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While most NBA fans were focused on the NBA Draft Thursday, Damian Lillard was busy dropping a diss track on Marvin Bagley III. Bagley, who was a rookie for the Sacramento Kings last season, talked during an appearance on ESPN’s “First …
This was the last thing the Sacramento Kings needed entering the stretch run of the regular season. Rookie Marvin Bagley III suffered a left knee injury on a screen late in the third quarter of the Kings’ 141-140 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on …
Sacramento Kings coach Dave Joerger set the bar very high regarding his expectations for Marvin Bagley III and De’Aaron Fox. Last year, the Kings used the No. 5 overall pick to select Fox as their point guard. In this year’s draft, …
We’re a third of the way through the NBA season, and a number of players have staked an early claim for postseason hardware. Recently, we reviewed 10 early candidates for MVP. Though no rookie will enter that conversation this season (the last rookie …
Ben Simmons entered the 2017-18 season as Vegas’ favorite to win that year’s Rookie of the Year award – and he made the sportsbooks look wise. Simmons looked ready to dominate at the ripe age of 21, averaging 15.8 points, 8.2 assists, and 8.1 …
Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley III are set to go 1-2 in the NBA Draft, according to a report. Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania reported on Thursday that the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings have locked in on their picks. The Suns are set to take …
With Warriors-versus-Cavs 4.0 in the books, NBA fans are already obsessing over the offseason. Where will LeBron sign? Which other superstars could be on the move? Which contenders will morph into bottom-feeders, and vice versa? In this wildly …
Marvin Bagley may be taking the road less traveled. According to The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski, Bagley is going to sign a five-year deal with Puma that will give him a huge rookie shoe deal. Marvin Bagley, projected to be one of the top picks …
Former Duke star Marvin Bagley III thinks he’s being unjustly overlooked in the race to become the top overall pick in the NBA Draft. With Arizona’s Deandre Ayton looking likely to go No. 1 to the Phoenix Suns, Bagley thinks he should be …
We’re down to 16 teams left vying for the national championship in college basketball, and each one has charted a very different path to get here. In a tournament filled with upsets, stars have emerged in unexpected places, and some teams now …
After weeks of speculation about which teams would squeak in and who would be left out, after Joe Lunardi frantically updated his Bracketology predictions dozens of times, the NCAA Tournament is finally here. Aside from the shocking upsets, the …
With college basketball’s season coming closer to a conclusion, major awards will soon follow. Players like Trae Young have electrified the sport on the court all season long, but the race for Player of the Year has definitely narrowed in …
We’ve reached the point in the college basketball season where freshmen are no longer brand new on the scene. At season’s open, true freshmen are fresh-faced first-timers out of high school and onto a new scene. It can take time for coaches to find …
College basketball’s first semester has come to a close. For the casual fan, this means the season has barely begun, but for the diehard followers, so much has already taken place. Top teams have crumbled, surprising contenders have emerged, and star …
College football’s best players were just in New York and Atlanta to receiver their honors, while their basketball counterparts are just getting started the race to be the nation’s best. With about a quarter of the season done, and barely any …
Marvin Bagley III committed to Duke as a class of 2017 recruit last month, but he still needed approval from the NCAA to be able to play immediately. The 18-year-old received it on Friday. Duke basketball announced on Twitter that its top recruit has …
