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A 1997 Kobe Bryant Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems rookie trading card with a metallic green background sold for a record amount.

UNC’s full attention shifts to finding a new center.

Azzi Fudd is several days into her first WNBA training camp. Here's what her Dallas Wings teammates and coaches are saying about her.

Here are the top 5 plays from yesterday's NBA play-off action.

The Los Angeles Lakers may have saved their season with a quiet trade that is paying off in a massive way against the Houston Rockets.

There are bad playoff losses that really force a contender to look in the mirror. The Denver Nuggets’ 113-96 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs falls firmly into that category. This wasn’t just a case of missed shots or a hot opponent. This was a structural breakdown that […] The post Nuggets most to blame for pathetic Game 3 loss to Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Where do we draw the line on physicality? And wasn’t handchecking made illegal a long time ago?

It’s another edition of Fraternizing with the Enemy as J.R. Wilco and Dave Deckard analyze the series after two games.

NBA officiating is in a bad place.

The TarHeel247 team has deep-rooted ties inside the North Carolina program and reveals the latest 2026 UNC basketball roster updates and offseason news after the hiring of new coach Michael Malone

As the WNBA starts back up next month, the league has seen a lot of shakeup. Thanks to the WNBPA and the league’s next collective bargaining agreement, players can now receive higher salaries. The offseason has seen a historic free agency period. Superstars like A’ja Wilson and Aliyah Boston re-signed with their teams. Others like […] The post The Minnesota Lynx Flopped in Free Agency appeared first on The Lead.

Extended highlights and box score from the Celtics Game 2 loss to the 76ers on Wednesday.

The post Paul Pierce questions Knicks hierarchy, says Karl-Anthony Towns must lead title push appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Inside the fallout and what's next for UNC after the All-ACC big man passes on lucrative NIL deal to go pro.

Jordi Fernandez navigated the Brooklyn Nets through two arduous tanking seasons. Owner Joe Tsai and General Manager Sean Marks rewarded Fernandez and his entire staff with multi-year contract extensions earlier this week as the team moves forward in its rebuild. The Nets have voiced their belief in Fernandez since hiring him two years ago. However, […] The post Nets’ Jordi Fernandez breaks silence on contract extension as Brooklyn enters pivotal offseason appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Lillard, the franchise star who returned last summer, has not played this season after tearing his Achilles in last year's playoffs

The Denver Nuggets are searching for answers after a rough night, and the absence of Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson loomed large in a 113-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA Playoffs. Denver struggled on both ends. The energy was off. The matchups slipped away. As ESPN’s Anthony Slater reported, head coach David […] The post Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon, Peyton Watson updates after Game 3 shellacking by Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

As the San Antonio Spurs were in the midst of starting a new era, Keldon Johnson was beginning a new personal era as well. Less than a calendar year after leading the team in scoring at 22 points per game, the then and still longest tenured Spur moved from the starting lineup to a reserve […] The post How ‘looking in the mirror’ helped Spurs’ Keldon Johnson to Sixth Man Award appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Despite an injury that cut his season short, NBA executives are really high on the Georgia native.

The action begins this weekend with the top eight teams squaring off, with all games available on the ESPN App.

The role players of the Los Angeles Lakers have stepped up in a massive way so far in their first round playoff series against the Houston Rockets and have gotten much deserved praise for doing so. But make no mistake, superstar LeBron James continues to lead the way for this team without their leading scorers […]

The Chicago Bulls’ search for a new head of basketball operations encountered an early setback as a prominent candidate withdrew from consideration during the initial round of interviews. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, co-head of CAA’s basketball division Austin Brown informed the Bulls that he would not pursue the position. The update was shared […] The post Bulls have high-ranking agent pull out of president interview process appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Isaiah Hartenstein never expected a museum visit to be life-altering. Before the 7-foot center even signed his free agent contract with Oklahoma City two years ago, Thunder general manager Sam Presti told him onboarding would include a trip to the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, the site where 168 people were killed on April 19, 1995. Presti requires new players to go so they can understand what the locals endured as a result of the Oklahoma City bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Fe...

Kansas star freshman Darryn Peterson is entering the 2026 NBA draft, where he is expected to be one of the top picks.

Before the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty of the early 2000s reached their pinnacle of success, they went through trials...

For three quarters, the Cleveland Cavaliers looked like a team in control of its destiny. By the final buzzer, though, they looked like a team unraveling under pressure. Game 3 in Toronto was a 22-point statement that exposed Cleveland’s most fragile tendencies. This was supposed to be the game that buried the Raptors. Instead, it […] The post Cavs most to blame for ugly 22-point Game 3 loss to Raptors appeared first on ClutchPoints.

How well do you know your 2025-26 starting centre?

The new Blazers owner is slashing costs, and fans won't receive T-shirts as Portland hosts its first playoff game in five years on Friday

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PAOK has officially announced the appointment of Giorgos Tsiaras as Sports Director L'articolo PAOK appoints Giorgos Tsiaras as new Sports Director proviene da Sportando.