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Future bright for Chicago prep stars
The Duke-bound Okafor, the heir apparent to Jabari Parker‘s legacy as Chicago’s nicest prep star, had the best seat in the house for one of Chicago’s wildest high school basketball games in recent memory. Saddled with foul trouble, Okafor played sparingly in the second half before fouling out late in the fourth quarter of Friday’s […]
Continue readingMcDonald’s pick thrills Jabari Parker
CHICAGO — Simeon senior forward Jabari Parker has always dreamed of being a McDonald’s All American, partly because of its prestigious status, but also because it was something Bulls star Derrick Rose did during his Simeon career. Parker has weighed his career accomplishments with Rose’s ever since he enrolled at Simeon as a freshman. Piece […]
Continue readingDuke lands Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones
“We just wanted the best opportunity to win,” Okafor said after the decisions were announced live from the players’ respective high schools on ESPNU. Okafor and Jones are the most notable package deal in college basketball since Greg Oden and Mike Conley committed to Ohio State in the 2006 class, but it’s unprecedented in that […]
Continue readingLike father like son: How former pros helped their sons make it in the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB
That’s certainly the trend in professional sports. More than a few players in the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB have followed in the footsteps of their dads. In fact, in three of those four sports, the number of second-generation players has increased notably this century. The NHL tops the list as 6.1% of players who […]
Continue readingBoston Celtics add 5 players to protocols; 8 players out vs. Bucks
Guard C.J. Miles, forwards Aaron Nesmith and Justin Jackson, and centers Enes Freedom and Bruno Fernando were all added to the protocols, bringing Boston’s current official count of players in protocols to 12 ahead of Saturday’s Christmas Day showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks. Eight players — those five plus guard Josh Richardson and forwards Sam […]
Continue readingGolden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole, Boston Celtics’ Al Horford, Grant Williams in COVID-19 protocols
In the 24 hours leading up to the game, five players — forwards Jabari Parker, Juancho Hernangomez, Grant Williams and Sam Hauser and center Al Horford — all went into the protocols, while guard Dennis Schroder was set to miss Friday’s game with a non-COVID-19 illness. “I wouldn’t say it’s frustrating. It’s something everybody is […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023
Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingCoach K won in all different ways, and his final team could be one of his best
When Mike Krzyzewski steps down as Duke head coach after the 2021-22 season, he will have won more than 1,100 career games and at least five national titles. The bottom-line numbers will defy belief, and Coach K will quite rightly be hailed for his remarkable and, in many cases, unequalled quantitative excellence. Yet it’s possible […]
Continue readingBoston Celtics’ winning streak ends despite Jayson Tatum’s first triple-double
While Tatum finished with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 102-96 loss to the Chicago Bulls, he shot just 3-for-17 (17.6 percent) from the field — the first time he shot below 20 percent in a game this season — as the Celtics failed to make yet another fourth-quarter comeback to beat […]
Continue reading2021 NBA trade deadline: League insiders say whether these teams should acquire, unload or stand pat
Two lottery-bound teams swapping bench players headed for restricted free agency isn’t exactly a repeat of the James Harden blockbuster. And unfortunately for fans hoping for another move that will shake up the NBA title race, it doesn’t look like that will happen in the next week. “I just think it’s going to be a […]
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