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On this day: Red names Bill Russell head coach; Sam Jones drafted

On this day in 1966, Celtics legend Red Auerbach named Bill Russell his successor as head coach, 9 years after they drafted Sam Jones.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chip Scoggins: How Paige Bueckers is using endorsements to give back

MINNEAPOLIS — Paige Bueckers is one of the most recognizable athletes in college sports. She has a massive social media following and a large platform as a star basketball player with UConn's storied program.

Tribune News Service

Mike Bianchi: By Title IX standards, NIL stands for Not Inherently Legal

ORLANDO, Fla. — There are many us who have been led to believe that “NIL” is an acronym for Name, Image and Likeness, but it’s becoming more and more clear that another acronym might be more accurate.

Orlando Sentinel

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New Orleans Pelicans chief slams claims Zion Williamson 'did not want to play basketball'

Zion Williamson has now been sidelined for over three months and has missed more than 48 games for the third time in his four years in the NBA, but the team's front office has defended him

Daily Mirror

Bulls’ Arturas Karnisovas says blowing up the roster is not an option

Two seasons of underachieving has the executive vice president of basketball operations frustrated, but Karnisovas made it very clear on Saturday that blowing up the roster was not in the cards. So how does he fix it? He’s going to have to be very creative, and somehow get the Reinsdorfs…

Chicago Sun-Times

Basketball Star Shares Very Hot Take on NBA, NFL Stars’ Ability to Play in the Other League

The forward is confident in NBA players' abilities.

Sports Illustrated

Chinese basketball investigates suspicious game result

The Chinese Basketball Association has ordered an investigation into a championship round game that ended with a last-minute, come-from-behind win following a series of turnovers

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Kerala's Ann Mary is 5th Indian to get NCAA call, a step away from WNBA

NAGPUR: Ann Mary Zachariah averaged 15.4 points per game in her first collegiate season at the junior level in the US and took a giant leap towards realizing her dream of playing in the world's best basketball league for women - the WNBA.

The Times of India

High school basketball star Mikey Williams arrested on gun charges

SAN DIEGO — San Ysidro High School basketball star Mikey Williams was arrested Thursday on multiple allegations of assault with a firearm in connection with a shooting last month in Jamul, sheriff's officials said.

Tribune News Service

Memphis basketball recruit Mikey Williams facing felony gun charges

The top-rated recruit for the Tigers' 2023 class was arrested Thursday following an incident in his hometown of San Diego.

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Dick Vitale Makes Passionate Call for NCAA Changes Amid College Hoops ’Nightmare’

One of college basketball’s most respected voices is imploring the NCAA to make changes to the transfer portal.

Sports Illustrated

The NBA’s past going against the NBA’s future is the biggest matchup of the playoffs

This postseason is going to be so fun

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Q&A with JJ Redick: ‘I’m more obsessed with basketball now than I’ve ever been’

Redick: "When I become obsessed, it becomes an encyclopedia up in this brain."

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Former Michigan State basketball PG Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr. joining Bowling Green staff

Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr. joining Bowling Green staff as an assistant coach

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The Independent UK

Who is Connor Sturgeon, the Louisville gunman? Basketball star, bank worker, mass shooter

Connor Sturgeon, 25, was an employee at Old National Bank in downtown, Louisville. On Monday, he killed five coworkers in a horror attack. Rachel Sharp, Megan Sheets and Graig Graziosi report

The Independent UK

Nuggets enter playoffs healthy for first time since bubble

Many basketball buffs aren't giving the Denver Nuggets much of a chance to reach their first NBA Finals despite being the top seed in the Western Conference

USA Today Sports Media Group

Where MSU basketball lands in way-too-early preseason rankings for 2023-24 season

Michigan State basketball will enter next year with extremely high expectations - see where the media experts have the Spartans as we enter the offseason

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Ja Morant countersues teen, says incident endangered his career

Grizzlies guard Ja Morant countersued the teenager with whom he fought during a pickup game, alleging that the then-17-year-old threw a ball at his face in a way that could have been career-ending.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ben Frederickson: 50 years after historic NCAA domination, Bill Walton returns to St. Louis with impressive perspective

An unmistakable 6-foot-11 inch example of embracing the here and now could be found this week perched on a stool in the fifth-floor gym of the Missouri Athletic Club.

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Couch: Izzo’s latest roster is ‘perfect’ for him – for it’s possibilities and how it’s constructed

It's been an eventful week for Michigan State basketball

Miami Herald

Cavinder twins on post-basketball life: 'We love WWE ... excited in a future with them'

MIAMI — Haley and Hanna Cavinder, the former Miami Hurricanes twin basketball guards, said they are “excited” about a future with the WWE.

Los Angeles Times

After stellar freshman season, UCLA's Amari Bailey declares for the NBA draft

LOS ANGELES — Having flourished on college basketball's biggest stage, Amari Bailey is moving on to something bigger.

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Former MSU basketball PG Lourawls Nairn Jr. heading to Bowling Green as assistant coach

Lourawls 'Tum-Tum' Nairn is moving up the coaching ranks:

The Orange County Register

Healthy, productive Anthony Davis is key to Lakers’ playoff success

One glance at him on the basketball court and you just know Anthony Davis was born to play the game, and play it well. His arms seem to extend to the heavens. His legs carry him with the speed and certainty of a much smaller man. He can beat opponents…

Tribune News Service

Dawn Staley expected to hire Duke assistant to fill South Carolina coaching vacancy

Winston Gandy has resigned as Duke women’s basketball’s associate head coach with the expectation he will join Dawn Staley’s staff at South Carolina.

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