LeBron James sat out the NBA’s All-Star Game on Sunday night, marking the first time he was selected but didn’t participate in the mid-season showcase. The Los Angeles Lakers star announced that he would miss the mini-tournament just 90 minutes before it was set to start, due to lingering discomfort in his left foot and … Read more
John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter With just four weeks remaining until Selection Sunday, college basketball delivered the best weekend of the regular season that we’ve seen to date, headlined by the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown in the sport in four years. Last week, we kept Auburn as the top team … Read more
The SEC was at the center of the college basketball universe Saturday, which began when the NCAA revealed its top 16 seeds. Auburn, Alabama, and Florida were on the No. 1 seed line, and six of the top 10 teams on the seed list came from the SEC. While Selection Sunday is just over four … Read more
The SEC was at the center of the college basketball universe Saturday, which began when the NCAA revealed its top 16 seeds. Auburn, Alabama, and Florida were on the No. 1 seed line, and six of the top 10 teams on the seed list came from the SEC. While Selection Sunday is just over four … Read more
What is a king to a god? What’s the dunk contest to LeBron James? 6 James has accomplished everything there is to accomplish in the NBA, but has never participated in the dunk contestCredit: Getty For all of James’ accolades, championships, records, MVPs, he has one noticeable omission from his resume. No, not the elusive … Read more
Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are one step closer to going into the Basketball Hall of Fame. If all goes well, they might get in twice. Anthony and Howard were among the finalists announced Friday by the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame for enshrinement as part of the class of 2025. They both made it … Read more
For years, the UCLA-USC women’s basketball rivalry has been a highly-anticipated matchup, but the stakes surrounding this year’s version are different. UCLA is undefeated and the No. 1-ranked team in the country, led by National player of the Year favorite Lauren Betts. USC sits at 21-2 overall and 11-1 in Big Ten play. The Trojans … Read more
The 2025 trade deadline brought more change to the landscape of the league than many would have anticipated. The action began in the first week of February, when the high-profile trades including Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis, De’Aaron Fox and Zach LaVine shocked the association. The drama carried over into last week, where more big names, … Read more
The Knicks had two full days off following their most lopsided loss of the season in a 131-104 defeat against the Celtics on Saturday night. The Knicks entered that contest 6-1 over their prior seven games while scoring more than 120 points in five of the seven contests, so what version of New York can … Read more
When he left Marquette in 2008 to become the next head coach of an Indiana basketball program saddled with a depleted roster and crippling NCAA sanctions, Tom Crean required only two words to justify his decision. “It’s Indiana.” To Crean, Indiana was “the absolute pinnacle of all of college basketball,” a program with “incredible tradition.” … Read more