​  There was exciting news and also a little bit of a bummer when it came to Dukies and the NBA Draft this year. The Duke Basketball Roundup guys hopped on to do a pod shortly after Isaiah Evans was taken in the second round (they

​  INDIANAPOLIS — After a second straight game defined largely by non-basketball plays involving Caitlin Clark, Fever head coach Stephanie White hit her breaking point.Wednesday’s 111-109 loss to the Mercury featured Clark leaving with an injury midway through the third quarter. Still plenty took place before

​  Sources say LaMelo Ball has been looking forward to this upcoming season with the team that drafted him No. 3 overall in 2020 to try to build off of Charlotte’s momentum from 2025-26. The Hornets went a surprising 44-38 this season, only to fall at

​  Minnesota has maintained that perimeter defensive ace Jaden McDaniels is off limits in trade conversations. Sources say that the Wolves also prefer to “do right” by injured guard Donte DiVincenzo and keep the Villanova product out of their offseason business after he sustained a devastating

​  Story by‪Tony East‬: Keba Keita has agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with the Pacers, per league source. The plan is for him to be with the team for summer league. Played at BYU the last two seasons.bsky.appThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Keba

​  Story byBennett Durando: Ben Tenzer: “We just can’t comment on (extension progress with Nikola Jokic) because of the league rules, but you’ve heard what he’s said about his happiness here. We feel really comfortable with that relationship.”x.comThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Nuggets VP

​  These deals bothered Doc Rivers and other coaches, as they felt the organization had bowed too much to appease their star player. To them, Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted things both ways. “Giannis said so many things,” a former coach said, “It stems from your actions, which

​  Austin Reaves collapsed on the grass at The Course at Eagle Mountain. Talks with the Los Angeles Lakers about his free agency lasted only a week, but Reaves was fried. Tuesday needed to be the last of it — for his sanity. “I didn’t like

​  Jaylen Brown: “ESPN is unethical, and Stephen A. Smith is the head face of that. The organization, the players, they were all in agreeaance. They all knew what I meant by that. Our team was basically salary dumped. We lost a lot of players. For

​  Jonas Valanciunas, who has spent 14 years playing at the highest level, said no player has impressed him more with their dedication to the game (than Nikola Jokic). “Yeah, people see one photo, some appearance somewhere, maybe they spot a guy having a beer or