SPRINGFIELD, Mass. , Spike Lee got a photo with Larry Bird and a technical foul from a Hall of Fame referee. Not a bad first trip to basketball’s birthplace to pick up an honor he didn’t know existed. The film maker was added to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s superfans galleryHe had been…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. , Honored for his devotion to a basketball team that doesn’t have a Hall of Fame history, Billy Crystal couldn’t help but note the irony. “How strange to be getting a ring before any of the Clippers,” he said. The actor is being added to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s James…
Back when the Lakers were putting on shows as good as anything coming out of Hollywood, the coolest guy in the building might’ve been courtside. Even across the country, everyone noticed Jack Nicholson, “Growing up, the guy I looked at was Jack Nicholson,” Spike Lee said. “When I was sitting in the blue seats at…
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, #22, drives to the basket against Atlanta Dream guard Destanni Henderson, #33, during a WNBA preseason game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 9, 2024. Brian Spurlock | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The Women’s National Basketball Association’s viewership and attendance boomed during the 2024 season, as the…
Local fans of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche will have some new ways to watch their teams’ games this season. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment — Stan Kroenke’s company that owns several professional sports franchises including Denver’s NBA and NHL teams along with their regional sports network, Altitude — is partnering with…
Four-time NBA Champion Steph Curry is already planning for life after basketball. The 10-time NBA All-Star spoke to CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Tuesday about the rest of his basketball career, his various businesses and goals for after his playing career ends. The 36-year-old Curry has a media company, Unknown Mediaand a youth golf…
New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge. Eric W. Rasco Sports Illustrated | Getty Images Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment, the joint venture between MSG Networks and the YES Network, is launching a new app in the fall that will air local games for seven New York area teams. The package announced Wednesday is believed to…
The NBA logo before the game between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on March 11, 2024. Nic Antaya | Getty Images Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans fans are waiting for a new way to watch local games in the upcoming National Basketball Association season. Both teams are…
Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces alleging her former team and head coach Becky Hammon withheld agreed-upon benefits and questioned her commitment to the team after learning Hamby was pregnant. Hamby, a multiple-time all-star who won a championship with the Aces in…
PARIS — True to their word, the US Olympic men’s basketball team showed up to see Simone Biles at the To install Paris Games. Several members of the Olympic squad — Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Jrue Holiday among them — were in Paris on Thursday night to watch the women’s all-around competitionwhere…
