Basketball

The Orlando Magic travel to San Antonio to take on the Spurs as the NBA season begins. Pre-Season Magic A spark of hope entered Orlando as the last NBA season came to a close. The team was looking much better than they had in recent years. This was mostly due …

Florida women’s basketball has been picked to finish 12th in the Southeastern Conference by vote of the league’s media members in the preseason poll released Tuesday afternoon by the league. The Gator women’s basketball team return with the conference’s two leading scorers from the 2021 season and debut a new …

The long-awaited start of the 2021 NBA season begins Tuesday evening. Two games will take place opening night, with last season’s champions, the Milwaukee Bucks, making their debut. The Bucks will have their ring ceremony and banner unveil prior to their matchup against the Brooklyn Nets. Later in the evening, …

Last night, the Chicago Sky defeated Phoenix Mercury to claim their first WNBA title. This win came out of left field as the Sky were .500 in the regular season. Chicago won the finals 3-1 with a final score of 80-74 in the thriller for Game 4. Candace Parker was …

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving opted to not receive the COVID-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, Nets General Manager Sean Marks announced Irving is ineligible to practice or play in a game until he is vaccinated. The NBA champion said the organization is using him as an example. Irving’s explanation “I …

Jai Lucas transitioned from being a Gator to being Wildcat. Lucas left playing basketball in the past to recently joining the Men’s Kentucky Basketball team staff as a coaching assistant and recruiting coordinator for the 2020-2021 season. How Lucas Stayed in Basketball Lucas said the connections he made at Florida …

The Brooklyn Nets officially announced star point guard, Kyrie Irving, will not be allowed to practice or play in a game until he is vaccinated. Irving and Vaccination Status NBA champion, Irving has yet to comply with New York’s COVID-19 mandate as of Tuesday. The Nets said Tuesday that he …

Florida basketball tipped off its first practice on Tuesday. Afterward, seventh-year head coach Mike White met with the media. White reflected on the first day of practice before previewing the Gators’ offensive and defensive identities. He also spoke to Keyontae Johnson’s role and the progress of returning players like Colin …

At his first media day as a Laker, Russell Westbrook reflected on what it means to be in Los Angeles. The 2017 league MVP landed in L.A. this summer after a stunning trade from Washington in exchange for Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell, and the 22nd overall pick of …

As the NBA season is less than a month away, teams are suiting up for their 2021-22 campaigns. On the heels of a truncated season due to COVID-19, training camps opened this week and teams from around the NBA met with the media ahead of October’s start. Eastern Conference The …