As arguably the most promising American prospect since LeBron James, the spotlight would have shined brightly on Cooper Flagg regardless of his draft destination. Flagg landing on the Dallas Mavericks, following their unprecedented stroke of lottery luck in the wake of a season of shocking change, only adds to the intrigue. It also puts Flagg … Read more
Getty Images The New England Patriots were out at practice on Wednesday and another Boston sports star — Jayson Tatum of the Celtics — was on hand. Notably, Tatum, roughly three months after suffering an Achilles tear in the NBA playoffs, was seen without a boot and walking rather comfortably. Tatum suffered a torn right … Read more
Getty Images Things are looking up in Lakerland as of late after the team signed franchise centerpiece Luka Doncic to a three-year, $165 million contract extension last week. It locks in Dončić for the foreseeable future, and now the Lakers can focus on building a contender around their superstar point guard. After acquiring Dončić in … Read more
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jayson Tatum was spotted at practice on Wednesday — just not on a basketball court. The Celtics star made an appearance at the New England Patriots’ joint training camp practice with the Washington Commanders. Jayson Tatum, who had surgery in May to repair a torn Achilles tendon, was seen at Patriots training … Read more
I’ll admit, after last year’s ranking of every traded first-round pick in the NBA, I assumed I’d discovered the pattern. The 2022 ranking included 47 draft picks. The 2023 ranking had 56. Last year, we got up to 68. I figured we were headed for linear growth and that this year, we’d land somewhere around … Read more
I’ll admit, after last year’s ranking of every traded first-round pick in the NBA, I assumed I’d discovered the pattern. The 2022 ranking included 47 draft picks. The 2023 ranking had 56. Last year, we got up to 68. I figured we were headed for linear growth and that this year, we’d land somewhere around … Read more
This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. Happy Wednesday! This is Will Backus, here to get you caught up on all the sports news you need to know … Read more
When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, it had been five years since the franchise’s last NBA postseason appearance, a drought as antithetical as it gets for a team that prior to that dry spell had only missed the playoffs five times in its 65-year existence. Now, five years removed from … Read more
James Harden saw some of the NBA’s global impact firsthand recently. On Monday, during the LA Clippers guard’s UNO Tour with Adidas, an outdoor basketball court in Guangzhou, China, featuring a larger-than-life mural of Harden was revealed. According to the Clippers, designer Yin chose the 2025 UNO Tour imagery for the court design, with the … Read more
MIAMI — A former Miami Heat security officer accused of selling stolen jerseys and other memorabilia worth millions of dollars made his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday. Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, of Miami, was charged with transporting and transferring stolen goods in interstate commerce. Editor’s Picks A joint announcement from the Southern District of … Read more
Imagn Images A former Miami Heat employee, identified as 62-year-old Marcos Thomas Perez, made his first appearance in federal court Tuesday after he was accused of stealing millions of dollars’ worth of Miami heat memorabilia and selling it to online brokers, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Perez was charged with transporting … Read more
Getty Images The Boston Celtics are trading Georges Niang and two second-round picks to the Utah Jazz for rookie RJ Luis Jr., per ESPN. Niang was traded to the Celtics on July 7 from the Atlanta Hawks as part of a three-team deal that landed the Hawks Kristaps Porziņģis, and now he’ll be headed back to … Read more