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NBA Summer League
LeBron James has called Victor Wembanyama “an alien” and “generational talent,” and bettors are backing the Spurs and their 7-foot-4 rookie center to win the NBA title at long odds.
The NBA Summer League provided an opportunity to show what the Sphere can do. Now, executives are excited to see what artists can come up with next.
The Cavaliers secured their first NBA Summer League title with a victory over the Houston Rockets in the championship game and ended the 11-day extravaganza with an unbeaten record.
Winners emerged from two competitive semifinals Sunday to earn their spots in Monday’s NBA Summer League title game at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Amid the NBA Summer League and WNBA All-Star Game, 40 top youth basketball players, including Centennial’s Nation Williams, participated in the Jr. NBA Showcase.
Golden State’s Lester Quinones and Milwaukee’s Chris Livingston shined in defeat, and the Final Four of the NBA Summer League is locked in for Sunday.
Former Liberty High star Julian Strawther became the seventh Las Vegas native to be an NBA first-round draft pick, selected by the NBA champion Denver Nuggets.
Denver forward Hunter Tyson had a nearly perfect shooting first half as he led the Nuggets to a blowout win in an NBA Finals rematch against the Miami Heat.
Brandon Miller has played in the most Summer League games (five) of any of the top five picks in this year’s draft, and he is seeing the benefits of that extra time.
After playing in three games in the Summer League and two at the California Classic, the Charlotte Hornets decided they have seen enough of Brandon Miller.
Majorwavez Lab, a company that customizes sneakers and teaches courses in customization, is working at NBA Summer League.
Oklahoma City Thunder forward-center Chet Holmgren continued his stellar play Wednesday at NBA Summer League.
Leonard Miller is a skilled 6-foot-10-inch forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves who’s learning what the NBA game is all about at Summer League.
In the their second NBA Summer Leagues, David Duke Jr. and Trevor Hudgins made the most of their opportunities for Brooklyn and Houston, respectively.
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