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Getty Images San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama made his debut in the “World of Tomorrow” by making a cameo in the season 13 premiere of Hulu’s “Futurama.”  Wembanyama appears as an alien friend of “Bubblegum Tate,” who, like many basketball fans, struggles to say Wembanyama’s name correctly. “Wem-ben-yum-yum” was asked by the robot Bender […]

The NBA has launched an investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers amid allegations that a $28 million endorsement deal tied to star player Kawhi Leonard was used to skirt salary cap rules. It stems from a March 2025 bankruptcy filing of Aspiration, a now-bankrupt sustainability company that received $50 million in funding from Clippers owner

Getty Images The Kawhi Leonard saga is dominating NBA storylines in the typically slow month of September.  A bombshell report into alleged salary cap circumvention by the Clippers that tied Kawhi Leonard to a “no-show” endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt company, Aspiration, that was a Clippers sponsor and featured Steve Ballmer as a top investor

LeBron James will have a career in professional basketball as long as he wants it. From a playing standpoint, James will have to be up for the challenge of staying in shape, and if that’s the case his future could have a long runway, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. There’s been radio silence from James

Recently, we ranked every NBA uniform going into the 2025-26 season, and something became clear as that project progressed: very few teams are actually wearing their best uniforms anymore. Ask a fan to pick their favorite jersey for their favorite team and it’s almost always going to be a throwback. Modern rebrands are hit or

If this goes badly, it’ll be easy to say the Milwaukee Bucks should have started over. Instead of paying Damian Lillard $22.5 million per season for the next five years to not play for them, they could have paid him $54.1 million to rehabilitate from his torn Achilles in 2025-26, then let his contract expire

If ever a 44-win team was worth celebrating, it was the 2024-25 Detroit Pistons. They were the second team in NBA history to triple their win total from the previous season. Entering their first-round series against the New York Knicks, team president Trajan Langdon told reporters it was “pretty funny” to be in the playoffs

Getty Images Germany beat Türkiye Sunday in a thrilling EuroBasket finals to take home the gold medal and, as has been the case for years, the man leading the way was Dennis Schröder.  Schröder averaged 20.3 points, 7.2 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game in Germany’s run to the gold, earning EuroBasket MVP honors for

Getty Images Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors continue to be stuck in negotiations over the restricted free agent’s next contract, and while the Warriors made a recent concession to add a third year to their offer, Kuminga still isn’t willing to budge on his stance against the final year of the deal being

Getty Images In crunch time on Sunday, Dennis Schröder led Germany to gold again. Down by one against Türkiye in the EuroBasket 2025 final, Schröder blew by Kenan Sipahi and lofted a lefty layup over Alperen Sengun’s outstretched arm, off the glass and in with 1:15 left. About a minute later, the MVP of the

Getty Images The champion of EuroBasket 2025 will be determined Sunday as Germany and Türkiye battle for the crown. The tournament has featured plenty of NBA talent and notable stars will be going head to head in the final as the Magic’s Franz Wagner (Germany) goes up against the Rockets’ Alperen Sengun (Türkiye). The biggest

Washington Wizards star Bilal Coulibaly underwent a surgical procedure on Friday to repair a ligament tear in his right thumb, the team announced. Coulibaly’s injury, which was sustained while playing for France in FIBA Eurobasket, is “likely” to impact his availability for the start of the 2025-26 season, ESPN reported. In the six games he played in