Nick Wright on the debate if LeBron James tenure in LA was a success:
“LeBron the record is 8 years with the Lakers, 7 trips to the playoffs. 2 seasons where they made a conference finals and 1 championship. And you’re going to have folks today earnestly genuinely try to argue that LeBron Lakers tenure was a failure. To which I would simply say or ask and don’t even add I’m not even asking you to add any age related qualifiers to it. Has Giannis 13 year Bucks career been a failure? Because in those 13 years, Giannis has 1 trip to the finals, 1 championship, and 1 trip to another conference finals and that’s the exact same thing as Bron in his 8 with the Lakers.”
(Via @WhatsWrightShow)
Stephen A. Smith suggests Luka fakes injuries when he starts playing bad
“Wait a minute now that wasn’t happening when you were dropping 30+ the last 12, 13, 15 games. But suddenly now your damn hamstring is hurt.”
San Antonio Spurs No. 2 pick Dylan Harper underwent surgery Friday to repair a partially torn ligament in his left thumb that he suffered in a workout Wednesday, and the hope is Harper will be ready for the season opener Oct. 22 in Dallas, sources tell ESPN.
@ShamsCharania The NBA ASG is a really easy quick fix. Go with how the MLB does it… back to East v West and whoever wins, gets homecourt advantage in the Finals.
You’re welcome Adam Silver.
The 2026 NBA All-Star Game format is likely to feature a round-robin tournament consisting three eight-player squads of two USA teams and one World team, sources tell ESPN. NBA and players union presented format to the Competition Committee on Wednesday and response was positive.
Golden State made renewed push to retain Jonathan Kuminga, but the RFA continues to decline a two-year, $45 million offer due to Warriors insistence on a team option and waiving a built-in no-trade clause, sources tell ESPN.
Details with @anthonyVslater: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…
@KTLA Ppl on here complaining that Beyonce is not country when no one bothered to check out her hand symbol. Clearly she is a Satan worshipper. Be careful now. -Christ believer here
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour may now be over, but it will forever be in the history books. It is now the highest-grossing country tour of all time!
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Free agent guard Jared Butler has agreed to a one-year deal with the Phoenix Suns, Mark Bartelstein and Kieran Piller of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. The 2021 second-rounder averaged 9 points in 17 minutes per game over 60 contests for the 76ers and Wizards last season.
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II has undergone surgery to clean up bone spurs in his right foot, sources tell ESPN. He is expected to be healthy for training camp.
ESPN story on Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert completing a third contract extension in eight seasons for president of basketball operations Koby Altman and his front office staff: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…
BREAKING: Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker has agreed to a two-year, $145 million maximum contract extension with the franchise through the 2029-30 season, the highest annual extension salary in NBA history, CAA’s Jessica Holtz and Melvin Booker told ESPN.