[CNBC, Getty Images] NBA agreed to a sponsorship deal with Coinbase. Terms of the deal were not provided, but Coinbase will get WNBA, NBA G League and USA Basketball branding. The National Basketball Association is preparing for its 75th anniversary on Tuesday. But it also increased its presence in the […]
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[Bleacher Report, AP] A Kobe Bryant rookie card sold for $500,000 on Wednesday to set a record for the former Los Angeles Lakers star. The Topps Chrome card received a perfect 10 rating in gem mint condition. The previous high for Bryant was a signed Impeccable Victory card that sold for $129,999.99 in December, […]
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[USA TODAY, AP] Florida men’s basketball player Keyontae Johnson remained in critical but stable Monday afternoon after collapsing during a game over the weekend, the school said in a statement. The Gators announced that Johnson had been transported to a hospital in Gainesville, Florida after receiving his initial treatment in Tallahassee. As […]
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[USA TODAY] Many have been waiting on LaVar Ball’s response to the possibility that a 1-on-1 match-up with Michael Jordan is as real as ever. With LaMelo Ball being drafted to the Jordan-owned Hornets, there is now a direct link between the Big Baller and arguably basketball’s greatest player of […]
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[Sports Collectors Daily] Those who’ve spent the last 20 years traveling the country, buying thousands of cases and boxes from America’s basements, storage units and former card stores were starting to wonder if a sealed 1986-87 Fleer wax case still existed. Even rising prices for the Michael Jordan rookie cards they contained […]
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[FOX NEWS] The length of the suspension was not immediately clear ESPN suspended NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski a day after a profane email from him to Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., was leaked to social media, according to multiple reports. Outkick and the New York Post both reported that the basketball reporter was suspended. […]
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[ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski Senior NBA Insider] An informal poll taken by the National Basketball Players Association showed “overwhelming” support for any plan that has this season resuming in a safe way amid the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press reported. NBPA regional representatives, including Tim McCormick and Frank Brickowski, were among the […]
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