Basketball

The stars were out for the Miami Heat home opener last night against the Detroit Pistons. As Sylvester Stallone and Luis Arraez were soon to find out, the Heat were about to put on a show. “Hopefully, this isn’t the start of another season where we’re going to be playing …

The Orlando Magic won their season opener of the NBA regular season Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets at home in the Amway Center. The final score was 116-86. Also, the Houston Rockets’ new Head Coach, Ime Udoka, made his debut. Udoka led the Boston Celtics to the NBA Finals …

The long-awaited NBA 2023-24 season began Tuesday night with two games, and multiple teams will open their seasons Wednesday night. season 35 loading… pic.twitter.com/x9xwQPjbNy — Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) October 25, 2023 The Orlando Magic will host the Rockets Wednesday night in both teams’ season openers. Last year, both teams had …

The Miami Heat are set to open their season Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons. pic.twitter.com/zENJdvWPPi — Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 25, 2023 Past Success The reigning Eastern Conference Champions will take on the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. The Heat were the talk of the NBA last season. After …

The 2023-24 NBA season starts Tuesday night with two thrilling matchups. Lakers Take On Nuggets The Los Angeles Lakers are looking for revenge against the Denver Nuggets.  The Nuggets kicked the Lakers out of the Western Conference Finals last season, sweeping Los Angeles.  Denver went on to win the 2022 …

Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden provided a preview of his team Wednesday at SEC basketball media day in Birmingham, Ala. Much of the news conference seemed to revolve around the aggressive transfer strategy employed by Golden this offseason. https://twitter.com/SEC/status/1714681724334944634 Florida’s Transfers The Gators added five players through the transfer …

Tuesday, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team was selected to finish eighth in the 2023-24 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll. Moreover, Gators guard Riley Kugel was named to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team. Selections were voted by a panel of national and SEC media members. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1714392543939473466 Preseason Poll The …

The annual AP Top 25 Men’s Basketball preseason rankings have been released. Five teams in the SEC found themselves ranked within the Top 25, the most of any conference. https://twitter.com/SEC/status/1714064906050220134 SEC Contenders Tennessee (9), Arkansas (14), Texas A&M (15), Kentucky (16) and Alabama (24) all will head into the season …

With fall practices getting underway Monday, all eyes are on Gators basketball. Junior guard Will Richard is looking to help a hungry Gators squad compete when they take the court later this year. Balling Through Battles In order to help his team exceed expectations, Richard understands the importance of keeping …

“Load management” and resting players when healthy has become a common occurrence in the NBA. The concept of “load managing” involves resting veteran or star players. When the idea first originated, only a few teams were participating in load managing. However, as time has progressed, the concept has become more …