Paul Pierce turns 37 in October and isn't quite the offensive force he was when he was leading the Boston Celtics to the championship seven years ago.The old man showed last year in Brooklyn that he still knows how to knock down a clutch shot and grind out a playoff series victory, which made ...
Former Kansas University forward Thomas Robinson had 19 points and seven boards for the Portland Trail Blazers in a loss to the New York Knicks, Saturday in Las Vegas summer league action. Robinson was 7-of-10 from the field and 5-of-9 from the free-throw line. He also had five turnovers in 30 ...
Two weeks ago, it looked like former Kansas University basketball standout Andrew Wiggins was well on his way to becoming the torch bearer for Jayhawks in the NBA. Today, that path seems a little less likely after Cleveland, the team which drafted Wiggins No. 1 in the June 26 draft, lured best ...
Former Kansas University guard Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, won bragging rights over Duke’s Jabari Parker, the No. 2 overall pick, in their professional basketball debuts on Friday in Las Vegas.Wiggins, 6-foot-8, 194 pounds from Ontario, Canada, scored 18 points off ...
Former Kansas University big man Tarik Black had seven points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in the Houston Rockets’ 92-71 loss to Philadelphia in NBA summer league action Tuesday in Orlando, Florida. He went 2-of-4 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line while starting and playing 25 ...
When the Philadelphia 76ers held an introductory press conference for their latest acquisitions this past weekend, a certain 7-foot center from Cameroon, by way of Kansas University, didn’t get a chance to join the organization’s 2014 NBA draft picks.Joel Embiid, of course, remained in Los ...
It happens every year at programs like Kansas University. Players leave, either to the NBA Draft or graduation, highly touted newcomers slide in to replace them, and the fan base immediately begins to wonder if the new version will be as good or better than the departed veterans.Last week, at ...
Former Kansas University basketball center Tarik Black will be playing for the Houston Rockets’ summer league teams in both Orlando, Florida, and Las Vegas, he confirmed on Saturday.The 6-foot-9, 260-pounder, who played three years for Memphis and one at KU, was not selected in Thursday’s ...
