For a moment, it was difficult to locate the Washington Wizards’ $25 million man among the throngs of energetic children chucking up shots at Ed Nietopski Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. While the pack of middle and high schoolers tried their hands at three-pointers on Bishop Kearney’s home court, Thomas Bryant was challenging one youngster to a one-on-one game on a side hoop…
By BILLY HEYEN Rochester-native Thomas Bryant will sign a contract to return to the Washington Wizards, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday. The deal will reportedly be for three years and $25 million. All three years are fully guaranteed, per multiple reports. Constant work… constant passion… constant improvement I promiseIt’s a blessing 🙏🏾🙌🏾 #TheWizrd — Thomas Bryant […]
The Warriors made eight of their 12 shots during the run compared to 30 of 72 throughout the rest of the game…..
Bryant shot a franchise record 61.6 percent from the field this season, beating Gheorghe Muresan’s mark from 1996-97 in which he shot 60.4 percent. Bryant also shot an NBA-leading 68.5 percent from inside the arc, finishing above players such as Rudy Gobert, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pascal Siakam and Kevin Durant…
Stackhouse attended the University of North Carolina for two years and played under Dean Smith. In his sophomore year, the 6-foot-6 forward averaged 19.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game on 51.7 percent shooting from the field and 41.1 percent from beyond the arc…
The hopefuls will open training camp on Sept. 6 at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center. The Las Vegas training camp will be used to determine the 12-man team for the USA’s first competition window of FIBA World Cup Qualifying second-round games. The U.S. will square off against Uruguay on Sept. 14 (7 p.m. PDT) at UNLV’s Cox Pavilion, then meet Panama on Sept. 17 in Panama City. The player selections were made by the USA Basketball Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team Committee…
West, who was inducted into the Xavier University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, is the most decorated player in Xavier basketball history. West proudly wears an “X” logo tattoo on his left bicep with the words “My Life” and “My Way.” Xavier retired West’s No. 30 jersey at the end of his senior season, the only player in school history to have his jersey retired while still an active player…
Johnson was a two-time First Team All-Big 5 selection for the Explorers, concluding his career at La Salle with 1,070 points to rank in the Top 50 in school history…
They have a coach in Kenny Atkinson that is known for taking on players with multiple flaws in their game and turning a lot of those flaws into strengths. In the past, Atkinson has worked with bigs such as Brook Lopez and Al Horford and helped them gain a reliable 3-point shot…
LeBron has also been on an absolute tear this season, averaging 28.3 points per game on a career-high 58.4 percent shooting from the floor to go along with 8.7 assists per game and 7.9 rebounds per game. The last time LeBron averaged 28+ points per game was the ’09-’10 season…