NBA
The NBA, the WNBA, free agency, the draft, the show, and the Belgians who play there. Watched from Belgium at three in the morning: we appreciate it, then we go to bed.
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The Suns owner is looking for a culture, Chantal looks among the stacked chairs
Mat Ishbia, owner of the Phoenix Suns, told CNBC Sports “I kind of just threw money at the problem” and said he hadn’t defined an identity at the start. Kevin Durant, in…
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Brown and Tatum didn’t greet each other at warm-up: nothing for the table to note
Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have reportedly not spoken since Brown’s trade from Boston to Philadelphia in June, according to BasketNews. A viral preseason video shows them a few steps apart at…
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Mike Conley coaches the Celtics for a night: Darnell’s mother asks who picked him
Mike Conley, 39, the Boston Celtics point guard, ran his team’s rotations in a preseason game against Charlotte, at coach Joe Mazzulla’s request. Half of the GMs name him as the active…
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GMs vote Wembanyama MVP before the first game: Martine looks for the scoresheet
In the NBA’s 2026-2027 “GM survey”, Victor Wembanyama gets 77% of the general managers’ votes for MVP, ahead of Nikola Jokic (10%) and Anthony Edwards (7%). The San Antonio Spurs are title…
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A Diaz Graham twin replaces the other in Dallas: Dimitri swaps only the first name
The Dallas Mavericks cut Spanish power forward Jorge Diaz Graham on Thursday and signed his identical twin Guillermo about five hours later. According to Eurohoops, it is a formality: both brothers are…
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Garnett would coach Portland, but never: Dimitri still prepared the entrance
Kevin Garnett named the Portland Trail Blazers as the team he would pick if he had to coach, during a live stream with streamer N3ON. The Hall of Famer insists, though, that…
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Lendeborg admits he was scared of Doncic: Darnell’s mother sees a good sign
Yaxel Lendeborg, Golden State Warriors rookie and 11th pick in the 2026 Draft, told BasketNews he was spooked to learn he would guard Luka Doncic. Doncic ended up resting, and Steve Kerr…
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The NBA hunts flopping with a four-letter acronym, Martine looks for the column
The NBA says calls for “flopping” will be enforced this season once the line between exaggerating contact and faking it is crossed. In the preseason, Jalen Brunson (Knicks) was given a technical…
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Anthony Edwards promises no friends in the NBA: Darnell’s mother asks who will defend
Anthony Edwards, the Minnesota Timberwolves star, has warned that opponents should expect no friendly treatment this season, according to BasketNews. LeBron James, for his part, said he had not watched Edwards’s Adidas…
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Micah Nori stops a scrimmage with one word, Martine resets the clock to six minutes
In his first season in charge of the Portland Trail Blazers, Micah Nori wants to get his messages across in as few words as possible. At a messy practice, he stopped a…
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Noah Penda’s dunk comes back out off his face: Darnell’s mother looks for a defender
A dunk by Noah Penda, Orlando’s Frenchman, was disallowed against Cleveland: the ball, not yet fully through, hit his face and popped back out briefly before dropping in again. Penda blocked himself,…
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The NBA repaints thirty floors for the NBA Cup, Chantal eyes her three sets of lines
For the fourth edition of the NBA Cup, the NBA has unveiled 30 fully painted floors in each franchise’s colours, with the team name in giant letters and a slogan in the…