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Newsweek
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Shaquille O'Neal Reveals Strong Concern About Lakers
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Los Angeles Lakers have had a quiet NBA offseason thus far. Rob Pelinka has made a couple of outside moves, but the team has not had an aggressive approach thus far. Part of the reason for that is due to their financial situation. LeBron James opted in to the final year of his contract with the team that will pay him just over $52.6 million. They will also need to get a major long-term deal done with Luka Doncic in the near future. Pelinka and company are planning the future around Doncic. They do not want to make moves that will take them out of the running to bring in a future superstar to pair with Doncic. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Shaquille O'Neal attends a semifinal game of the Emirates NBA Cup at T-Mobile Arena between the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks on December 14, 2024 in Las... Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Shaquille O'Neal attends a semifinal game of the Emirates NBA Cup at T-Mobile Arena between the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks on December 14, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. More Photo byWhile all of that makes sense, the Lakers do need to make moves if they want to compete for a championship this season. It seems likely that they will have one more year with Doncic and James playing together barring a trade or buyout with the 40-year-old superstar. Read more: Report: Lakers May Face Luka Doncic Threat From Western Conference Rival Shaquille O'Neal recently spoke out about the team. He revealed one major concern that he has about Los Angeles and the way the roster currently stands. During an exclusive interview with D.J. Siddiqi of O'Neal opened up that he doesn't think the Lakers have enough perimeter shooting. "They have a legitimate big now, got two premier players," O'Neal said. "I'm still worried about the shooting. It's a three-point league now. Not guys that can shoot, (I'm talking about) bonafide shooters. Guys that are guaranteed, like JJ Reddick. He was a bonafide shooter. They got the point guard, got the off-guard, got a legitimate center. Their chances are much better now." He also opened up about his thoughts on what kind of season the team should be able to put together. O'Neal expects Los Angeles to have some kind of home-court advantage come playoff time, which would place them among the top four teams in the Western Conference. "The Thunder are coming off the championship. They're going to be high, they know what it takes to win the championship," O'Neal said. "Denver, they're going to be making some noise. It's about you get eight spots to make the playoffs, they're going to have to be between one through eight. I expect them to have some type of home court advantage." Read more: LeBron James' NBA Future Gets Major Update Amid Lakers Drama It will be very interesting to see what the upcoming season has in store for the Lakers. Being led by Doncic and James will give them a fighting chance. Making the additions of Deandre Ayton and Jake LaRavia are quality moves, but O'Neal would like to see more shooting. Perhaps Pelinka can make that happen before the season gets underway. For more on the Los Angeles Lakers and general NBA news, head on over to Newsweek Sports.
NBC Sports
24-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
GRANT HILL TO JOIN NBC SPORTS' NBA COVERAGE AS GAME ANALYST
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and Seven-Time NBA All-Star Begins Role This Fall when the NBA Returns to NBC and Debuts on Peacock STAMFORD, Conn. – June 24, 2025 – Grant Hill, a member of both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, will join NBC Sports' NBA coverage as a game analyst when the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock this fall. Hill's illustrious 18-season NBA career includes countless accomplishments and accolades: a seven-time NBA All-Star, including four consecutive appearances from 1995-1998; five-time All-NBA selection, including First Team in 1997; NBA Co-Rookie of the Year in 1995; a gold medalist with Team USA at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics; three-time NBA Sportsmanship Award winner; and culminated his professional career with enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018. Throughout his career, Hill spent time with the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Clippers. Since retiring in 2013, Hill has made a successful transition to NBA and college basketball broadcasting, having called the past 10 Final Fours as an analyst for TNT Sports and CBS Sports' joint coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament as well as high-profile regular season NBA games and playoff series. His versatility as a broadcaster extends to the studio, where he has spent time as a host and analyst on programs such as NBA TV's GameTime and NBA Inside Stuff. Hill will continue his role at TNT Sports, serving as a college basketball analyst for TNT Sports and CBS Sports' joint coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament as well as TNT's coverage of Big East and Big 12 basketball. 'I'm incredibly excited to join NBC Sports as part of their NBA coverage. The NBA has been such a meaningful part of my life, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to continue sharing the game I love with fans across the country,' said Hill. 