Carmelo Anthony explains why USA Basketball needs ‘The Avengers’ at Paris Olympics on ‘Point Forward’
This week’s guest on Episode 100 of Points Forward is Carmelo Anthony, and the NBA legend doesn’t mince words about the need for Team USA to have a strong presence at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. To this end, Melo believes that from a business perspective, the 2024 Team USA will rival the 1992 Dream […]
Rise of women’s basketball ‘much more’ than Caitlin Clark: Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe emphasized that the Caitlin Clark Effect was built on a foundation of WNBA veteran players past and present. The retired USWNT star explained that Clark, the Fever’s No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, is not solely responsible for the growth of women’s basketball. “It was incredible to make it to […]
Josh Hart is defying everything we know about playoff basketball with the Knicks
Anyone even remotely familiar with the NBA knows that the playoffs are a whole different beast. Teams have more time to prepare for their opponents than a grueling regular season, and they use those extra days and hours to pinpoint their opponents’ weaknesses. One type of player that tends to struggle in the postseason is […]
Wisconsin Basketball Continues To Fall Apart After Chucky Hepburn Enters Transfer Portal
Holy hell … what’s going on in Madison? The Wisconsin men’s basketball program is utterly collapsing in real-time, with the latest example being guard Chucky Hepburn exiting the team and entering the transfer portal — this just a day after guard AJ Storr reportedly left the Badgers for Kansas in a purported $1 million deal. […]
The Most Exciting Basketball Player I Ever Watched, Blake Griffin, Just Retired
NBA Superstar Blake Griffin announced his retirement in a Tuesday Instagram post, capping off a 14-year career in the league. “I’m thankful for every single moment —not just the good ones: the wins, the awards, the dunks, and the memorable times spent with family, friends, fans, teammates, and coaches,” he wrote in a lengthy retirement […]
The Basketball Tournament, FOX Sports announce multi-year agreement
FOX Sports and Basketball Tournament (TBT)the $1 million winner-take-all Summer Hoops event, announced Thursday a multi-year media rights deal to air games on FOX, FS1 and FS2. TBT will broadcast 27 games live, including three on FOX. “We are thrilled to make FOX Sports the new home of TBT,” said TBT co-owner and CEO. golden […]
Hanna Cavinder announces return to Miami basketball: ‘Itching to get back’
Hannah Cavinder announced her return to Miami Hurricanes basketball on Wednesday after taking a season off to watch her twin sister sign with TCU late last year. Cavinder posted a video from his time with the Hurricanes to X. “She was itching to get back on the basketball court,” she wrote. CLICK HERE FOR MORE […]
Caitlin Clark ‘sole reason’ women’s basketball ratings rose: Dawn Staley
University of South Carolina coach Dawn Staley hasn’t been shy about giving Caitlin Clark much-deserved credit for improving women’s college basketball, and she did so again Wednesday in a radio interview on Chicago’s 670 The Score. “I want women’s basketball to grow, and I’m not too shy about saying why it’s growing,” Staley said in […]
The Team USA Basketball Roster For The Olympics Has Been Revealed, And There’s No Way On God’s Green Earth We Lose
There’s no way we’re going to lose the gold medal this year…there’s no way that’s possible. The U.S. men’s basketball roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics is being finalized, and lo and behold, the talent is unreal. The news was reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday, and included LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Stephen […]
8 college basketball transfer portal sleepers your team needs to target
The college transfer portal currently reflects NBA free agency. With more fluidity and freedom in players than ever before, programs shuffle their decks every offseason, adding veteran talent through the portal aside from high school and international recruits. Names like Robbie Avila, Tucker DeVries, Bronny James, Jonelle Davis, and Jevon Porter have appeared in the […]