Articles filed under NBA
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Bulls should be thinking big with No. 12 pick of NBA DraftJun 23, 2025 5:55 pm - With the first round of the NBA Draft looming Wednesday, Mike McGraw looks at some options for the Bulls with the No. 12 overall pick.
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Who were the top Bulls players drafted outside the top 10?Jun 23, 2025 4:07 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top Bulls players selected outside the top 10 in the NBA draft.
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Lincicome: A Game 7, but with players to be identified laterJun 21, 2025 10:00 am - It is likely that the name Shalvante Alcian Gilgeous-Alexander (call him SGA) would have tied no tongues without a Game 7 for the NBA Championship, not usually the case t...
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For Pacers and Thunder, there’s no looking back now. All eyes are only on Game 7 in the NBA FinalsJun 20, 2025 3:21 pm - Game 6 of the NBA Finals had been over for only about 10 or 15 minutes, and the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder were turning the page. What happened over the previous couple of hours had already been deemed irrelevant. The only thing on their minds: Game 7.
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How billionaire NU Law grad Mark Walter, set to own the Lakers, made his fortune in ChicagoJun 20, 2025 3:10 pm - The billionaire slated to takeover the controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers has built a career leading businesses investing in everything from sports franchises to artificial intelligence. Mark Walter is CEO of the global investment and advisory company Guggenheim Partners, which is estimated to have more than $325 billion in assets. He's also co-founder and CEO of holding company TWG Global, which includes a portfolio of businesses spanning several sectors, including finance, technology, insurance, sports and entertainment. Forbes estimates Walter's net worth is $6.1 billion. The publication ranked him at No. 216 on its Forbes 400 list last year.
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Pacers roll past Thunder 108-91 to send the NBA Finals to a deciding Game 7Jun 19, 2025 10:33 pm - Obi Toppin scored 20 points, Andrew Nembhard added 17 and the resilient Indiana Pacers sent the NBA Finals to a winner-take-all Game 7 by rolling past the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91 on Thursday night. Pascal Siakam had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, while Tyrese Haliburton — playing through a strained calf — scored 14 points for the Pacers, who started slowly and then turned things into a blowout.
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The Thunder knows an NBA title is just 1 win away. It’s trying to keep its minds on the PacersJun 18, 2025 9:57 pm - Difficult as it may seem, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is desperately trying to not think about what may await the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder star doesn't want to think about the end of the NBA Finals. Or how the Larry O'Brien Trophy will feel in his hands if he gets to finally hoist it as a champion. Or what the celebration will look like, sound like, be like.
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Haliburton’s status is a great unknown for Pacers going into Game 6 of NBA FinalsJun 18, 2025 9:48 pm - The Indiana Pacers are preparing for the possibility of not having Tyrese Haliburton available to play in Thursday's Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Haliburton has been dealing with a lower right leg injury throughout the series and it worsened during Monday's Game 5 loss in Indianapolis.
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News and views: On the Cubs, Caitlin Clark and Billy Donovan’s coaching longevityJun 18, 2025 7:24 pm - Both the Cubs and White Sox were postponed by rain on Wednesday, giving room to some thoughts on a number of topics.
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NBA mock draft: Rutgers’ Ace Bailey may slip to late in NBA draft lottery after skipping workoutsJun 18, 2025 6:02 pm - Ace Bailey has been pegged as a can't-miss prospect, an athletic 6-foot-8 forward who can score like few players in this year's NBA draft. His decisions leading up to the draft may send him slipping further down the lottery. Once projected as a top-three pick, Bailey could find himself waiting a bit longer than his Rutgers' teammate Dylan Harper after opting to decline workouts with several teams within his projected draft range.