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Australian guard Dyson Daniels has been drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans with the eighth pick in the NBA draft in New York on Friday (AEST). The Bendigo-born-and-raised 19-year-old celebrated his selection with his parents Ricky and Brikitta and his brothers Kai…
Talking points The NBA Draft is on ESPN at 9.30am on Friday morning. The first 30 picks (first round) earn a guaranteed NBA contract, the next 30 picks (second round) do not but can try out with that team. Orlando Magic, Oklahoma…
The lure of a second world title has brought Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson out of international retirement. Jackson, 41, will join an Opals team camp in Canberra next week ahead of the September World Cup in Sydney, nine years after she…
NEW YORK — A college basketball player was killed and eight other people were wounded Monday in an early-morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem, New York City police said. Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a…
Australian Opals icon Penny Taylor used her induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame to call for the release of her former Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner, noting it’s been 114 days since the seven-time WNBA All-Star was detained. “‘BG’ is…
Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Gonzaga star Drew Timme announced Wednesday he was withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to the Bulldogs for another season, solidifying Mark Few and the Zags as national championship…
NC State guard Terquavion Smith, a projected first-round pick, is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to school for his sophomore season, he told ESPN. “I’ve decided to play next season for NC State, the first team to offer me a…
Three-time NBA winning coach Steve Kerr has blasted Republican senators including Mitch McConnell for refusing to pass gun control legislation after at least 18 students and three adults were killed in a shooting at a school in Texas this morning (AEST). Speaking…
Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. If you thought last spring’s transfer portal was overwhelming, this spring likely hasn’t improved matters. The roster changes have continued at a furious pace. The one-time transfer waiver remains in…
ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — Amid a significant outcry from coaches and a new NCAA push toward regulating name, image and likeness deals, Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey has a…
Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Former Michigan State star Adreian Payne was shot and killed in Orlando, Florida, early Monday while trying to help a woman engaged in a domestic dispute, according to court…
Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Miami Hurricanes guard Isaiah Wong has elected not to enter the transfer portal, he told ESPN, less than 24 hours after his agent said he would transfer if his name,…