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France 24
3 days ago
- Business
- France 24
NBA to open season with blockbuster showdowns: report
The season will tip off on October 21 and the opening night games will be aired by NBC, marking the league's return to the broadcaster for the first time in 23 years. The 2025-26 season is the first of an 11-year media rights deal for the NBA worth a reported $76 billion. It includes a new partnership with Amazon, a return to NBC and a continuing partnership with ESPN and ABC, with ABC to carry a blockbuster Christmas day slate. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the best record in the Eastern Conference last season, are scheduled to play on Christmas against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. It will be the Cavs' first Christmas appearance since superstar LeBron James played for his hometown team. Another Christmas game will see Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City. James and the Los Angeles Lakers host the Houston Rockets, the Dallas Mavericks visit the Golden State Warriors and Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets host the Minnesota Timberwolves in other holiday matchups.
The Australian
01-08-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
NBA rookie Tyrese Proctor to bring NRL to Cleveland Cavaliers locker room
Meet rugby league's latest - and biggest - recruitment tool that is ready to attract even more Americans to the NRL. Australia's NBA draft pick Tyrese Proctor and avid Cronulla Sharks fan has vowed to bring his love for the NRL to the Cleveland Cavaliers locker room, when he commences his journey on the world's best basketball stage later this year. Proctor, who grew-up in the Sutherland Shire and is a passionate Cronulla fan, has even suggested including a 'Sharks fin' celebration when he starts delivering his trademark three-pointers for the Cavs next season. 'I already spoke to my guys at the Sutherland Sharks (basketball team), where I played my whole junior career, about that being the plan,' Proctor said. 'I came to a lot of games here (Sharks Stadium) and sat in the same seats each game with my uncle and watched the likes of Paul Gallen and Wade Graham play and the physicality they play with, they're all professionals and that's something I want to instill. 'I'll be trying to show my teammates rugby league. I remember for last year's State of Origin game two, a lot of the boys at Duke started watching it with me at breakfast and we all tuned into it. 'I'll be doing my best to get the Sharks games live streamed.'' The six-foot-four 21-year-old scored a dream contract with the Cavs during this year's NBA Draft after three standout years at revered Duke University in North Carolina. The Aussie guard penned a four-year $13.2 million deal with the Cavs after the team selected him with the 49th pick. After swapping jerseys with Sharks players on Thursday, Proctor will attend Cronulla's home game against the Cowboys in the Shire on Sunday before leaving for the US next month to commence his lifelong basketball dream. He said he has taken advice from good friend, Bendigo-born and Atlanta Hawks guard, Dyson Daniels on managing the pressure, spotlight and intense expectation of the NBA. 'I'm best friends with Dyson Daniels, he came off a great year and I'm always talking to him about different things that come with the game, on and off the court,' Proctor said. 'I'm definitely keeping my feet on the ground, managing your money is very important. 'You make so much money, you can lose it just as quickly, so I'm going to have the right people around me and use it in the right way. 'You see a lot of the guys that come in and out of the NBA so quickly and I'm really honoured to be able to sign that contract and I definitely have plans to get my second contract and continue to stick in the NBA.' Proctor believes the Cavs are the perfect club for him to build and become a polished NBA player. He can't wait to play alongside the likes of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley and compete for a title. David Riccio Chief Sports Writer David Riccio is The Sunday Telegraph and CODE Sports chief sports writer with a career in journalism that includes 20 years at News Limited. A former sports editor of The Sunday Telegraph, David is an award-winning reporter who thrives on breaking news and writing in-depth profiles. Regarded as one of rugby league's leading reporters, having covered grand finals State of Origin and World Cups, David was also a member of our 2016 Rio Olympic Games team and is the author of Alex McKinnon's book Unbroken. Rugby Union Rebel rugby union competition R360 has approached a former NRL executive about investing in its ambitious eight-team European tournament planned for 2026. NRL The Wests Tigers risk losing another local junior to a rival club, with the Dragons making a play for Adam Doueihi to add some class to their roster for next season.
