Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The World Cup is one of the premiere international competitions in the sport of basketball. Short of the Olympics and NBA Finals, it may be the most prestigious tournament in the world. This summer’s edition of […]
Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Dallas Mavericks announced on Tuesday they have signed free-agent forwards Al-Farouq Aminu and Ivan Johnson to undisclosed contracts. Aminu, 23, spent the past three seasons with New Orleans and averaged 7.2 points and 6.2 rebounds […]
Knoxville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Tennessee point guard Brandon Lopez will miss the upcoming season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee playing basketball with teammates, the school said Tuesday. Tennessee said in a news release the […]
Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin reportedly has a back injury that forced him to withdraw from the U.S. basketball team for this summer’s FIBA World Cup. According to the Los Angeles Times, Griffin has […]
Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – The Memphis Grizzlies signed general manager Chris Wallace to a contract extension on Tuesday. Wallace, who signed a multi-year deal, was serving as interim general manager/director of player personnel since May 19 when Grizzlies controlling owner […]
Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Dallas Mavericks have signed free agent forward Al-Farouq Aminu to an undisclosed contract. Aminu spent the past three seasons with New Orleans and last year averaged 7.2 points with 6.2 rebounds in 80 games, starting […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Being a decent shooting guard requires a fairly obvious skill … being able to shoot the ball efficiently. What separates the good players at the position from the elite ones in the college game, and really […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – The National Basketball Players Association has named Michele Roberts as the new executive director of the union. Roberts, a Washington, DC trial attorney, will replace Billy Hunter, who was removed from his post in February 2013. She will […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Six spots in the WNBA playoffs are still available to be claimed, as the league enters its final month of play before the postseason. The Mercury clinched a playoff berth last week by extending their franchise […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – The National Basketball Players Association has named Billy Hunter’s replacement as executive director in D.C. attorney Michele Roberts, according to multiple media reports. After a long day of meetings, a vote by the NBAPA executive committee members and […]