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Before Cooper Flagg has even played a game at the collegiate level, he’s scoring against the best players in the world. In June, the incoming Duke freshman earned a spot on the USA Select Team, which will practice against Team USA ahead of the Paris Olympics. On Sunday, several clips from a scrimmage between the two teams emerged. It appears Flagg is off to an excellent start. In one highlight, Flagg backdoored behind Los Angeles Lakers power forward Anthony Davis to throw down an efficient two-handed jam. In another clip, NBA legend LeBron James embraced Flagg during the postgame handshake li...
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Team USA basketball was dealt some concerning news to start training camp on Sunday afternoon. Kevin Durant, the USA men’s leading scorer in Olympic history, has a minor calf strain and is sidelined to start training camp in Las Vegas. The move is out of precaution, according to Joe Vardon and Shams Charania. Durant leads all point scorers in USA men’s basketball history (435), but he has not practiced in either of the first two sessions for Team USA this weekend. It’s a precautionary approach with Durant even though the injury is not considered to be serious. Team USA opens up exhibition play...
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Armando Bacot‘s five-year journey at North Carolina allowed him to experience two eras in UNC basketball history with the beginning of Hubert Davis’ tenure and the end of the Roy Williams’. Bacot, who was recruited by Williams out of high school, revealed on a recent episode of ‘Run Your Race’ with Theo Pinson and AJ Richardson that the most important conversation he ever had with Williams came during a one-on-one meeting after Bacot’s freshman season. “He changed my life in that exit meeting,” Bacot said. “It was me, him and Coach [Hubert] Davis and he straight up said he was like, ‘We got Da...
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Even the best players have humbling moments. During an appearance on the “Run Your Race” podcast, former North Carolina standout Armando Bacot revealed his personal “welcome to college” moment, which involved a Tar Heels legend. “I was playing against [Tyler Hansbrough], and obviously I knew T-Hans was a great player, but I didn’t know he was that physical,” Bacot said. “I went and blocked his shot, then like the next play, he just went through me. “I had to go to the hospital, stitches, all that. He didn’t say sorry or nothing. He just kept going. I probably said a little something [after I b...
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Istanbul, Turkey – The United States has dominated play throughout these FIBA U17 World Cup games. The group has scored over 100 points in each game with the 104-81 win over France their closest match leading to the Finals. In total 16 countries qualified for this event, and outside of the United States’ games, there has been some really good basketball played. There are some unique talents throughout the world and it is always good to see them compete under one roof. With NIL coming to the forefront of college basketball we are trending to see more non-domestic players opt to go the collegiat...
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Mark Pope feels good in Kentucky Blue. After the Wildcats’ sixth practice under the first-year UK head coach, Pope revealed how recruiting differs at Kentucky compared to his former school, BYU. “Every time that I get to walk into a building with UK on my chest, it just feels different recruiting,” Pope said. “I’m a way handsomer guy with UK on my chest. Man, it just comes out of my soul every time I get to introduce myself to a recruit and say ‘I’m Coach Pope, the head coach at the University of Kentucky.’ Like, I can’t — that just doesn’t roll off my tongue. “It catches me every single time ...
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This offseason, the Kansas Jayhawks made a key addition through the Transfer Portal when they added shooting guard AJ Storr from the Wisconsin Badgers. At one point, however, it didn’t seem like Storr would be transferring as he tested the waters of the NBA Draft. It was a difficult decision for him but one that he broke down and explained how close he came to staying in the draft instead of going to Kansas. “I was pretty close,” AJ Storr said. “Had some talks with my family. Talked it over and then decided that KU was the best place to come.” AJ Storr added that he believes winning at Kansas ...
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According to Sham Charania, DeMar DeRozan is finalizing a deal to play with the Sacramento Kings. DeRozan is a huge pickup for the franchise out of free agency, helping them compete in a loaded NBA Western Conference. “BREAKING: Six-time NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan is finalizing a deal to sign with the Sacramento Kings, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium,” Charania said via X. Moments later, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski had the full terms of the deal, one that required a sign-and-trade to get over the line. Three teams are included and multiple players are involved. DeRozan will be heading to Sacr...
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Former Florida center Colin Castleton has re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on a two-way contract, according to a report from Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Castleton spent his rookie season with the Lakers last year, appearing in 16 games. He didn’t have a big impact, averaging only 3.7 minutes per contest. In that work, Castleton averaged 1.5 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. But the former Florida big man has dealt with a pair of right wrist injuries that have hampered the start of his NBA career. The first injury occurred late in the 2023 season with the Gators, ending his final season. ...
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Caitlin Clark has done a lot of impressive things already in her young WNBA career, but she just topped all of her feats to date by recording the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA history. Clark accomplished the feat with time to spare against the New York Liberty on Saturday afternoon, pulling down her 10th rebound with 7:06 to go in the game. With 15 points and 10 assists already, Clark made history by securing that final rebound. Clark had already gotten close to a triple-double earlier this season, recording 15 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds in a game against the Phoenix Mercur...
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