Diamond Sports Group – the parent company of the Bally Sports regional networks – announced on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the NBA to continue local broadcasts for 13 teams for the 2024/25 season, according to Evan Drellich and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. Diamond’s agreements, including a deal with the NHL to continue broadcasting nine teams’ games, will … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Diamond RSNs, Dragic, Nowtizki, Oppenheimer
Eastern Notes: Council, Celtics, Lillard, ’24/25 Standings
As he prepares for his second NBA season, Sixers swingman Ricky Council has been participating this summer in the private runs held in Los Angeles by Sixers assistant Rico Hines, writes Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Council is working on fine-tuning his game in the hope of earning rotation minutes in Philadelphia in 2024/25. “This summer has been a whole lot of … [Read more...] about Eastern Notes: Council, Celtics, Lillard, ’24/25 Standings
Tominaga To Play For G League United Next Month
Pacers training camp invitee Keisei Tominaga will play for G League United at the Fall Invitational next month, the league’s PR department tweets. Tominaga, a member of Japan’s national team at the Paris Olympics, agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with Indiana after going undrafted out of Nebraska. … [Read more...] about Tominaga To Play For G League United Next Month
And-Ones: K. Smith, Schedule, C. Brown, Burton, Duke & Rutgers
Warner Bros. Discovery is suing the NBA after being excluded from the new broadcast rights package, but Kenny Smith isn’t worried about how that might affect what will likely be the final year of “Inside the NBA,” writes Greg Rajan of The Houston Chronicle. Smith, who has been with the network since his playing career ended in 1998, insists that nothing will change inside the … [Read more...] about And-Ones: K. Smith, Schedule, C. Brown, Burton, Duke & Rutgers
Team USA Notes: Curry, LeBron, Durant, Haliburton, Banchero
Could some of the gold-medal winners from Team USA pair up in the future on an NBA team? Sam Amick of The Athletic explores that topic, noting that superstar-laden teams are sometimes born out of their bonding experiences with USA Basketball. A LeBron James–Stephen Curry pairing seems unlikely now that LeBron’s son is on the Lakers roster and Curry would like to finish his … [Read more...] about Team USA Notes: Curry, LeBron, Durant, Haliburton, Banchero