athletes now

Michigan's roster is being scrutinized online before their national title game vs the UConn Huskies.