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hypebeast.com - Hypebeast Newsroom - NBA and Japan's NINJA BASKETBALL ARMY Reimagine a 16th-Century World Where Ninjas Settled Wars With Basketball
NBA and Japan's NINJA BASKETBALL ARMY Reimagine a 16th-Century World Where Ninjas Settled Wars With Basketball
Hypebeast

NINJA BASKETBALL ARMY, an NBA -sanctioned story brand directed by Japanese creative collective NINJA BASKETBALL ANONYMOUS, launched in May 2026, introducing a parallel-universe narrative in which ninja clans across a fractured 16th-century Japan…

si.com - Hugh Straine - Potential Future Duke Basketball Duo Already Building Chemistry
Potential Future Duke Basketball Duo Already Building Chemistry
Sports Illustrated

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer is a recruiting mastermind. Scheyer and his staff have sealed the No. 1-ranked recruiting class in each of the last three years, and the Duke program seeing three of its former players taken in the 2026 NBA…

si.com - Thomas Carelli - Mitchell Robinson to Exit the New York Knicks: Ideal Fantasy Basketball Landing Spots
Mitchell Robinson to Exit the New York Knicks: Ideal Fantasy Basketball Landing Spots
Sports Illustrated

The latest news report shows Mitchell Robinson, also known as 'The Wemby Stopper,' exiting Madison Square Garden. He is very unlikely to be a New York Knick, and that brings new beginnings for the big-bodied rim protector. In such a world, Robinson…

si.com - Riley Donald - How Does Iowa Basketball Replace the Void From NBA-Bound Bennett Stirtz?
How Does Iowa Basketball Replace the Void From NBA-Bound Bennett Stirtz?
Sports Illustrated

It didn't take long for Ben McCollum to notch an NBA first-round draft pick as the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes. After one season with the Hawkeyes, star point guard Bennett Stirtz is NBA-bound. The former Division II Northwestern Missouri State…

nbcwashington.com - The Wizards and DC dedicate basketball court to John Wall
The Wizards and DC dedicate basketball court to John Wall
NBC4 Washington

A new basketball court in Southeast D.C. is named for the all-star known for his work giving back to the community. News4's Molette Green reports.

si.com - Thomas Hughes - How Do the New NCAA Eligibility Rules Impact Virginia Tech Basketball?
How Do the New NCAA Eligibility Rules Impact Virginia Tech Basketball?
Sports Illustrated

When the NCAA approved its new five-in-five eligibility model earlier this week, one of the initial thought processes was that all players receive an extra year. The reality is far more complicated. For example for Virginia Tech men's basketball…

stltoday.com - Tom Timmermann | Post-Dispatch - SLU's Robbie Avila signs with Lakers for summer basketball, training camp
SLU's Robbie Avila signs with Lakers for summer basketball, training camp
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si.com - Samuel Profeta - Michigan Basketball Next Team Market Has Three Names Up Top With One Favorite
Michigan Basketball Next Team Market Has Three Names Up Top With One Favorite
Sports Illustrated

From Go Blue to Go Mavs. Michigan Wolverines head basketball coach Dusty May accepted the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job. Now Michigan must replace its reigning national champion coach. Kalshi opened a market on who the Wolverines' next coach…

si.com - Jordan Epp - Texas A&M Men's Basketball Announces SEC Opponents for 2027 Season
Texas A&M Men's Basketball Announces SEC Opponents for 2027 Season
Sports Illustrated

With 11 conference wins last season, the Texas A&M Aggies tied for the second-best conference record over the last decade. In his first season with the team, Bucky McMillan led the program to its sixth double-digit win campaign in conference play…

si.com - Austin Veazey - Lakers Sign Star FSU Basketball Guard After Going Undrafted
Lakers Sign Star FSU Basketball Guard After Going Undrafted
Sports Illustrated

The 2026 NBA Draft has now concluded, which saw two former Florida State Seminoles get drafted: Baba Miller (who finished his career at Cincinnati) went 36th overall to the LA Clippers, and Lajae Jones went 54th overall to the Golden State…

nypost.com - Dylan Svoboda - Caitlin Clark not getting respect from WNBA because 'she's a straight white basketball player': Boomer Esiason
Caitlin Clark not getting respect from WNBA because 'she's a straight white basketball player': Boomer Esiason
New York Post

Boomer Esiason thinks Caitlin Clark should consider taking her talents elsewhere. After another night of hard fouls, questionable officiating and growing frustration around how Clark is being treated in the WNBA, the WFAN host and ex-NFL…

si.com - Tony Liebert - Baboucarr Ann's Wisconsin Commitment Feels All Too Familiar for Gophers Basketball
Baboucarr Ann's Wisconsin Commitment Feels All Too Familiar for Gophers Basketball
Sports Illustrated

Maple Grove High School star Baboucarr Ann verbally committed to Wisconsin on Thursday. Stop me if you've heard this one before, Gophers fans, but another local prep star is heading across the border to play college basketball for the Badgers.

ndtv.com - FACT CHECK: Did Barack Obama Call The 1990s 'Peak Basketball' Because Of His Michael Jordan Fandom?
FACT CHECK: Did Barack Obama Call The 1990s 'Peak Basketball' Because Of His Michael Jordan Fandom?
NDTV

Barack Obama has never hidden his love for the Chicago Bulls, so his latest basketball comments did not surprise many fans. Speaking on the All the Smoke podcast, the former US President described the 1990s as “peak basketball,”…

si.com - Dalton Trigg - Southern Miss Basketball Player Profile: Anthony Igiede Aiming to Be 'Total Package' SG
Southern Miss Basketball Player Profile: Anthony Igiede Aiming to Be 'Total Package' SG
Sports Illustrated

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – When it comes to Southern Miss men's basketball, the vibes have been on a constant upward trajectory since the end of last season. Despite battling through injuries, the Golden Eagles finished the 2025-26 season with a…

si.com - Will Horstman - Why Former Penn State Basketball Player Josh Reed Is Suing the NCAA
Why Former Penn State Basketball Player Josh Reed Is Suing the NCAA
Sports Illustrated

The eligibility rules for college basketball are changing, as the NCAA's Division I Cabinet adopted an age-based eligibility model that permits athletes to play five seasons over a five-year period. It will have a profound effect on college…

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