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Reuters
6 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Report: UNC, Georgetown to begin home-and-home series in '25
May 28 - North Carolina and Georgetown basketball will play a home-and-home series beginning in the 2025-26 season, CBS Sports reported Wednesday. The first game is expected to be played in Chapel Hill, N.C., and scheduled sometime in December, per the report. North Carolina finished 24-14 in the 2024-25 season and was a controversial selection to the NCAA Tournament, where the Tar Heels defeated San Diego State in the First Four and lost to Ole Miss in the first round. Georgetown was 18-16 and played two games in the College Basketball Crown postseason tournament. The Hoyas lost to Nebraska in the second round. The Tar Heels and Hoyas have met seven times, with North Carolina holding a 4-3 edge. The teams played in the 1982 NCAA Tournament championship game, with legendary coaches John Thompson and Dean Smith squaring off. North Carolina, behind Final Four Most Outstanding Player James Worthy, won 63-62 in New Orleans. --Field Level Media
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
"Lot of elements were missing"- NBA legend James Worthy criticizes and questions Lakers' Luka Doncic trade
NBA legend James Worthy criticizes and questions Lakers' Luka Doncic trade (Image Source: Getty) The Los Angeles Lakers had high hopes after trading for Luka Doncic, but their season ended in disappointment while they struggled for a bit. For Lakers' legend, James Worthy believes he team never built strong chemistry, especially with Doncic. He also said missing out on center Mark Williams was a big mistake, as the Lakers lacked a strong player in the middle. James Worthy analyzes the current NBA trends James Worthy was speaking on Spectrum SportsNet, where he discussed various different aspects relating to the Los Angeles Lakers, that also included Lakers' player Luka Doncic, addressing the issues faced, and how the team didn't create the space for the player. He also spoke about how it was the weakness that hurt them in the playoffs. Worthy further also pointed out that modern teams need skilled big men who can shoot, defend, and move well—like Jokic, Gobert, and Bam Adebayo. He believes not having a solid center made it harder for the Lakers to succeed. Worthy said: 'When we did not get Mark Williams in that trade, I knew we could be successful throughout the regular season , But as you know, and as we've seen, once you get locked into a seven-game series — look at what happened to Cleveland — things change. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 40대 이상이고 PC가 있으세요? 그럼 이 게임을 정말 좋아하실 거예요! Sea of Conquest 플레이하기 Undo A lot of teams that are favored don't always pull through. I still don't think the synergy was ever fully there with Luka. A lot of elements were missing.' While the Los Angeles Lakers kept LeBron James and Anthony Davis together until they traded for Luka Doncic. But the trio lacked chemistry, which hurt them in the playoffs. They also failed to sign center Mark Williams, leaving a big gap in their defense. Worthy explains: ' The bigs went away for a while, until they revolutionized themselves, Now you've got Jokic and other centers shooting threes. Brook Lopez was almost out of the league before he learned to shoot from deep . So, yes, the center position is huge now—especially defensively. Look at what Minnesota has done with Gobert. Not a major scorer, but a dominant rim protector. It's guys like Bam [Adebayo], [Jarrett] Allen, [Evan] Mobley —athletic bigs who can run the floor and protect the paint.' Also Read: NBA Trade Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers Might Chase $76,487,996 Washington Wizards Superstar To Bolster Squad Around Luka Doncic And LeBron James Basketball legend James Worthy, or popularly known as 'Big Game James,' has been associated all his life with the Los Angeles Lakers, so for him, having to speak up on issues addressing the team, has had a very nuanced approach. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
USA Today
22-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
James Worthy doesn't sound surprised by Lakers' playoff collapse
James Worthy doesn't sound surprised by Lakers' playoff collapse Things were looking relatively rosy for the Los Angeles Lakers heading into this year's NBA playoffs. Although they had stumbled a bit over the final five weeks or so of the regular season, they did manage to salvage some momentum by winning seven of 10 games heading into the final game of the schedule, during which head coach JJ Redick sat most of his regulars. After claiming the third seed in the Western Conference, the Lakers were decent favorites to get past the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round and were considered by plenty of people to be legitimate championship contenders. Instead, they exited the first round in five games, and their lack of size and depth were greatly exposed. Franchise legend James Worthy, who is an analyst for Los Angeles-based Spectrum SportsNet, didn't sound surprised about the team's lack of success in the postseason, especially after its attempted trade for young stud center Mark Williams was rescinded in February (h/t Lakers Daily). 'When we did not get Mark Williams in that trade, I knew we could be successful throughout the regular season, but as you know and you've seen when you get with a team for seven games — look at what happened to Cleveland,' Worthy said. 'A lot of teams that are favored, doesn't always happen. I still don't think the synergy was complete with Luka [Doncic].' Once the Doncic trade was executed on Feb. 1, it created a couple of roster holes for the Lakers, but it also created a situation where chemistry needed to be built on the fly in a very limited amount of time. It was generally understood that the Doncic deal was more about the future beginning next season than about this season. Still, as long as LeBron James sticks around and continues to play at a superstar level, the immediate future is bright for L.A. It needs major defensive help at the center position and better guard and wing depth, but it isn't far from being able to win its 18th NBA championship.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bob Ryan on Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers in '84 NBA Finals, epic trash talk
When it comes to some truly historic trash talk on the parquet, few people have born witness to what went down in the old Boston Garden during the 1980s as Boston Celtics beat writer emeritus Bob Ryan has. And the unofficial historian of the Celtics media recently took some time to talk about such trash talk, electing to regale us with the words that were thrown around as the Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers battled for the 1984 NBA Finals. Lakers legend James Worthy in particular has a major role, and as one might have imagined, the Hick From French Lick (as Larry Bird was often lovingly called for a nickname) did as well. Advertisement The eponymous hosts of the CLNS Media "Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay!" podcast discussed this moment in Boston history recently. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network: This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Bob Ryan on Celtics, Lakers in '84 NBA Finals, epic trash talk
USA Today
08-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Bob Ryan on Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers in '84 NBA Finals, epic trash talk
Bob Ryan on Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers in '84 NBA Finals, epic trash talk When it comes to some truly historic trash talk on the parquet, few people have born witness to what went down in the old Boston Garden during the 1980s as Boston Celtics beat writer emeritus Bob Ryan has. And the unofficial historian of the Celtics media recently took some time to talk about such trash talk, electing to regale us with the words that were thrown around as the Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers battled for the 1984 NBA Finals. Lakers legend James Worthy in particular has a major role, and as one might have imagined, the Hick From French Lick (as Larry Bird was often lovingly called for a nickname) did as well. The eponymous hosts of the CLNS Media "Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay!" podcast discussed this moment in Boston history recently. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network:
