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After a historic season averaging 33.9 PPG, 9.8 APG, and 9.2 RPG, a few were surprised to see Luka Doncic not win the 2023-24 Most Valuable Playeraward. His statistics haven’t been seen since the likes of Wilt Chamberlain and the Mavericks finished with 50 wins in a stacked Western Conference. The people who thought he should’ve won MVP had their claims supported when he led the Mavs to the NBA Finals and won Western Conference Finals MVP after dominating the Minnesota Timberwolves. Now, he he a little extra proof that he should’ve been the MVP. Luka Doncic has won the…

Kobe Bryant was there when Team USA needed him the most. After a hugely disappointing bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics, Bryant was at the core of 2008’s Redeem Team. But for all of his impressive accomplishments that year, one stat stands out the most. Bryant was a perfect 36-0 while playing for Team USA, which includes Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 12. “If Kobe wasn’t on the team, USA would still lose in 2008,” one fan tweeted. “Kobe was the man!” a second fan posted.

Steph Curry will play in Team USA Men’s Basketball’s exhibition game against Team Canada on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, but the next-best shooter on the roster, in his mind, won’t. Kevin Durant, Curry’s former Warriors teammate from 2016 through 2019, will miss the game as he rehabs a calf injury. Curry, while talking to reporters at Team USA’s training camp on Sunday, was asked who the best shooter on the roster was, besides himself, and he explained why it’s Durant. I’ve seen it up close and personal for those [three] years we played together,” Curry said. “But we got shooters all over the floor.…

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James will not appear in the team’s Summer League clash with the Golden State Warriors on Sunday due to a knee injury. The No. 55 overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft has some trace swelling in his left knee and is being held out of Los Angeles’ game against Golden State due to precautionary reasons, although he is expected to be able to return during the Lakers’ next contest on Wednesday. James played 21 minutes during the team’s loss to the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. The 19-year-old struggled offensively, recording just four…

Tuesday’s grand unveiling of the annual Blue-Chip Ratio offered a glimpse at the teams history says are capable of winning college football’s 2024 national title. Unsurprisingly, the highest percentage of four- and five-star prospects in recent years began with Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia. But there was a big-name brand noticeably absent from the list that could have the ingredients to do what Washington did a year ago and make a national title push, despite missing the Blue-Chip Ratio. That team — identified by BCR author Bud Elliott as an outlier to watch — is Tennessee. “By the…

Tuesday’s grand unveiling of the annual Blue-Chip Ratio offered a glimpse at the teams history says are capable of winning college football’s 2024 national title. Unsurprisingly, the highest percentage of four- and five-star prospects in recent years began with Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia. But there was a big-name brand noticeably absent from the list that could have the ingredients to do what Washington did a year ago and make a national title push, despite missing the Blue-Chip Ratio. That team — identified by BCR author Bud Elliott as an outlier to watch — is Tennessee. “By the ‘narrowly…

Netflix removes a large section of titles each month and, depending where you are in the world, you won’t be warned. While in the US, the streaming service announces which films and TV shows will be taken down ahead of time, this does not happen in the UK. This means that, as well as the addition of a staggering amount of projects this month, a number of titles could vanish from your watchlist without you realising. Fortunately, The Independent has compiled a full list of everything being removed from Netflix in July. On Sunday (20 June), the first 11 seasons…

The Kansas City Chiefs struck gold when they selected Chris Jones with the 37th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Jones has helped them reach four and win three Super Bowls. He’s a five-time Pro Bowler and a two-time All-Pro selection at the defensive tackle position, yet he still finds a way to be underrated and underestimated. That became clearer than ever when the odds for Defensive Player of the Year were released this offseason, listing Jones as the tenth-highest odds to take home the award. do it consistently. But if he can put up numbers similar to how…

The inevitable happened on Thursday when Klutch Sports’ machinations and demands ensured Bronny James ended up being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers. Now the impossible will have to occur for him to succeed there. That LeBron James’ son and namesake would end up in L.A. was always the plan. Former Golden State Warriors President of Basketball Operations Bob Myers said the quiet part out loud on Thursday on ESPN’s draft coverage, sharing that “Rich Paul is calling teams … he’s telling them, do not take (Bronny). If you take him, he’s going to Australia.” That warning was also surely…

There were a lot of winners in this year’s still-unfolding NBA free agency period. But the city of Los Angeles, and its two grasping teams, wasn’t among them. As free agency has played out, the NBA’s vision of a parity-driven league has emerged in full force. Most of the teams atop the league’s pyramid have been pushed downward, or will face significant pressures on that front in the future. Denver, eliminated in the second round of the playoffs one year after its championship, saw itself get a little less formidable with the exit of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to Orlando. The Boston…