Basketball

Greene scoreless in Memphis debut

Las Vegas ? Ex-Kansas guard Brannen Greene was scoreless in his first action for the Memphis Grizzlies’ summer league team.Greene, who logged two minutes, was 0-1 from the field and grabbed a rebound in the game against an NBA D-League select team.

Jamari Traylor’s summer run ends

Former Kansas forward Jamari Traylor’s run with Indiana’s summer league team came to a close Friday in Orlando.Traylor, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound backup big for the Pacers during the past week, played a personal-high 21 minutes in an 85-72 win over the Magic’s Blue squad. The former KU role ...

Blazers waive Alexander

The Portland Trail Blazers waived former Kansas forward Cliff Alexander on Thursday to create salary cap space, according to a tweet from The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Alexander, who played one season at KU, only appeared in eight games for the Blazers last season, scoring 10 points in ...

Henry to play for Warriors’ summer team

Former Kansas University guard Xavier Henry is a member of the Golden State Warriors’ summer-league team, the organization announced. Henry, a 6-foot-6, 220 pounder from Oklahoma City, finished last season with Golden State’s D-League team in Santa Cruz, Calif.Henry, 25, suffered a ruptured ...

Blazers add Mickelson

Former Kansas University basketball forward Hunter Mickelson is a member of the Portland Trail Blazers’ NBA summer league team, the squad has announced. Former KU forward Cliff Alexander is also on the Blazers’ summer squad which opens play in the Las Vegas league on Saturday.

Second best: Kansas players shut out of first round

Former Kansas University forward Cheick Diallo, who had been projected as a likely first-round pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, went in the second round, while possible draft picks Wayne Selden Jr., Perry Ellis and Brannen Greene were not selected during Thursday’s proceedings in Brooklyn, N.Y.The ...

Tom Keegan: Ellis still has shot at long career

Quiet body language can lead to misconceptions that cause talent evaluators to miss badly. Wesley Matthews had quiet body language during his career as a four-year starter at Marquette.Muscle-bound point guard Dominic James had remarkable leaping ability, a super-quick first step and was a ...