USA Basketball’s Olympic dominance is unmatched on both the men’s and women’s sides of the coin, but Diana Taurasi has a chance to do what no basketball player has ever done on an Olympic court. Taurasi is on the verge of her sixth career gold medal, aiming to win one last championship with the Team […]
How long is Bennedict Mathurin out? Shoulder injury timeline, return date, latest updates on Pacers sixth man
Add the Pacers to the list of teams that aren’t at full strength in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. While Indiana has its two most important players in uniform in Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, it is without Bennedict Mathurin, the team’s No. 1 scoring option off the bench. Mathurin has been sidelined since early March […]
NBA awards 2024: Complete list of winners for MVP, Most Improved, Sixth Man, Rookie of the Year and more
While the 2024 NBA Playoffs are in full swing, the league is preparing to honor regular-season standouts with end-of-season performance awards. Award-winners from the 2023-24 regular season will be announced during TNT’s postseason coverage, with the “Inside the NBA” crew of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith announcing the winners. This year, […]
Updated NBA Sixth Man of the Year award odds, best bets, top sleeper & more to know about this year’s race
As the NBA surges toward the home stretch, with only 30 percent of the regular season remaining, awards races have started to heat up. As we analyze Sixth Man of the Year, taking a look at the updated odds and assess which players yield the most value for the NBA’s most outstanding bench player. Last […]
Klay Thompson can thrive in his sixth man role for the Warriors by looking at the example set by Manu Ginobili
Over the past 11 years, Klay Thompson has always started games for the Warriors. That changed in the team’s last game before the All-Star break. Thompson had a season-high 35 points as the first player off the bench in a 140-137 win against the Jazz. The benching, in favor of promising rookie Brandin Podziemski, will […]