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☆ The Quarterback Who Made Green Bay Forget About Aaron Rodgers
  + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
For the Green Bay Packers, simply making the NFL playoffs isn’t usually something to celebrate. The franchise is so synonymous with titles that the league’s championship prize is named after their former head coach. This year’s Packers team, with a 9-8 record and a roster as green as its uniforms, isn’t likely to claim the Lombardi trophy. Yet these are happy times for the cheeseheads.
Persons: Lombardi Organizations: Green Bay Packers, NFL, year’s Packers
☆ Mark Cuban Is Set to Sell Majority Stake in Dallas Mavericks to Adelson Family
  + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
One week before the NBA touches down in Las Vegas for the final of its inaugural In-Season Tournament, Sin City has forged another link to the hardwood. The family of the late casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has agreed to buy a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks from entrepreneur Mark Cuban , a source familiar with the deal said Tuesday. Las Vegas Sands disclosed plans by Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson’s widow, to sell an estimated $2 billion in stock in the company, which a regulatory filing said would be “used to fund the purchase of a majority interest in a professional sports franchise…subject to customary league approvals.” NBA reporter Marc Stein first reported that the franchise in question would be the Mavericks.
Persons: Sheldon Adelson, Mark Cuban, Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson’s, Marc Stein Organizations: NBA, Dallas Mavericks, Vegas Sands, Mavericks Locations: Las Vegas, Sin
☆ The NBA’s Next, and Noisiest, Superteam: Charles Barkley and Stephen A. Smith
  + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
When the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament wraps up its group stage on Tuesday, the eight teams to reach the knockout round will know their quarterfinal matchups. But another pairing has already been set.
☆ NBA Stars, Fix Your Free Throws With One Easy Trick
  + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Over the last generation of NBA basketball, players have reimagined nearly every method of scoring points. Top dunkers have evolved from lumbering behemoths to athletes who can sprint the length of the floor in a few strides. The exception is the free throw, stuck more or less where it’s always been. Even the league’s worst shooters, with rare exceptions, settle for the norm after they draw a foul. They tinker instead of overhauling, trying for higher arc and a more consistent release, logging the same lousy numbers.
Persons: tinker Organizations: NBA
☆ America’s Mortgage King Also Wants an NBA Crown—Right Now
  + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Ben Eisen | Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
When the Phoenix Suns played the Detroit Pistons early this month, Mat Ishbia ’s fingerprints were everywhere. He bought the Suns in February, tapping into the fortune he made in the mortgage business. And his lending company, UWM Holdings , sponsors the Pistons, with its logo appearing on their jerseys.
Persons: Mat Ishbia Organizations: Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Suns, UWM Holdings, Pistons
☆ Zero Points, One Headlock, Three Ejections, 103 Seconds: The NBA’s Hectic, Historic Night
  + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors had barely begun, Tuesday night in San Francisco, when the rowdiest scene of the early NBA season unfolded. Just over a minute and a half into the contest, Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels and Golden State’s Klay Thompson, who had tussled for rebounding position, gripped and tore at one another’s jerseys at midcourt, spinning in circles as referees’ whistles blew. When Rudy Gobert, the Timberwolves’ 7-foot-1 center, tried to pry them apart, Draymond Green—the Warriors’ ace defender and agitator—leapt onto Gobert’s back and clamped an arm around his neck.
Persons: Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels, Klay Thompson, Rudy Gobert, Draymond, — Organizations: Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors, NBA, Timberwolves, Warriors Locations: San Francisco
☆ An NBA Contender’s Smartest Move? Promoting From Within
  + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
When James Harden left the Philadelphia 76ers two weeks ago, having finally forced a long-sought trade to the Los Angeles Clippers, few locals had any brotherly love to show him on the way out. One ex-teammate, though, voiced his gratitude. “I texted him telling him I love him and I appreciate him,” said Tyrese Maxey, Harden’s backcourt understudy during a 2023 playoff run that ended a game short of the conference finals. “I’ve always been a confident person,” he added, “but he made me even more confident than I already was.”
Persons: James Harden, “, ”, Tyrese Maxey, Harden’s backcourt, “ I’ve Organizations: Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers
☆ ‘Different Than Anybody Who’s Ever Played’: The Victor Wembanyama Era Arrives
  + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
As the NBA career of French phenom Victor Wembanyama has gotten underway, Gregg Popovich, his coach with the San Antonio Spurs, has preached patience. Through the 19-year-old’s first four games this season, reserving judgment seemed wise. Wembanyama was scintillating at times—launching his 7-foot-4-inch frame to swallow up opponents’ shots or reach to the rim for long-distance slams—and aimless at others, fumbling passes and drifting around the floor. But his fifth game, Thursday night, brought a breakout to test even the most measured fan’s restraint. According to Stats Perform, two other teenagers in NBA history have matched the line since 1973-74: Kevin Durant, who scored 28 for the Suns on Thursday, and LeBron James.
Persons: Victor Wembanyama, Gregg Popovich, old’s, Wembanyama, —, aimless, — Wembanyama, Kevin Durant, LeBron James Organizations: NBA, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Spurs, Suns
☆ Victor Wembanyama Is Here. The NBA’s Scorers Should Be Afraid.
  + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
When Victor Wembanyama steps onto a basketball court, its geometry changes. Vincent Collet, Wembanyama’s coach with Metropolitans 92 during his final season in France, has witnessed the phenomenon. An opposing team can choreograph the perfect sequence of screens and passes, springing a shooter into open air with the rim in his sights. Then Wembanyama—7-foot-4, with the arms of an even taller man and the quick stride of a smaller one—enters the frame. “You think you are alone,” Collet said in a recent interview.
