Kuminga fined $35K for actions toward official
The NBA fined Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga $35,000 for the actions that led to his ejection in a preseason game Tuesday night.
Month: October 2025
Westbrook agrees to join Kings for 18th season
Westbrook agrees to join Kings for 18th season
Nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook has agreed on a deal to sign with the Kings, agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management told ESPN.
Green to miss Suns’ opener due to ailing hammy
Green to miss Suns’ opener due to ailing hammy
Jalen Green will be reevaluated in 10 days due to a hamstring injury he aggravated while the Suns were in China earlier this month.
Mavs sign Kidd to multiyear contract extension
Mavs sign Kidd to multiyear contract extension
The Mavericks have signed coach Jason Kidd to an extension in the wake of the Knicks’ interest in hiring him over the summer.
Knicks’ Brogdon retiring after nine NBA seasons
Knicks’ Brogdon retiring after nine NBA seasons
Knicks guard Malcolm Brogdon, the former NBA Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year, has decided to retire after nine NBA seasons, he told ESPN.
Giannis wants to finish career in Greece after NBA
Giannis wants to finish career in Greece after NBA
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said he’d like to end his career playing for a Greek basketball team after his retirement from the NBA.
Staley: Not convinced NBA ready for woman HC
Staley: Not convinced NBA ready for woman HC
Dawn Staley said she is convinced that NBA teams might never be ready to hire a woman as a head coach.
Suns’ Ishbia countersues over buyout demands
Suns’ Ishbia countersues over buyout demands
Suns majority owner Mat Ishbia claims two minority owners insisted he buy out their ownership shares “at an exorbitant premium,” according to a complaint filed Tuesday.
Erik Spoelstra named USA Basketball men's head coach, extends pipeline dating to Dream Team
Erik Spoelstra named USA Basketball men's head coach, extends pipeline dating to Dream Team
Erik Spoelstra is the new U.S. men’s basketball head coach, tasked with guiding the Americans to a sixth consecutive Olympic title in 2028 in Los Angeles.
Spoelstra, the longest-tenured active NBA head coach with one team (18th season with the Miami Heat), succeeds Steve Kerr, who led the U.S. to gold in 2024.
At the Paris Games, the Americans beat Serbia in the semifinals after trailing by 13 after three quarters. In the final, they doused a late France rally with Stephen Curry hitting four three-pointers in the last three minutes.
Spoelstra, 54, would be the second-youngest U.S. Olympic men’s basketball head coach in the Dream Team era after Rudy Tomjanovich, who was 51 in 2000.
Spoelstra would also be the fifth consecutive Olympic head coach who was an assistant coach at a previous Olympics.
| Coach | Olympic Assistant Year | Olympic Head Coach Year(s) |
| Erik Spoelstra | Paris 2024 | Los Angeles 2028 |
| Steve Kerr | Tokyo 2020 | Paris 2024 |
| Gregg Popovich | Athens 2004 | Tokyo 2020 |
| Mike Krzyzewski | Barcelona 1992 | Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 |
| Larry Brown | Sydney 2000 | Athens 2004 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | N/A | Sydney 2000 |
| Lenny Wilkens | Barcelona 1992 | Atlanta 1996 |
| Chuck Daly | N/A | Barcelona 1992 |
Spoelstra played point guard for the University of Portland Pilots from 1988-92, then boxed shoes in a Nike warehouse before a German club signed him as a player-coach, according to Sports Illustrated.
After two seasons in Germany, he began his Miami Heat career in 1995 as a video coordinator.
He was the head coach of NBA champion teams in 2012 and 2013 and lost in the Finals in 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2023.
A recent poll of NBA general managers voted Spoelstra the “best coach in the NBA” as well as the best manager/motivator.
The next major international tournament is the FIBA World Cup in 2027 in Qatar.
The U.S. finished fourth and seventh at the last two World Cups in 2023 and 2019, fielding teams without NBA superstars.
Jimmer Fredette is in charge of choosing the U.S. men’s 3×3 basketball rosters for the World Cup and Olympics.
KOC & Kenny Beecham’s ‘NBA League Pass Darlings’ + NFL Week 6 reactions with John Daigle
KOC & Kenny Beecham’s ‘NBA League Pass Darlings’ + NFL Week 6 reactions with John Daigle
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Kevin O’Connor and Kenny Beecham dive into the most underrated teams ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season who are sure to become ‘League Pass Darlings.’ Kenny makes the case for the Bulls’ young squad, KOC lays out the potential of Orlando’s ‘other guys’ and the duo speculates on whether the Brooklyn Nets are already tanking.
Later, Kevin is joined by John Daigle to recap Week 6 of the NFL season and share fantasy football advice. Are Baker Mayfield & Drake Maye really in contention for MVP? Plus, which players to target on the waiver wire after a huge number of wide receivers were injured over the weekend.
(0:21) NBA ‘League Pass Darlings’ preview
(1:02) 2025 Rookie class expectations
(4:50) Jalen Johnson & Atlanta Hawks
(9:39) Increase in double big lineups
(14:49) Orlando’s ‘other guys’
(19:58) Chicago Bulls expectations
(26:01) Anfernee Simons & Boston Celtics
(30:49) Aaron Gordon expectations
(35:23) Are Nets already tanking?
(40:25) Expectations for Charlotte Hornets
(47:50) Zion Williams & New Orleans Pelicans
(53:19) NFL 6 Points with John Daigle
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