'To be part of NBC's return to the NBA — a network with such a rich basketball legacy — and its debut on Peacock is truly an honor. I can't wait to get started this fall.' Hill is fully entrenched within the game of basketball. In addition to his playing and broadcasting careers, he's currently USA Basketball's managing director of the U.S. Men's National Team, succeeding Jerry Colangelo in the position and helping Team USA earn a gold medal victory at the Paris Olympics in 2024. Hill is a part-owner of the Atlanta Hawks and co-owner of MLS' Orlando City SC and NWSL's Orlando Pride, and is also part of the Baltimore Orioles' ownership group. 'With an unparalleled basketball resume which includes Coach K calling him the best player to ever suit up for Duke, Grant will be a tremendous asset to our coverage,' said Sam Flood, Executive Producer, NBC Sports. 'He's an accomplished broadcaster whose basketball IQ, insight, and intellect will continue to resonate with NBA fans across the country.' The third overall pick by the Pistons in 1994, Hill had a storied college career at Duke, winning back-to-back national titles in 1991 and 1992 and becoming only the eighth player in Duke history to have his jersey number retired. He was an integral part of one of the most famous plays in college basketball history in the 1992 East Regional Final, heaving the inbounds pass three-quarters of the length of the court to his teammate, Christian Laettner, who hit a game-winning jump shot as time expired to send the Blue Devils to the Final Four. During Hill's time as a Blue Devil, he was named ACC Player of the Year in 1994 and was a two-time All-American. Hill was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014, Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 and was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team in 2002. Click here for more on Grant Hill. *** In July 2024, NBCUniversal and the NBA announced an 11-year agreement to present NBA and WNBA regular-season and playoff basketball games across numerous platforms beginning with the 2025-26 season. Peacock will livestream exclusive national Monday night games while NBC/Peacock will present national coverage of regional doubleheaders on Tuesday nights. NBC Sports will launch Sunday Night Basketball in 2026 across NBC and Peacock, providing NBA fans with three consecutive nights of national coverage across NBCUniversal platforms during the second half of the regular season. For more information on the agreement, click here. NBC Sports has already announced that Jamal Crawford and Reggie Miller will serve as game analysts, Carmelo Anthony and Vince Carter as studio analysts, Maria Taylor as studio host, and Mike Tirico and Noah Eagle as play-by-play voices. Michael Jordan has been announced as a special contributor. Emmy Award-winning producer Frank DiGraci is NBC Sports' NBA coordinating producer. In a nod to its original era of NBA coverage from 1990-2002, NBC Sports is also bringing back Roundball Rock, one of the most iconic and beloved theme songs in sports history, and will use an AI-generated voice of the late Jim Fagan, a longtime NBC Sports narrator whose voice was synonymous with its NBA coverage and promotion. Additional information about NBC Sports' 2025-26 NBA coverage will be announced soon. ABOUT NBC SPORTS NBC Sports connects sports fans to the moments that matter most with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. As the sports division of NBCUniversal, NBC Sports produces, programs, and promotes premier content across numerous linear and digital platforms, including NBC and Peacock. NBC Sports possesses an unparalleled collection of media rights agreements, partnering and presenting many of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the NFL, NBA, WNBA, Big Ten Conference, Big East Conference, Notre Dame, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, USGA, PGA of America, The R&A, Churchill Downs, Premier League, and many more. It is renowned for making big events bigger and has produced some of the most-watched sporting events in U.S. media history, including Olympic Games, Super Bowls, and Sunday Night Football, primetime television's No. 1 show for 14 consecutive years. --NBC SPORTS--
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Vanderbilt basketball commitment Chandler Bing explains origin of name, 'Friends'
Chandler Bing has seen exactly zero episodes of the hit television show "Friends." Vanderbilt basketball coach Mark Byington's latest commitment doesn't have any acting chops. But when the senior out of Pace Academy in Atlanta announced on social media April 29 that he committed to the Commodores, the jokes about his name − the same as Matthew Perry's character on "Friends" − were resurrected. Advertisement Bing, who averaged 19-plus points, 6-plus rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals per game for Pace last season, said he was named after a bishop, not the TV character. "My parents weren't even thinking about the show," Bing told The Tennessean. "My mom has seen the show, but when they were naming me, I guess she didn't watch it that much, wasn't even thinking about that." Chandler Bing is related to Dave Bing Chandler Bing has never met Dave Bing, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, former Mayor of Detroit, a member of both the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams and the founder of Bing Steel. Advertisement Dave Bing, who also is former NBA player Jalen Rose's godfather, is Chandler Bing's grandfather's first cousin, making him a distant cousin. Dave Bing was a seven-time NBA All-Star, the 1967 NBA Rookie of the