Persons: Victor Wembanyama, Vincent Collet, Wembanyama’s, ” Collet, “, ” Organizations: Metropolitans Locations: France
☆ In the NBA of 2023, It’s Geezers vs. Gen Z
  + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
After his Los Angeles Lakers lost a two-point game to the Denver Nuggets, ending their season in the Western Conference Finals last May, LeBron James considered his place in the sport and his relationship to the passage of time. At a podium in L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena, James ran his fingers over his beard and raised the specter of retirement. “Just for me, personally, going forward with the game of basketball,” he said, “I’ve got a lot to think about.”
Persons: LeBron James, James, “, ”, “ I’ve Organizations: Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Western Locations: L.A
☆ The Las Vegas Aces Win Their Second Straight WNBA Championship
  + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Midway through what would become a title season, A’ja Wilson—the reigning Most Valuable Player for the reigning WNBA champions—disputed any claim that her Las Vegas Aces were a “superteam.”If Superman himself suited up for Vegas, Wilson cracked, she might allow the label. “But we don’t wear leotards, so no, we’re not.”
Persons: A’ja Wilson —, Wilson, ” Organizations: WNBA, —, Las Vegas Aces Locations: Vegas
☆ ‘The Best Pass I Have Ever Seen’: The Growing Legend of the Las Vegas Aces’ Point Guard
  + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The Las Vegas Aces stay prepared. Midway through their 99-82 win over the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, Sunday afternoon in the desert, point guard Chelsea Gray caught a pass at the top of the 3-point arc from Jackie Young. As soon as she touched the ball, Gray rifled it off the floorboards toward the basket.
Persons: Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Gray Organizations: Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, WNBA
☆ Why the NBA’s MVP Chose to Be an American in Paris
  + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
As a teenager in Cameroon, Joel Embiid never imagined he would one day take a call from the president of France, asking him to play Olympic basketball for Les Bleus, not the United States. But this summer, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player picked up his phone and heard Emmanuel Macron on the other end of the line.
Persons: Joel Embiid, Les Bleus, Emmanuel Macron Locations: Cameroon, France, United States
☆ They Were the NFL’s Luckiest Team. Then They Lost Their Rabbit’s Foot.
  + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The Vikings’ Kirk Cousins after his team’s 28-24 loss against the Los Angeles Chargers last Sunday. Photo: Adam Bettcher/Getty ImagesWith 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter last Sunday, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins fired a pass into the end zone. Coverage was tight; the ball was tipped. It might have gone anywhere, but it fluttered into the arms of a Los Angeles Chargers linebacker, whose interception sealed Minnesota’s third consecutive loss to start the season, 28-24.
Persons: Kirk Cousins, Adam Bettcher Organizations: Vikings, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings
☆ The Milwaukee Bucks Trade for Damian Lillard, Reshaping the NBA Title Picture
  + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones, damian, lillard
☆ Defenses Can’t Stop Patrick Mahomes. An $80 Million Teammate Who Doesn’t Line Up Correctly Might.
  + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones, patrick, 1b5f5e36 Locations: mahomes - kansas
☆ U.S. Men’s Basketball Team Falls to Germany in FIBA World Cup Semifinal
  + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Team USA coach Steve Kerr warned against national hubris before his team’s semifinal matchup with Germany in the FIBA World Cup in the Philippines on Friday. “Germany’s very physical, very experienced,” Kerr said. “We know a lot of their players from the NBA, so they have a lot of talent, very well-coached…we’re going to have to play well to win.”
Persons: Steve Kerr, “, ” Kerr, … we’re, ” Organizations: USA, FIBA, NBA Locations: Germany, Philippines
☆ These NBA Stars Demanded Trades. They’re Still Waiting.
  + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Great basketball players, as a rule, get where they want. In today’s NBA, this holds true on the court and away from it. The game’s brightest stars leverage their stature the same way they sequence their dribbles and drop their shoulders, carving out paths from one team to another.
Organizations: NBA
☆ How South Sudan Built a World Cup Team From Scratch
  + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones Locations: sudan
☆ New York Knicks Sue Toronto Raptors, Alleging Information Theft
  + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle shoots over Toronto Raptors forward O.G. Photo: Cole Burston/Associated PressThe New York Knicks have made the NBA playoffs just twice in the last 11 seasons, and have never advanced past the Eastern Conference semifinals during that time. Yet now the Knicks are alleging that one of the league’s model organizations saw something in their franchise worth stealing.
Persons: Julius Randle, Anunoby, Cole Burston Organizations: New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Associated, NBA, Eastern, Knicks
☆ Sabrina Ionescu Missed Her NCAA Tournament Moment. Now She Is Making WNBA Ones.
  + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones, sabrina, ionescu
☆ Bronny James, Son of LeBron, Suffers Cardiac Arrest During Workout in L.A.
  + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Laine Higgins | Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones, james Locations: california
☆ Victor Wembanyama Wants to Be the Greatest 7-foot-3 Pitchman of All Time
  + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
LAS VEGAS—Victor Wembanyama can make a simple photo shoot for a sports drink into a spectacle. Tuesday afternoon, shrouded in smoke and green light in the darkened gym of a Las Vegas high school, the NBA’s future raced toward the cameras, dribbling between his legs, and swerved away into a bank of sideline monitors. Then he tossed up what might have been a 40-foot 3-pointer, were Wembanyama within the boundaries of the actual court.
Persons: Victor Wembanyama Organizations: VEGAS, Las Locations: Las Vegas
☆ The WNBA’s Superteam Era Has Been Launched in Vegas and New York
  + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: vegas
☆ Qatar Wealth Fund Is in Talks to Buy Minority Stake in Washington Wizards, Capitals and Mystics
  + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones, e70d157a Locations: qatar, washington
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