BREAKING: LeBron James will continue his NBA career for the 2026-27 season and has informed the Los Angeles Lakers that the franchise can move on without him because he will play elsewhere, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul tells ESPN.
Can’t wait to see what @_JasonLT thinks of this Lamelo Ball trade ! Media seems to be split 50/50. I think Minnesota will be better but they need to add more size in order to go far in the post season.
I think people are underrating how good of a creating guard Lamelo is because he was on Charlotte. Can’t just double Ant on the catch every time anymore either. Lost the offense staller in Randle who was an awful fit with Ant. Somehow kept Terrance Shannon in the process….
BREAKING: The Charlotte Hornets are trading star guard LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps (2028, 2029, 2030) and three second-round picks (2029, 2032, 2033), sources tell ESPN.
LaMelo Ball is just insanely difficult to guard
His play-style is so unorthodox in that off-balance jumpers and stagger steps feel as natural to him as they feel unnatural to guard
🎙️ @ZachLowe_NBA: "I don't want to hear any of these f-ing Johnny-come-latelies on LaMelo Ball, like, 'LaMelo Ball's good now. He's a winning player now...'"
"He's never been a loser. He's always been good. He's always been better for their team. Their team's always been way better with him on the floor, and not just in a 'our bench sucks, so our starters are by default better' kind of way... but in a legit, like 'this offense hums when he's on the floor.'"
"He is a better player today than he was last season, also healthier. He is a more diligent decision maker than he was last season and in prior seasons. That stuff is all real. It leads to winning. It's probably in part because he can see two guys on his team who are like, 'These guys are as good as me. I don't have to do crazy stuff. I can hand off the baton to them a little bit.'"
"I don't want to hear anyone say that he was a loser and now he's a winner... he's always been a good player."
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Steph Curry says he’s not ready to retire:
“Just what it takes to get ready for a game is a lot different now than it was a decade ago. When I’m out there on the court right now, I still get lost in the fun. It’s still my happy place.”
h/t @jinthirty
Steph Curry will return to the three point contest in 2027 🔥
The two-time contest champ said he's going to try to get Klay Thompson to compete, he announced on NBC 👀