Jaden Hardy is the focal point of the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA Summer League squad as he eyes a spot backing up superstars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
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Shawn Marion, 45, is back in Las Vegas this week for the retired NBA players’ annual Summer Getaway, returning to the city in which he starred before his 16-year career.
Victor Wembanyama’s participation on the first night of NBA Summer League made it one of the most memorable nights in the event’s 16-year history in Las Vegas.
The Aces destroyed the New York Liberty on Thursday at Michelob Ultra Arena, establishing themselves as the WNBA’s lone superteam.
NBA Summer League isn’t the only showcase the NBA and WNBA are bringing to UNLV next month.
A 2020 graduate of Liberty, Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther on Thursday became the seventh native Las Vegan to be a first-round NBA draft pick.
No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Victor Wembanyama and No. 2 pick Brandon Miller will play on the opening day of the NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Liberty’s Julian Strawther was a first-round pick and one of six players with local ties selected Thursday in the NBA draft.
G League Ignite standout Scoot Henderson is the top NBA draft prospect with local ties. Here are four more who could be selected Thursday in New York.
Bypassing on G League Ignite star Scoot Henderson would be the latest and greatest mistake made by the Charlotte Hornets under outgoing owner Michael Jordan.
Five-star prospect Ron Holland signed with G League Ignite on Tuesday, fortifying one of the best rosters in the Henderson NBA developmental team’s history.
“It is a possibility,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver told to Shaquille O’Neal about the league expanding to Las Vegas. Among the most interested: LeBron James.
With WNBA legend Candace Parker joining fellow standouts A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, the Aces are chasing history in 2023.
The commitment of Liberty junior point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. and signings of veteran transfers have given the Rebels a real opportunity to play with the best in the Mountain West.
Aces coach Becky Hammon should be the top choice for the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors and any other NBA franchise that has a vacancy for a head coach.