Year, the 1968 NBA scoring champion and a two-time All-NBA first-team selection. "I haven't spoken to him," said Chandler, the Commodores' third high school recruit. "My dad knows him very well." As for the "Friends" jokes, Chandler Bing, who heard them a lot, "especially when I was younger," knows he hasn't heard the last of them. "I actually haven't watched the show," he said. "But I never really had a problem with (the jokes). Once people told me about it, I was like, 'OK, well, I know I'm going to get it a lot now.' " Why Chandler Bing chose Vanderbilt Bing is a 6-foot-6 forward who previously was committed to Texas State. He also had offers from Georgia State and Troy. Advertisement He said he chose Vanderbilt for several reasons, including the level of competition in the SEC. "Playing against the best guys ... that was definitely a big part of it," he said. "It was a pretty easy decision for me. Going up there, seeing the campus, the facilities, the city. It definitely was a spot, a place where I can grow on and off the court." Paul Skrbina is a sports enterprise reporter covering the Predators, Titans, Nashville SC, local colleges and local sports for The Tennessean. Reach him at pskrbina@ and on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) @paulskrbina. Follow his work here. FYI: Chandler Bing, Vanderbilt basketball commit, has same name as Matthew Perry 'Friends' character Advertisement ANOTHER ONE: Vanderbilt basketball adds Washington wing Tyler Harris in transfer portal This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vanderbilt recruit Chandler Bing explains origin of name, 'Friends'
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bewildering Steph stat shows magnificence of his 25K-point feat
Bewildering Steph stat shows magnificence of his 25K-point feat originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry joined elite NBA company by scoring his 25,000th career point on Saturday night. However, his path into the elite scoring club is markedly different than any of the other 25 players to accomplish the feat. Curry attempted the fewest career free throws — by far — of any player to eclipse 25,000 points, further highlighting the Warriors superstar's incredible open-play scoring ability. Steph Curry has the fewest free throw attempts by a player when reaching 25,000 career points. — StatMamba (@StatMamba) March 9, 2025 Curry surpassed the 25,000-point threshold with 4,355 career free-throw attempts. The only other player to score at least 25,000 career points that is remotely close to Curry's charity-stripe efficiency is Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Alex English, who is 23rd on the NBA's all-time scoring list (25,613) and finished his career with 5,141 free-throw attempts. Curry passed the 25,000-point mark with a 3-pointer during the third quarter of the Warriors' 115-110 win over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night at Chase Center. Steph's historic triple to eclipse 25,000 points 👏 — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) March 9, 2025 Next up on Curry's ascent of the all-time scoring list is former Warriors executive and Hall of Famer Jerry West who sits 175 points ahead in the No. 25 spot. Where Curry will rank on the final scoring list remains to be seen, but it's clear his efficiency to reach these exclusive scoring plateaus will place him in rarified air when all is said and done. Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Shaq demands NBA fans include Steph in GOAT conversation
Shaq demands NBA fans include Steph in GOAT conversation originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Since winning his fourth NBA championship in 2022, Steph Curry's status among basketball's all-time greats has been a hot topic. After the Warriors' comeback victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, TNT studio analyst and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal made a bold proclamation about Curry's greatness. 'As the supreme leader of the big man alliance, I demand you fans to start putting Steph Curry in that greatest of all time conversation,' O'Neal declared during the TNT broadcast. 'Just start putting him in the conversation. There's [Michael Jordan], there's Kobe [Bryant], there's LeBron [James]. Start putting Steph in that conversation. I demand it.' That's high praise coming from someone whom many rank as another of the NBA's top 10 all-time players, and competed alongside and against many other names in that echelon. 'I played against Mike, played with Kobe, played against and with LeBron. They're all great,' O'Neal continued. 'But at some point, we're going to have to put Steph Curry in that category. I'm not saying he is [the GOAT], but let's just have the conversation. I like all the internet talk and the barbershop talk, but I ain't never seen nothing like that before, and nobody has. And how many [rings] he got? One, two, three, four, against LeBron. I demand that people start putting my guy in that conversation, period.' Needless to say, O'Neal probably isn't someone whose demands you want to refuse. Tuesday wasn't the greatest performance of Curry's career, but the Warriors star did put on a show in the second half at one of basketball's most renowned venues. He scored 14 of his 28 points during Golden State's big third-quarter charge, before adding a pair of clutch 3-pointers down the stretch to seal the win. And of course, the classic showman wished the home crowd sweet dreams just for good measure. It's hard not to call that greatness. Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast
